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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1900)
Wednesday, February 14, 1900. THE SUMPTER MINER. -A RAILROAD TO GRANITE E. W. Bartlett and F. S. Stan Icy Get Data on Tonnage. b VV. Bartlett, rcRlster of the United States land office at La Grande, and Hon. F. S. Stanley, representative in the state legislature from Union county, returned yesterday from Granite. Both of these gentlemen have Interests in the big Grande Houde Lumber company, and are direc tors of the railroad company recently in corporate to build from Hilgard to Gran ite. The purpose of this trip into the hills was to get statistics regarding the tonnage which the country will offer the road when built. To a MlNUR man Mr. Bartlett stated that the result of his investigations wjs very gratifying; much better, in fact, than lie had hoped for. He found that there are immediately tributary to Granite eighteen mines, carrying base ores, which are sufficiently developed to at once be-, come shippers as soon as transportation ! facilities are provided, with reasonable . rates. Some of these mines have already shipped ore, hauling It to Sumpter in wagons. All are owned by men who are prepared to work their properties and are anxious to do so, only awaiting the ad vent of a railroad. Then there are fif teen free milling propositions contiguous to tile road, all of which produce more or . less concentrates, which must be sent to a smelter. From this source lie thinks lie can count on sixty carloads a month. The ! amount of base ore mined can not, of j I'lllirk. Km mlI 1:1 K.. .111 I............. . t.'tuai, it isMiii.iitru, mil mil IMlir.-c 1 i ...l.i. .1 i ...i.i.,. ...,. ., I! nun ucveiupilicm, WHICH will PC siunu-, l.ited by the building of the road. t They rode out along the lln: of the pro- J posed road as far as Crane Flats. There are now a corps of fourteen sur-' veyors in the Held, W. P. Chalk, the chief, being an experienced mountain engineer, having been on the O. R. & N. survey. The preliminary survey has been run as far as the western slope of the divide between Sheep and Trail creeks, and the heaviest grade found is only twenty-seven feet to the mile. Tiie snow lias not thus far interfered witli the pro gress of the survey in the least. The line will be fifty miles in length, the estimated cost of which is one million dollars, including rolling stock. It is un derstood that plenty of four per cent money has been secured for the enterprise. Sale of the Mastiff Min. The Mastiff group of two claims, three miles from Granite, and adjoining the Cougar, owned by Howard & Cove, was sold last week to a Spokane syndicate for 75,ooo, &4000 down, 2 1,000 in four months, balance in one year. The Mas tiff is essentially a prospect, but its re markably high surface values, and Its con tigulty to mines of established perma nence caused its sale at the snug figure stated. 'Sumpter souvenir spoons. F. C. Bro die, watchmaker and jeweler, Opera house block. wolry and "Watch 1 7w '"s35JB"i2Uh f 'I ILiZll I IMjI 1 j&i65riJJW' VV -4W -W .'a-MI 1 g--3igjwr7 - W'- sZ-ilMi m- ?ir 'n . WfiW - rmt 'it '' , JEWELRY FACTORY ... LEADING JEWELERS, Mitchell Smith, Mgr. Baker City . THE . . SUMPTE MEAT MARKET A. MANNS, Kroprletor. J Butcher and Packer Fresh and Cured Meats and Sausage of all Kinds SUMPTER, OREGON WE BUY ALL OUR GOODS IN CARLOAD LOTS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL EXPANSION The Order of the Day j f I i C.J. JOHNS' BIG STORE Having added the entire stock, store building and ground of the Sumpter Hardware Co. to our for mer large GENERAL MARCHANDISE establish ment, we call special attention to the fact that the PLUMBING AND STEAMFITTING department will be made a prominent feature in the future, and your orders will never be delayed. Plenty of material and skilled workmen. j . j C. J. Johns WAWTEDJ g::: Mining Properties on working bond A good promising property something ranging from $5000 to tjo.ooo A producer ranging in price from fioo, 000 to 7 50,000 and upward For sale 6 new houses and lots. Fritz & Dwyor COR. CCNTIR AND QRANITC STARR & ODELL MINES BOUGHT AND SOLD We are fully equipped to make reports on mines, and can handle prospects or developed mines. Main office, Sumpter, Oregon. Branch Offices, , r ,' Spokane, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. )t i - Cor. Center and North Streets, Sumpter, Oregon. Telephone No. i)i. THE GEM SALOON A. J. STINSON, Prop. (Successor to Snyde St Stinson) Only the Boat Brands of Liquors Served Over the Bar SUMPTER, OREGON 1 . R. D. HEALY Sumpter hoe Retiring from business. Ml goods at or below cost until closed out. w. Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. Mining Patents Obtained Years of experience in Raker County Records. No. 2104 Court Street, Raker City; Oregon, . KENTUCKY LIQUOR HOUSE . . - ' Wholesale and Retail Flnttt brandtol tondtd bottlt goods, Including OIJ Ovtrholt, Orttn Klvtr, Monojfrao, Jasst Moor Walton's Scotch, Canadian Club Whlkl and Htnntsty (.Star Brandy, GAGEN & SLOAN. - - Proprietors Gen'l Agts. Celebrated Olympia Beer on draught or by bottle.