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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1900)
i6 THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, March 14, 1900 GOLD BOY GROUP. Second Payment of $7500 to be ; Made on This Property. nearer 250 tons a day than 200, If once a smelter Is established here. Portland I Telegram. Broke a Bottle of Ink on the Pro. Miss Emma Worswlck turned on the water and pulled the shaft which started 1 TDK MINKK'S new cylinder press, when 1 it printed the first sheet of the first form of this paper. In accordance with her II. 13. Merrill, general manager of the mght suggestion, she broke a bottle of Spokane Co-Operative Mining company, ' u, as a fitting ceremonial In launching has In en in Sumpter the better part of the tlifs publishing enterprise on its enlarged past week, where he came to make the 1 career. second payment of J7500 on the Gold Hoy 1 Notice to the Public. All consumers of city water must make application to the office of tile Sumpter Water company before the mains are tapped or any residence or business house supplied with water. SUAU'TI-K YVATI-K COMPANY. Voters Attention. The voters of the North and South Sumpter precincts can now register at the cltv hall. I:. I.. Mannini!. citv recorder. end of the ,nvnl, received the registration books ud I'acllic claims, and the shots fflllll .i. ...., eett for ii,,i mirnose. group, which Is being developed ly his company. ' Manager AU-rritt was here hi November I and Uecember last, when the lirst pay meut of 5000 was made on the property, and it is le.iruc-d they have, since last 1 June, expended over $7500 in work, making 5 20,000 invested thus far The Gold Hoy group consists of five 1 claims and is the direct eastern extension 1 of the Monaua in fait the shaft is sunk ' hut fifty feet from the east Monaua from these can be lie.ird In the workings of the Gold liny, which iias reached a depth of seventy feel at this time. A tun nel running 400 feet has cut a large ledge, which must yet be crosscut to determine its width. The millers have had so mud) water and had air to contend with recently, that the management li.is decided to shut down the work until Ihev can get in machinery, pumps and hoists; which will he done as soon as the roads are in condition to haul same in. Mr. Meriitt says their shall lias been in good mineral hearing (iiart. from grass roots, proving that they have the same ledge as the Monaua. These warm summer days make one think of cooler garments. Ilobson Mer cantile company is fast putting in an as sortment of these things. The Smelter Addition is now on the market Investigate and get in at first price. D. Copping, agent, corner Mill and Sumpter streets. Standard or fancy table wines, cham pagnes and after dinner liquors at the Mint saloon, comer Center and Sumpter streets. Mining maps drawn and blue printed by C. II. I;enner, C. E., at Townslte company otlice, near depot. I Choice business and residence property in all parts of the city See I). Copping, corner Mill and Sumpter streets. The celebrated Jed Clayton brand of whiskey at the Mint saloon, corner of Center and Sumpter streets. Sumpter souvenir spoons. 1. C. Rro idle, watchmaker and jeweler, Opera , house block. Ores for Teit Treatment. W. I:. Kurd, the well known mining man, who was entrusted with the mission of securing test ores from the Maker City, Sumpter and Granite mining districts, for I:. I . Mradford, of Denver, one of (lie promoters of the projected Portland smelter, returned from the Eastern Ore gon gold fields last night. Mr. Kurd re- lorts that lie secured about 500 pounds of I assorted ores and shipped them before leaving Maker City. These ores were ' Quart, and placer location blanks of taken from eveiy mining district and are I the most approved form for sale at Till: what he considers smelting ores. Mr. MlNliK office. Kurd was careful not to select his samples ' as the object of the shipment Is to make T"e Columbia beer, brewed in Sumpter, tests which must determine the wisdom 1 's J-'V s good as any made. of establishing a smelter in tills city as a xe justy celebrated Harvard cigar Is business proposition. Mote of the rook M,j -,t the Capital hotel bar. shipped, Atr. Mradford says, Is perhaps , below the average in grade than above it. ,S ?k ?" ,hat '" forever Mr. Kurd states that upon making a care- wl,lu,,l, wi"dl"K !rt Adler till investigation ol the ore-shipping re- Columbia beer, brewed in Sumpter, is sources of the Granite district he has ' second to none. reeched the conclusion licit this district alone can furnish a custom shelter with 200 tons of oie a day. This is a very con servative estimate, Mr. Ilurd says, and the output ot this camp will probably be 1 You can get anything in otlice supplies at Adler's. Ask for the Columbia beer, brewed In Sumpter. I JHHiTKICK "Old age brings experience, and some kinds of experience brings old age. JUST MARRIED FOLKS Some others, too, no doubt, will need furniture for their new homes. We are ready to serve themv We have already supplied satisfactory turniture for hundreds of new homes; we can do as well for hundreds more. Our stock allows easy selection at all times. There is always plenty here for every room in the house. All our goods are priced on a cash basis and it will pay you to give us it call. Hed Room Suits, $15.00 Med Room Suits, better ones, Eastern Hardwood, 17.00 Wall Paper, per double roll, nrart ii), 15c to 1.00 Queen City Furniture Co. ,. &EppinfeT Phone Red j6t. RAKER CITY, OREGON GROCERIES Crockery, Glassware, Tobac co, Cigars, Oranges, Candy and Nuts. Everything carried in a first-class grocery store At The SUMPTER GROCERY COMPANY ELLIS MLOCK, SUMPTER, OREGON. MB8m(f&M(f&M2 I Buchanan - Lambert k COMPANY ONE WEEK BEGINNING March 19th Change of bill each night. Reserved Seat Tickets on sale at Mercer's Drug Store ... S 6&J?i!a'jgSfSaSS5S5i'!3,Sa,SSiSSS( Sumpter Free Gold Mining Co. TS developing the Storm King group of 6 claims, situated jtf miles northwest of Sumpter. There are five distinct ledges. The tunnel now being driven will tap three of them at about the fol lowing depths: The first one at about too feet, the second at about 150 feet, and the third at 250 feet. Assays from the surface as good as the average assays of the district. WE INVITE INSPEC TION. A block of so.ooo shares of stock is now on the market at five cents per share. We recom mend It as a good Investment. Assays of 150.90 have been had within the last few days. Sumpter Free Gold Mining Company. SUMPTER, OREGON ; rr