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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1900)
Wednesday, March 21,, 1900 12 THE SUMPTER MINER, TWO MORE COMPANIES. J .- Experienced Men in Control of Good Properties. Wesley Warren and II. A. Mitchell have secured a bond on sW valuable claims In the southern portion of the Cable Cove district, from Martin Gibbons, tile owner. 'I hev are the ( iold Note, Angolia and Ited Ghlef, in one group and (lie Portland, Ohio and Myrtle in another. -l-l. ....... II -..-I. ..II.- I ..r- ,-,,llM. ; '., , , ', , mis to the famous Imperial group, owned by J. C. Young. These properties have been prospected by two open cuts, one shaft and two tunnels, of varying depth. The tunnels are each thirty feet In, with three feet of good ore In the face. An effort was made last fall to secure these properties for Canadian capitalists, but at that time they weie tinder bond to Captain C. H. 'I hompson. That bond lapsed a few days since and Mr. Warren at once tied them up. 'I he price agreed to be paid is s.i id to be $20,000. This group is one of the richest unde veloped properties in the district. There is plenty of water and timber and a tine mill site on the property. Mr. Warren say that development worl will com mence in about thirty days, or as soon as the snow on the mountains disappears. There are two distinct veins traceable, from 2 to j'j feet wide. The ore sampled goes from fio to t2o per ton. The highest grade ores in this country are now coming from tills district. Two companies have been incorporated on these properties, the Red Chief Gold Mining company being the name of the company which will work the first above mentioned group and the Portland-Ohio Gold Mining company the second. Each are capitalized for f 500,000 at fifty cents a share. A. W. Kills will be president of both companies, and good men, practical miners and successful financiers, will be in other positions of responsibility. With experienced men in control of good proper- ties, it is difficult to see how these two 1 lompauies can fall to "make a go." OKEGONIAN MOSSBACKISM. Philosophic Throry to Account for lu BaitUnc. California and Washington have in the past pointed to Oregon as the state of "mossbacks," a state where people ex isted, but did not progress. To some ex tent these accusations were justified. Oregon has ever been an easy place lu which to make a living, hence extra exer tion on the part of people was uuneces wiry. T he early settlers were given large tracts of laud on which they made comfortable homes, and lu the struggle tor existence were not torced to combat with the adverse conditions that sur rounded those in the older and less lovored states. This easy lite was trans mitted from one generation to another, and did not have the tendency to bring torth the latent energies of the people or force them to grasp new enterprises or en gage lu speculations as readily as did their neighbors to the north or south. Hut there has been some benelicl.il re sults from this slow progress. While Oregon has not advanced as rapidly as have California and Washington, and fewer gigantic schemes have been launch- . ed, business has progressed slowly and on a firm basis, and there has been less -Kt uouhijhji miccw. financial embarrassment In-Oregou thauL Columbia beer, .brewed in Sumpter, is In either of the other Pacific coast states. ' second to none. Immense fortunes have not been made.. neither have they bn lost In wildcat ' ...,....V ,.-. .. M., speculations. This apparent slowness, while It has retarded progress to a considerable ex-; tent, has left Oregon on a pretty firm financial basis, and in good condition to accept the hustle and bustle that is soon to be thrust updn It The vistofthe National Editorial Association to the state last year brought it Into prominence with people of other states who have capital to put into safe Investments. The agricul tural, ruining and forest wealth was brought to their attention, and In conse quence their money Is being offered throughout the state in payment for prop erlies which in part have been considered of little value. They are seeking our agricultural and timber lauds and invest 1 ing in our mines. These people are not iltliiia Iiiiiul tinuiili- In rutmilii IiIIk Xltalf I "". """'""" " " "- are putting their money into properties , ..'. ,,..,,. .,',,,, . ., .... , which they will develop with a view to getting returns on their investments. The Importance of Oregon as a manufacturing center is also being made prominent. The I importance of locating factories near the production and market is becoming more fully realized, and manufacturers are looking toward this state for locations. With these facts existing It is difficult 1 to predict anything but a prosperous , future for the state. The time Is now at hand when Oregon cannot longer be kept back by so-called "mossbackcrs." Its varied resources-are certain to be devel oped, not In the form of a boom or on I uorroweu capnai ai a iiigu r.ue 01 inier I ests, as California and Washington have 1 been developed, but by capital that is owned by the investors. The state will ' have a steady, substantial growth. Its future is the brightest of any state on the coast. It will be surprising Indeed If Its population does not double within the next ten years. The Dalles Times Mountaineer. Lat Payment on the White Elephant. In this city yesterday at the First National bank, Messrs. Walter Looney, J. I-. Gallagher and Hy. Saulsberry re ceived the last payment on the White Elephant mine in Bonanza district,' the amount being $4,500. Colonel Kay, of Port Arthur, Canada, was the purchaser of this property and since it was bonded a few mouths ago extensive development work has nroeressed on it until now It Is considered one of the promising mines of ,le j,tricti Wni,er 1 oonev anJ 1 1: c;.ill:iihcr arrived In the cltv vesterdnv I ..., .., ( morning, received tneir money and re turned home to Sumpter in the evening. Maker Democrat. All Except the Veritable Bonanta." THli SUMI'TER MlNI-R Is one of the brightest and most successful weekly papers in the Pacific Northwest. The great mining journals of the country quote it as an authority on all matters connected witli the mines and minerals of eastern Oregon, and it is said to be gain lug a wide circulation, and to be making money like a veritable little bonanza. The Dalles Times-Mountaineer. Notice to the Public. All consumers of city water must make application to the office of the, Suuipter Water company before the mains are tapped or any residence or business house supplied with water. SlJMPTKRWATI-R COMPANY. Voters Attention. The voters of the North and South Sumpter precincts can now ..register at the city hall, E. L. Manning, city recorder; having received the registration books from the county clerk for that purpose. '" , ?"' a b k '" ,he teller Addition fore the prices aflvance. D. Copping,; .. : : .. i ., . . ,.,... ... . ' "", """" '" on,cc p,,r , at Adler's. . A complete line of photo supplies at 'Adler's! The : Sfrrripter Lumber Company;; '. The Only To get bills filled promptly and completely. Kiln-dried and finished lumber. Sash and doors wholesale and re tail. Jobbers.' prices on wholesale orders. J, B. STODDARD, Manager Fritz & Dwyer w MILL STREET. Eureka Feed & J. L. SULLIVAN, Manager. Horses Boarded by the day or Month. First class turn-outs and saddle horses. Our spec ialty is the quick and .safe delivery of freight and passengers to any and all points. HAY AND GRAIN FOR SALE-K THE GEM SALOON A. J. STINSON, Prop. (Successor to Snyde & Stinson) - Only the Best Brands of Liquors Served Over the Bar "tTfiS SUMPTER, a Place... We buy and sell all kinds of City Property. We handle Mining Properties, on commission or for cash. We have made a great many sales of City Property and mining claims the past few weeks. Livery Company OREGON P. D. HEALY Retiring from business. All goods at .or below cost until closed out. Sumpter , hoo - 4sp ..' 1 . T-. ,' Kr'fi .'& '$