Wednesday, March 21,, 1900
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THE SUMPTER MINER,
TWO MORE COMPANIES.
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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.
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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 '
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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
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are putting their money into properties
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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
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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.
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fore the prices aflvance. D. Copping,;
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. 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
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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
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SUMPTER,
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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.
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