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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1900)
Wednesday, March 21, 1900 C THE SUMPTER MINER. 4 INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. City Council at Work on This Important Matter. the city council at Its meeting Saturday evening put hi most of Its time very profitably In considering matters pertain iiiK to Internal Improvements, street grading and paving, sewers, signs and so forth. Messrs. Robblns and Nell, of the prop erty owners committee, who are looking after the matter of paving Granite and Mill streets, appeared before the council and asked that the city establish street grades. The reepjest was promptly granted and the attorney was instructed to draft an ordinance, covering not only these two thoroughfares, but all the principal streets of the town. The city engineer will do the work at the expense of the city. The attorney was also instructed to draw an ordinance regulating the placing of signs over business houses, prohibiting those extending across and others ob structing sidewalks. 'Hie proper committee was asked to make an Investigation of the sewer prob lem and report at the next meeting; in cluding the possibility of using the gulch water to liush same, w lien the system is (instructed. 'I he committee on streets and alleys was Instructed to confer with the railroad officials and learn whether or not they will join other property owners in that vicinity in Improving the streets on which their property abuts. And then that perplexing question in volved In the water ditch rights through the city was again considered. The mat ter was referred to the city attorney for Ills legal opinion. Revision ordinances, referring to the duties of marshal and treasurer, were in troduced and passed to their second read ing. Night watchmen were assigned to reg ular beats, Center street being the divid ing line. PUtting Pultle City. Arthur IMillbrUk lelt Saturday with a half doen men, to survey additions to the town (if Prairie City, for the Cliorer Brothers, who are promoting that propo sition and who are enthusiastic and hope ful over the outlook fur having a boom tow 11 there second only to Sumpter. It Is about forty-live miles dNtaut from here, south of w est. I: ery one seems to think there will be a rush Into that section, that the location of Prairie City h such that It will become an Important point. That lias been a great stock country for many years; it Is said to be second to none for Irult growing, has produced hundreds of thousands of dollars In placer gold and ol late years many valuable quart ledges have been disunered, some of which are now being worked. Brit 1th Columbia Mlnm Coming Httt. A press dispatch from Rosl.tnd states that miners are leaving that district very rapidly for Sumpter and other American lamps, on account of labor troubles hi British Columbia. The telegram further states that the passenger agent of the Hed Mountain railway says that for the past ten days the miners leasing for points in the United States averaged thirty-live per day. These, added to those who left previously since the mines shut down and those who went to other Brit ish Columbia points via the Columbia it Western, would bring the total number of miners w ho have left the camp since the three large mines closed, up to about 450 to 500. In talks with departing miners they said that mining was brisk in allbf the mining camps of the United States, and that they did not care to lose their time while waiting for an adjustment of the differences that have arisen. They could go to work elsewhere, and there would be no question of contracts, and they would be paid for a day's work when they had done one. They claimed that there was a period of great Industrial ac tivity on all over the continent, and that there was more work than there were men to do It, and, under the circum stances, they thought it would be foolish to remain there and split hairs with the management of the .mines that have shut down, as it would simply lead to a loss of time and money on their part at a period when there was no necessity for it. TO WORK RICH PLACER MINE Digging In Ten Cent Gulch that Will Pay $15 to $20 a Man Per Day. Down the gulch about a mile below tlte Cougar quart, mine in Ten Cent gulch is a placer claim, located two years ago and now owned by J. M. McKee & Sons, which is an entirely new mine and shows prospects such as made Granite one of the world's famous placer mining camps in 1 years gone by. Mr. McKee and the boys are busy just now getting ready to put in their pipes and they have over 400 inches of water uhMi they will use under thlity feet pressure, as the dirt Is very soft mid easily worked. They could have 300 feet pressure but do not need so much. I'liis ground Is very rich. We visited the mine yesterday, which is only 2', 2 miles from Granite, and were shown 10 cents in coarse gold dust washed out of a 1 teacup full of dirt. On bed rock, six feet I below the surface, dirt was struck going 75 cents to the cubic foot, or Wi.75 to the ' yard. I When the piping is in and the hy I draullc at work, these diggings will pay I I5 to f 20 a day to the man. Their opin ion Is that there are other good places of ground not far distant, and not yet lo 1 cated, that, If thoroughly prospected, will he found to pay equally well. The by wash or tailing ditches, where work has been previously done and cleaned up on 1 the Black Pine ground, were afterward , cleaned up, and 75 taken out of thrte ditches, each about fifteen yards long. Granite Boulder. 1 Water Power on Eagle -Creak. A new electric light and power company, organized under the laws of the state of Oregon, lias located a water power on Eagle creek about forty miles from Baker City, and has secured a franchise for ait electric plant In Baker Citv, and is pro- ceeding as rapidly as possible to the de velopment of the water power for the pur poses of furnishing electric light, power and heat. When placed in operation this power will make many mines active that are now Idle, by furnishing cheap power, light and transportation. Baker City' Correspondent in Spokesman-Review. Magnolia lodging hoi-se has nicely furnished rooms by the day, week or mouth, over the Magnolia." See the electric clocks that run forever w itltout winding at Adler's. ajmmmmmmmmammmmtmtwui O. C.McLEOD R.C.PENTLAND I 0. C. McLEOD & CO. 1 Real Estate and Mines. fr WE have control of the best Real Estate propositions in Sumpter, andouroffer . ings are at BED ROCK figures. We sell, lease and rent properties. Our specialties are bargains, and we do business on a strict commission basis. GELLATLY'S ADDITION we are exclusive agents for this property, which adjoins the townsite at the head of Granite St. The lots are placed on the market at the opening price of 50 per lot for a short time only. Buy now and make 100 per cent profit. MINING PROPOSITION. Purchase price 5000. A working bond on a promising group of claims near Sumpter. Devel opment will justify purchase at five times price asked. Surface showings of high value. g: O. C. McLEOD & CO. 3 g SUMPTER, OREGON. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. SralrJ blit will t.tctlyl-by Uif (iwnoUUool pioprilt onm l thr oltue ol ilw Clly I nglnrcr lor thr lmpiormrnl ol (iranllr ttirrl Itom the rail tUr l Mill rtt lo lit writ Mr ol Crackrr tunl. Ill.lt thall to ma4r at IptUtwt' IllJt tor ihr grajlng only ol Ihr ioaJay to if irkr ihr cuiblnganj planking. IllJt lof Ihr planking, curbing anj tljrwatklnc ol Ihr rntltrwIJlh. Mich Hit IncluJr only Ihr tutnlih Ing an.lla)lng ol Ihr lumbrr vtlth Uir nrcritaty harjwarr. IIIJi lor both the grajlng anj thr planking, curb ing anj tlJrwalklng ol thr Mint at abovr, Alto. Illjt lor Ihr tmrrormrntolthr ttrrrtby gravrl ling, crottalklng, gunning, curbing anj tlJrvallc Ing tuch bIJt to IncluJr ntcrttary grading aJ thr lumlthlng anj laving ol Ih malarial ttqulrtJ. Thr contractor it rrlrrrrd to thr city rnglnrrr lor plant anJ tprclhcaiiont inJ for more JrtattrJ In formation. . . Hli lll br rrcrlvrJ up lo 10 o clok a. ., Thuri Jav, March t. ivno. thr committer irtrrt ct the right to rrjrci any nj all bl.lv ( Capital Hotel THOS. KILPATRICK Proprietor Centrally Located. Electric Lights. Newly Refurnished. Free "Bus and Bag gage Service. Headquarters for Commercial and r Mining Men. Passengers Waybilled To all Points on Stages. SUMPTER, OREGON. Bousum & Spalding CRYSTAL ICE Company Free delivery of Pure Ice. Leave orders at office of Columbia Brewing and Malting Co., next door to MINER office. 3 vv 11 0 -. 1 v ? .