Wednesday, March 21, 1900
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THE SUMPTER MINER.
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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.
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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.
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O. C.McLEOD
R.C.PENTLAND
I 0. C. McLEOD & CO. 1
Real Estate and Mines.
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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
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Capital Hotel
THOS. KILPATRICK
Proprietor
Centrally Located.
Electric Lights.
Newly Refurnished.
Free "Bus and Bag
gage Service.
Headquarters for
Commercial and
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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.
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