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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1900)
THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, March 28, 1900 12 NOW IS TIME TO COME. Hundreds of Prospectors Leav ing for the Hills. He who wrett: "The flowers tlmt bloom in the spring, trn l.i, have nothing to Jo with the case," knew nothing about the affairs of a mining camp. Here they have everything to do with It the nil ab sorbing, mind centering, energy arousing, hope fed case. It Is when the flowers bloom in (lie spring, along the banks of limpid streams and high up on mountain sides tli.it the prospector gets his outfit to gether, packs his burro and starts out in search of the gold ledge the most fasci Dating calling that has ever engaged hu man effort. That Is the life, the soul of a camp. The developed mine has little or no Inter est for the camp, except on pay day; is a chestnut, a sure thing. It is the new find that makes another millionaire which arouses all the interest, absorbs all the earnest thought of a mining community, the motive power that moves others to play at this laborious game of chaiue, with no limit on the stake to be won; yes, and lost, which In itself, adds to the Inter est. All this takes the place of the spring religious revival and the chance of a good "stand" of com in the older communities, where life Is not usually wildly exciting, and the always same human emotions are not stirred as violently as here. Hut to return to the text and give It local practical application, the flowers are blooming In the Sumpter district and hun dreds of prospectors are out in the hills. It was not so a year ago, w hen there was ten feet of snow on the ground. This is an unusually early spring, but it Is spring as sure as continued warm weather, bloom ing tlowets, luiJJinn trees, mating birds and tile trend of young men's fancies con stitute that season, and there Is no going behind these returns of Nature. I:cept 011 the northern slopes snow has already disappeared and prospecting is pronounced by those who have tried it, to be possible and unattended by any un usual inconveniences nnd hardships. The two or three bundled prospectors who have been spending the winter here have lelt town and their absfiueisfcltiinakesa perceptible difference, a dcmuuitloii in the nnuds on the stteets hi the d ly time and in (lie resorts evenings. One straw tli.it indicates whither they have drifted is lound in the fact that during the past week Till! A1INI.K liai sold oer 500 quart location blanks and 200 placer cer llticates. I his Is written for the hem-lit of those at a distaiue, who are waiting on the sea son, to loiiie licit. I'here is mi use ol waiting longer. And don't take time to buy voui out lit theie, for vou can get It just as cheap and a w hole lot better adapt ed to your wants here In Sumpter, wlieie Immense stocks ol goods aie kept bv the merchants lanilliar with the trade. Work Roumtd On the Badger. A. It. Heuncson, president and general manager of (lie Itadger Mining company, o ner and operator of the H.idger and other mines at Susans Ille, reicntlv came Irom San l:rancisco 011 a visit to the mines. In speaking ot Ills organization, he is quoted as saving that all trouble among the stockholders In his company had been adjusted and its properties would be operated at once on an extensive scale. In fact, that a resumption had already taken place and no complications would likely occur to interfere with his com pany's plans to work Its mines, both Hiiart and placer, for all there was hi them. The operations of the company at Susauville Is superintended by Alfred Hrile, a well known and competent min ing man. The Badger mine, which prop erty has been the seat of operations for some time, has produced fully $85,000 of rich ore. The most of this amount has been expended in wages, improvements and for other work in developing the property. The property Is yet all right, and with the assistance of the Stockton, Gem and Princess, will be the means of Susauville experiencing a boom some da v. Long Creek Eagle COLUMBIA SOUTHERN ROAD. To Be Completed to Sfuniko April 15 Passenger Service May I. E. E. Lytic, of the Columbia Southern, has stated that his company now has soc men at work laying track. They are pro gressing at the rate of 4500 to 5000 feet per day. "We expect to have our line completed through to Shanlko by April 15," said he. "Commencing May 1, we shall establish passenger train service be tween Hlggs, on (lie O. R. & N., and Shanlko. Our train svill connect with the O. R. St N.'s morning train, to be put into service 011 or about that date, running out of Portland. "This will enable mail to reach the in terior districts twenty-four hours earlier than at present at The Dalles. It will shorten the old route from The Dalles to Intermediate points sixty miles, displacing stage lines to that extent. Dally stages will be put on at Shanlko to I'rinevllle and Intermediate points, via Canyon City. "Our company will establish its repair shops at Shanlko. We have had drawn already plans and specifications for a pas senger depot and freight house. "We believe that our Hue Is opening up territory directly tributary to Portland a territory rich In mineral resources and a great stock country as well. Trade that would naturally drift southward, provid ing facilities were afforded, will certainly come to Portland. There are rich mines along the John Day river where ore is now accumulating tiiat will go to Tacoma and San l-'ranclsco. Just as soon as Port laud establishes its proposed smelter this will go there. It w ill then be possible to make a rate as low as $2. East Ore 1 gonian. Rapid Rise of a Man in Sumpter. 1 Cliailcs II. Chance, sou of Dr. George II. Chance, is here on a visit from his present home at Sumpter. Air. Chinee lias not only built up a large law practice in eastern Oregon, but has also become heaviiv Interested in the mines of Ore gon's Eldorado. He Is secretary of the Successful Alining company, owning the Majestic group of claims, between the famous Cougar mine and the Mastiff group, hi tile Granite district. While this properly Is yet but little developed, Mr. Chance lias great hopes for It, believ ing that it will prove equally as rich a mine as the Cougar, for which 5250,000 lias been rclused. At the Mastilf mine, Mr. Chance also reports n strike was made last week ol -fCoo ore. Air. Chance is also interested in the lirie Alining com pans, owning two promising claims on an extension ol the Hon.uia ledge. Air. ' Chase has been in Sumpter since the first 1 of the year. He reports activity in every 1 mining camp and the town of Sumpter j growing. Portland Telegram. ' Gold Dredging in Eastern Oregon. A press dispatch from Poitland quotes I:. II. Cooper, consulting and prospecting engineer ot tliePomcroy Gold Dredge com pany, now operating on Burnt river, as saying that he thinks tiiere Is a great luture in eastern Oregon for gold dredg ing. He has prospected twenty miles of river channels in eastern Oregon, and he says every one of them will pay to be worked. "The Portland," conducted by Wood ward cv Hammond on .Mill street, is .1 representation of its name. A visit will convince any skeptics. Superior job printing at this office. The Sumpter 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 sr MILL STREET. Eureka Feed & J. L. SULLIVAN, Alanager. 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 SALEHS THE GEM SALOON A. J. STINSON, Prop. (Successor to Snyde & Stinson) Only the Best Brands of Liquors Served Over the Bar SUMPTER, - - - OREGON 1 Place... We buy and sell all kinds of City Property. We handle Mining Properties, on commission or tor cash. We have made a great many sales of City Property and mining claims the past few weeks. Livery Company P. D. HEALY s umpter ho tor' Retiring from business. All goods at or below cost until closed out.