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Wednes .ay,.Marcrt..28, 1900
THE SUMPTER MINER.
The' Sumpter Miner
PUIIllSIUHl LVr.kV WMJNRMHY HV
C. H. MAHSII and J. W. CONNELLA
SUIISCRM'TION MATI.S
One Yfr
Six Atonttis
ALWAYS I AllVANCI'.
I nlerr J at the rnttnnlce In Sumpter, Oregon, for
transmission tttriiuch (lie mills as second class
waller.
Nm P. MURRAY,
Amyer &nd Chemist,
I am prepared lo make tells on free milling ore
giving the per cent of Its value that may be extracted
by the free milling process, also the degree to which
ore may be concentrated.
Mints Eiimlntd and ftioortid en.
Results of assays Riven only to the persons leaving
SUMI'TliK'S first political convention j
will be twins. The populists will also,
meet here, fit Hit- time of the democratic
convention. All .ir- welcome. I
I'AI'hRS published In agricultural com-,
iiiunitles In this state are saying much of
Lite nbout mines paying no taxes. They
are exempt In order to "encourage infant j
Industries," of course. Isn't that the ac
cepted theory of our ridiculous old pater
it;il government? ,
1
AN object lesson illustrating the fact i
that ".ill roads lead to Sumpter," was ,
given last week. Two men were arrested
in iraut county, and in order to take
them to the jail at the county seat, they
1 1, ul to be brought here, eighteen miles
east. Nature has done this for Sumpter. '
In mountainous regions roads must con
form lo the topography of the country.
AND now Salisbury himself admits
that Consul Marcum's ollicial letters were
opened by British authorities in Smith
Alric.t. lie tegiets that this "mistake"
was made. I his document was yester
day sent by the state department lo the
house committee on foreign allairs. This
"squares" Mnr urn's statements and puts '
Secretary I lav In the position both ol a
li 11 and a tiaitor.
II see lis tobe peculiaily Oregonesque
lor paper-, hi tills section not to give a fair,
honest ciedit for artUes taken from other
papers. In nianv Instances coining under
'I III: MlNI.U's observation of late, no
uedit is glen at all, while in most cases
it is cmuealed in the middle of some long
paragraph. In nine cases out of ten this
credit is the iuipottant leatureof the story,
giving it .1 lovation. .lust why editors
should leel any teliktaiue lo give proper
Cledit, is dllficull to coiuelve.
iHlHINti the past week I III: MINI-.K
lias b.-en sliown several letlets, lecelved
by people here Horn Irleuds at a distance,
eprrssliigsollcilnd.regaidiitg their health,
and lepeitlng stories tliev had heard about
tht gieat amount of siJoiess in Sumpter.
One lettet limn Spokane slated that it is
lepoited their that people .tie dyeing here
like hog with the iholera. All these re
ports ate entirely l.il-f, and It begins to
' look as j they wete being ilrcul.iteJ by
those who seek to injuie the i.imp.
"AM: you going to Sumptei?" Is the
catch line in the adveitisenieuts of uier
' iliants in sevei.il newspapers that come to
I 111: MINI:U itllue. I his is good evidence
.it the lact that tills i.imp Is the objective
point ot man v people who ate contemp
lating moving; the town Is being talked
about. I hex uieuhants, who study the
vonditions surrounding their business, lol
low up the enquiry with ads Ice to buy
goods iroin them before leaving for Sump
ter. Ol course, sell interest prompts
this suggestion. It is not a wise one
tor those who are loining here to fol
low. They can serve their own in
teiests better by waiting until they ar
rive in this town belore buying their sup
ylles. The meuhants here carry Immense
stocks ol goods, know the needs of the
nrade and sell as cheap, If not cheaper, as
the same quality ol goods can be bought
tor elsewhere.
LAST week the Baker City Republican
headed an editorUI, "The Sumpter Trag
edy," under which was a conglomeration
of maudlin mendacity and Inexcusable'
idiocy. The paper advocated lynch law
as a measure of public economy and ad
vised that this summary method be re
sorted to, to clear the town of the sporting
fraternity. The purpose of the heading
was to make It appear that this Is a tough
."nn infpctfii hv criminals. As a matter
Of fact, at that time no homldde.liad ever , work or on their written order
taken place here, In the more than thirty t nAM1T
years of the town's Existence. It Is un I GRANITE,
doubtedly the most orderly, law abiding
minine camn on the continent. Since u K. WHEELER. CITY ENGINEER.
il. . 1 at .. I. l.ii l-lllamil llal"afi ,n, m ..
mar nine a man iias uccn muiu ......
Both parties involved were recent arrivals
from somewhere down the Willamette. '
They were partners and brought their
business quarrels here with them.
OREGON
Office: Room 4. First Dank of Sumpter.
Notary Public.
Mining and Civil Engineer.
U. S. Ileputy Mineral Survejor.
Mapping and Blue Priming.
o . ..i,,,.. l.ntlnti hlink-s of Mn examinations and reports made. Special at-
(Jliart. and placer location Planus Ol lenilon Riven to cyanide process.
the most approved form for sale at Tllli j
MlNliR office. r H pBNNER,
Location blanks at the MINER office, i civil and Mining Engineer.
; U. S. Deputy Surveyor. Lnglneer lor tne numpier
I Townslle Company, Limited.
! Towmltti Sum-id and Plittid. Ilui Prl-tln- and
Mippln-. All work personally and professionally
executed. Sumpter, Oregon.
)RS. TAPE & PEARCE,
Physicians and Surgeons
('.. M. I'l'AUl.lI, m. n.
). W. TAIT, M. I).
Telephone Main .
p w. ward
Physician and Surgeon.
SuMi-Ti-R.omnos j T. HENDRYX & CO.,
Mines Bought, Sold and Developed.
Baschu Building
Mill Street
Bargains In Sumpter District
vuaru s-iann..
SUAU'TKR, . ORl-GON
ARTHUR PIIII.BRICK
Civil and
Mining Engineer.
SUMPTER, OR; i W. A- SiUttMS,
I ARCHITECT,
i
IIVKIK CirV, : OHIfiON
Rcllible plans, specifications and estimates lurnlshed
V. S. Hi pirn Mineral Suivrtnr lor Oregon and
IJ.ilm. Culminations and reports nn mining proper- joiis K, LK'SURU. WILLI O liONM.ll
lies. Olluewllli I ink' il.intMlnlngt.ii. i CHAS. r. IIYHI!.
Mitt Sum. - Suvrnw. (muios. , isUKi:. IIYDU & O'DONNELL.
I T. BROCK, M. I).
Physician and Surgeon.
Sumpter, Oregon.
i Attorueys-at-Law.
Oil Ids: Haskell llulldlng. H-iker City.
Special Attention (ilvrn to Surgery anl to Ills. ' UAMMOND & CHANCE,
rases ol Women. OHice. Nelll Mlock; Residence.
'unite Street near Mill. AttonieyS-at-l.aW.
DRS. HENDRY & BROOKS,
DENTISTS.
Crown and Hrldge Work a Specialty.
Oilier, Center Street, opposite Mclen A Slum's
I Iveiy llarn, Stumpier, Oregi-n.
A. A. llMOSI). I'.II'S, It. UIKMII'.
Not.uli'i I'iiMk.
Oltlces. Potter llulldlng, (ir.inllo sticet.
SUVU'lllt, OKI cos.
C A. I- STARK.
Attorney-at-Law
SPOKANE
Drug Co
Onl' exclusive whole
sale dniK house in the
state. We sell only
to merchants. Make
the best prices on min
ers' and assayers' sup
plies. Freight no higher
than from Portland.
Write for quotations.
Spokane Drug Co,
Spokane, Wash.
Center, cor. High St,
Sumpter, Oregon
C C. STI1I IT.N,
Justice of the Peace,
Sumpter District.
(ieneral Conveyancing
ISMJUtSCI. w:L lstati;
, I- MANNING,
City Kccordcr and Notary Public.
Collections
AMracts
Agent for r(lIJ I Ire Extinguisher. Sumpter.
STOTT SHELTON, l"
Attorneys at Law.
SUMPTER.
OREGON
p LINDSAY, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
Particular attention paid lo diseases of the Lungs,
Heart and Kidneys. Temporary ornce. Star Hotel.
CHAS. E. ROBLJN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Notary PuMIc
Room j , first Bank ol Sumpter ' SUMPTER; OR
Basche
Hardware
Co.
Successors to
W. R. HAWLEY
Sumpter, Oregon.
GENERAL DEALERS IN
Shelf and Heavy
Hardware
Iron
and Steel Pipe
Mining
and
Mill Machinery
e
Agents for
"HERCULES"
Powder
Fuse and Caps
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C.C. Basche
MANAGER