THE SUMPTER MINER. VOL I. SUMPTER, OREGON, APRIL 4, 1900. NO. 30. MINING MONEY FROM EVERYWHERE SEEKING INVESTMENT IN THE SUMPTER DISTRICT. Come in Palace Can and Work the Year Around Nowhere on Earth are Mining Operations Conducted With so Little Privation and Danger What President McKinley Says of Sumpter and Its Mines. "A practical man can not help becom ing enthusiastic over the mining resources of Oregon," said D. R. Young, of Ross land, yesterday. Mr. Young is editor of the Kootnay Mining Standard, has long been connected with mining affairs in the north country and has lately ac quired considerable interests in the Sump ter district. "I am not alone," he con tinued, "in this conclusion, as there are mining men from all parts of the globe, including German, Astralian, English and Canadian syndicates; Standard Oil peo ple, men from Butte, Salt Lake, Repub lic, Rossland and Cripple Creek districts; In fact from almost every part of the world, who not only agree with me, but are backing their judgment by buying property In the vicinity of Sumpter. "There are 251 stamps already falling ing In this district, and the following prop erties, namely, Ibex, Bunker Hill, Anna Lulu, Diadem, Van Anda, Richmond, White Elephant, Bald Mountain, Inter Mountain, Majestic, Keystone Belle, Mammoth, Free Coinage, Bryson and Mastiff, have ordered machinery which will be installed as fast as possible. In fact, freight sheds, platforms and several cars are piled with mining machinery at Sumpter, waiting to be taken into the mines. "Placer mining will soon be running full blast. There are certainly hundreds of acres of good placer mining ground that has never been touched that contains an immense amount of gold. The output for 1899 for Oregon was something over two millions, principally gold, and I un derstand from authentic Information that returns for last month were over ?2oo,- 000, which goes to show that Oregon has a bright future. "Oregon is certainly self-sustaining outside of its mining industries. Fruit growing in abundance, large tracts of good farming lauds, good timber and in some of Its valleys large herds of cattle, all have a tendency to make mining oper ations much easier and cheaper than in any other district I was ever In. In fact I know of no place on earth where mining is conducted with more pleasure and less ! privation and danger to life than in this district. This country Is reached on the palatial cars of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation company's lines. Klondike dogs are not necessary and packing Is al most unknown; nor do you have to travel 4,000 miles by Alaskan waters, only to work three months and remain Idle the other nine months of the year. But In Sumpter district work the year around is the condition that makes it possible for poor men to live as well as the wealthy." Spokane Spokesman-Review. Colorado Floated in Portland. O. C. McLeod returned yesterday from Portland, where he had been for two weeks past on mining business. He says: "I accomplished exactly what I went there for; to lloat a proposition to develop the Colorado group. I was much gratified to learn that people there are now Mifficlently interested to invest their money in an advantageous mining deal, such as I presented to them. Formerly, when I left there several months since for Sumpter, such was nut the case. I think that considerable Portland money will go into our mines this year." GREAT MINING EXCITEMENT. President William McKlnley's Opinion of Sumpter. Win. McKinley, president of the Con solidated (Mines, Limited, returned from Sumpter, Oregon, Thursday night, and states that that camp Is experiencing n great boom, and that a great many prop erties are changing hands. The only drawback hi the ramp Is the lack of pro ducing mines being offered on the market. Those owning "going" properties are un willing to name a price on them because they know that they cannot re-Invest the money to better advantage. The Golconda mine, situated about seven miles up Cracker Creek from Sumpter, has been incorporated for $oo, 000, and the stock of this company seems to sell readily at par. There are numer ous other properties that have been stocked and In nearly every Instance where the companies own desirable prop erties, their stocks are a ready seller. Among the more recent companies there is that of the Co-Operation Gold Mining company, which Js operating a group of claims live miles from Sumpter on the Granite road. This company has un covered a large body of high grade ore that runs from 10 to 18 per cent in copper and from $ 5 to f 20 in gold and silver per ton, and found in the grass roots. The Consolidated Mines, Limited, have se cured a number of claims in close proxi mity to the Co-Operative company prop erties, and also up toward the Golconda. Mr. M.KInley states that while he was In Sumpter he secured a suite of rooms and will establish a branch office of his company at that point. Although the roads are in frightful condition, caused by the recent thaw, he said it does not seem to retard freighting or to keep the pros pector, or mine owner, promoter or capital ist from crowding the stages to their full capacity. In his opinion Sumpter will be the scene of the greatest mining excite ment during the spring and summer ever experienced in the west. Boise Mining World. Rich Strikes Near Prairie City. Several ricli strikes are reported from Prairie City, the new mining town at the head of the John Day. Dr. Lon Cleaver, who is heavily Interested in mining prop erty in that section, telephoned to his brother, E. E. Cleaver, of this city, that half a doen rich strikes had been made three miles from Prairie City. Another rich strike was made on Dixie Butte mountain, six miles from Prairie City, of free gold which was said to be very rich. The bare particulars of the strikes only were telephoned and no details were given.' Mr. Cleaver yesterday tried to obtain additional news, but the wires weie not in working order and nothing further could be learned. Baker City Democrat. Go to Fenner & Worthington for all kinds of engineering. Columbia beer, brewed in Sumpter, is second to none. Superior job printing at this office. I FINE BANKING HOUSE.' First Bank of Sumpter in Elegant Quarters. The furniture for the First Bank of Sumpter arrived todiy nud handsomer hank fixtures, of more artistic design :md elegant finish can't be found in eastern Oregon. The fixtures were manufactured by A. II. Andrews V Co., of Chicago; are of quarter sawed oak, Pollard fmlshaud crystalied plate glass. The chairs and sofas are upholstered hi Turkish leather. The whole Is in keeping with the building owned and occupied by the bank, which Is of brick, with stone trimmings; 6a by 25 feet, two stories high, plumbing and electric wires throughout. The upper lloor consists of the most desirable ollice rooms in town. The first tloor Is occu pied by the bank. There every convenience known to the business Is found. The vault, positively, Is complete and modern. The walls, tloor and ceiling are made of brick, stone, ce ment and railroad iron. Although it con tains $150,000 of deposits, besides the capital of thelnstutlon, a skilled burglar couldn't make wages if allowed to work at it unmolested. It would take him too long to dig Ills way into the treasurer apart ments. The First Bank of Sumpter is doing n large, legitimate business. Its officers and employees are men of experience, courteous to, and popular with patrons and the public at large. It Is distiued to play an important part in the development and building up of this region. Local "Burglars Arc Aburgllng." Among the thousands who have come to Sumpter during the past few months, there were necessarily some tough charac ters. Since Saturday night the police have arrested Annie I'll key, Flossie Hill, Nellie Powers, J. W. Hicks and Warren linker, charged witli various de grees of theft, from stealing a hypodreinic syringe which went to the pawn shop to "rolling" a man for f 360. They were all bound over to the circuit court by Jus tice Steffen, before whom they were tried. Only one of the parties, a woman Impli cated in the rich haul, had given bonds at noon today. She shoved up f 500 cash bail. Granite Light and Power Co. In Bake( City yesterday articles of In corporation of the Oregon Light and Power company were filed with the county clerk. The incorporators arc: W. J. Pat terson, Grant Thornburg, John Scintilla: and William Moreland. The capital stock Is 550,000, with par value of ft each. It Is the purpose of the company to put in an electric light and power plant at Granite to furnish lights for the town and power to the mines of the district. Baker City Democrat. This Town Needs Street Lights. Last night was as dark as the inside of a cow. That fact Impressed every one who had to leave the business streets in order to reach home, Including the writer, with the crying need this town has for street lights. When one is entirely sober and the darkness is so dense that he can see 110 landmark to guide his feet, and chances to step off the sidewalk two or three times within half a block, he loses confidence in himself, his sense of unaided direction in fact, in all things. He creeps along, scraping every inch with his '. imaginary pitlalls, holes, I wells, discovery shafts, reservoirs that ho knows are not In the same township. And when he crosses the street, of course, he misses the cross walk, lie escapes all the high, dry spots, steps in the worst mud holes in the ward, looses his rubbers and then breaks the stillness of the dead night with (rightful oaths, all In valu. Now, with a man who is good and dttitil , it is different. He stumbles along like a 1 horse with the blind staggers, never gets 1 off his course, lands at home with even j the soles of his shoes not muddy, and ' doesn't care whe.ttlier the streets ate ev r I lighted or not, for it would make no dll 1 fereiue with him. He is guided by sou c ! ctiardlnn spirit: Haulms or Gambrlms perhaps, who never falls to care for thtir own. But the sober, substantial, tespeci alile cltlen has no such watchful pr lector, so he wauls and needs strrtt lights and is willing to pay for then. What does the council sav? Will Run if Nominated. In another column of Till: MlNLH to day there is made the statement that there are no candidates here for the demo cratic nomination to any of the county offices. Two or three men have be n found, however, who may be induced to adept nominations and make the run. W. W. Looney has placed himself In the hands of his friends, and says if the con vention decides to place his name on Un democratic ticket, that he will be thr next sheriff of Baker County. Citlens of Sumpter want a representative on tic board of county commissioners and ntr eudeavoring to Induce either William Stlnson or A. W. Ellis to make the racr. One or the other of these gentlemen will probably consent. C. W. James, d Baker City, who was here yesterday Ar ranging the preliminaries for holding thr convention, In his capacity as secretary of the central committee, also laid a nit work of wires to secure the nomination of recorder. He is favorably spoken 1 1 by the delegates from Sumpter. Assays From the Diadem. J. O. Louudagin states that he has made 20 assays of ore from the Diadr m and his lowest return was f 145.55 pet' ton in gold, silver and copper. The high est assay was $426.51 in gold and silvir. The lowest assay In gold alone was I us per ton, while the highest for gold alone was )26.28. On the dump the company has 500 sacks of ore ready to ship. I nr 500 will weigh about 56,000 pounds, and the ore will net them something over 20O to the ton. There Is also between no and 200 tons of second-grade ore on thr dump, not sacked, which will mill J 50 to the ton. Mr. I.ound.iglii has visited many of the best properties in the distrkt, and In his opinion, for the work done, trie Diadem Is second to none. Portland Telegram. Will Form a Camera Club. There are a number of enthusiastic amateur photographers or kodak liends, as they are sometimes called in Sumptc r, who are discussing the question ot organ izing a camera club. Certainly nowhere could such a club find in Nature so much that is grand and beautiful to work on. There are hundreds of landscapes In tin vicinity of Sumpter from which exqisite. photographs could and ought to be made. Portland Interested in Mines. Judge Newbury returned to Sumpter Sunday from a two weeks trip to Pert land, his former home, and reports the business men in all lines becoming inter ested in mining and anxious for informa tion as to this district, witli a view to in vestment. He further says the newly or ganized mining exchange will be a help ing factor in the movement of legitimate stocks of tile Sumpter mines.