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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1900)
Wednesday, April n. 1900. THE SUMPTER MINER. COLUMBIA SOUTHERN. A Novelty, in That There Is No Water in Its Bonds. A projected construction of railway mileage In the United States for 1000 will i exceed In the total that of any preceding year. The new territory to be opened is limited, though some' still remains, and, one of the largest areas of this character i Is the great Oregon plateau lying south of the Columbia river and between the , Cascade and Blue mountain ranges. It is a vast region of country, comprising half the state's area; traversed by nu merous streams; embracing gieat stretches i of magnificent irrigable agricultural lands;' ferests of the finest timber in the north west, pasture and fruit lauds, coal beds,1 Iron and copper deposits, veins of gold ' and silver bearing ores, the very highest ' quality of lime, and possibly cinnabar, tin and lead ores. This country is sparsely settled and! wholly undeveloped; pastoral and placer! mining pursuits constitute the basis of all the industrial development that exists in ! the whole region. Hut with the comple- j tlon of the railways projected into this ' empire of undeveloped wealth, a new era will have dawned; and already men who are getting glimpses of the future are crowding in. The hardy and undaunted prospector leads, the van. His quest is primarily for gold and the precious metals and, in this Instance at his heels comes the railway, without which the stores of natural wealth in the region are value less. The Columbia, Southern railway is opening the new empire." With the cour age of youth, the sagacity of a keen In tellect.and goaded on by the consciousness of an empty pocket, Mr. E. E. I.ytle, un aided, took up the task three years ago, Of putting a first class railroad through the heart of the state from The Dalles on the Columbia river to Ontario on Snake river. In one respect at least, his meth od is unique, and because of this departure from conventional methods, he met with great difficulty in launching his enterprise. He is building the roadon bonds at 5io,ooo per mile, while no other standard gaugt road In the country Is constructed on bonds at less than $20,000 per mile. Capitalists expect railroad projectors to make their money out of the cost of con struction in other -words to water the fixed charges. Recause of this new de parture, capitalists were loath to back the Columbia Southern enterprise, but Mr. Lytle rested his faith on the great natural resources of the country he Is opening. He reduced the fixed charges to the mini mum, and will pass the excess of net ( earnings to dividends on the stock, oft which he owns the control. He Is in a position to give the public a standard grade service, meet every legitimate de mand of the patrons of his road, aid as no other road can, the development of a new country, and still grow rich. The Columbia Southern road is fairly under way, being completed to Shaniko, seventy miles out from Rlggs, the point of junction with the O. K. & N. on the Columbia, and with reasonable assurance that it will be completed to the upper John Day valley within a year. Prom the present terminus the road has two immediate objective points Prlne ville, to tap the great timber belt of sugar pine and fir on the eastern slopes of the Cascade range; and Prairie City in the upper John Day. The latter line will traverse a mineral belt that gives unques tionable assurance of great development and wonderful production. Railway Age. ,. - t-t - General Warren's New Townilte. Steps will soon be taken to Incorporate 1 new town under the name of Mineral City, situated twenty miles south of Hunt ington, on the Idaho side of the Snake river, in Washington county. The town is In the center of a rich mining belt. The promoters are also interested in various large mining enterprises in that vicinity. It Is said that General Charles S. Warren, the father of the Sumpter Townslte com pany and president of the Diadem Mining company, Is Interested in the new town. It may be said that new towns are spring ing up all over this territory. The excuse for their existence is the large number of mines constantly being opened in certain I localities, nnu cnreiui onservers cannot fail to note that there has never yet been a failure In tills district of a property once opened up. Raker City Correspondent in Porland Telegram. r Grant County Republican Convention. At the Grant county republican conven tion, held In Canyon City, D. P. King was nominated for sheriff; R.R.McHaley, clerk; Z. J. Martin, treasurer; M. W. 1 Railey, commissioner; Peter Kuhl, as- j sessor; M. N. Ronliam, school superin-f tendeut; W. IV White, suiveyor; Dan Morrow, coroner; .delegates to the state convention, K. K. Luce, George J. Par rett, G. W Dart, William Rudlo, C. G. Guernsey, J. R. Johnson and A. S. Litcli. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. . (GmtlnufJ Irom .ir .) W. A. Weatherby secretary of the cen tral committee. The following officers were nominated without oppesition: Representative, W. E. Grace, Raker City. Sheriff, W. W. Looney, Sumpter. Clerk, George H. Poster, Haker City. Recorder, C. W. James, Haker City. Treasurer, A. C. McClelland, Raker City. Assessor, G. W. Jett, Sumpter. Superintendent of schools W. R. Privet, Haker City. Surveyor, John Hagel, Raker City. Coroner, E. H. McDanlel, Raker City. Por commissioner, W. H. Gleason, Sumpter; J. B. McKlnnon, Huntington; A. L. Rrown, Rock Creek, and James York, Baker City, were placed In nomina tion. The first ballot stood, Gleason Co, McKlnnon 34, York 19, Rrown 10. Mr. Rrown's name was withdrawn. The second ballot resulted in the nomination of Gleason, on this vete: Gleason 71, McKlnnon 29, York 23. Precinct officers were then nominated. Por Sumpter, W. H. Pellx was named as justice of the peece; George Raker, consta ble; John Rlggs, road supervisor. Dan Perry was named as road supervisor for Rourne. Por McEwen, B. R. Mead was nominated for constable; Charles Gard ner, road supervisor. The convention passed a lot of resolu tions, thanking every body in sight. TI11. fl.ljff'itc lift mi .1 1111.11.11 tr.'ilti about 10 o'clock that evening. S. C. BEEBE I Millwright Constructor of Mills, Concentrators, Smelt ers, Cyanide Plants, etc. West Granite Street SUMPTKR OREGON WE BUY ALL OUR GOODS N CARLOAD LOTS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL C. J Johns' Big Store New Spring Goods W will begin to arrive daily next week, and we can promise the handsomest line of DRESS GOODS ever shown . in Sumpter. Men's and Boys' Spring Hats are here now, and others are arriving from time to time. SPECIAL a beautiful Use of Ladies' Mus line Underwear. Must be seen to be' appreciated. The HARDWARE DEPARTMENT has Wen fuily . stocked up again with everything in shelf ami heavy hardware, builders' tools, iron and steel and miners' wares: also largest stock of paints, oils, sash, doors . . and window glass in East ern Oregon. New goods are arriving constantly. s C.J.JOHNS, Sumpter STARR & ODELL MINES BOUGHT AND SOLD We are fully equipped to make report.- on mines, and can handle pro; pets or developed mines. Main ollice, Sumpter, Oregon. Ilranih Ollms, Spokane, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. Cor. Center and North Streets, Sumpter, Oregon. Telephonr No. ni. C Plrst and Always jt J, THE J- J fa ) nhhouse!ss Holderi Fri pie Hotel ? J Newly Purnlshcd " O ' S Throughout. .ii.'l-J v ! Only White Labor kX I Employed. c ? All Outside Rooms. P.RWCI: & POWI.ER. J S NiihS'K M'11 street' Sumpter, Oregon S THE BEST APPOINTED. Pharmacy IN EASTERN OREGON. No prescription too difficult to fill. (Service day or night.) ....,, A complete line of druggists sundrjes, stationery and toilet articles. The Sumpter Drug Co. L. C. EDWARDS, MANAGER. .SUMPTER, OREGON.