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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1900)
Wednesday, May 9, 1900. ATTEND TO YOUR COW THE SUMPTER MINER. 11 Council Finally Passes the Em pounding Ordinance. At the meeting of the city council Satur day evening, the much discussed env pounding ordinance went to its second reading and was finally passed, as amend ed. It Is No. 8, new series. The electric light ordinance, No. 9, was also passed. As stated In these columns last week, by its provisions the city pays the Sumpter Light and Power company 911.25 each per month for ten arc lights of 2000 candle power, the contract running two years. Rates for private parties are not fixed, it having been decided that this will be equitably adjusted by the compe tition of other kinds of lights. Another week was given the committee on tire and water, in which to report the ordinance fixing water rates. On motion of Alderman Stlnson, the property owners committee was requested to look after the laying of the sidewalks on Cracker street, to see that they con form to the grade. The Cracker street grade as fixed by Engineer Penner, was declared official. Different officials submitted their month ly reports. That of the city physician went into details on the sanitary con dition of the town and was of especial In terest, In that it reported not a case of contagious disease within his jurisdiction. Paul Poindexter was made official cus todian of the gold medal which this dis trict won at the Spokane exposition last fall, for having the best mineral display. Lightning Prevaricator Does Good Job. During the thunder storm of yesterday afternoon, a tree on the main street of the old town was struck by lightning, very considerably shattering it, breaking a number of panes of glass in a house near the tree, tearing up the sidewalk and play ing havoc generally with things In that immediate vicinity. One of the peculiar freaks of the lightning was when it struck the tree, it passed up the street, turned the corner and hit Mrs. Swelgert, who was bitting in her chair about one hundred yards from where the lightning struck, knocking a knife from her hand and ren dering her insensible for a while. No other damage was done to any serious ex tent. La Grande Chronicle. Statistics for United States Mint. Fred A. Wing, United States, assayer at the government assay office in Seattle, was in the camp last Thursday and Fri day gathering statistical matter for the director of the mint, who is preparing his annual publication covering, among other things, the gold and silver production of the mines, and a general summary of the output of each district In the United States. Any one familiar with mining can readily see and understand the great difficulties to be encountered In gathering such statistics direct from producers, and the impossibility of making sucli accurate. New Pump Catalogue. Fraser & Chalmer, the big mining ma chinery men of Chicago, have issued their new (number 24) illustrated catalogue of the Riedler pump, in which is contained more useful information for the mining man than could be learned in years of ob servation. Their address is corner of Twelfth street and Washtenaw avenue, Chicago, Ills. O R. ck N., Will Help Mining Convention At the meeting of the Chamber of Com merce last night a communication was read from General Passenger Agent Hurl burt, of the O. R. & N., in which it was stated that one fare rates would be made from all points in Oregon to Baker City during the Miners convention. Ar rangements are also being made by the O. R, & N. for reduced rates from Colorado and Montana, and passengers on east and west bound trains will hereafter be al lowed ten days stop-over in Baker, so as to have an opportunity to visit the mines of this section. The committee of citi zens appointed to raise the $1000 to de tray the expenses of the convention has, so far as known, made no move yet, but a report is expected at the next meeting of th,e chamber, one week hence. Baker Democrat. . Forty Stamp Mill for Bonanta-Wcst. Mr. Warren Cable, superintendent of the Bonanza-West mine, In Bonanza dis trict, Is in the city for a brief stay. Mr. Cable says he is drifting on a vein in about 900 feet and Is crosscuttiug at every 100 feet. The property Is making such a fine showing that the owners have tinder contemplotion the erection of a .jo-stamp mill on the property In the near future. Col. Ray and associates, who own the property, are expected to arrive here in about 30 days. Baker City Democrat. Death of Mrs. Mary Jane Ham'lton. Mary-Jane, wife of J. H. Hamilton, died at Hamilton, Grant county, Friday, May 4, aged seventy-two years. Deceased was borne in Decatur county, Indiana, April, 7, 1822. She was one of a party that crossed the plains in 1852, and set tled In Clackamas county, this state, where she resided until moving with her husband and family to Grant county in 1872, which has since been Iter home. She was respected and loved by all who knew her. O.R.&N. . TO THE EAST Gives the Choice of Two Transcoutineut al Reutes: GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY via Spokane, Minneap olis, St. Paul, Chicago. THE OREGON SHORT LINE J via Salt Lake, Denver, Omaha, Kan sas City. Lowest Rates to All Eastern Cities. Ocean steamers leave every 5 days for I SAN FRANCISCO Steamers monthly from Portland to Yokohama and Hong Kong via the North ern Pacific Steamship Co. in connection with the O. R. & N. For full particulars ?all on.O. R. & N. agent, Baker City, or address W. H. HURLBURT, General Passenger, Agt. Portland, Or. LINES OF THE Sumpter Transportation Co. CARRYING U. S. MAILS. SUMI'TER-CANYON ROUTE. Lv Ar. Lv. Ar .. Sumpter Ar .CllllorJ , ...Lv ...fJIUnrJ Ar Austin Lv 10: u . m. 8.00 a. m. i;o 1. m. V.oo a. m. :o p. in. l-.ic p. m. 1:40 p m. r.o p- n. Connecting at Austin with stages lor Canyon City and Interior points. luop.m. I Lv,. ..Gilford .Ar I 7:10 a. in. yoo p. m. I Ar. .Bonanza. ;.Lv 6:oa.jn. Connecting at Bonanza with stages tor I'yx. Roblnsonvllle. Worley, Virginia, Don Juan and Belcher mints. SUMPTER-GRANITE ROUTE. Lv Sumhler..,..Arl io:oj a. m. Ar Granite . ... J.y J 7:00 a. m. 11: jo p. a: jo. p. Livery at Granite to North l"ork, Red Boy, Dan ielle and adjacent mines. StIMI'TER-BOURNE ROUTE. ir.fO p. m. :oo p. m. it P- rn. Lv Sumpter Ar Ar Bourne Lv Ar Columbia Lv 5: 10 a. 8.00 a. 7:10 a. Including North Pole. E. E., Climax, Ohio and ad jacent mines. THE BEST APPOINTED. & S Pharmacy IN EASTERN OREGON. No prescription too difficult to till. (Service day or night.) A complete line of druggists sundries, stationery and toilet articles. & & The Sumpter Drug Co. L. C. EDWARDS, MANAGER. SUMPTER, OREGON. Capital Hotel THOS. KILPATRICK Proprietor Centrally Located. Headquarters for I Electric Lights. Commercial and Newly Refurnished. Mining Men. Free 'Bus and Bag- Passengers Waybllled t gage Service. To all Points on Stages. 1 SUMPTER, OREGON. Paul E. Poindoxtor, MIN ES Bcorono McNcal's Cooc. Sumpter, - - Ore. Bousum & Spalding CRYSTAL T(E ComPanV Free delivery of Pure Ice. Leave orders at office of Columbia Brewing and Malting Co., next door to AllNI-K ollice. The Triumph Cigar IS THE World's Best Havana Cigar. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. CHAS. I. FLYNN & CO. - Manufacturers Fritz 5 Dwyer GRANITE STREET. We buy and sell all llnds of City Property. We handle Mining Properties, on commission or for cash. We have made a great many sales of City Property and mining claims the past few weeks.