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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1900)
Wednesday, May 16, 1900 4 THE SUMPTER MINER. REGISTRATION, 927. Sumpter's Vote Four in Two Years. Fold The registration books closed yesterday afternoon at live o'clock. At this writing it Is impossible to get the official figures on the number registering. At 2 o'clock Recorder Manning estimated that there would be 931. After the books were closed Sam Stott calculated the number to he 927. This Included nil except one list, the number in that one being of the day before. Those who t month since estimated the voting population at 1000, fell f-hort of the mark, rather than over It. For there Is no question but what a hundred men who make this their home are now in the hills, mining or prospecting, and have failed to register. Two years ago the vote was only 212, o it Is now easily four times what It was at that time. Very much the larger part of this Increase has taken place within less than one year. The political co.nplexion of this new vote in Sumpler is the uncertain quantity that Is puzzling county candidates and politicians. It is conceeded that this will be the deciding force in the coming elec tion. It is absolutely impossible to form .iiiything like a correct Idea of how these 700 new votes will be divided. Republicans claim that they will get much the larger majority of them, for the unsatisfactory reason that "they are mostly men of Intelligence." On the titherhand, democrats claim that the greater portion of this new element comes from Colorado, Montana and other min ing states, where "sliver cranks" do most iongregateand lloutlsh, and that Ho per ient of the new comers will vote the democratic ticket stralght-as they are .ilreadv known to take their whiskey. A count of the votes will alone decide question. rock. It Is needless to say, where gold in such properties can be found so far above bedrock that the owners anticipate large returns at the end of the season's work. The work of cleaning up will begin the twentieth Instant, and Mr. Austin says he will realize 1 20,000. Pblng will be con tinued until about July 1. Baker City Democrat. RICH POCKET MINE. After Two Yean Work a True Feasive Vein Is Diacovcrcd. Goldfinch Company' Attain Adjusted. The affairs of the (ioldlinch Mining lompany have been satisfactorily adjusted ,ind development work will soon be In- J. W Downing has developed a regu lar ten foot ledge at Ashcreek, Klamath river, In which several rich pockets have been found. Forty pounds cf quartz, from one pocket lately found, contains at least f 3,000 and he has shipped away over 200 pounds of rich specimens. All the ledge is of high grade ore, and he is now min ing It In regular order to have the quartz, hauled to mill, without picking out any specimens bunches as heretofore. This claim has produced several ex ceedingly rich pockets for a few years past, supposed to be float quartz, as the development of a permanent ledge has but lately been effected, after a couple of years diligent work on the part of Mr. Downing and his assistant. We were shown some specimens lie brought to town yesterday for depositing in the bank, all of which exhibited glitter ing gold to the naked eye In great quan tity, such as 110 Klondike or Cape Nome country can excel. About two years ago Hurcham and Nichols found a pocket in this claim, from which they realized 3,800, but found 110 more quartz, after working .1 long time, when they finally sold out to Downing. A few months ago Downing found an other pocket yielding several hundred dol lars, and has continued prospecting with excellent success in finding rich speci mens, and a well defined ledge that prom ises to be the richest In Siskiyou. The claim was bonded to an eastern company, through an agent, for f 30,000, riiiiniiip nut M.-iv I. At the i-ilr;itlnn of "" I the time, Downing went to work again and almost immediately ran on this pocket, securing the rich specimens In the pres ence of the eastern agent. The agent was all right In efforts to come down with the purchase money, but the capitalists be mud mm wanted the claim liiorougiiiy ex iiigurated. A compromise was rr:irhrtl 1 :,mnnl by the r.xierts before buyiiiK. tints with the men who jumped the claims, giving them one ot the group. The com pany looted two others on the same ledge and a placer claim near by. These properties are In the immediate vicinity of the Co-Operative, and are supposed to be mi the same vein. In appearaiue the quartz Is Identical, but assays altogether different, the Co-Operative carrying cop per values principally, and the Goldfinch I scarcely a trace of this, but considerable! gold. The tree excursion proposition which D. K. Young, of this company, has been working 011 around Rossland and Spokane has been abandoned, Dwyer cv I ritz and other Sumpter citizens objecting ' to this feature, on the ground that it bears .1 striking resemblance to a wildcat fake. Men will be put to work on these claims In a few days. Wintervllle Placen Yield $20,000. Moult Austin, of Moult station, owner i the NVlntervllle placers, situated in this lounty about one and a half miles from the Bonanza mine, arrived in the city yes terday via the Sumpter Valley railway, tor the purpose of peifecting arrangements tor cleaning up the bedrock at his placers. Mr. Austin states tint two giants have been operating on the mine since February 1, with the pleasing result that much dirt has been disposed of. A force of 12 to 20 men have been constantly employed since the beginning of operations. Mr. Austin, when seen by a reporter, exhibited one of the prettiest nuggets ever seen, weighing Wo. This was picked up by a miner while piping, and was found two feet from bed- delaying their bargain until too late to clinch it. Yreka Journal. Public Notice. All parties holding claims against the Sumpter Water company, proper, are re quested to present them to the company's office for examination and audit. StlMPTliK WATIiR CO. May 1, 1000. The Walla Walla Feed Yard WM. KlTCUl-N, Prop. DEALER IN HAY, GRAIN AND ALL KINDS OF FEED. FREE DELIVERY. Good Feed Yard and Stables For Freighters. Warehouses and Offices, Sumpter Valley Railroad Track. Milk-Dairv in Connection SUMPTER, OREGON j J HOBSON MERCANTILE COMPANY J J A Discouraging Feature In the making up of a new gown has been the im possibility of securing suitable linings, facings, etc. We can help you out on this line. We have just received from the best Looms in the world a full assortment of dress fixings, ever put off in the Sumpter district. A Costly Garment Requires substantial linings and Dame Fashion requires the latest creations in shade effects and fabric novelties. Oriental Silk per ar J, all colon. . . . The newest thing In a Jurable fancy lining, j6 Inches wlJe. Mibbon Moire pet arJ A beautiful fabric (or gooi Jrcss lin ings, )6 Inches wlJe. Collar Canvass-Natural nj white per yd ao Haircloth Black anj grav, per J. ... if Shrunk Clastic Duck Absolutely best o Slllslns - rerarJ, i)Ci mc to Skirt Linings- In alt cheaper graJes, 6(c to . . , ... 90 CILBERrS ORIENTAL SILK.1 9be nearest to Silk In appearance of any thing that ever hat I ecu made. lTo further 1130 for red ltk for skirt linings. Hat only to be pecn to bo ppnrcclatcd. Will wear threo tinea ca Mag a lt taffeta. Once used and you will surely have no other. J' Is xlmply perfection and at a price. aiik to ce tub cloth si our ccuater These are all new goods, and are bought with the intention of making the same prices on them that you have been paying for an inferior grade of goods and the assortment of shades and qualities is better than you're accus tomed to seeing in these parts. Bousuim & Spalding CRYSTAL TQF Gompany Free delivery of Pure ice. Leave orders at office of Columbia Brewing and Malting Co., next door to MINER office. ;: ueorge w. weigana... HIGH GRADE LIQUORS AND CIGARS ( 0 0 J Mining Men's neauquaners rsexi uoor 10 wonder aiore a nvjuruc, uncuuii ev'vvvyy'' Raul E. Poindextor, MIN ES Bedford McNcai'ta Cooc. Sumpter, - - Ore. -.