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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1900)
8 THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, May i6, 1900 DECLINE OF Haul Ore from the Badger to Susanvillc. It was ascertained Thursday that It is PLACER CAMPS, more than probable that the Hader Gold j Minlnjr company, whose property is about , three and a half miles from usanville, on (ilk creek, will this summer haul their ore from the mine to Pendleton and then ship to San i-'ranclsco, Instead of hauling to Maker City. Last year tills company had thirty-three teams engaged in hauling ore I to the latter place. It is understood that arrangements are about completed with the first National bank of this city to to take care of their interests at this point. I he only drawbacks to Pendleton In the Their Lives Are Always of Short Duration. The following editorial in the Spokes maii'Rcview describes the conditions In eastern Oregen: The early history of Id.ilio Is repeated Pst have been the condition of the road in Alaska. In iWij, 40,000 gold seekers were drawn to the rich pl.icer camps of Id.ilm. H.nuroft says that notwithstand ing the falling off In eastern immigration, the Boise mines alone drew between 25,000 and jo.ooo men to southern Idaho. These ligurcs about cover the highest estimates and tile need of a bridge across the middle fork of the John Day river. The bridge across the river was put in last winter and Granite lias undertaken to put the road in condition. Thus it seems that nothing now remains to prevent the ore coming tills way. Charles .1. Maker, of of the number of men who will go into 1 Pendleton, expects to enter Into a contract Alaska this year. 1 w'tn tne company to put 011 four or live I In those days, as now, there was keen Mx-horse teams to do a portion of this rivalry between town and cities over the tr.ide of the placer camps. Portland, Walla Walla, l.ewistuu, Umatilla land ing, and even Sairamento, California, competed for the business of the various ' camps in northern and southern Idaho. I.cwlstou was a lively place. It com manded the rich diggings of northern Idaho, and its ambitious inenliants had dreams of reaching out for the richer trade of the Boise country. 'I hey dispatched a party to old Port Boise to ascertain if it were practicable to navigate Snake river, from I ewiston to that point or beyond. 'I his party, alter waiting until the river was near its lowest stage, descended from Port Itoise to l.ewistou on a raft. "It was soon made apparent, however," .ays the historian, "that l.ewistou was hopelessly! cut oft trom Salt Lake, and even from Itoise Itasiu, by craggy mountains and, impassible liver canyons and falls." As r.ulidly as one rit.li camp wasev1 liausted, another was found, and the mer- 1t11l.1l minds darted hither and thither like globules of qiiiikMlver in search of gold. Por a few years the new discover ies overbalanced the exhaustion of the old hauling. Pendleton Tribune. REVIVAL IN THE JOHN DAY. Quartz Mining Superceding Famous Old Placer Diggings. The snow is rapidly disappearing from the mountains and the foothills are almost alive with prospectors. Attention has been generally turned from the placer dig gings to the quart ledgcs.and the search ers are aiming for the bodies of gold ore ' that have been found to be characteristic ' of the belt. This John Day valley Is an I Interesting country, and many a romance and tragedy Is recorded in its history.1 1 he discovery of rich placers brought an adventurous and hardy people to Its fields in the early '60s. 'I hen little or no atten tion was paid to the quart deposits, the creeks being easy to work and yielding . rich returns. Now, however, with the! aid of modem machinery, ledges are de sired and searched for. As a result of the new life that has come Into the district, Prairie City, the sleepy little hamlet of yesterday, is today 1 bustling town with all the modern spirit diggings and the population increased ' Jn,t ,he "l,J IwMMments. Bi.ildl.iR has, rapidly; but there came i time w lieu the balance turned, and then the country lost Its transient population nearly as fast as it had gained it in the eldorado days. I hus now with Alaska. Dawson has lost the gteater part of its population, and t'sen now has the appearance of a de serted mining camp. In a few years, at tuithest, the same fate will fall on Cape Nome, and hi a few more year, the thou sands who are now gathering in Alaska will natter to the lour winds, 'this has been the history of California, of the placer camps of Australia, and of the once famous camps ot Idaho. Alaska's Indus tiles will then tall b.uk 011 Its permanent lesouries Us quart mines, it cn1111nerii.il ore shall be dKoeied, and Its lislieries and lumber. It is significant, though, that thus far pav oie has eluded the Alaska searcher. i he I'rcndwell mill Is still pounding away -on great bodies ot low giade ote on the seashore, but that Is apart from the pres ent rush ot gold seekers. Nothing that would invite the operations ol the exper however, already started, and there is a general revival. New businesses are be ing opened and there is room for more and need for many tilings, including sawmills, shingle mills and factories. The resources I ot the valley are not couluied to mining, as there are timber, grain, grazing and fruit lauds. The John Day valley is sl or seven miles wide and fifteen miles long. On the south side of the river are the Strawberry mountains and on the north the Dixie Hutte and another range. The whole country seems rich in copper, gold and silver, and all the laud of the valley is fertile. To Illustrate the immensity of the de posits, the Oregon Wonder, may be men tioned. 'I he ledge is over 1400 feet wide and has been traced for many miles. The rock is sott, and therefore easily mined. Narrow stringers are frequently found that are of great richness, and experience has shown that they gain width with depth. Prom the Greenhorn mountains south through the Strawberry mountains is a aeiued and prudent quatu.lnerhasbeen,l,dt so '" wide and 150 miles long, iound In the interior. ""k" "' """' "" """ """ ' '7' ' In this respect Alaska dltlers from the ? therefore praclkally a virgin field, ea.lyl.lstory ot Idaho, liven when the , ? "J 'f VT' lndlca on, L ' s b' Placer miners were washing out their , lnf ' mlnera ted belt. This will millions primitive means were rigged up PMy ' f " '.l ew tocrushtlie rich ore of adjacent ledges, tlo.i,. that will be explored this season.- ... llnU- I., iKA. Ivtivmi fnrlv. apnini ' oi'raiiH-ntYitw uum '" -i-t "Tt --.--.. ..-.j and tidy arasttas were run by water pow er, making flattering returns, and the number soon increased to eighty-four, each crushing about a ton .1 day. In the same year quaiU mills were brought in Prairie City. Notice. Notice is hereby given that I am not a candidate for the office of Supervisor of roads of the Sumpter district, and I desire Horn St. Louis, San Pranclsco and Port- that my name be withdrawn from the re laud, and ld.1110 lairiy entered on uie ue- publican ticket. Signed: velopment ol her remarkable quartz Gb'O. B. TRDROWE. in'iies. I Sumpter, Oregon, May 9, iooo. THE SUMPTER LUMBER COMPANY. Now is the Time to Buil'd, DON'T wait till mid-summer or late in the fall. Commence now before the rush, while pou can get plenty of material cheap and while mechanics are not crowded with work. Every season repeats itself: A big rush late in the season and a lull "in the early spring time when the violets bloom.' We have a fine stook of lumber and we are equipped to get out detail work for the finest kind of finish. A superior quality of buildings are what we are looking for this season, now that the permanence of the town and country is assured. J. B. STODDARD, Manager. "THE GOLCONDA" M3i D. M. FERRY & CO., Props. Only the best of everything, including first-class music, day and night. Family rooms up stairs. Sumpter, Ore. STAR SALOON ALP. ALLEN Proprietor Handles the best of Liquors, Wines and Cigars. Draught beer a specialty by the pitcher, bottle or glass. Opposite Depot SUMPTER, OR. W. S. BOWERS . ABSTRACTS Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. Mining Patents Obtained Years of experience in Baker County Records. No. 2104 Court Street, Baker City, Oregon. EI rwin & Co. Real Estate and Mines.... .. Opera House Block "Just around the Corner" NEBERGALL & MOORE PROPRIETORS. THE MAZE Fine Wines, Liquors and Ggars. SUMPTER, OREGON NEILL BUILLING