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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1900)
Wednesday. June i$, 1900 THE SUMPTER MINER 11 GOLD IN CHICKEN CRAW Mrs. Fisher Making Regular Placer Cleanups. It is with some little hesitancy that THE MINER tells this story; because the thing Is a chesmit, and is usually regard ed as a cheap fake fish story. But this one Is based on facts and occasionally this paper does tell the truth, even though it knows by so doing it will get the ha-ha from a scoffing public. Mrs. Fisher, who conducts the Rimbol restaurant on Mill street, has been finding gold nuggets in chicken's craws. The first was discovered about ten days ago. Since then she has been looking for more. Sunday forenoon she killed four more and in the craw of each she found a number of particles of coarse gold, some as large as a wheat kernel. These chickens have been running at large in the yard baCK of the restaurant There is nothing strange about the occur rence. It has often been declared that there is gold enough in every lot in the Sumpter townslte to pay for It. In this case, however, a lot of gravel had been dumped In the yard, which was hauled from the old placer ground on the river bank. The gold could have come either from this or the ground Itself. There Is a steep bank on the rear of this lot, which gives an exposure of sufficient depth for gold to be found. It is perfectly natural for chickens, in pecking around In earth, to pick up shin ing particles sucli as gold dust. In each of the fowls the value of the dust found was greater than that of the bird Itself. Tills ought to furnish a pointer for some one to start a chicken ranch on placer diggings, which would practically assure at least a double valuation for every one raised. Spokane Mining Man Here. I". P. Hogan, a prominent mining man of Spokane, was in this section last week looking over the country witli a view to future investment. He visited the promi nent mines of the Bourne district, the Umpqua group and Granite properties and expressed himself as very favorably impressed witli the possibilities of the country. Mr. Hogan iias examined over 1000 mines during the past ten years and is qualified to express an opinion. He is identified witli some of the prominent properties of British Columbia and the Couer d' Aleuts. He will return in a tew weeks and make a thorough examination of the district, alter which a liberal In vestment of northern capital Is sure to follow. Willie here he was the guest of H. W. Miller. Base Ball Game on the Fourth. Theie will be a base ball game here on the Fourth of July and all ball players are requested to leave their names at Harley Wood's place. Practice games are being arranged for, and it is thought a pendant winning team can be organised. These have already signified their willingness to take a hand: John Walker, Horace Hall, WalterCronlu, Frank linbsoii, Theo Housewortli, Frank Rogers, Sam Starts, Clyde Hobsou, Andy Stiiisou, Charles S. Warren, ir., Frank Thomes, Hush Liver more, Harley Wood, T. O. Jones, Frank Randall and Charley Moore. LeUon Balllet in Sumpter. I.etsou Balliet, the cosmopolitan milling engineer and operator who lias received some undeserved, unpleasant notoriety of late in connection with the White Swan mine, was in Sumpter Monday. He stopped over here on his way to Chicago from San Francisco, on business connected with a deal. Regarding the White Swan, he says he simply bought the property at sheriff's sale for debts. The company has until December u, to redeem, and he is doing nothing with the property In the meantime. The Iowa fakirs are trying to sell stock to raise the money with which to redeem, and are making some rather coarse thimble-rigging plays to accomplish this purpose. City Council Proceedings. At the meettng'of the city council SatJ urday evening an ordinance was passed modifying the duties of the health officer. The following ordinances were introduced, read and ordered enrelled: Prescribing the duties of the city attorney; to protect firemen and apparatus; providing for a dumping ground; accepting the east too feet of the alley of block 2 in Riverside addition. The health officer was instruct ed to post notices in all alleys forbidding the dumping of garbage and obstructions. Marshal Austin was appointed pound master. I. A. Manning was appointed clerk during the absence of the recorder. "The Portland", conducted by Hus Woodward on Mill street, is fully a representation of its name. A visit will convince you of this. Mrs. S. A. Campbell has a tent 20x30, for sale. Inquire at tent south east of school house. Weinhard's beer on draught at Henry Finger's; 10 cents per glass. The Columbia beer, brewed In Sumpter, is today as good as any made. T.D.Bellinger & Co. .OF SUMPTER. OREGON l)ipensers of only the Choicest Brands Liquors or Including Old Overholt, Can adian Club, Ushers and James Watson Scotch, Imported 1881 Braudv, Three Star Hennessey, and all the Leading Brands ol VVIm-s and Cigars. New and Elegant Fixtures. Comfort able quarters for gentlemen. No better service in Oregon. 1 ...The Magnolia... T, D, Bf lllnftr I Co., Propi. ! (Formerly Hotel Van iJuyn Bid.) GOOD THINGS TO FAT AT E. P. Bergman & Compa'y GROCERS Mill Street, Wood's Building. OUR GREAT FIRE SALE OF DAMAGED GOODS dt Again ready for business in the Jones & Yerger Block on Mill Street near the Depot H AS been of such marked b n Ji to ourselves in j;ettinf our unsalable goods into money and, we hope, to our custom ers in their securing good bargains at less than half their value. , AH our J.im.int'J i;oiiJ ii.lJn .mj I'liJs h if l-i't'ii rrlrK.ilrJ t thl'Ji" iMitmrnt nnj ati now iir.nlvoll miIJ, (citing out stock In tin .Initi'i & VvtRi-r Mink Clean, First-Class and Up-to- Date in Every Particular Allft WrJitriJav of ltil crk hit ! of J.im.icrJ ktiKk Mill clmr mull SaturJtv altrtnoon,vlirn lhr who luvr nut taken a.lant.iKi ol llili op nuitunlty can Jo so at thai tlnu. We are receiving new goods every day and hope to see all our old customers and many new ones at our new stand next to the Townsite Company's office, where we serve you to the best of our ability Fraser & Chalmers Chicago MILLING MAUIINF.RY-Kolls, Stamps, Crushers. Perforated Metals, Jigs, Friii Vauiiers, lite. MINING MACIIINI-KY-Bollers, including Sederhnhii Holier, Air Compressors, RvidltT Pumps, Fur naces, Etc. Write to our Chicago ollice lor Catalogue. Represented by MENNO UNZICKER, Hotel Warshauer, BAKER CITY, OREGON Is IE ir THI: BUST APPOINT!:!) e t Pharmacy IN l:ASTI:UN OM-tiON. No prescription ton difficult to fill. (Service day or night.) A complete line of druggists sundries, stationery and toilet articles. The Sumpter Drug Co. L. C. EDWARDS, MANAOI-K. SUMPTER, OREGON. Fritz b Dwyer '.. GRANITE STREET We huy and sell all hinds of City Properly. We handle Mining Properties, on commission or lor cash. We have made a great many sales of City Property and mining claims the past lew weeks.