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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1900)
Wednesday, July 18. 1900 The Dr. Sanden Electric Belt THE SUMPTER MINER. W & ' i I ' ' My . 1 fry ' COPYRIGHTED Every one knows something about my great appliance, the Dr. Sanden Electric Belt with attachment for men. It has won friends in all parts of the world. I invented it as a specific treatment for those weaknesses of men which result from youthful indiscretions or later excesses. It is the proper application of the galvanic current. It gives just the right quantity for good and quick results. It is the Weak Man's Hope We all know that Electricity is strength or nerve force, and where the system lacks this"! contract to supply it. From the Sanden Belt you get a long continued flow of the galvanic current. That is what is necessary. You wear it all night for from two to three months, and "take ordinary care of your general health. That is all you require. It sends a pleasant, soothing current through kidneys, Liver, Stomach, Bladder and Prostrate Gland. It cures without danger of relapse. You Use No Drugs The current may be made mild or strong by turning a little thump-screw regulator which modifies the' intensity to suit the desire of wearer. Free Book & Free Consultation Drop in today, if possible, and have a look at the Belt, test current ane consult me free of charge, or write for free book, "Three Classes of Men." which explains all, sent in plain, sealed envelope. I answer letters personally. DR. A. T Dept. J 9 & di SANDEN ' Russell Building, Portland, Ore BIG IRRIGATION SCHEME Till Reclaim a Large Arc of Hit "Oregon Drt." A large :irr;i of l.uul In southern Ore Ron, liiiovvn lit stockmen ;is "the drsrrt," is about to he put undtr irrigation system hy the lies Chutes ,V Cryst.il Lake Irri gation romp.iuy, which h.is had a party ol surveyors In the field lor several months. Yestetil.iy C. N. Sottt, ol I'ortlaml, and Waller Moore, of Moro, olficers of the company, arrange! to take a trip over the ground, atcnmpanieJ hy Dell Stuart, their nttorney. J he party will leave InJ.iy for Shanilto, the terminus of the Columbia Southerh railfo.nl, ami will take, private lonveyaiues Irom theie. 'Ihese gentlemen sav the main canal of the system Is to he ioa miles long ami 40 del wide at the surface ot the ground and 30 at the bottom. It wilU.triva Mtram 11I water 10 feet deep I he v.tn.tl Is to tap the iJes Chutes titer near its head, on the eastern slope ol the Cascades, where a tirvrt-talltng supplv of watet is assured. 'I he land to be bloilghl under tin- tilt) if mie of the dlUh would malic a good sled ount. It is a level, and region and Its soil, of light alluvial composition, i.ipableot pioihuing anything grown in the tcmpet.itr one when nine the water s applied. I he duality has heietotoie been ulllled .is w Intel pasture bv the rattle, and sheep men ol C100K tountv, who misnamed It the "desert," because 110 living spiuigsoi tunning stieams were louiid within lis boundaries. 'I he snow fall during Hie winter season enables live stock to get along without water, as they can i.it the snow while ctopplng the glasses th.it grow 011 the sandy surlace. In the spring the melting snow stalls the glass, ;md the soil absorbs moisture ' enough to grow a modeiatc itop each vr.11. Veiv little, it any, rain falls on the "ilrseit" in the spring or fall. 'I hr ittlgi'ion lOinpany has obtained title to 380,000 acres of laud under various modesof purchase, mainly by scrip, though theie are still large quantities open for lo votioti under the desert land act, and Im provements about to be made will doubt less attract a large number ot hnmeseek- ' ers w ho desire to raise fruit and produce with the aid of irrigation. Work on the main canal will be begun ' right away. The Japs now finishing the road bed ol the Columbia Southern will be utilized for this purpose, and their number will be increase 500 within .1 few mouths. I The otliclals of the company say that the proposed railroad front The Dalles up ! the Des Chutes to l.akevlew via Prine vllle, will pass right through the heart of . the reclaimed area, and this will enable the people of that legion to market their prodtiits in Cortland at a nominal ex pense. (In the east side of Crook county, the hasteru Oegon litigation companv, witli he.idqu.itters at Ptineville, is prep.ulng lo tap the John Day liter and laud its waters over a level stretch of counttv equally capable ol reclamation. I hese vast areas, now comparatively valueless, will be wotth ?$o to ioo an acre under a proper system ol litigation, while towns and villages will sptiug up vvheteuow the sheephetder's lonely tent is the only evi dent of the present r of humanity, and even that is absent in the summer time. I he men cnnnei.ted with this vast litiga ting scheme are equally positive tli.it the railroad Irom The Dalles up the Des Chutes w ill be put through 111 short order, and within two years the fruits of these enterprises will be making themselves appaieut In Portland. Oregoniau. Baby McKee Show Up Favorably. Col. J. T. Grayson, manager of the Baby .McKee propettv, in Cable Cove district, came down Saturday and reports I work progressing rapidly under Superin-, I trndeut A. Henry. I he Colonel also e.v I hibitrd some beautiful samples of high ' ( grade ore from the workings, carrying 1 gtld, silver and lead. He says the Baby , McKee will make one of the big mines of the district, and that with transportation facilities the Cable Cove country will be I the most attractive one to mining men of j any he has visited. They are hi with a J tunnel 500 feet and have now started a I crosscut, which .it 28 feet shows every in dication of being near the vein. 0. R. & N. CO. VERY QUICK TIME TO THE East and Southeast M fL oJl li ,i T(TS-vv Two Daily Solid Vestibuled Trains I.LSS 1IIN i'jDWS Baker City to Chicago Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers. Dining Car and Hiiffett Library Cars. I:irst-Class Free Inclining Chair Cars. Maker Citv to DKNVliK, KANSAS CI I'Y, OMAHA and CHICAGO without thance. Onlv one change to M-VV YORK, BOSTON and other Hasteru minis. For rates, tickets call on or address If. Agent and full Information C. BOWI-RS, O. R. & N. Co. Baker Citv. Ore. Or, J. H. I.ATHROP, Gen'l Agt. No. 135 Third St., Portland, Ore. 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