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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1900)
Wednesday,, August i, 1990 THE SUMPTER MINER. WATER WORKS SOLD. 1 R. E. Strahorn, of Spokane,, th0 Plth4CAi ' (AAV AV Ul WAAC44WA ,One day last week R. E. Strahorpij bought the Sumpter water works from W. L. Vinson. The price paid Is not made public. It Is somewhere between!) $50,000 and 570,000. This is the Invest''! ment which THE MINER mentioned two. weeks since as being negotiated by Mr. Strahorn. ! The new owner controls a number of i water plants in Oregon, Idaho and Wash-, Ington, and he says this is undoubtedly! the best gravity system on the list. He j will begin at once to improve the plant. I The first step in this direction will be to ' extend the water mains, so that everyone In town who wishes to use the water can ' be accommodated with Its service. The ' mains will be extended through the en-. tire built up portion of Columbia street at I once, follqwed by extensions In the south- j eastern portion of town. 1 It is estimated that more than 25 per , cent of the water supply finds Its way into the reservoir. This will be remedied ! without del ty; first by going to bed rock i at the sourer of supply,, and second tiy Hunting the ditch its entire length. This will necessitate the expenditure of a large amount of money, and furnish work for many men. The organization stands about as for merly, with the exception that V. L. Vinson has resigned as president and general manager, being succeeded by C. A. Johns, as president. R. H Strahorn has been elected vice-president and will have the general management of the company's affairs. Superintendent Corn field will remain with the company. The personnel of the office force has not been decided definitely, though it w ill remain unchanged for some days. Mr. Strahorn is a good man for this town. He is public spirited, liberal and enterprising. He has already demon strated this in one or two matters of general public Importance. Since the consummation of the sale W. , I.. Vinson, the original promoter ot the enterprise, lias been in Sumpter and i vicinity most of the time, and says em phatically that this will he the scene of Ids further operations. He has several I large and Important deals pending, fori the transfer of mining properties, which,. he expects to close soon. His faith In the district seems unbounded and he says there Is no other place with a future to compare with this, otherwise he would certainly discover it and go there. i Going "Quartz Crazy" In Harney. The widespread fever of the mining Industry is gradually making its way into Harney county. Prospectors, radiating i from the great mining centers of eastern j Oregon, are following the mountain ranges in every direction, and the unex plored resources of our county are be-, ginning to receive active attention. Without doubt the mountains adjacent to Burns contain mineral wealth in abund ance, and only thorough and intelligent work is needed to develop it. Every citizen of Hums and of Harney county should lend every reasonable effort to the encouragement of thorough investigation of the mineral possibilities of the country adjacent to our doors, for its successful development would mean enhanced op-J portunities for all. Harney County" News. ! Grizzly Stock on the Exchange List. R. C. Pentland returned Friday from Portland, where he has been for several days past on business connected with the Grizzly Gold Mining company, of ' which he is secretary. He succeeded In j placing some of the stock at private sale. This company has been entered on the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange, and a few sales made at three cents. Speaking of this, the Telegram says: Several blocks of stock changed hands at the morning call of the Oregon Mining Stock exchange today. A feature was the list ing of the Grizzly, which appeared upon the stock board for the first time. Five thousand shares sold at j cents. The mine is located in the Sumpter district, and has considerable development work to show for itself. It Is In a good district and believed to be a good proposition. The officers are J. J. Penhale, president; Albert Gelser, vice-president; R. C. Pent land, secretary, and Eugene Sperry, treas urer. Brokers upon the exchange are get ting telegraphic orders from the eastern cities in addition to the orders from Colo rado. The influence of the exchange Is be ginning to be felt, and is proving a valu able advertising medium for the North west. No Monty In This Mail Contract. Messrs. Haight, Kelsay and Bolton, of The Dalles, bondsmen of B. F. Miller, sub-contractor of the Heponer-Canyon City stage line, forfeited their bonds last Monday and are now forever relieved of responsibility in seeing that Uncle Sam's mall matter Is carried from there Into the interior. Mr. Miller became heavily In volved and recently filed a petition in bankruptcy, which means that his credit ors, who are said to hold in the neighbor hood of 5 5000 against him, will loose perhaps 7$ per cent of their money. The bondsmen, upon learning the condition of affairs; hoped to be able to stay the In evitable result, and they took charge of the line themselves, running it about four weeks. This brief experience cost them over 5 1 000, and after worrying half their lives away over the big elephant, they concluded that the cheapest way out of It would be to pay the amount the bonds called for about Soooo and get out of it, which they have done. Canyon City News. Poor Service on Heppucr-Canyon Route. Since the bondsmen of B. F. Miller gave up the mall route between Heppner and Canyon City, the most ot the towns between those two places have been with out mail facilities. This has been es pecialy true between Monument and Can yon Citv. But one mall has passed over this route during the past week, and that was paid for by the citizens and business men of Long Creek. The Eagle Is in formed that Postmaster Vaughan, of Heppner, has contracted with H. A. Thompson, ot that place, to carry the mall through from mat point to Canyon City until different arrangements are made by the Kentucky contractor, or by the government. Mr. Thompson has been delivering the mail dally as far as Monument and will, as soon as stock can be put on the Hue, carry the mail through to Canyon City daily, as previously stated. Long Creek Eagle. Good Ledge in the Halifax. D. D. Hiuton and G. V. McHaley, of Hamilton, are the fortunate owners of what piomlses to be one of the best prop erties in the Susinville country. This propertv is known as the Halifax ledge, located near the reservoir on the head of Deep creek. They have a force of men at work on the property and have sunk a shaft to the depth of 60 feet. At this depth they hive a well defined ledge five feet in width and exceedingly rich in gold, and so rich is some of the ore that the metal Is plainly visible to the naked eye. Mr. McHaley and Mr. Hintou will Inspect their property while on an outing tour In that country, and it is quite likely that arrangements will be made for extensive development work. The present appear ance ot the ledge Is very encouraging to them, and as a natural result, they are highly elated over it. Long Creek Eagle. Reserved for LAWTON INVESTMENT COMPANY. THE WONDER GEO. W. WKIGAND, I'KOI'Kir.fOK. GENERAL MERCHANDISE A complete stock of Dry Goods, Ladies ami Men's Furnishings, Boots, Shoes, Mats and Clothing. THE WONDER, BOURNE, OREGON CASE FURNITURE COMPANY THE HOME FURNISHERS Parlor, Dining and Bed Room Furniture In sets or separate pieces. Beautiful llueoi Carpets, I iiinlt-um mid Mattings. Come In and let us explain why you can save mouev bv buying at home. We .an positively do so. Opera house Block - Sumpter, Oregon ''' '' . -. ,i A. P. GOSS, President A. J. (JOSS, Cashier f J3ank of Sumpter 3 Irmiicli 1 Cimol linking luilnm Drafts drawn on all parts of the world. Special attention to collections. Safety Deposit boxes tor rent. SUMPTER, OREGON ''''li' CAPITAL Barber Shop si Baths A (i. Daviiixon, Managtr ClAUli UULW, Oporatur Operated in Connection with Capital Hotel. First-Class Work. Porce lain Bath Tubs Sumpter, Oregon