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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1900)
Wednesday, August 8, 1900 4 5 CENTS 5 BOTTLES HENRY FINGER Per GLASS FOR $1.00 THE SUMPTER MINER. ITHE CELEBRATED! OLYMPIA BEER & On Draught or in Bottles oe A full car load received. To be sold at 5 cents per glass or 5 bottles for one dollar. 5 BOTTLES FOR $1.00 HENRY FINGER CENTER STREET Opposite Postoflice Sumpthk, Oregon 5 CENTS Per GLASS BASE DALL NOTES. Gold Nuggeti Give Liebrnttcln't Colli a Ok of Cold fret. The scheduled b ic b ill game Smul ly iM-lwrrn Llrbei. stein's "Colls" anil AVisbyN "Gold Nuggrts," fur thr local championship, failed to he pulled off, owing to the non-apprarancr of thr "Colls," who, according to M.ijor Musbv, got cold frrt at thr last moim-nt and took to thr woods, in preferenir to RrtthiR "skun" bv the "NiiRRrts." League Umpire Hmr consequently awarded thr defaulted game to the "Nuggets" by a scute of i) to o. Not In ills ippolnt thr crowded grand stand, however, two picked nines, cap t lined bv K.iudill and l.ivermote, were plated In the held, and four rattlhiR Inn Iiirs tesiilted In a stnrr of 12 to lo, in livor of I ivrrinnte's "Hot I amales," I lie Mr return r line between Suniptrr and Baker (.ity will be pined at the litter place next Smut iy, and will be made the onaMou tor .1 Rrand excursion trom Sumpt'r on that da. A totind trip rate of J1.J5 h is been -enied, and tkkets ' air n site at Meicer's drug store. A big g-mg of looters will accompanv the home team. Rare Foullt From ohn Day. A press dispatih from San 1'rancisio, d ited August 4, sa s: I he paleoutnglcal expedition of lite Unlvrrsllyol Calilornla, whiili his just returned from the John Day fossil tirlds in eastern OreRon, re ports the dNiovery of a number of speil mens of a number of extinct animals, 1 "We found fossil rem tins of a tapir,'" said Professor Joseph C. Merrlam, head ' nfthe expldition, "an animal whosr pres ence In the OreRon basin in ancient times was never before suspeited. Among our tinds were bones of the rhinoceros, pec carry, extinct species or the horse, and extinct cat and many other mammals, 1 modern relatives of which are today found only in tropical countries. We found also I fossil remains of the in istudon,hut these date from a time far less ancient than most of ourspeclmens." 1 he material gathered I will be placed in tlie University of Call I (ornla museum. Rich Phcer on Meadow Creek. ( Edward Clanton, a resident of The Dalles, who, with his partner, has been nriimfilnitr nmtnitl Ihn nnrlli titt nf 111 1 John Day river, about seven miles from I Law ton, the past two mouths, has inadei I whit promises to be a bonanza strike in I I placer, or what is known as south Meadow creek, about live miles north-1 west from the old Monroe diRRhiRs, on, the north tork. The Rold Is very nurse, and looks as thoiiRh it was "lo,al Rold," as it is evident tint it has not traveled ' any distaiue. A 1 tit extruding about 12 feet in length bv 12 to 1$ inches in width, ' vielded between 55 and 5o. Old miners siytlntitis the richest ground and thr ' cmrsest gold that his bren found fori itiativ years in eastern Oregon. So much ' his been said about AI.isU.i placer told and its great extent, tint it srrms like a fairy tale wheii told that in eastern Ore Ron, barring our nr two claim in the' Klondike, tiie gold is as coarse and, as I ir as prospected, as plenty as in that niiich-t.ilked-of country. Mr. Clanton Is now at I he I) illes, and arrangements ' will be made to put the ground in read)-, ness for an eirlv start in the spring, and It Is believed tint this section of country will become .is famous as the Klondike for rkh pi icers. Special to the Orego-11I.111. The Columbh beer, brewed in Sumpter, Is tod iy as good as any made. The City Green house, at Baker City, furnishes choice cut flowers. Pelton Water Motor Is so superior to alLothers as regards strenth, durability and economy of water, in fact all that constitutes a HIGH CLASS WATER MOTOR, as to admit of 110 comparison, adapted to every variety of service and made of sizes varying from the fraction of 1 up to 100 M. P. Recent scientific tests made at the Michigan University in connection with sev eral other motors claimed to be the best on the market showed 45 per cent higher elhciency in favor of favor of the PELTON, while the rela tive cost per M. P. to buy was only one-third to one-half that of others. Water companies desiring to make the best of their water supply should discriminate in favor of the PELTON. Deliveries made from New York or San Prancisco, as may afford the best freight rates. Circulars free. One of these motors can be seen any time operating Tut- MlNblt presses. THE PELTON WATER WHEEL CO. 14) Liberty Street, New Yoik. 125-121) Main St. San Prancisco, Calif. Eureka Feed & Livery Company J. L. SULLIVAN, Manager. Horses Boarded by the day or Month. First class turn-outs and saddle horses. Our spec ialty is the quick and safe delivery of freight and passengers to any and all points. HAY AND GRAIN FOR SALE-K THE Sumpter Forwarding Co. General Storage, Commission and Forwarding. Warehouse and office, S. V. Track SUMPTER, OREGON.
