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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1900)
Wednesday, August ro, icco THE SUMPTER MINER. CLIFF DWELLERS. ri- Harney County Caves That Have Been Inhabited. M. Rosendale, the Portland Mining engineer, is quoted in the Telegram as follews: "I had occasion to visit Harney county last week," said Mr. Rosendale, "and "V luve every reason to believe that I dis covered traces of cllffdwellers. I was alone on horseback, traveling through a part of Harney county, situated about 65 miles southeast of the Stein Mountains, when I made the discovery. "The spot was a peculiar one. Cliffs of black basaltic formation, without a vestige of vegetation, rose abruptly from the desert and formed a narrow defile. After passing through the defile and leading my worn-out horse, I proceeded to scale a hill for the purpose of getting my bearings, as 1 had evidently lost them for the past six hours. Turning on one point of the hillside, which was half-filled with sand-blown crevices, a strange sight was presented to m. There before me were about 7s cllfidwellers' habitations, deserted, of course, but in a fair state of preservation. The clear and unclouded sky looking upon a picture of queer and Mrangely formed small buildings, roofless, bound together with to material, what soever, but hewn with all the skill of the ancient craftsmen. "In the middle of the place was an tip right stone, resembling the famous altar stones of the ancient Aztecs of old Mexi co. Most probably on this stone, the bloody rites of human sacrifice were once performed by an extinct race. As I was already much delayed In my journey, time did not permit a thorough examina tion of the locality, nor an exploration of the caver,; yet I am thoroughly convinced that the caves served at one time as the -' habitations of what are commonly known to us as clitidwellers. "In 1803, 1 had the honor to be one of a party of Smithsonians sent into the al most inaccessible regions of New Mexico, the Goronda del Muerto, or translated, the Journey of Death, for the purpose of examining the extensive cllffdwellers' ruins In that country. We were also to obtain measurements for the reproduction of the habitations of the cllffdwellers to exhibit at the World's Fair. The caves were reproduced at the fair, and are now a part of the Field Museum in Chicago. Outside of the tact that trip of last week was In Oregon, one might have felt him self transferred to the wilds of New Mexico again. ,it "The Interior of southeastern Oregon '" affords a great field for the mineralogist, the explorer, the entomologist and the admirer of grand and weird scenery. "These are the first traces of cllffdwell ers that have been found above the forty-second degree." London Wants Only Developed Minei. W. B. Townsend, J. P., has just re turned from a three months trip to the old country. He spent the most of the V time In London and the rest In Cam- biidge, and in traveling about In England. In speaking about the feeling in London, he says: "I found that the Britbh in vestor wanted a safe investment In mines, and is not inclined to take chances. The first questions asked when I submitted a mining proposition were: Is It a crown granted properly? Is it developed to a sufficient extent to warrant the belief that it will pay? If these questions were answered satisfactorily, they were pre pared to go ahead and send an expert to British Columbia to examine the prop erty. If they were not answered and -f ' ' thy were told that the properties were Undeveloped and not crown granted they would refuse to have anything to do with them. So there is no use going to Lon don with undeveloped prospects. I have not the slightest doubt that just as soon as the wars in South Africa and in China are over that there will be plenty of British capital seeking investment in British Columbia, as the fee'ing there is that we have a meritorious mining country Rossland Miner. ' Aluminum Gay on Snake River. Aluminum clay of very great richness Is reported to have been discovered in Lincoln county, along Snake river, for a distance of ten miles, from Thousand Springs to bliss. Some of this clay has been assayed and is said to contain from go to 9) per cent silicate of aluminum, and this means about 700 pounds pure aluminum to the ton. This at 30 cents per pound would mean ?2io to the ton, or better than a mine in Klondike. There is a world of clay banks from 15 to 100 fee high, so that no one can have a monopoly on it. The only monopoly is in the power, as the metal requires 600 degrees Fahrenheit to reduce It, and this means 1000 to 1400 electric horse-power. Thousand Springs afford an ideal power, or Salmon Falls, in Snake River, could be used to advantage. Mountain Home Bulletin. Railroad Surveyors Say Nothing. J. F. Camp, a railroad engineer from Spokane, Washington, has been over the line lately surveyed by the Corvallis & Eastern for the purpose of making esti mates for the company. Warner Wilson, who has been hauling him over the ground, brought him to Vale Friday. Saturday Mr. Camp took the stage for Ontario. He could not be induced to express any opinion in regard to the future intentions of the road, and would only say that he had been along the road for the purpose of estimating work and cost of construction. Malheur Gazette. Scenic Line of the World. For an enjoyable trip east, take the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, Scenic Line of the world. Three daily trains be tween Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and all eastern points, and all points on the Pacific coast. Most magnificent scen ery on this continent. The leading fea ture in connection with the trip Is that the through trains pass through the scenic attractions of the Rocky mountains in Colorado by daylight, thus affording pas sengers a cool, pleasant and enjoyable ride, free from dust and the annoyances experienced via other lines. Superb din ing car service on all through trains. Service a la carte, pay for what you order. Through standard and tourist sleepers. Stopovers allowed on all classes of tickets anywhere between Ogden and Denver. Call on your nearest ticket agent for tickets, rates and all Information, or ad dress, B. C. NICHOL, General Agent, Portland, Ore. Water Notice. The lawn sprinkling hours are from 6 to o o'clock p. m. Consumers are res tricted to their own grounds, and will not be permitted to sprinkle the public streets. Running water through an open hose at any other hour than those mentioned, cannot be allowed. The water will be "shut off" whenever these rules are vio lated. SUMPTER WATI-K CO. Don't neglect your eyes. Glasses and spectacles properly fitted to defective sight. F. C. Brodle, Opera House Jew clry Store, Sumpter. "The Portland", conducted by Gus Woodward on Mill street, is fully a representation of Its name. A visit will convince you of this. ' ft IMPERIAL. Lodging House 1 MRS. H. I:. BRITTEN Furnished orUnfurnlshed, Rooms. , Neat, Clean and Reasonable In Price. j j j Opptlitt IllOkl niriwiri komfinj SUMPTER, OREGON Mines & Real Estate If you have a mine to sell If you have real estate to sell If you have a prospect to sell If you have a house to rent If you want your rents collected If you want to engage help of any kind If you want to borrow money on real estate CALL ON i Mealy Bldg Granite St. W. H. W. Hamilton Sumpter ,..., Oregon THE WONDER GF.O. W. WISIGAND, PROPRIETOR. GENERAL MERCHANDISE A complete stock of Dry Goods, Ladies and Men's Furnishings, Boots, Shoes, Hats and Clothing. THE WONDER, BOURNE, OREGON Delmonico Hotel M. SI'AN(H.i:M. 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