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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1900)
Wednesday, September ?, 1900 10 THE SUMPTER MINER. SWINDLER EXPOSED. U. S. Consul on the Man Who Slandered H. Meinhard. TheC. I., llartstield mentioned In the following letter, Is the 111:111 who has hern giving II. Meinhard, manager nf the smelter here, lOiHderablr annoyance by sending nut circulars att.uMng the hitter's character and business standing. CONSULAR M-HVICI:, U. S. A. OUKAMiC), Mex., Aug. 21, kjoo i:. 'liedsinaun, I'lest, IJninii Sllivltri Man ul.icturiug Co., Kooin 203, .(is lo cust St., St. I.niiis, AUi. Dear Sir: Yours regarding U. Cnnin bell Uavies ,V Co., has been received. I here is no siuh iniKeru as I), Camp bell iJ.ivirs O. In e.Msteik'i" here. Mr. C. I.. Ilaristirld has been conducting his nefatloiis schemes here tor over a ear under the style ol " I he National Ore and Reduction Co." ami I piesuiiielh.it, after that Irngth of time, he has concluded that he and Ills lakes are becoming too well known and he must needs hide his Ident lly under a dillertnt linn (?) name. I). Campbell Da vies Is a subject nf Queen Vic, who has lor nearly a vear been en deavoring to consume the entire tequila production ol this part ot Mexico, dually losing Ills mental bilauu' trom such el lort.s. He was taken in charge by the Mexican authorities, placed in the public hospital line and Heated lor solteuing ol the brain. It was soon alter his telease Irom the hospital that he and llartstield combined tones. I he combination, how ever, did not last but a few days, then Uavies made oil for parts unknown, tak ing Hw of ll.irtlield's funds. As for Mr. llartstield himself, I will s.iy that there is an article in Mexican law providing for the expulsion or banishment from the country of "pernicious foreign ers", and I have recently presented a re quest to the governor of this state tor the application of said provision in the Harts field case. The governor is now In com munication with the federal authorities in Mexico on the subject, us it Is a preroga tive that cm only be exercised by the (resident ol the republic I took this Ust step upon the application ot several mem hers ot the American colony in Diirnngu. As tor his using my name as a director f his company, I will s,iy that he has done this attrr repealed requests (during nearly a year) Irom me that he cease Irom so doing, and even threats Irom me of legal proceedings. It has only been the expense and trouble of su.li proceedings that have prevented me trom Hying to get nn order Irom the court to restrain him from using my name. Kespecttully yours, VAl.ri:l II. I;AIII.KNI:H, U. S. Consul. Hakcr Giuoly't Awument. Halter county s claimed, and we hope justly, to be one ol the tidiest mineral districts in the United States. It lias several mines that are claimed to be worth a million each. One ot them, it our memory is not at lault, recently clrittged hands at the reputed price or something like a million. H.ikrr City is a rich and prosperous city ol some 8,000 souls. One ot its banks had latrlv iwei a million dol lars oil deposit. Vet all the taxable prop erty the assessor could Hud this yrar in tht county amounts to only 5i,8oj,o5, while the amount lie returns under the head of "cash" is only 27,710. The Chronicle has 110 idea ol blaming the assessor for his palpably trauJiilcnt ex hibit. Multnomah county set the pace for the other counties jast year, and two years ago succeeded in 'IMVIng the state board of eciu.illntlors'hborrshed, for no other reason haiitht4t-w,a- check on. such practices. Matters will grow worse rather than better so long as the state tax IS under the control ot the counties, or the state is without a board of equalization having ample power to equalize. The Dalles Chronicle. I Logging Accident. Monday evening while one of J. H. Stoddard's teamsters was hauling logs Irom the hills about two miles south of town, one of the large logs slipped for ward 011 the heavy wagon, striking one of the wheel horses in tile back, knocking it down and allowing to wagon to run over it. I he animal, which was a fine one, had to be killed to end its suffering. I his is tin' second horse Mr. Stoddard has lost within two months, both ol which weie valuable animals, worth f 150 each. Another Uu Body in the Grizzly. I he latest news trom the '!rlly mine is that in driving a tunnel towards the six fool ledge, a j-foot ledge of a good grade ol ore has been struck. I his unexpected sttlke, together with the 1 5-foot ledge pieviously encountered in the tunnel, In dicates ore bodies of very large propor tions on the irily. 'I he face of the tunnel is now within twenty-live feet of the six-loot ledge, from the shaft of which very high assays have been obtained. Hugine Runt Into an Open Switch, lite eastbouud morning train on the bumpier Valley load was detained a Lockhart station Monday morning, caused by a switch having been left open after the passenger train had taken the side track tor a heavy freight train, allowing! the Irelght engine tn be derailed. The' passeugei did not reach Haker City until 1 between 12 anil one o'clock. Rocky Mountain Scenery By Day Light. Day light stop over at Niagara Palls. I hrough lust-class tourist sleeper from Pacific Coast weekly for Chicago, Hoston, New York and other eastern points via Kin tir.inde Western' (Great Salt Lake Route), Denver & Rio Grande, C. K. 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