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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1900)
Wednesday, September 12, 1900. THE SUMPTER MINER. WORK ON IBEX ROAD Receiving Some Much Need ed Improvements. The wagon roid up McCulloch to the Ibex mine is being extensively improved under the supervision of Dan Griffith and the orders of the county commissioners. The money to defray the expense was raised from the mine owners along the route and the public spirited citizens of Sumpter nnd the appropriation of a like amount by the county court, making about 1 1,000 in all. The road near the Grand Trunk was changed for nearly a mile, Improving the grade and shortening the distance. The same policy is being pursued throughout the entire route, grade and distance being reduced. The wet, sprlngv places are being bridged and drained, rocks and stumps removed from the grade and the roadway widened. A crew is also en gaged in tilling In the chuck holes and ruts with rock and gravel. The improvements are of a permanent character and will fit (he road for heavy hauling the entire distance from the Gran ite road to the Ibex inlne.about five miles. The three miles of the Granite road from Sumpter out is very much in need of re pairs and one can look in vain for any evi dence of the expenditure of that ?io,ooo. The manner of improving roads in this section is similar to that usually followed in new countries, a little money is spread out the entire length of the road. A sys tem that never resulted in the building of one mile of good, permanent road in a wet or mountainous country. Experience has taught many of the old settled communi ties that mad building is a science that is little understood and that the first requis ites are sunlight and drainage, features that are given little attention by the aver age road boss. It is better to establish a route and build one mile of permanent road, well drained and opened to the sun and air, than to run over ten miles of country with a make shift that is moved apnually or ofteuer. The first three miles from Sumpter will always be a trunk line, whether the road to Granite is made by the present route or over the pass near the Ibex, and should be surveyed and put on a permanent foun dation. It would be a great help to heavy teaming and furnish an excellent speed way for our citizens. Wlm will start the ball rolling? Working on the Kewrvolr. U, K. Strahoru, the gentleman who some weeks since bought the water works plant here, arrived in town Sunday, and will remain several weeks. The work of repairing, or Mulshing rather, the reser voir has already bee'i commenced. The cement has arrived and unless something unforeseen occurs there will be no further delay in tills matter. When completed the reservoir will hold a million gallons. The almost iuciedible statement is made tint this amount of water will last this town only five days, with the ordinary consumption. On the very liberal esti mate that 2000 people are served by the system, this would allow loo gallons a day to each individual. Mefore the ditches could be flumed, there will be an ample supplv ot water, it is promised, and as no advantage is to be gilued by rushing this work, .Mr. Strahoru Is Inclined to take his time about doing thai work. Cheap Tunnel Work. There is no place in the world where mining can be carried no cheaper than in the Sumpter district and few places where the cost is not many times greater. In many sections of Ari.ona and New Mexi co the timbers alone cost more than tun neling does here. As an illustration, the Umpqua Mining company ran a tatinel on tlie Gold Hill claim 24$ feet at a cost of ?2.oo a foot. The rock was all run out on a wheelbarrow. There were three men employed at $ 3 per day, the rock was slate and quartz. The Company Is at present running a tunnel on the Chance claim, is in 120 feet, the tunnel is tim bered throughout, and the cost is less than 53 per foot. There is an abundant supply of excel lent timber on the claims, a wagon road crosses the claims, are only four miles from Sumpter, with an excellent mill site and water power on the premises. This is an exceptionally well located property In the best mining district in the world. The ledges here are wide and the values uniform, which accounts for the rapid de velopment and the attention It Is receiv ing from the mining men of the world. MMMMnMnMMMMMMM. I I s 8 Conducted by MRS. H. FlSHI.'R THE RIMBOL A First-Class Restaurant. Only Home Cooking. Private Rooms for Ladies or Families. ... Recently Removed to McCulloch Building, Next Door North of Brewery. SUMPTER. ORF. s 1 i I ifctofcttftfttototo'tafcMtatoMfctotaittta4Mtatotetofcta'MtototoM'm Rich Ledge Uncovered on Cow Creek. J. H. Brown, who was associated with the MINHR up to a few months ago, is prospecting In the Burnt river country and reports a rich ledge has been struck at the head of Cow creek by Harry Grove, who his been in the district three years and this is his lirst find. The ledge carries a large quantity of free gold, as shown by panning, no assays have been made. A large number of claims are located In the vicinity but none of them considered the source of the gold found in the rich placers below and prospecting was con tinued. Mr. Grove is a Colorado miner and prospector of many years experience. The claims on Auburn creek located last spring by R. D. Chumley and associates are improving with depth, and the proper ty bids fair to become one of the big mines of eastern Oregon. The ledge Is fifteen feet wide and mineralized throughout. More Rich Ore In the Diadem. J. K. Pardee returned home Monday from Butte, Montana, where he went a couple of weeks fiuce. He says the Clark-Dailey political fight is getting' rather torrid over there. While away another good strike was made in the Diadem, over 700 feet from where the other body of rich ore was encountered. Assays on this latest strike average ninety-six dollars. Interesting: Collection of War Relic. Dr. Anderson returned Sunday from a brief trip to Portland. He brought back with him a very extensive and Interesting collection of Philippine war relics and Manila souvenirs, which he secured while in the Islands as one of the surgeons with the Second Oregon regiment. The collec tion is now on exhibition in the windows of the Sumpter Drug company's store and is worthy of careful inspection. 1 .v 1 M "JEW 1 imtBtifBrn Pv hsvbhsctt ra 19P9 A ttrT SiTfctwrTWf , "5sSsCV ENGINES BOILERS RUSSELL Hinh Grade Machinery SAW MILLS THRESHERS STACKERS RUSSELL & CO. Write for Catalogue and Prices. Portland, oreqon. Bousum & Spalding CRYSTAL ICE Company Hree delivery of Pure Ice. Leave orders at office of Columbia Brewing and Malting Co., next door to MlNliK otlice. CfWIPt SUMPTER BOTTLING WORKS AUnuUrtiirrrt ul ml kliij ot (.atborulrj Drink anJ CUcr.. OprtnlrJ In lonnrtllon ulili llir Kentucky Liquor Housi WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. GAGEN A SLOAN, PROPS., SUMPTER, ORE. W. S. BOWERS ABSTRACTS Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. Mining Patents Obtained Years of experience In Maker County Necords. No. 2104 Court Street, Maker City; Oregon. IHEONIY if Imraioik $m Reputation 30 :5BJ MELLOW ASADRI' DELICIOUS COCKTAII ooooonooonoooo K.clusve Agent tor the Celebrated OLYMPIA MEEK On draught or by bottle. oouooooooooooo ii The Olympus II. I!IN iJ'U, Proprietor. it High Orade Wines. Liquors and Cigars. Sumpter, Or. ijvrfrtfrrirtfi iff msAmm h-tLLJMtaiijUkti, r "J e inn: it wood ami critnuia. 2Wn tVERY BOTUE REACHED flu C.'SWHB CROWH DISTILLERIES COMMIT rcir.a coT (Tones! 00-102 FRONT ST.. SAN FRANCISSf W. J. VAN SCHUYVER 4 CO. CNIMaL CNTB, PORTLAND. OH. 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