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THE SUMPTER MINER.
Wednesday, September 19. 1900
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HERE FOR HIS HEALTH
So Says J. Barring Gould, the
Mining Man.
J. H:irriiiK (11111M, : mining man from
the Bl.uk Hills, is In Sumpter mid will re
main here Inr Mime weeks. 'I n n MlNlil
representative lie declared th.it lie is here
fur his health; though as a mutter of bet,
he doesn't look like , 'in invalid, has not
consulted a physkl.in and the producing
minesi ot this district seem to have a
strong attraction f.ir him.
The gentleman belongs to the well
known English f.iniily whose name he
bears, a family that has furnished famous
men in the lields of letters, theologv, li-1
ed now to the Bonanza, and will shortly
stop work on the Mountain Bell.
It is not that these shrewd business men
who have succeeded in cornering the
world's oil market have not faith in
Sumpter district, any more than that they
lack the means for working their mines,
but as soon as they are satisfied, and
looking upon the mine as a safe deposit,
prefer to leave the wealth there until they '
need it. These people maintain a regular
staff here and are on the lookout lor prom
islug properties.
Killed Fifteen Ducks at One Volley.
S. T. Donnelly and George B. Small I
claim the championship for duck bagging
in this valley. Sunday last while out
with a party on Powder river, these two
gentlemen came upon what they term a
"veritable storm" of ducks. Both turned
a double-shot from their number twelves
into the flock and knocked with the four
name and slalecralt. Me has served his i barrels twenty ducks in all. Of this
apprenticeship in the swift school of the number fifteen were bagged, and includ-
West; is an immune, so to speak, and ng spoonbills, wlgeons, sprlgtalls and
none of the local operators need e.viect to teels. This is perhaps the greatest num
make wages trying to turn a trLk In a ber of dicks recovered from a like number
transaction with him. of barrels fired, a these were, slmulta-
twenty years ago he was operating a neously, and Messrs. Small and Donnelly j
5000 acre laim in Dakota Territory and , may with a degree of pride claim the i
was long headed enough to sell It when championship belt of eastern Oregon. I
prices were at the top notch. For the last , However, as the duck season is now fairly
ten or liltcen yrars he has been secretary , on, reports from the other nlmrods may
of the Harney I'eak Tin Mining coinpiny, establish a new and better record. Baker
In the Black Hills, a ten million dollar cor-' Democrat.
por.tion.four of which were burned before , Fof!M(K fof
the courts and the inevitable receiver got ,-i
hold ... the proposition. ! , 'J' MucKlnn , C," f ,9'T
Mr. Barring Gould is not announcing land. Ohio, who bought Rope's gold mine
the object of his trip to Sumpter from the j a lhPnlnK, Mich., for lij.ooo, secured
house tops nor the street Corners, and In J5' wor,h of nchineiy by the pur
slsts upon IUI- MINER making no special ! , " abo,ut 35,ooo worth of gold In
... nf his ..mv.-.l here, a promise ' olJ amalgamating plates, and loo.ooo tons
to this effect, give,, In accordance w Ith his of '""K!I. wwy!"! a per ton. These ,
expressed wish, is the reason whv these are being cyanlded and the first bullion-
' The mine may be reopened next spring.
Including estimated returns from tailings
l the mine has nrnduced nearly $1,000,000
Why Mliun at the Borunu Mine Were Re- I" Kold and silver.
cntly Laid Off , Th Por,anji. conducted by Gus!
For several weeks p.isi the Portland Woodward on Mill street, Is fully a
Telegram has had .1 special correspond-, rCPre.ettoii of its name. A visit will
convince you of this.
A
nnouncement
remarks are so abruptly "rung oft.
STANDARD OIL CO. TACTICS.
AFTER five months of business under all
kinds of disadvantages, in our suburban lo
cation since our burn out last may, we aie high
ly elated over our future prospects, and take
pleasure in announcing to our many friends and
patrons that not later than
OCTOBER 1st
we will be permanently located at our old stand
on Granite Street, in a' new brick building, fitted
up after the best approved plans for modern merchandis
ing, and in addition to the large and carefully selected
stock formerly carried, we have purchased the largest
assortment of
Dry Goods, Ladies' Ready-to-Wear
Garments, Furnishings, Capes and
Jackets, Notions, Etc.
ever put off in the Blue Mountain district.
ent in Sumpter. He has a well developed
news nose and every oner in a while
springs something tr.illv worth reading,
the following lor InM.imr:
I he Kiiimii.i Ins laid nil 4" men, sup
posedly to c.iKh up with the woik, tor it
1 said the power isuol sulliiieul to handle
the waste lioui the shall, besides the leg
III. II tax upon the hoist. About thlee
weeks ago the men wrie laid oil several
days tot a siiuil 11 te.isuu. Besides, thele
aie lepmts lh.it too gieal eagerness tor
gelling out ore his led to the uegleitiug
nl pirtaiillous, wliuli slimilJ have been
taken, so tli.il hum II will lr necessity to
tniihei, with the pio-peil ul Its growing a
ttllluiiit task.
I he imne cost yrso.ix.'o, and rumor s.ivs
twl.e that .illimuit lias t'rrn taken out,
with vast iklies still inn. lining. I lit-intimate
lelilious .ippurntlv existing be
tween tills mine and seer.il otheis in the
ttisliul li.is led to a widespread bellel tll.lt
lliev ate all owned bv the bt.md'ird Oil
I'liinpinv, and so nuw thele ,ur those who
believe that Hie epeileiiie ol thrin will be
repeated In the ase ol the II011.111..1. 'I lie ,
mvuels seem to dellr only to develop the
mine sulticientlv to establish its worth,
and then ate content to leave the gold 1
there, cvidrullwousldrring it .1 -Jlr bank,
tor deposits, one into which thieves do not
easily break and steal, and a sate refuge
irom taxes.
I he Denny gump, an extrusion ol the j
HurdyGurdy, wrrr opened up and thru
work erased, and a watchman put in
charge. Similar was thr history of Rob
his' Elkhoru, near the Baislie. At the
Mountain Brll, near the Golconda, the
values have been krpt secret, but the
management has sunk 300 feet without
aven cutting a station. The policy which
has closed the Drnny group and Robin1
rilkhorn i believed to luve been extend
( !o or send to the City Green house,
Baker City, for choice carnations; thirty
live cents prr doen. Roses fifty cents
per dozen.
Five quail bottles of Olympia brer for
1.00 at Heurv Finger's.
ytvv"v-
OPERA HOUSE SALOON
SUMPTKR BEER
bjluard AND
T.D.Bellinger
& Co.
.OP SUMPTER.
OREGON
Dispensers of onlv the
Choicest
Brands
Ol
Liquors
Including Old Overholt, Can
adian Club, Ushers and James
Watson Scotch Imported 1881
Brandv, Three Star Hennessey.
and all the Leading Brands of
Wines and Cigars. New and
Elegant Fixtures. Comfor
able quarters for gentlemen.
No better service in Oregon.
The Magnolia...
T. t. tottttaaf ., .
(Formerly Hotel Van Duyn BM.)
Agents for Matting
ly and Moore Whis
key a 2o-year-old
whiskey as good as
Kll.xlr of Life. All
whiskies are out ot
ON DRAUGHT
POOL TABLES
bond and guaran
teed the genuine ar
ticle. Popular re
sort for Commer
cial Travelers and
Miners.
SUMPTER,
OREGON
W''V''' a'v5
Moke Room Mori- Goods
Since the removal of the Post
Oilier, giving us the- entire use
ot the store room, I have mater
ially addrd to the stock a New
and Fresh line j jt j jt
Dry Goods, Fancy Goods,
Clothini, Hits, Shots, Etc.
A better opportunity is afforded
us to handle the trade, and our
CASH PRICES have proven a
drawing crrd since the CASH
SYSTEM ww inaugurated
Scrtr t
W. R. HAWLEY.