Vrtnp -av, epmler -6, 1900
THE SUMPTER MINER.
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THE INTER MOUNTAIN.
Money for Machinery, Also
Sale Pending.
W. C Calder relnrneJ early last week
from Poitland ;ind Puget Sound towns,
as noted in Till1 MINER; but did not re
main long enough to give any one an op
portunity to listen to his story. He re
lurned Thursday from Baler City, where
he went to continue his talk with General
Warren.
Mr. Calder brings the Information that
.1 financially strong syndicate ot Portland
capitalists has been organized to make a
producing mine of the Inter Mountain.
Machinery will probably not be Installed
this season, but work will be continued
nil winter, blocking out ore bodies and ex
perimenting with the rock for the purpose
ftt determining the best method of ex
tracting values. Mr. Caloer says that
ample capital is nmv in the trc.iMiry to
.trry out the plans of the company.
And further than till-. :i sale outright of
I hK property Is pending; whUh, if it is
consummated, will bring into this district
one of the strongest mining syndicates In
the wot I J.
Mr. C.ilder .savs tint in all of his trav
els, he d'du't see a ttiAii with one-fourth
nf the building and business activity of
Sumpter, yet the impression prevails that
"the Suinpter boom has busted." When
II r loundii man of intelligence he took the
trouble to explain the situation here; that
every line of legitimate business is doing
well and that only in the wild demand for
le il estate is the "boom busted." There Is
tven a better demand for milling property
than there was a vear ago.
Of course, Mr. Calder gives the Port
land push a jolly; about having become
really interested in our mines and being
billing to invest rusty money in good,
conservative propositions. Yet, there are
a score of people around here who have
"reen working on that same Portland line,
for .1 year past and haven't made wages.
Killed Buck with Pick and x.
(Jus Nyman, a well known resident of
Heech creek, together with a hired man,
Mere cutting shingles on Mr. Nymau's
place one day last week, when a deer came
III sight. The boys had no guns, but
started after the animals with rocks. After
-it darted away Into the brush they re
turned and saw a large five-pointed buck
wading In the stream. Mr. Nyman
grabbed a pick, which was lying on the
wound nearby, and hurled it at the buck,
striking him In the shoulder. The blow
stunned the animal and the hired man ran
with an axe, knocking it in the head.
'Mr. Nyman is considerably elated over
the capture, and thinks hereafter he will
vhunt with a pick Instead of a gun. Grant
VJounty News.
Union County Copper Ore.
Mr. W. H. Huffman, the veteran pros
'pector, who has been spending much of
.'his time this summer in the rich mineral
' 'belt of Union county east of this city, was
in Union this week and left with us sam
ples of ores from some of the new discov
eries of copper made recently, which are
-proof positive of the richness of this sec
'Hon In regard to its copper ores. Mr.
Huffman and J. T. Bolles are interested
.jointly in a copper property near Sanger,
east of Union, that Is making an excellent
.showing as development work progresses.
This ledge is about one hundred and forty
feet in width and well defined. A shaft
'H being sunk on the ledge and is now
down sixteen feet, and during the entire
distance it runs through solid ore, some of
-which assays nearly 24 per cent pure cop
per. As depth is atUlned the ore appears
to become more uniform and the rock
'taken from the bottom of the shaft has
been piomuuunl b nil ep rt as part of a
"mother lode," so these i wne's are san
guine that tliev Inve a property that is
sure to become a valuable mine. Mr.
Huffman brought In ores from other mines
in that section and speaks In glowing
terms of the future of Uiiin county's
great mineral belt and predicts that it will
surely become one of the greatest and
richest in the Northwest. Union
Republican.
Union Telephone System Sold.
Last Saturdiy the Union Telephone
company of this city disposed of Its lines
to the Pacific States Telephone company.
The Union company was organized by
the citizens of Union several years ago be
fore the advent of the through lines from
Union to Cornucopia and one from Union
to Baker City and purchased a line from
Union to Cove. All those lines have
now been absorbed by the big company
that is prepared to give better service than
the local company cotilJ, although the
Ut ion company Ins done an excellent
work in bringing to the people of till-, p.ut
ot thi stue rapid coin.iiiinicition. it
steps out now to gie pi. ue to something
better and more up to-d.ite. Ui ion
Uepuoikau.
Prairie Diggings Mill in Operation
Messrs. Hlne.s & llelmer, who le-entlv
bonded their Prairie Diggings in hit- to Col
or.idoVapitalists, are operating their quail
mill to its fullest i.'ip.ully rrdiuiug ote
taken tiom their bonded property. They
have considerable ore taken out, and will
possibly opei.ite the mill until December
1st, having reserved that tight in the
bond recently given on the properly. '1 he
ore that is being sent to the mill at pies
ent is rich in gold, and while they are al
most too l.ir from the railroad to huulle
their concentrates to an advantage, they
have hopes of realiinii handsomely from
that part of the ore that is free milling.
fWue Mountain Eagle.
Scenic Line of the World.
For an enjoyable trip east, take the
Denver Si Wo 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
tl.kets, rates and all Information, or ad
dress, B.C. NICHOL,
General Agent, Portland, Ore.
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Lodging House
MRS. I:, i:. llltlTII'N
Furnished or Unfurnished Rooms. Neat,
Clean and Reasonable In I'iKe. "
SUMPTER, OREGON
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Mines & Real Estate
If you have a mine to sell
If you have leal estate to sell
If you have a prospect to sell
If vou have a house to rent
It you want your tents collected
If you want to engage help ot any kind
If you want to hoi row money on teil estate
llealv HMg
dranUe St.
W. H. W, Hamilton
bumpier
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Call for Bid on Tunnel Work.
Sealed bids will be received by the Dia
dem Gold Mining company until October
to, iooo, at their office in Sumpter, Ore
gon, for the running of 6oo feet of tunnel,
being the continuation of the company's
present tunnel, which is in 225 feet. The
company reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
The Diadem Gold Mining Co.
W. H. Mosby, Secretary.
Sumpter, Or., Sept. 18, 1000.
Through the YcUowttoo.
The new route via the Oregon Short
Line Railroad and Monida, Mont., enables
you to make a delightful trip through the
Yellowstone National Park, entering via
Monida and coming -out via Cinnabar,
making it unnecessary to cover any por
tion of the route twice. For beautiful
descriptive booklet, write or call at Ore
gon Short Line Ticket Office, 142 Third
street, Fortland, Oregon.
THE WONDER
dhO. W. WIICiAM),
I'UOI'kll IOK.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
A complete stock of Dry floods, Ladies and Men's Furnishings, Boots,
Shoes, Hats and Clothing.
THE WONDER, BOURNE, OREGON
Delmonico Hotel
M. SPANril i:W. I'riiplrlor
A First-Class New House, Well Furnished and Superior Table
Service. Trausclent Kates Reasonable. Special Rates to Local Pat
rons by the Week. Located One Block East of Depot, Corner Co
lumbia and Auburn Streets.
SUMPTER. OREGON
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-
THE
Sumpter Forwarding Co.
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Gininl Storage, Commission ind Forwirdinf.
Warehouse and office, S. V. Track.
SUMPTER, OREGON.
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