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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1900)
Wednesday, October 10, 1900 M THE SUMPTER MINER. PRESENT NEED SOLD. P. F. Morey Buys this Val uable Quartzburg Mine. The dr.il th.it starts the ball rolling In this section was made last Monday. A Cortland syndicate, represented by P. F. Morey, purchased the Present Need mine from W. E. Gifford. The Present Need his always been con sidered the richest property in the Quart' burg district. Mr. Gifford came to this country when It was In Its infancy, and under adverse circumstances took hold of this property and developed It to what It Is today a dividend payer. 'I lie price paid by Mr. Morey and par ties for this property, could not be learned nit l is repotted to be a very liberal con sideration, Mr. Morey'sson Fred and Joseph Reese, the ass.iycr, will have charge of the mine and drvrlopmeut work will he commented immediately. Mr. Gilford and wife left yesterday for the east. I hey will stop in Portland and Sail Francisco for a lew days and then go on toDclewarr, wheieallof Mrs.Cifford's relatives reside. In conversation with the Miner man Mr. Gitloid said: " The only reason I sold ut line was that my wile was discontented, but as far as I am con cerned, this Is the linest country I ever .saw, and I have travelled from the Atlan tic to the I'.Kltic coast, and to Mexico. I came to this toiiiiiry about foiittreu years Jign and located the Present Need, and had Incut .nut haul wood to town between times to Keep the wolf from the door. I was even lelused lit one time a sack ol Hour on ciedlt, and I told the pirty that lelused me lli.il I would go out of this town weariiiK diamonds. Ol course I haven't nut the diamonds, but I have got the w heiew illt to potchast- them if I see lit. "My business union lions witli Mi. Moiey have been the most plr.is.iut and sallsl.utoiy. He has n heart as bin as an us and .is (ruder as a flikkeu's, and any ime who does tight by him mlpiointlon will tiilluw. "Whether I will stay cast or not I can't say at piesent, but don't be siupilsed If you sre me huh to I'laliie City Inside of tluer mouths. I am MinUon thetniiutiy and don't believe I -.mild srttlr down any w brie rlsr and Pr contented." I led .Wuiev and losrph Reese moved to the mine I hols-daw Mr. Moiey actum panted them and will remain there a lew days brloie lemming to Portland. Pi.ilrle City Miner. Rtvival in Sumptrr Ral lut.iU. Illl StlMIMIH MlMH sialesth.it tlie real rslatr business is nUhlng up again in that iliv. I .1st tall piopnly was selling tlirre at pikes equal to those In most any I uge viiniMirul.il illy, but timing the past siunmrr a leal estate stagnation brought things to ;i standstill. It Is stated, how ever, that during the past week many viles have been Consummated, and hump trr is appaiently eiitrilug another lively priiod ol prospnitv. Kith stnkrs continue to be made in the mines In that vicinity, and thrie Is eveiy reason to believe the mines are ot a lasting nature, which is snltulrnt ir.iMin foi lively times hi that city. I. a Gtande Chronicle. Oregon's Ccul Production. The coal piivduct ol Oregon In 1899 was Ni,8K8 short tons, or 48 per cent larger than in iHoX.tml diJu'i attain the figures re ported In 1890 or 1897. It was, however, I uger than in any year prior to 1806. The Heaver Hill mine, about which much was promised and w hlch helped to swell the total tor 189ft and 1807, did not produce in 1897 or 1898. A table appended to the re poit shows a fluctuation in coal matters in this state. Ol last ear's product, 78,606 tons were loaded for shipment at the mines, 6650 Ions were ued in local trade, and 1624 tons were used at the mines for steam and heat. The greatest shipment of the state was made In 1807, when 92, 921 tons were shipped direct from the mines. Although the total output of that year, 107,280 tons, was the greatest yet known, the product of the year preceding, 101,721 tons, brought a higher figure, vi $204.16.1. Another peculiarity ob served Is th it in 8;5, when tile output was but 73,6X5 tons, Hie largest number of men yel employed In these mines were Ht work. 'I hat year the miners numbered 414, and in 1897 they were but 375, while last year they were reduced to 124, work ing on .111 averageof 258 days for the year. Government geological surver report. Portland Man Pltaud and Attonlihed. Representative-elect James K. Hunt has just returned from a trip through the min ing camps ut Grant coiiulv, in eastern 1 Oregon. Ileishimsell interested in the devclopement of some properties in the ( itreuhorii mountains. This properly, lie believes, will some day be a great pro ducer. "I had little idea ol the eslrnt of this miner il bell," said Mr. Hunt in sprakiug of his observations, "and am now more fully convinced th 111 ever tli.it Oregon's mineral resources are second to none In the country. I he 111h1rr.1l wraith Is their; all that is urcrssary is foi capital lo lake It out. I was Mirpiised to Mud so many properties under development. I line is work going on in the mount. ilus in every diieitlnu, and siimrthlug is bound to tunic ol It. Mining mm and iuvestois ale lie.iiiug moie and mote of this won let I ul distrui, and the time is not tar dls. taut when there will br twenty producing mines w here Iherr Is our today. Portland prople are slow to believe what they hear nt eastern Oregon's gold tields. I would advise them lo see lor themselves. lo see is to believe." I elegram. North Pol Tramway, 7700 Fl Long. 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