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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1900)
IO THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, October 31, 1900 A 3000-FOOT TUNNEL. Colonel Grayson Driving This Hole in Cable Cove. Colonel John T. Gr.iy.on, of New York, a well known minliiK man, who is Maying at the Porthnd, h is arranged to run a jooo-foot tunnel to t.ip his group of mines in Haker county. I hese quart mines, of which the Gold Hug Is a promi nent one, are situated in Cable Cove, a lew miles from Sumptet, and this tunnel will t.ip all the veins, some at .1 depth of 500 feet below the surface. Colonel ( iroysuu has had a long experi ence in Califoruii quirt mines, and is known as a successful operator, but he thinks the eastern Oregon mines will prove rkher and more perm ineut thin those of any district In the Golden state. This long tunnel, ot which ifio feet has already been dug, will be large enough to operate a mule tramway In, and will take iH months to construct. Some 40 men are now in his employ on the day and night shifts, and no interruption on ac count of weather Is expected, as ample provision has been made In house the crew completely, no matter how deep the snow lalls. Crosscut!! and drifts will be made at various points in the tunnel, where piy ore is struck, and the iulieis w III this be, enabled to p ly the expense of develop ment. Where timbering is resorted to, the cost of tunneling will be 6 per foot. 'I hese mines, when this tunnel readies the furthest end ot the Grayson properties, will lie the best developed of any hi east ern Oregon. Oregonian. Thousands of Oregon Cattle for the Sound. O. I . Gibson, a cattle buyer from the Sound, was In Pendleton on Wednesday, en route to Ontario, where he receives eight carloads ot cattle which he recently bought. He w ill pick up live cars In Pen dleton, as he passes through from Ontario to the Sound. Mr. Gibson stated that vooo head of the Miller & Lux cattle from Harney county have been sold to be mar keted on the Sound. Delivery has been made of a part of tlujrn. Tht.iiufjor part will be shipped IronT Ontario, although some are to be shipped from Pendleton. I he vooo head consisted of 6000 steers and ooo heifers. In addition to these, an I nmeiise number of cattle have been shipped from Ontario this tall. "Prices," said he, "are somewhat lower than they were a short time ag . 1 he Miller & l.ux vile had its effect on prices on the Sound, partially tilling the market over there and lowering the marketable value somewhat." Hast OieiMiuian. Masked Men Rob Durkte Store. Chief ot Polke Potter at an rally hour this morning receiv rd a telephone message that the grurial stole of the O. C. Co. at Duikre was robfed last night. Hefoie thecleik closed up list evening three men, with their laces covered with handker chiefs, enteied the stole and covering the link with two Winchesters and a irvol er demanded and lectlved the money train the safe and money till, amounting altogether to ux Nothing else in the store was distiubed and the lobbrrs made good their esiape. Up to the present writing there is no due to their Ideutitv. Republican. Fall ol the Cayuse, Krstwhlle King. 'I he neglected cayuse, erstwhile king of tile range In eastern Oregon, now re mains but a dim memory, a suggestion ot what once was, a reminder of the time when lie hid a pisture hall a thousand miles long and half aswideasthat. He is hated by the horseman, loithed by the cattleman, antagonieed by the sheepman. He hears no prayer for hi comfort during the cold winter, but 'rather petitions that he may be destroyed and his tribe effaced. The cavuse is being crowded fram the earth. Not only are succulent pastures of nutritious forage grasses denied him whenever possible, but he Is ignored by the horse buyer. They come from the East to purchise.and turn a cold shoulder to a horse weighing less than a thousand, and the cayuse doesn't weigh that much. Despised by all, he ekes nut a miserable career which even now Is a prophecy of the nothingness that awaits him. To crown the disgrace, he is sold to a butcher and cut up into meat to feed to soldiers and to Prance. And then, worse than all, the state veterinary causes him to be shot by the hundreds and the crows vandalle him in his alkali grave. Surely, the end of the cayuse pony is sad. It is calcula ted to melt a stony heart into drops of pity. Hast Oregonian. State Prison Statistics. Superintendent J. D. I.ee, of the Ore gon state penitent! iry, has tiled his report for tile iu irter ending September 30 In the department of state, showing the number of prisoners under Ills care and the sta tistics on earnings, receipts and expendi tures of the big institution. The report shows a big decrease in the number of prisoners under care, while the expenses are higher than usual, owing to the con struction of the new wing and other Im provements now under way, on which large payments have been made. The average number of prisoners during the quarter was 285. Number received, 14. nnd'disch'arged, 24. Earnings from labor and other sources amounted to f 4,080 and the total expenditures for the quarter, Jig, 4J0.4H. About seven thousand of the amount was p lid for the new wing and lire protection. Exchange. Through the Yellowstone. 1 he new route via the Oregon Short Line Railroad and Mouida, 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. l-or beautiful descriptive booklet, write or call at Ore gon Short Line Ticket Office, 142 Third streel, Portland, Oregon. n'Onlv the best of Wines, Liquors, Ice Cold Beer and temperance drinks at Barnard's Halfway House. T.D.Bellinger & Co. .OP SUMPTER. OREGON Dispensers of onlv the Choicest Brands Liquors 01 Indudlug Old Overholt, Can adian Club, Ushers and James Watson Scotch, Imported 18S1 Hraiulv, '1 hree Star Hennessey, and all the Leading Brands of Wim-s and Cigars. New and Elegant Pktures. Comfor able quitters tor gentlemen. No better service in Oregon. The Magnolia T D. Iilllnitr I C , Prtss. (Pormerly Hotel Van'Duyn Hid.) REMOVAL SALE IS NOW GOING ON AND WILL CON TINUE UNTIL WE ARE LOCATED 'IN OUR NEW BUILD ING Great Bargains Big Discounts 0 t'-'''' OPERA HOUSE SALOON SUMPTER BEER ON DRAUGHT BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES A gents for Matting ly and Moore Whis key a 2o-year-old whiskey as good as Elixir of Life. All whiskies are out of bond and guaran teed the genuine ar ticle. Popular re sort for Commer cial Travelers and Miners. 4! SUMPTER, OREGON 4.vv' More Room Mork Goods Since the removal of tile Post Office, giving us the entire use ot the store room, I have mater ially added to the stock a New and Fresh line oi j j j jt Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Etc. A better opportunity is afforded us to handle the trade, and our CASH PRICES have proven a drawing crrd since the CASH SYSTEM was inaugurated J Succrssor to KahltrJc Hwle. W. R. HAWLEY. -4; n '