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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1900)
i Wednesday, November fj. 1900 IO THE HMKTER MINER. RAILROAD BUILDING. Surveyors Remain in the In land Empire all Winter. Willi thf approach of w Inter there Is no cessation of the work of surveying parties hi central Oregon. This Is taken as a sure slii that active rolhojd building op eration will begin in Hie spring. A virgin territory rich In trade Is said to await the first rnid to penetrate the Inland Empire. It Is claimed that the most powerful agents against the development of the country are large sheep and cattlemen, vt ho aie adverse to having the ranges cut up into small farms. The stockmen are the kings of the Inliud Empire and have large Interests which will naturally suffer to the extent that the country Is settled. 'Ihese men now have range tor their stock 1111 thousands ot aires of unsettled l.iud. Uallroads will change this condition of affairs. Immigration, which has aliculy begun to a considerable extent, will follow much more rapidly once the railroads open the wav. Ilelore this onward march the herds of stock will inede further into the backwoods and mountains, Once the railroads begin construction work It is likely to be a ueJwiiul-nrck lace hetuec.iijlrrm to see which one will capture the most territory. I he Colum bia Southrrn is the road nearest the goal, by having a load in operation from liiggs, on the ( ). K V N. line near I he I alles, to Shaniko, 75 miles inland. I he same company has lutorpoiated another load lor a route down the l)es Chutes river, and also completed the pielimiuaiy sur veys lor the mute It is intended to e tend this Hue into southern Oregon, ami tiually to the eastern hmdeis of the slate. Several parlies of suiveyors aie out on the V.01I1. Another mad with the same goal In sight is the l.uiv.illls hastetn, whkh proposes to enter the interior muutiy through a pass in the Cascade tauge, by extending lis present line. I'.Hties of Mil veyois now in the held have been Identi fied as belonging to the Coivallls - hast nil. I atest rrporis fimii the inteiior say that the paitles are locating permanent grade stakes, uhlih, it line, is conclusive proot that 110 time Is to be lost in getting stalled on construction woik. bever.il other prospective roads ate hi the held, with gangs ot suiveyors, but Mime 01 them will never be built, although there Is tenilorv enough to tnruish trade to a number. In railmad circles consider able slgullicauie is plued upon the lad that the Ituilinglon has had ,1 patty ol suivevois In the same lield most of the summer. I III-, in connection with the Kuthngton's espiessed eagerness for leaching the coast, Is taken as something mote than a mere coincident. I'oitlaud I elegtain. OrcAitU a "llomUr Club." Several young men of t lit city aie talk ing ot burning .1 "Booster club," like one that has been lonned In Chicago. The motto ot the C.litc.10 dub is: "If von cannot sav an thing good ol a man, Keep still." The object of the club Is the ells cmiragemeiit ol unkind ciitidsm, and the eucoui igement and boosting ol eveiylhtug tint Is public spirited or pr.iisewotthv. liceiv member weirs ,1 booster button, which, whenever seen, is a token ot warning th 11 h ush criticism, gossip and evil remarks are decidedly distastelul to the owner, and almost in (lie nature ol an open challenge. Indeed, members have got Into mote than one tight tor standing up for the principles they repteent. Their gilt, however, lias won them respect Irom the class most ptone to gossip about other people, and the warm approval of the bet ter classes. John A. Heusiirr, president of the Chicago club, in speaking about his experience, said: "Mv bitterest dis appointments have come from people upon whom, from friendship or relationship, I thought I had the most right to depend tor encouragement, if not aid. My experi ences have caused me to classify men un der three heads, boosters, knockers and rangers. These are not very elegant terms, but they have the merit of being expressive, mid the business world under stands their meaning." Portland Tele gram. Bunker Hill Consolidation. Prom .1 private letter the Democrat learns that Colonel Hay, nf Pay, Street & Co., bankers, of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, have effected a consolidation of the Hunker Hill, White Elephant and Montezuma properties, with John J. Pen hale as manager. The same shareholders own stock in all these properties and the arrangements are understood to be per fectly satisfactory to all concerned. Mr. A. I.. Mcl:wen, who is largely Interested hi the White Elephant, will be a resident director w Ith headquarters in Maker City. Colonel lay and Mr. John J. Penhaleare now In Canada and have bren for some time past. They are expected to arrive here soon. The White Elephant mine is situated in close proximity to the Bonanza mine at Gelser, while the Hunker Hill and Montr1111111 are 011 the Cracker Creek lode. A consolidation of these properties Is looked upon hi the mining community as being a very Important arrangement and one that means the expenditure of a large amount of money in the develop ment ot very valuable properties. Haker City Democrat. Gold Brick Swindle an Easy Game. " I'hc gold brick swindle," said a busi ness man iuoted hi the New Ol leans limes-Democrat, "is one of the most plausible propositions ever advanced and has lauded some of the cleverest business men in tin- country. A number of years ago it used to be a common thing for b inks In the West to buy gold bricks I mean real ones and fiecpaenlly there were the best of reasons tcir keeping the transaction unlet. It olten happened that the owner of some partly developed mine would make an unexpected strike and wish to buy the adjacent property. N,at ur.illy he would want to hold back the news ol his discoveiy until he secured the laud and II he had any bullion to dispose of would make the sale .is quietly as pos sible. I he banks became accustomed to deals of that kind and were consequently pretty easy prey for the gold brich swin dler who turned up with a precisely sim ilar story. "I don't believe I exaggerate when I say that fully one-third of all the banking houses In the western mineral belt were at some time vidlmied by this game." One of On-gon't Oldctt Votert. One of the oldest voters in Oregon Is ( ii-iit-r.il John II. Slevens, aged 07 ve.irs, the vderan l.a ( it inde republican, ev legistei ol the United Statas laud oilier, and a man who lias hid a most active lite, tieneral Stevens is a Mason of the U0v.1l Auh degree, and a member of the Protestant EpNcop.il church. He was bom hi Vermont In iSoj, his varied Occu pations having included school teaching, successful wiestllng in the prle ling, merchant in Boston, lumberman In West ern IVnnsvlv.inla, stage line owner, and twelve ve.irs a sherift in southern Michi gan. His experience In Oregon, whither he came In isS3, Includes tanner and hotel laudloid in Wilamrtte valley, pack train owner and hotel man in early days of eastern Oregon mining, federal ollice holder in l.a Grande, stockraiserand gen eral rancher hi Union county. The Gen eral is now passing his declining years kindly cared for by his son, Jap H. Stevens, and his daughter-in-law, as well as other relatives. La Grande Journal. Always reliable Giant powder. REMOVAL SALE IS NOW GOING ON AND WILL CON TINUE UNTIL WE ARE LOCATED !IN OUR NEW BUILD ING Great Bargains Big Discounts THE WONDER GEO. W. WEIGAND, PROPRIETOR. GENERAL MERCHANDISE A complete stock of Dry Goods, Ladies and Men's Furnishings, Boots, Shoes, Hats and Clothing. THE WONDER, BOURNE, OREGON THE Sumpter Forwarding Co. General Storage, Commission and Forwarding. Warehouse and ollice, S. V. Track SUMPTER, OREGON. THE GEM SALOON A. J. STirslSON, Prop. cbuccessoi to Snyde & Stinson) Only the Best Brands of Liquors Served Over the Bar SUMPTER, -5 OREGON Dixon, Borgeson & Co. Pr: TT raoiyT Minufacturrn ol Lvcty Description ol FRONT ST.. COW. WASHINGTON Show Gases Jewelers' and Dbuo-oists- Wail Cases ft Bank Fixtures. PORTLAND, ORE. I