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Wednesday, November fj. 1900
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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.
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REMOVAL
SALE
IS NOW GOING ON
AND WILL CON
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GEO. W. WEIGAND,
PROPRIETOR.
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