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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1900)
IO THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, December 19, 1900 SUMPTER, OREGON 1898 SUMPTER is located in the Blue Mountains, 429 feet above sea level, healthful climate, and is the commercial, banking, mining and distributing center for the entire district for many miles in all directions, and, different from most mining towns, it is a model little city of homes for the sur rounding district. 1899 1900 i THE YEARS 1901 and 1902 I promises to excel all past records in the giowth of Sumpter, and add many paying mines to our present large number. Well located real estate purchased now will increase many times in value in the next one to three years. Take advantage of the op portunity now offered. POPULATION, 1898, 350; 1899, 1500; 1900, 3000 Amount Merchandise Carried. December. IM1IH, 8 20,000 December, IH!)!), 1011,11011 December, 1000, 'r.l I, I II Id Value of Improvements. i!w, $2.r,ooo; ih'.i'.i. i.m,(hm: 1000, '.'."lO.OIIO. Brick Buildings. IH'.IH, null,; I MO, ll'i.'llccl front age, 7 ft feel ol wliirli is two story; 1000, IH.S licl frontage, 1(11) feel of which is two ."lory. Total In dale, .'Ifil Icel. Streets Graded and Paved. 1808 i,.; 1800, mine; I!I0(, 18ft 1 lect, ul"o initio iif sidewalks Imilt. $6o,o(K) Water System. I SOS, mini'; I.S!I!), S 10,0110 c. H'iidi'(l in the coii-triielion uf a gravity water system; 1000, 20, 000 iN'inli'il in completion of miiim'. Capacitv of reservoir, 1,200,000 gallons locatcil 185 feci tiliovc the level of prineiml trcct; 10 inch steel main t'roiu reservoir to Iiimiic.- iiriion; l.'t lire hydrants on limine. streets. Fire Department. 1808, none; I MOO, one chemical engine; 1000, two hoe carts, 220(1 Icel hoe, well cipiipcl hook anil holder truck, 1 large chemical engine, ' department buildings, hose anil hell tower. Religious and Secret Societies. In 11)00 all secret anil religious organizations aie icpicscutcd, Mime occupying tlieii own build-bigs A MODERN CITY OF 3000 POPULATION w 30,000 Electric Light Plant. 1800, S;J,")0ll; 1800, (f.ftOO ad ditional; 111(10, "JO, 000 addition al. Capacity of plant, 2000 in-cand-H'unt and -10 are lights. Street well lighted. Public Schools, 1900. Lirge public school building with four rooms and one large room occupied in another building. Freight Received. :tO,000,00() iHiiinds freight re ceived over S. V. l. , during 11)00; 2000 ears, 270 of which were machinery for our mine. This required 7500 four-horse teams to trnnsjHirl it to the mines, or 20 four-horM' teams each day, or one tbur-horsc team leaving here every .'t0 minutes, ten hours each day, during the year. Passengers. Over 27,000 pas.-engers arrived overS. V. It. It. during 11)00. $60,000 Transportation Outfit. 200 horses in use moving freight and passengers to the surrounding camps. Daily stages to Bourne, (irauite, Bed Boy, Lawton, Bo nanza, Cliffonl, Austin, Susan ville, Prairie City, John Day, Canyon City and other (mints. New Brick Hotel. g.'tft.OOO brick hotel building in course of construction; will be completed by April 1, 11)01. Sumpter Manufactures all its building ma terial lumber, brick, etc. LOTS $25 AND UPWARD address W, G CALDER, Secretary S T Co, limited P. O. DRAWER 77. SUMPTER, OREGON