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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1900)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, December 19, 1900 8 GROWTH OF SUMPTER Facts Demonstrating the Great Progress Made. In tin- Similiter Tnwnsite company's advertisement, which appears on paRt ten nl Till: MlM:l today, ate some carefully prepared sla.ti-.tUs rrK.-irdiiiK the KKiwth nl tills town and the hushiess dniu here, which tell a Kt.illfyln stuty ol progress and improvement. 'I hese f.ict were col letted by Secretary Calder at the expense of unit. It l.itior and time and they can be tidied ilpmi as behlK pt.ictically correct. Ihe liRiires niven tt-i.trdinK transporta linn, bntli passenger and freight, .ire per h.ips o( peatest Intrtest. I hey were lur nlshed by ollidals o( Ihe Snmpter Valley lalltoad and the Snmpter I rauspnrtatiou (ouip.inyi taken Itom the boohs ol the re specllve companies, and are therefore strictly accurate. In iHw the mad sold about 27,000 tick Pine and Eagle valleys hi competition with the world at the Georgia Interstate fair, held from October 10 to 20 last, in clusive. Mr. S. J. Saunders, a fanner of liable valley, returned to Maker City on Sunday mnriiini; from a visit since last fall to his boyhood home in Kentucky, accompanied by Mrs. Sam Cover and family, who have also been on a lonn visit to th- Hlue (irass stite. Mr. Saun ders took with him from Oregon samples of wheat, oats and potatoes. The oats were crown in Pine, and haj-le valleys. At the interstate fair held In lenrula, Mr. S, Hinders placed his samples hi compe tition with those from nearly every state In the Union. He won the two hii; cash prles of 5l 50 (Mill, one for the best o.its, in J 5l 50 on potatoes, awards niven for Kt-ueral excellence. Mr. Saunders says his samples of potatoes were far ahead of all others in competition, 31; of them urobilin Hi'i pounds. Thousands of people admired them and could not believe it possible tli.it such potatoes could be 1 nrowu in Oieuon. Democrat. M.in Who Located the Colorado. One it the men who has won for him self a handsome competency by prospect Is from linker City to Snmpter. I his, jR , ,,. Nm,m.CSl, is j,imcb HiimKard remember, was during the helghtd of Ihe late lamented, so called boom. I bus lar duriiiK the present year, that Is up to De cember 15, 3),gi4 tickets were sold be tween Ihe same stations, union In the same direction. Durlni: Ihe present year the company has hauled iiitiiSumpter jo,ooo,ooo pounds ol freight. Ol this amount 861 j Ions, or i7,a(i,o(Yo pounds were general metchan dlseaud the rem lining twenty odd mil lions ol pounds were minion machinery. I o transport this machinery to the mines 1 1 0 tn Snmpter 7,500 lout-hoise teams were mjultcd; or 20 lour-horse teams each day, or one such team leaving every jo minutes duiln( the ten working hours ol each d.iv during the entire year. And still there were sUtrrn days of the year remaining. I Iip railroad h is hauled away from uer, who Is spending the winter in Seattle with his family. Mr. Huingarduer was among the pioneers at Cripple Ureek, Colorado, a lew vcars ago, but he had his ups and dow us, and two vears ago reached eastern Oregon without a dollar. He went to prospecting and soon louited the "Colorado" claim, near Suiuptei, and be gan his development work. Last fall he sold out lor io 000 and his purchasers or ganized the 1 .1111 m tn y Cold AMuiug com pany. Seattle 1 hues. Senile Line ol the World. I'nr an enjoyable trip east, lake the Denver - Rio Grande railroad, Scenic Line ol Ihe world. Three daily trains be tween Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and all eastern points, and all points on the I'.iiilu' coast. Most m.innllkent seen Similiter manufactured lumber and l'KS)Cfy this continent. The leading lea amounting to 10,000,000 leet, )) cords ,re In connection with the trip is that the ol woed, besides the ore and concentrate tiriIK, ,r.,,ls ,,.., through the -.cenlc shipments, exact hgures on which could .lUr.,Cs, f t,e ocky mountains in not be piouired at this time. Colorado bv davllglil. thus alfording pas- I lie Miiupiei 1 r.insporiaiiou company owns .111 outfit valued at 5(o,ooo, wliich includes, nmong other equipment, 200 horses. Daily stages are run Mom Snmp ter to Untune, Granite, Red lioy,l.awton, Hciii.in-a, Cllllord, Austin, Susauville, Prairie City, lohn Day and Canyon ( lly. Che amount ol merchandise canied in Sumplei liy all the merchants December, ifyS, was only 520,000: one year later it amounted to 1 100,000, and at the present time it is not a white chip less than f.'so,- XK). The value ol imptineinents, in tile way ol buiMings mmpleled has iuueased from f JS.ooo two years ago to 5250,000, an even ten fold. And there .tie now build ings in progress of erection that would tun this sum up to 500,000. Two years ago their was not . 1 biick building in the camp; now there is a frontage of 351 Itet. Dining the same time 1N54 feet of the town's stirets have been graded and paved and miles of sidewalks constructed. Pilot In righteen mouths ago, there was little or nothing done in the way of street improvements. In fact, the I'oCvnsite company's ad. is lull of meat. To read It will interest any one who is interested in this camp. seugers a cool, pleasant and enjoyable ride, fiee from dust and the annoyances experienced via other Hues. Superb din ing car service on all through trains. Service a la carle, pay lor what you order. Through standard and tourist sleepers. Stopovers allowed on all classes of tickets anywhere between Ogden and Denver. Call on your nearest ticket agent lor tkhels, rates and all Inlormation, or ad dress, C. li. NlCIIOI., ( ieneral Agent, Portland, Ore. Ltuons In Lace. .Mrs. Marsh, net door to MlNhk oitice, will give practical instructions in lace work. Materials and hundreds of pat terns to select from Administrator's Notice. In lln- Counn Lomtnt lliler Count , Oregon In ihe nuallrr ol thf estate ol Annie Ornu'iis, Je trait-J NolUelk herel' clen t-v the unJf ulenrJ, I 1. HiiHk, Jmlnlitjioi ot ihe estate ol Annie Clemen, Jeie-iteJ, la the ileJItOK ol. an' all per- I tout having ilalint again, Ihe ijIJ ettale, 10 exhlt-ll them together with Ihe necevary voucher, within Ihe neM tit month alter Ihe rit.t rul'llt'ilion ol thl I notice. In ll The Iwelllli Jav nl Pet'emt-er, igoo, l Ihe ajmlnlttiator at til, nince. at ihe enmer nt 1 ('.unite anj Mill ktieeU, In ihe low not Sumpler, HaWer Count., Oregon, Ihe .ame being 11 place lor Ihe transaction ot tniilneti ot the alJ ettale In al J countv L. T HWOCK, AJmlniktrator I )ateJ,Sum.trr,Ure., lecenter 11, ivuvs ' Orepxi "Truck" Awarded Prim In Georgia It is just as easy (or liagle and Pine valleys to carry away prUes on the pro ducts of their soil as falling oil" a log. At the Chicago world's fair Untie valley ....I.... 1 . ... ........ i .,.!.. .... 1 I.. 1 1.. 1 eo.onei In lhal certain mineral claim known adht captured a number of prizes, and In the' pCCKk.iH.ncituateJon the McCuiiv tork about world's Competition for prizes Offered by rouran4hairmllenorthwetol. Sumrter anjnear .. , , ., .. . , 1 ihedranlie loaj In llaker counn.ha prilmmeJ as- .Maille, the great New lork seedmail, tettmenl nk at require.) by law an' ouare re-I.-....I. u.lUv -.nlnr-.l ll,, 1,1 .--.vl, i,rl, quIirJ ilhlii . Jan Horn Jale here,.! Iinv our ....,.. .....v, ..., .-,,.. .- i "-i i-roisiittii ol the exis-njitufe uisin kau Claim NOTICE OF FORFEIRURE. fn Sieve Le Jen anJ W. W. Thurmen lou are netery noiinej mat a. j tajiocs, our on potatoes, onions now comes a most and cabbage. And favorable report of A. J. Taiuock Sumpter, Oregon, December ig. igu HtH publication lec 14, io, lati March 10, igo. Are You Progressive and Up-to-Date? Do you want a stamp mill that has a capacity of 8 to 12 tons to each stamp? One that no maker of stamp mills in the United States can sell you, but ourselves? One that is better in every way than the kind they can sell you. THE MERRALLS RAPID STAMP MILL has an enormous capacity. We are selling these mills everywhere. We in stall complete plants, from 8 to 1000 tons capacity. If you are think ug of putting up a stamp mill, don't do it, until vou have written us. We can save you thousand of dollars, besides worry and vexation. These mills are endorsed by mining men everywhere. Send for circular. Merralls' Mill Company 129 First Street San Francisco, Cal. t STAMP MLLIS WOOD OK IRON HRAME SKI.P-CONTAINED MILLS Drednes, Engines Boilers and Watersheds Hammond Mfg. Co. lawn okjj. .- INCORPORATE PORTLAND, OREGON Golden Eagle Hotel UE-OPENED UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT To Ue Conducted on the European Plan i First-Class Restaurant in Connection T. T. DANILSON, PROPRIETOR Sample Rooms tor Commercial .Men. SUMPTER, ORIIGON jiltatwH i-"r-" "-i aiiiHH.' ' ' "iZ: ----- 48 and 50 l:irst Stre. t, Near Pine Cawston & Company Siuevr to H. P. GREGORY S: COMPANY Engines, Boilers Machinery and Supplies... PORTLAND, ORE HYDRAULIC. MINING AND DREDQINQ MACHINERY. RIVETED STEEL PIPE. WaiTi pom AMERICAN IMPUL8E WATER WHEELS, ETC. WOLFF I ZWICKER IRON WORKS IN WORKS Tjjfc PORTUND nHH OREGON SiBPHI THE MINER $2.00 PER YEAR