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THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, January 16, 1901
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SUMPTER, OREGON
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HJiMPTEK is located in the Blue
Mountains, 422 feet above
sea level, neaitmui climate,
and is the commercial, banking,
mining and distributing center for
the entire district for many miles
in all diiections, and, different from
most mining towns, it is a model
little city ol homes for the sur
rounding district.
1898
1899
1900
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rHE YEARS iqoi and 1002
promises to excel all past
records in the growth 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, inon, . 20,000
December, 1800, 100,000
Dc. ember, l!MIO, '.TiO.OIIO
Value ol Improvements.
I. SUN. S'.'.'t.OOO; 1800, I.m.OOO;
I !tOO, '.'.Ml, 000.
Brick Buildings.
I. SON, iii.li,; I. S0!l, lll.'irccl front-a-je,
71 licl ol which is two
t..n; 1000, INS licl I'rnntagc,
100 I'ccl ol' which I wo .-lory.
Total In dale, .'151 li-cl.
Streets Graded and Paved.
1808 c; S!I!I ic; 1000,
IH.'d li-cl, iilu mile.-of sidewalks
huill.
$(n ),oo() Water System.
I.SO.S ic; 1800, ft 10,000 ex-
tciiilfil iii I lit ciiiii ruction of a
uiii wider -y-lcin; 1000, 'JO,
000 ciciulcil in completion ol'
-lime. Capacity of iv.-ervoir,
I, '.'00,000 gallon-, locale.) 185
feci iihove (he level ol' iriiieiial
I net; 10 inch -led main.- from
ie-eroir lo hii-iiic.-- portion; I .'I
lire hwlraul-on hii-ine M reels.
Fire Department.
80 none; J 8110, one chemical
ciejilie; 1000, two hn-c carls,
2200 licl ho-e, well ciiiipM'd
hook ami holder truck, 1 large
chemical engine, .'! ilciarlmeut
buildings, ho-e ami hell tower.
Lumber and Logs in 10,00
I'rom williiu seven miles of Samp
ler, hclweeu twenly-livo ami
lhiil million t'cet wa- cut during
the vear 1000
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MODERN
CITY
OF 3000
POPULATION
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$30,000 Electric Light Plant.
18!)0,83,f00; 1801), 0.G00 ad
ditional; 1000, 20,000 addition
nl. Capacity of plant, 2000 in
candsccnt and -40 arc lights.
Streets welt lighted.
Public Schools, 1900.
Large public school building with
four rooms and one largo room
occupied in another building.
Freight Received.
30,000,000 HHinds freight re
ceived over y. V. It. It. during
1900; 2000 car, 270 of which
were machinery Kir our mines.
This required 7fi0() four-horse
teams to transjiort it to the mines,
or 20 four-horse teams each day,
or one four-horse team leaving
here every 30 minutes, ten hours
each day, during the year.
Passengers.
Passengers over S. V. It. It. dur
ing 18!)!), 27,000; 1000, M.O.'H.
60,000 Transportation Outfit.
200 horses in iimj moving freight
and passenger to thesuriiaiuiling
camps. Daily stages to Hotline,
Granite, lied Hoy, Lnvtou, Ho
naii7.a, Clifford, Atistiu, Susan
ville, Prairie City, lohn Day,
Canyon City and other (mint-,
New Brick Hotel.
$:i,r),()0() brick hotel building in
course of construction; will be
completed by April 1, 1001.
Sumpter
Manufactures all its building ma
terial lumber, brick, etc.
LOTS $25 AND UPWARD
adr ess W, G CALDER, Secretary S, T Co limited
P. O. DRAWER 77, SUMPTER, OREGON
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