Wednesday, January 16, 1901
THE SUMPTER MINER
REPORTED SLE OF GOLD RIDGE.
F. B. Thome Said to Have Bought From
Satt Lake People.
A most important deal was consum
mated in this city yesterday when Frank
B. Thomes, of Butte, purchased all of the
mining property and mill of the Gold
Ridge Mining company for fi 00,000, the
first Installment having been turned over
and the purchaser taking the night train
for home.
The property consists of a number of
patented and unpatented claims In Baker
county, Oregon, and the corporation mak
ng the sale Is a local one, of hlch J. E.
Bamberger Is president, C. B. Jack sec
retary, and Joslah Baruett treasurer,
With David Keath as one of the principal
stockholders.
The gentlemen named and their associ
ates have held the property for abwt five
years, and during that time have spent a
great deal of money In opening the mine
and equipping it with a mill. It has pro
duced considerable, but nothing outside of
a little development work has been at
tempted below the 2oo-foot or water level,
when Mr. Thomes opei.ed negotiations for
Is purchase.
After a thorough and exhaustive exam
nation the purchaser decided that with
the necessary equipment to properly take
care of the water, the mine would prove a
bonanza, and as It was too far off for the
local company to care longer to bother
With it, both sides of the transaction were
satisfied with its final consummation.
It was stated by Mr. Thomes' attorney,
after the final act was performed, that as
winter had now closed In and the section
In which the property is located was now
probably snowbound, no effort would
likely be made to commence work till
spring opened.
The deal was closed In the name of Mr.
Thomes alone, and If he has any associ
ates In the undertaking it was not made
apparent. Salt Lake Tribune.
The F. B. Thomes referred to In the
above Is Frank Thomes, who resided in
Sumpter for a year or more. He has been
with Letson Hulllet for several months
and represented him in this deal.
Novel Method of Raising School Fundi.
A unique plan to aid In paying off the
indebtedness of the Prairie City school
has been proposed. It is practically a tax
on old bachelors, although neither age,
stx nor condition are necessary exemp
tions. The plan is as follews: Ballots
and ballot boxes will be in readiness Mon
day at every business place in town, for a
special election, and the polls will be
open during business hours until 4 p. m.
Saturday, January 19. The question to
be decided is: Who is the most popular
young lady In Prairie City or the upper
John Day valley? There is no limit to
the number of votes they may cast at
10 cents a vote. All you have to do is
to write the name of your choice on the
ballot with the number of votes you wish
recorded, deposit your tax with the clerk,
and place the ballot In the sealed box.
The committee, to be selected by voters,
will open the boxes and commence count
i ng as soon as the polls are closed, and
the result will be announced and prizes
awarded at Grange hall between acts of
the entertainment by the Canyon City
Dramatic club, next Saturday evening.
Prizes to be awarded two or three of the
young ladies receiving the highest num
ber of votes will be announced in the
Miner next week. Prairie City Miner.
condition for the winter. Several owners
are Intending to try an experiment In
lambing this winter, and to that end are
building sheds and barns to have the
sheep under cover during this period.
Other stock are in good condition also; in
fact, better than it Is usually found at thl
season. The 1000 wool clip of Baker
county was the largest ever known. It N
safe to say that the shrrp ol the county
average nine pounds per head. Very lit
tle of the 1900 wool clip has been sold, the
reason apparently being that the ruling
prices are tint satisfactory to sheep men.
I estimate that ninety per cent of the
lambs born the past year were saved.
During the past year 850 head of horses
were sold from the county for cavalry pur
poses. Following is a summary of the
meat slaughtered in the county for 1900
fjr home consumptien: Cattle, 3500;
sheep, 5000; hogs, 4000. Special from
Baker City to Oregonlun.
T. G. Harrison, agent for Giant Pow
der company.
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the County court, now In session here.
It shows the stock of the county to be in
excellent condition, there are 48,800 sheep
i n the county. Of this class of stock, Mr.
Parker says in his repert: "I find all
sheep sound, free of scab and in sound
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