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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1901)
IO V THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, January 30, 1901 4S ! SUMPTER, OREGON , ! ! 4 &! ? sgi ? .. :3i. SUMNER is located in the Blue Mountains, 4-i.io 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. 1898 1899 1900 r HIS &. Mr T rHE YEARS 1001. and 1002 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, I MM, 8 'JO.OOIt December, l,H!l!l, 1(10,1)1)1) December, MUM), '-TiO.OOO Value of Improvements. I.SJIK, S'-'.'i, 1)0(1; IN!)'.), .rM,()00; I '.Mill, '.'."i( 1,001 1. Brick Buildings. I .S'.IM, nun,.; IK!)!), IlilSfcel front ngo, "' I'ct'l of which w l ii story; I !()(), I.SS del frontage, Illo'Cecl id" which i two dory. 'I'tiliil to date, :t.ril loot. Streets Graded and Raved. I.V.IS, none; IS!)!), nunc; lillll), .S." lid, ii 1 -4 mile of idewnlk- Iniill. $h(),()()o Water System. I.S'.IS ic; I !)!). S 10,0(10 o.- icmlcil iii I lie eon-lructiou ill' a grnviu water m-Ioiii; I !)()(), ''(),. 000 expended in ciiiiiilcliiin of -nine Capacity nl' ic.-orvoir, I, '-'00, 000 gallon-. Inciitcil Sf li'cl iiliuvc tin lex el nl' principal "licet; III inch lccl main- from ic-ciiiii In hii-inc. portion; l.'t tin )i ilrnnt- in Imi-iiu Mi eel.-. I:iie Department. IMI. nunc; I Mill, one chemical engine; I'.tDO, two ho-o cults, '"'( II I I'ccl Im-e, well eiiiipieil hunk ami Imlilcr truck, I largo chemical engine, '! lciailiiicnt buildings, ho-e anil hell lower. Lumber and Logs in 1900 1'ioin within .-even milo.-ol'Sunip-tor, between twenty-live ami lliiilv million I'cct wu cut during the vear 15MI0 f xtf f A MODERN CITY OF 3000 POPULATION lights. $ 30,000 Electric Light Plant. 18110, g.'l.oOO; I !)!), i,r00 ad ditional; t !)()(), L'0,000 addition, ai. Capacity of plant, L'000 in- eand.-eent ami 40 arc St roots well lighted. Public Schools, 1900. Large politic .-chonl building with tour rooms ami one largo room occupied in another building. Freight Received. ::0,00(),000 pouuiN freight re ceived over S. V. It. . during 11100; -'000 oars, '-'70 of which wore nmohinory for our mines. ThN roiuired 7"00 four-horse team to transmit it to the mine.-, or '20 four-hoio teams each tiny, or one four-hor.-o team leaving lioiv every HO minutes, ton hour each day, during the year. Passengers. I'n.-.-ongon- over S. V. It. IS. dur ing 1K5HI, '27,000; l!)00, HH,!l.'Sl. $60,000 Transportation Outfit. 1 -00 horses in iio moving freight ami pa.--ongoi to the Mirrouiuling camp-. Daily stage.- to lloiirno, (irauito, Wed Hoy, Law ton, Ho nnn.a, Clifford, Au-tiii, Su-au-ville, 1'iairio City, John Day, Can von Citv and other points. New Brick Hotel. S.'t.'i.OOO brick hotel building in course of con-truction; will bo completed by April 1, 15101. Sumpter Manufacture.- 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