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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1901)
10 THE SUMPTER MINFR Wednesday, Februaiy ij. iqoi 4T to to to to '?-. SUMPTER, OREGON s HJiMI'TER is located in the Blue Mountains, 4.120. leet above sea level, healthful 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 c 11 v ol homes for the sur- 1898 1899 1900 T roundinu disitict. rHE YEARS i oo i and 1002 promises to excel all past records in the ciowth 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 Mercl andise Carried. December, IHil.H, $ 20,000 Deccinl.ci, I M'.lll, 10(1,11110 December, !I00, 2.riO,000 Value of Impiovements. IH'.IH, g'Jft.OOO; 1M!I!I, l.r).r,000; lilOO, 2.r0,000. Brick Buildings. I HUH, nun.-; IH!i!l, I (ill feet front age, 7Ti feci ol which is two Moiy; I'.IOII, IMS I'cct I'lnnlngo, 100 feci of which is two lily. Toml lo dale, :t.ri I led. Streeis Graded and Paved. I.Sil.H, iiiiiK-; IHllll, none; l!)00, IH.ril led, nl-.. mile.-, of iili'walkrt liuill. $60,000 Water System. I HUH, tunc; I Mill, $-10,000 ex I't'iiilul ill ill.' t' .it -I i iiclii in of a giaviu iii. i - Iciii; I'.IOO, 20, 000 expended in completion of niiiii' ('umciiv ol' nvervoir, 1,200,000 :iiIIii'ii, located 185 Ict'i iiliow the li'M'l ol' principal Mini; 10 inch -Med mains I'roiu ic-ciMiir in lin-incvH Miriioii; I .'I I'm' IimIiiiiiI.- on lniMue.s streets. File Department. IH'.IS, limit; ISO!), one chemical engine; ItMIO, two Iiim cans, 2200 I'ccl li.-c, well equipped honk mill hiililcr truck, 1 large chemical inline, .'I dcpiiiluicut building-., Ihm and hell lower. Lumber and I ogs in 1000 Klein within m t n iiiilcol Sum li ter, lu'twnn luul-lic mill lhiil iiiillu n led ii cut during the 'cnr 11(0 f A MODERN CITY OF 3000 POPULATION $30,000 Electric Light Plant. 181)0,83.000; 18!)!), 0,f00 ad ditional; 1 !)()(), 20,000 addition' nl. Capacity of plant, '2000 in candsccnt and 40 arc light. Streets well lighted. Public Schools, 1900. Large public school building with lour rooms and one largo room occupied in another building. Freight Received. .'H),000,000 iKiunds freight re ceived over S. V. It. It. during 1000; '2000 earn, 270 of which were machinery for our mined. This required 7500 four-horse teams to transport it to the mines, or 20 four-horse teams each day, or one four-horse team leaving here every .'(0 minutes, ten hours each day, during the year. Passengers. Passengcix over S. V. K. 11. dur ing 18!)!), 27,000; 15)00, 33,03-1. 60,000 Transportation Outfit. 200 horses in uso moving freight and passengers to the surrounding camps. Daily stages to llnurnc, Granite, Hcd Hoy, Lawton, Bo nanza, Clillbrd, Austin, Susan ville, Prairie City, John Day, Canyon City mid other xints. New Brick Hotel. $3.r,000 brick hotel building in cour.-e of construction; will be completed by April 1, 1!)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