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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1901)
IO THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, February 20, 1931 iq&&&&&&&&&&. ti SiS to to to to SUMPTER, OREGON located in the nine 4.2.jg feet above OIJMNI-K is . Mountains, L.I.I Infill lliflll llfl ll I'llllVltf) .k .1 II til, 1 itiiii 11 vii v.iiiiim. 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 distiict. 1898 1899 1900 1 to to fi THE YEARS 1901 and 1902 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. IMIM, . 20,000 Dccciiibel . IMI0, 11)11, (Mill December, I '.Kill, .'.'.(I.OIMI Value of Impiovements. 1MIS, .S'J.'i.OOO; I.S'.I'.I, I.Vi.OOO; I'.KHI, 'J."i0,00D. Brick Buildings. I MLS ; I.S'.lil, Hi.'! feet limil- ngc, 7." led nl which is two lory; I illlll, I.S.S livi I'roiitugc, 100 It-el nl' which i tun Mory. Tumi in dull', ::ri li-ei. Streets Graded and I'aved. I MIS, nunc; I Mill, m ; 1000, l.s.ri Uri, iiI-h mill'.-nl' sidewalks Imili. $( 1,000 Water System. IMI.S, i ; I Mill, 810,01)0 ex- i('iiilccl in tin' con-tructinii of a grail water .-ifiii; ISHIO, 'JO,. (Kill i-pclldcil ill rnlilili'linll nl' ii !. Capacity nl' ii'MTVoir, 1,'JOO.OIlll milloi'is located 18f I'ccl above ihc level nl' principal .-Heel; III inch .-tec I mains from n'M'iMiir In hiiiiu m nl inn ; t.'l liic liuliiiut mi ln in - M reels. I;ire Department. IMIS, untie; IMI0, one chemical engine; 1000, two Iihm' cults, 2200 feet lnii, well equipped honk anil laililcr (ruck, I huge chemical engine, .'I ilepailiui'iil buildings, Iiiim ami hell tower. Lumber and Logs in 1900 I '1 0111 wiihiu mvcii miles nl'Hiiiup. ter, hclvuvii tweuly-Ihe ami tliiilv million I'eel was cut during (lie 'ear 1000 W W A MODERN CITY OF 3000 POPULATION w 30,000 Electric Light Plant. 1800, 8:1,500; 1800, 0,500 ad ditional; 1000, 20,000 addition nl. Capacity ol' plant, 2000 in candsccnt ami 4() arc lights Streets, well lighted. Public Schools, 1900. Large public, sellout building with four mollis and one largo room occupied in another' building. Freight Received. .'10,000,000 pounds freight iv ceived over S. V. I!. It. during 1000; 2000 curs, 'J70 of which were machinery for our mine-'. This required 7"00 four-horse teams to transport it lo the mines, or 'JO lour-horse teams each day, or one f()iir-hoie team leaving here every .'10 minutes, ten hours each day, during the year. Passengers. Passengers over S. V. It. It. dur ing 1800, 27,000; 1000, .'l.'I.O.'tl. 60,000 Transportation Outfit. 200 hon-cs in use, moving freight and passengers to the surrounding camps. Daily stages to Hoiirnc, Granite, Iteil Hoy, Lawton, llo nana, Clifl'ord, Austin, Susau ville, I'rairie City, John Day, Canyon City ami other points. New Brick Hotel. 8.15, 000 brick hotel liuildiug in course of construction; will lie completed by April 1, 1001. Sumpter Manufactures all its huildiug ma terial lumber, liriek, etc. LOTS $25 AND UPWARD address W, G CALDER, Secretary S, T Co limited P. O. DRAWER 77, SUMPTER, OREGON