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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1901)
Wednesday, February 20, 101 THE SUMPTER MINER I ' WHOLESALE HORSE STEALING. Plan That Failed at Huntington Many Animals Drowned and Shot. There was quite a sensation sprung the fore part of the week, especially amonR horsemen, over an incident that prompts to bring to light some quite extensive thieving operations on the range near Welser. It appears that last Siturday night after darl a carload of horses were driven into the stock yards at Huntington and an effort made to load and ship them that night. Officers at Huntington who were on the lookout for stolen horses from certain Oregon points, refused to permit the ship ment until the brands on the animals could be examined, and they were locked in the stock yards to await daylight, but when tlie yards were visited in the morn ing it was found that the keys to the yard had been obtained and the horses run off into the hills to escape Inspection. A search was made and the horses were found near Snake river, also live dead horses were found in a gulch where they had been shot. The live animals were rounded up and found to tie Welser horses, bearing the brands of Tom Alackey, Jap Griffith, Lansdon, Harnett Brothers, Yard ley, Steve Durbln and others. The own ers were at once notified and the stock re claimed. The cause for killing the five horses In the gulch is hard to explain. The ani mals were swum moss the Snake to avoid the ferries on the way to Hunting ton, while those in charge crossed in a DUill .IIIU II l MHIIIITU lliai IUSMl)V II1CV were taking two carloads and drowned so many that on reaching the other side found they had a few more than one car and shot the extras to get rid of them and have none on their hands after the car was shipped. It was very evidently the intention to drive into Huntington In the night, load and get out at once and pass Welser be fore daylight and thus escape detection. It is believed that this practice has been carried on successfully prior to this at tempt, as many horses have disappeared at divers times. A Welser party had engaged the car for the horses, but It Is stated that he had contracted with another party for the delivery of a carload at Huntington, and knew nothing of their being stolen, but supposed they were coming from the neighborhood of Willow creek. It is sig nificant that the party who had contracted to deliver the horses had disappeared. Welser Signal. ing by the polished manner in which he entertained his guests, an observer would conclude that he was much older. Ele gant refreshments were served and every body had a most delightful lime. Developing the Hidden Treasure. On Canyon mountain, south ot the fa mous Great Northern mine, is the quartz property known as the Hidden Treasure, the property of Gus A. Kichterand Frank Fitch. They have been busily engaged during the winter in sinking a shaft on tills property and have reached the depth of forty-five feet at the present time. At this depth the ore In their ledge shows up well, and they have decided to continue sinking operations during the remainder of the winter. They are well pleased with the appearanc of their property and they anticipate that a greater depth will disclose ore that w ill greatly enhance the value of their property. Canyon City Eagle. Colonel Donan' $2,000,000 Company. Colonel Fat Donan, the famous des criptive writer and word painter, now re siding at Portland, ha Interested eastern capital in eastern Oregon gold fields, and it is stated that It Is the Intention of the syndicate to put In 2,000,000 in the mines of the section named. Colonel Donan, who is doing considerable work for the O. R. & N. Ry. company in writing up the resources of Oregon, has probably done as much as any one man in calling attention to the splendid possibilities of that state. Salt Lake Mining Review. Scalp Bounty a Heavy Expense. Scalp bounty certificates to the amount of over $4000 were received at the office of the secretary of state, in Salem, on Jan uary 18. The largest certificate was that for fi 106, Issued by Harney county to a Mr. Dalton, of Ruins. This Instrument certifies to the killing of 409 coyotes and 63 wild cats. Up to the close of the year 1900, scalp bounty warrants to the amount ot 100,000 had been issued. Since that time the clerks in the office of the secre tary of state have been too busy to Issue warrants of any kind, and no record of any kind has been kept of the aggregate of certificates received. It Is estimated that the total is now near the J 110,000 mark. Only about ten per cent of this amount has been paid Into the scalp bounty fund. Numerous exchanges. Harold Richard' Birthday Party. Last Thursday evening Harold Richards gave a birthday party at the home of his parents, on South Mill street, which was attended by Jessie Brock, Lester Beards ley, Eva Dean, Nanette Greenlee, Grace Summers, Blanche Herron, Miss Wise, Harold Pete, Fred Brockman, Harold Poiudexter, Frank Harrison, William Kitchen, Newton Johnson, Paul Buck num, Fred Spangler. The little gentle man has attained his tenth year, but judg- SPOKANE Drug Co. Only exclusive whole sale drug house in the state. We sell only to merchants. Make the best prices on miners' and assayers' supplies. Freight no higher than from Portland. Write for quotations. Spokane Drug Co. Spokane, Wash. B. L. McLAIN MILL WRIGHT ERECTION OF QUARTZ MILLS A SPECIALTY Sumpter j Oregon CAPITAL HOTEL The Edw. P. Allis Co. MILWAUKEE. WISCONSIN. U. S. A. Manufacturer of Stamp Mill, .' Concentration, Chlorination, Cyanide, Smelting, Converting and General Mining MACHINERY M. V. CROL.L, I Spoklino w.sh. 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