THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, March 13. 190'
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The Demand For
Sumpter Gold Properties
TO
INVESTORS
TO
MINE
OWNERS
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IS GREATER ATTHIS PERIOD THAN
IN ALL THE HISTORY OF EASTERN
OREGON MINING EXPERIENCE.
We want any number of legitimate
mining proportions that will bear the
very strictest examination. Dividend
paying mines, partially developed
mines witli ore reserves, prospects
with merit are asked for. In listing
properties with us, state specifically
cash and bond price, o J J J
CONFINE DESCRIPTION OF DE
VELOPMENT, CHARACTER OF ORE
AND SIZE OF VEINS TO FACTS.
ADDRESS OR CALL ON
P. E POINDEXTER & CO.
MINING BROKERS
The Oldest Operators in the Camp
Uefeiences Any Hank in Baker County
Basche Block, Sumpter, Ore.
IMNIi HOLLOW.
Tlwre Nature I Lis l'layrd Souif of Its
Qmvrfil l'mks.
I'lue Hollow, we pieMiliie, w.is m
u. lined lri,uiN- ol the pine torest In the
s.une, likh .lie .is .1 rule si.iue in this
p.itt nl tho woild. Ai.iUi1hi to the ill ips
It hr.ids w ttlitit tluee miles soullie.ist ul
Sli.uilli'i, .in.l tuns In .1 mih ol lull ihile
with .1 noithe.isteily ttend to the John
IJ.iV liver. 1(1 miles jtvv.iv.
At Miinlko, limn ulilih the hallow Is
lint a lew minutes' u.ilU, the depth Is not
Kie.it at tilt most the bottom heliin about
150 leet below out illy level ami In the
e.ulv M'lliiR I' Is prtle.t Mower K.irdeu.
Hut seven miles north ot us it Is dllleieut.
Ileie It ll is I nin ic.ised to he .1 "hollow,"
but li.is become .1 n.iuiiihk Ji.imii, .1 mile
wide .it the top and touttceu hiiudied
leet deep In ni.iiiv i.ises sheer .Hid Is
an almost imlesi.iib.ible pktuie to him at
the bottom, mlld poihviitk basalt is the
bed ol the now hue stie.im uhlt.ll w hills
on Its way to the John D ly, box cuivnus
alietu.ite with the old linliin i.iiuheii.i
Uiounds, lnii) suue ii'iinh ibited bv the
iiiible lead men and now a setitable p.u.i
dise lot the botanist; hete and theie .lie
uumrroiis sohiarv junipers, popl.us, cot
tonwoods ind a host ol olheis vine
in ile and willows, ,uid about thtee hun
died vailcties ol lima.
I hum the summer months the hollow
is Known l.u and neat as beinu a pl.ue
srv.iml to iioue in the state lor etteme
lunh leniprtatuie. Hie V shape ol the
c inyon is 11.1tu1.1lly the i.tuse. lite
biistetini;, smuhliiR heat, frequently ten
Is'erlnfc .is hlli as 1 ii), evaporates ipikUly
eety drop ot water in the stream within
I ;o leet I10111 the ever tUrning splines
a heme it starts, leaving lor a mile some
times not enough water to nourish a
i ilper; In other words, not a drop. A
enable sweat house is fine Hollow.
I lout fishing Is line during the time the
creek is partially dried up.
In the many branches of this hollow
several thousand sheep lake up their
winter ipiarters. Here the lonely sheep
herder stays out his weary vigil, shooting
an occasional cinole for pleasure and
piolit, and doubtless thinking more ol the
"good time" he'll have when net he
goes to town than ol the sublimity and
grandeur of I'ine Hollow. Shaniko
I eader.
New Road Law Now in Force.
' House bill 108, to provide for the col
lei lion ol road taes, has become a law
1 and goes into r fleet immediately. I he
law requires county courts to levy a road
tax ol not more than ten mills on the dol
I ir, based on the previous year's assess
ment, llie fund thus created is to be ex
pended under the direction of a county
loidinastrr, who has supervision of the
toad supervisors. Upon the petition of
1 twelve Ireeholders of anv load district ap
proved by the roadmaster, tor the iiu-
I provemeut of any road, the county court
shall consider the petition and, it ap
proved, shall call lor sealed bids lor Hie
peilormame ot the work and furnishing
ot the material needed, and let the con
tract to the best bidder, provided, how
ever, that the court may reject any and
all bids. I he court is also authorized to
puuhase roik crushers out of the road
tuiid. I he tax provided for in this act is
in lieu of taxes heretofore m ide collectible
tinder other aits.
Y.utm CapiUl Want Cable Cove Mints,
hasteru parlies are negotiating for the
Maty II and Ethel claims, situated one
half mile southwest from the livening
Star and Morning Star groups In Cable
Cove district, the extension of the Owl
and Elephant claims owned by Mr. Plow
man, of Noise City, Idaho, well known to
, mining men. It is claimed the last named
claims are bonded for f6;,ooo. William
Rumery, Eugene Hattholf and others own
the Mary B and lithel properties.
Joshua Hendy
Machine Works
QUAR 17.
HYDRAULIC
MINING AND
SAW MILL
Machinery
WAIEK WHEELS
WAIIiR MOIOKS
l-ROSI-ECI'INCi
PLAN IS ANO
GENERAL MINING
SUIM'I IKS
San Francisco
CALIFORNIA
WCALT LAKC2fV
RIO GRANDE WESTERN
RAILWAY
IN CPNGf'rN WIIM It I
DENVER & RIO CRANDE or
COLORADO MIDLAND RAILROADS
OMIR4 CHOC! Ot
THREE DISTINCT ROUTES
AND IMC
MOST MAGNIFICENT SCENERY
IN AMKRICA.
IT 14 1HC ONLV IHANftCONtlMNTAL UNC PAfltlM)
LR1CTLV THflOihlH QUAlM AhO PlCIUNItQUC
SALT LAKE CITY,
LCADVILLE, COLORADO SPRINGS
and DENVER.
Sltrvra alUwftf.
TMl MIO nRANOF WESTFHN RAILWAY OPERATES
TMFIEE FAST TBAINB TO THE EAST
OAILV, dAHRVINO
Pullman Palace and
Pullman Ordinary SUiitrt
TO CTMAHA AND CHICAGO
Free Reclining Chnlr Cars.
Perfect Dlnlno-Car Service.
I iStOIIMATiON Ol MtMM VTH INOtH (f Of
J. D. Mansfield ""!!,.
CEO. W.HCINTI.C.n'IFau'rAst.. 111 LakClty
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THE
Sumpter Forwarding Co.
General Storage, Commission and Forwarding.
Warehouse and office, S. V. Track. SUMPTER, OREGON.