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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1901)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, July 31, ijoi 10 SUMPTER IS ALL RIGHT Crptain Anderson Gives us a Great "Swell." tmIWtttWtWmtlttKKtt WIMWWlWWMMlWWlWti? WMMMWtlWWWWWWWIMWWW $15,000 IN.... CASH To be Given Away TIio.iiihUco IjoIiI Milling ronipntiy, of Ui1h city, of wlilrli CiijiIiiIii A.V. An durnou Ih tiruHlilmit, mid W. Y. I. Until uriortl, Hucrotury, Iiiih jiint purrlmHcd it n extuiihlon of thu JiiHticu property, locat ed in tliu Kninptur, Ore, minion dis trict. Tin' cxtciihion known iih thu "Humbler, "in 11 ilriect rontlnuiitioii of tliu.liiHtlcd Icdgi), tliu formiitloii mid clmrncter of oro belli); identically tliu naine. Ilotli uru 11 rich freti milling (intrtz. Tliu Humbler iilrciiily Iiiih a KmmI camp OHtaliliHlicd, hiicIi iih uiiIiIiih, blackHinltli hIioi, etc. Tliu odd property practically Hiippluinentri tliu other, limn iniieli iih thu Humbler imihhchhch ii llnu body of timber, fur oxcelling that on tliu .liiHtlce. The poe.xslon of the Hiiinbler, , ubicli Ih below thu .IiihIIco, makcH the latter iniieli eanier of accexs and given u ' greater depth for tunneling purpoex. Captain Anderrou in juxt in receipt of a letter from the foreman lit the .liiHtlce mini', Mr. IMuiinl llnte, from wliicli the following excerpt Ih taken: "Theie Ih nodoiilit but that the Hum bler in uii uxteiiHlon of tin .lutdlro ledge. , I liae rumpled the Humbler, iih It cropH In two place", mid It Ih Identically the name rock iih the .IiihIIcc, which yon will bee by tbeHiimpleH I winl yon." When Cuptiiiu AnderHon huh hccii by a reporter on thu the Mining Itecord, ut , bin olllce in the Safe Di'iMiult building to day, hu cuiil, in Hpeiiklng of the Simili ter dlHtrlct : "ICverylhlngln tliu Snmpter dlctrict looks veiy proiulHing. Thu permanency of tliu ledges Iiiih been limply demon nt rated by tliu H'oren of producing and dividend paying iiiIiich, till of which have nprnng into existence within the hint four yearn. One of the bent evi dences of thu country's merits iih ii mill ing center in thu (,'ity of Snmpter itself. Tliu place isscauely three ears old and yet it iiiiiiiIhth uImiiiI 4(KMI inluibitants and is complete in public works and in everv branch of inerciintllu business. They have u llnu system of water works and electric lighting. Tberu uro two banks, two live newspaiHTS, ehurclics, gradetl scIkhiIs, llnu hotels, etc. A brick hotel to cover half u block Ih now under process of completion. It Ih oiiu of tliu cleanest and host situated places I liuv. wen in tliu West. Nowhere, except in n rich mining district, could a city of the nlru and iuiortiiiice of Snmpter spring into existence in ho short 11 time. "Ah rcgardn tliu people themselves, they uro energetic, widu awake, ami public spirited. I never met a more congenial, hospitable class of eoplo la all my travels through thu Went. "Snmpter must certainly ikihhchh great merit iih a mining camp to lie able to attract so ninny Seattle men and ho much Seattle money from our own rich mining section bero at homo." Swtttlo Mining Itecord. Senator Clark Buyi Russian Capper Minn. An associated IVchh dieputch from St. Petersburg, of recent date, mid that Senator Clark, of Montana, during his recent trip to Kuroe, went to St. Peters burg uiiil Moscow incognito, and with an unnamed count invested 10,000,000 roublca in copper milieu. When anked about tliu story, tbe senator said thu mat ter bad not yet mned the ntgo of in quiry. Count ltrotnky had proposed to bim'to buy a lot of valuable ground near ToniHk.on thu trmiH-SlhoriBn railroad. It in a diKtriet that in producing already 200JM0 toiiH of coul a year and included some promiBing copper proHctB. llio matter will bo looked into before It reaclica the ntagoof negotiation. HroUky is known an tliu Migar king of Huwiia. ft? sM s APm. - s K .PMtf AK & rjHVATf iiA 5 Mf& '"v .flsr 5 (rriil 2,O00,00O.wH RECKON, IN OHIO, MASS., AND IOWA. WHAT DO YOU ESTIMATE-? THE PRESS PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Will Biie $15,000 II 1,000 Cash Prize$ to those making the neurest esti mates on the combined Official Voto of OHIO, MASSACHUSETTS and IOWA,.cnst for Gov ernor on the 5th day or November, 1001. Estimate the total vote in these three States combined for Governor unil send your estimate and subscription to THE SUMPTER MINER ami you will receive a certificate which will en title you to participate in tho distribution of the 815,000 to be awarded by the Press Publishing Association, of Detroit, Mich., to those making the nearest estimates of the Official Voto for Gov ernor in the states of Ohio, Massachusetts and Iowa, to be determined by the Election to be held on the 5th day of November, 1001. Wo have made arrangements with tho Press Publishing Association, of Detroit, Mich., to en able our subscribers to participate in the distribu tion of tlic.-c magnificent prizes, amounting to 3 15,000. OUR OFFER: who sends us ., UNTIL FUR THER NOTICE 81.-5 for six month's everv one or 82.00 lor one years sulccription to irll'j SUMPTER MINER will receive u certificate which will entitle him to participate in the distri nution of tho prizes. Present subscribers may take iidvautn're of this oiler ami their subscrip ts on will be extended from (Into ofexpirautioii. No advanca is made in the price of our paper; you get the ecitilicato iiholutcly free. Vfiflf PfftTIJltt When you send in your subscription you also send your estimate. Ro careful to X UUi IalllllctlC wr;l0 y0Ur mum,, address and estimate as plainly as possible. As soon as wo re ceive your subscription wo will send you u certificate of the Press Publishing Association, of Detroit, Mich., containing your estimate, which will insure you any prize your estimate may entitle you to claim. We will file a duplicate certificate with tho Press Publishing Association. Every subscriber may make as many estimates ami will receive as many certificates as he sends subscriptions to THE SUMPTER MINER. Club raisers will receive u certificate for each subscription obtained. VALUABLE To ;iid subscribers In forming their estimate, we fur nish the following data: The combined OflicUl Vole In these three States In 184I WAS I.IT,49I 1B41 " 1,684.410 Increase o $6 per cent 8g " i,6i6,4 decrease 4.04 " i8gi " 1.511.88, decrease 5.10 " 8-11 " M?o.4S Increase t.?r " 1846 " i,gio,i8 Increase . " i8g " i.tTi.ioq decrease 18.40 " 8g8 " i,m,s4o decrease a. " 184a " 1.651,184 Increase 7.89 " iuoo " , 1,965,610 Increase 18.88 " The certificates ot the Secretaries of the States named showing the combined Official Vole will determine who aie entitled lo the prltesand the awards will be made within jo days alter the Official Vole Is known. Tim SUMCTBH Miner will publish the names and addresses of the successlul estimators. INFORMATION PRIZES TO BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS: To the nearest correct estimate SB, 000. 00 Tolheand 3,500.00 Tothe jrd ,000.00 Statement of Mr. W. A. tangs, President of the Central Savings Rank, Detroit. Michigan: 3 lyrcl'Y ertifv, that the Press Publishing Association has deposited t16, 000 In " Central Savings Hank, Detroit, Mich., for the express purixe of paying the Prises In their Contest on the com bined Official Vote of the States of Ohio, Massachusetts and Iowa, and that this fund can be used for no other purpose. Ma President Central Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich. To the 4th . To the jih To the 6th To the 7th Tothe 8th Tothe gth Tolhe 10th Tothenext tonearest Si 5 each To the next 15 nearest $10 each To the next 14s nearest 4 $5 each Tothe next 160 nearest $4 each Tothenext 180 nearest r Sieach To the next soo nearest St each To the next too nearest Si each JOO.OO 0O,0O too. 00 100 00 .00 50.00 I5.OO I5O.0O 1.50,00 ,710.00 640.00 540.00 400.00 t6ooo Total, 097 prises, amounting to 111,100.00 In Addition to tho Abovo Prlsoo tho Following Saoolal Prlsoo will bo PW: To the person making the nearest correct estimate be fore July 10th t 1,000.00 To the person making the nearest correct estimate be tween July toth and August loth $ 700.00 To the person making the nearest correct estimate be tween August lolh and September 10th t 100.00 Total, 1,000 Prlies, amounting to . REMEMBER THAT THE FIRST PRIZE IS $5,000.00 SUBSCRIPTION BLANK. Name My Estimate. Town. State. .$15,000.00 In case of a tie, or that two or more estimators are equally correct, prizes will be divided equally between them. This is One of the Greatest Offers Ever Made The Cash Must Accompany Your Order. THE SUMPTER MINER Costs You Only $2.00 A Year. You Get The Certificate Absolutely Free. Address your orders to THE MINER, Snmpter, Oregon. e1e1eelWeS