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THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, July 31, 1901
WELL PLEASED MEN.
Seattle Operators Who Have
"Good Things" Here.
.1. I!. Mc.MiimiH and A. It. Kriict, of
Sent tli, iirrlvril in Snniptur hint wvi'k
mid went at onco to tlm projiurtlcH in
which they uro Interoteil, till! Ili'limi
and Virginia, i('hn'Ctivcly.
Mr. Mi'.Miiiiiih rt'liirncil y-nti)rliiy
from the llolnui, ami naiil to a Mi.nck
ri'irL'funtatiu thxt lit) wan co Mull pluan
cil with tlial iroit(rty that ho wan nl
nioM afraid to oxprcpH IiIh real opinion
of itn incritH, MH it inilit appear iih if ho
wore ilrawiiif; the IoiikIniw. Tim leiljro in
twenty feet uiilo and color can Irs pan
ned anyu here. It Iiiih liceu thoroughly
prifpeeted with nhaftH and open cut h
and he Iiiih decided to licin at once to
run a KKI-foot tiiiinel that will jiivo him
a depth of nearly foil for foot. Work
Iiiih heen cotnmenced on a hunk and
hoarding Ikhim1, with a eovored luiwniit1
wayhetween. A liliit-KMiiith chop will
ali-o Ih elected and a kiln of charcoal
burned without delay.
The gentleman uxpriw-ril nnrocerved
ly the opinion that eantern Oregon in the
timet entieiiiK mining oeion he Iiiih ever
hccn. And thin ineniiH much, for ho Ih
a mining mail of wide experience. Aniilo
fioni hin perHonal operationn, he was
government mineral land innpictor un
der Cleveland, covering .Montana, Idaho
and Wanliiimlon. Ho left thiHiifternoon
for home, hut will letiirn in ten dayn.
Mr. M111M recently houlit the Vir
:jniii, one of the old prodiicern in tlm
nreenhoriiH. lie took out a team of
Iiooch and a ciew of men, and Iiiih he
(mi work an mi extensive i-cale. There
in aliemly coiihiderahle ore in eight and
tin- mill will ho put in operation an hood
iih it can lie renovated and repaired, lie
will remain at the mine a mouth, pei-
Hiually HUperiutenditioperatioiiH tlieie
TALK OF THE TOWN.
lioy Miller in at l.a(!rand(, in t'liurp'
of the hank tlieie duiiii); the illnc-f of
('anhier Scriher.
t'levelaud Itockwell, of Portland, ar
rived Monday morning on a nihl i-ecing
trip of a fewdavh.
' I. It. Ilowen, of the Maker City Peino
erat, in in town today, helping .lo-epli
Harton take pi(nl care of the old folkn.
II.. I. .lory relumed ycMcrday fiom
the Utilizer, where he had lieen lining
Miniit profeHHlonal work an a niiniiij; e
pert. K. I.. Mumilnn and C. K. DeNeff re
turned yenterday from Olive lake, where
they camped with a party for miutiiI
dayn.
Dr. I.011 Cleaver in in town today,
mingliu with the nixty-thruo year old
and huttur oxcurHiouiHtH, tlm playniatcH
of IiIh distant youth.
Geo. Jutt, county nHHccHor, accom
panied hy hin wife and her neice, Miss
Kthul Ilohurtri, of Portland, enmu up on
tho excurfioii this morning.
Mm. X. C. Uichardn and hoii left yew
terday for Seattle After vifitinn there
for 11 while, they will (,') cant, exacting
to lw ubnunt ulxint three month.
Mr. aiidMrn. Jiiiih'H A. Grainger re
turned today from a three weekn trip to
Portland and Clatsop beach. They re
port eool weather at the hcii Hide.
Dr. J. F. DickHon, a prominent phyni
cian of Portland, and owner of the Dow
nit; placern, adjoining town, enmu up
Monday on bunim-HM connected with IiIh
mining iutcrcHtn here.
II. M. I.ee, who lived in Sumpter
Huveral moutliH lant year, arrived from
Portland Monday anil ycHtunlay went
out to tho Itcd Itoy mine, where be will
keep hook for the company.
Mm. TliomiiH Ingram precenteil her
husband with u line little daughter
Monday, tho twenty-ninth in-t. Tom
hii.vh if tlie new arrival had been a boy
he would havo bought wine.
Claude llui-clie returned Monday from
a week'n IiiihIiiwh and pteanuru trip, du
ring which time he attended the lntur
iiiitimml Mining t'niiKn'PH nt Itoine, Ida-
bo, an a delcniito from Sumpter.
Two merry little Mii-cen, Marcaret
(ioldHtelu and Clara llilner, from llaker
City, were nmnm? the lied Men excur
HiouiHtH TlmrMlay, chaperoned by the
latterV grandmother, Mrn. Valentine.
David Wilhon in in town to-day. He
Miyn the new hotel will Ih) runhed to
completion anil will be- ready for occu
pancy in October. IMh option on the
K. A. '. expiren today ami that deal in
off for the jircM'iit.
Mayor ltobbiiiH returned yesterday
from Pendleton, where ho had liven to
attend a meeting of the directorn of the
company that ow iih oil IiiiuIh in Colo
rado. It in reported that the proposition
in panning out all right.
P. C. ItobiiiMHi, who Iiiih been super
intendent of tho Golcouda mill and con
nected with other mines in tills district,
left yesterday for Alaska. Mrs. Kobinson
left for Xew York and will join her
husband in the north next season.
General Coinpson, of Portland, was in
Sumpter and vicinity thin week, looking
after interests which he holdn In tho Ks
meralda and llockefellcr groiiH.'H. Ho is
very enthusiastic over thu showing inado
in these properties. Work on Imtli will
bo resumed at an early day.
George S. Innis and his son, Homer
('., of St Paul, Minnesota, were Mon
day nnivals. The former is a professor
in the Mainline university of St Paul,
and is on his summer vacation, as well
as a still hunt for a partially developed
mining projHirty. Hin son is an nssayer.
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Neill Mercantile Co.
FOR
MEN'S WEARING APPAREL
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GROCERIES
Full Line Staple & Fancy Goods
Tobaccos, Oranges, Candy
and Nuts. Everything carried
in a first-class grocery store
Sumpter Grocery
M. J. WHEELER, PROPRIETOR
ELLIS BLOCK, SUMPTER, OREGON.
Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Company
227 S. W. Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
if
GRAND PRIX AND GOLD NEOAL PARIS EXPOSITION, 1800
lnjernll Sergeant Du
plex Class "D" Belt
Driven
lir Compressor
This type also built
compound, with Inter
cooler. See catalog 33
Rock Drills, Coal Cutters
Full line of Duplicate
'rill Parts In Stock.
S. G. MURRAY
MANAGER
Shoes on Our Hands
that should be on your feet. Little
prices and big values will make the
transfer.
SPECIAL PRICES
On men's and boy's shoes, 'till certain lines are gone,
will be a saving on your foot account.
At 2.50 the Brown Queen Bee is the best shoe
for the price and ladies' feet.
Yours for a shoe trade,
Hobson Mercantile Company
The
Royal
Tailors
(Chicago)
Make perfect fits from
latest products of domestic
and foreign looms t
Prices are positively the lowest
consistent with good goods and
skilled workmanship. Call and
Inspeot samples.
C B. Hecht, Agt,
Ntlll Building;, Granite and Mill St.
MERCER
DRUG
STORE
Some goods
have arrived
and more are coming. A com
plete line of Drugs and druggist
sundries have been ordered, we
take special care and accuracy in
filling prescriptions.
Spokane Drug Company
FRED N. WALKIR, Mauaia