THE SUMPTER MINER
VOL. II.
SUMPTER. OREGON, AUG. 21, 1901
NO. 50
TAXATION VALUES.
Assessor Gett Readjusting
Those in Sumpter.
County Assessor O. W. Gett, has been
in Sumpter for several days past on
official business ; readjusting the assessed
valuation of realty in this rump.
He says that in the largo majority of
cases the valuation Is being lowered;
not because it is worth less than it was a
year ago in the open market, but be
cause at that time it was.assossed higher
proportionally than projwrty elsewhere
in this county.
Ho illustrates the point in this way.
The Hchedulo on which assessments are
levied in linker county is on the basis of
one-third of suposed actual value j in
the case of a house, for instance, one
third of its original cost. Hero in Sump
ter, one and two years ago, when tho
town was full of men from tho outside,
falling over each other lu their efforts to
buy Sumpter property", tho owners be
came a trillo excited, almost gay, and
listed their holdings much higher
proportionally than property of tho
same intrinsic value was assessed any
where elso in tho county. Ho is now
straightening out that llttlo dis
crepancy. Tho work has not progressed far
enough to mako any acurato estimato of
the total assessed valuation of the town
Fight Over the George Welgand Estate.
A legal fight has been started over tho
estate of the lato George Woigand. M.
A. Butler, administrator, has instituted
a suit against William Woigand, brother
of deceased, to force him to turn over
property and money to the value of
5500, which it is claimed belongs to the
estate, and which, it is alleged, tho de
fendant has appropriated. Tho com
plaint makes sensational, criminal
charges, accusing William Weigand of
forging bills of sale, deeds and a will.
It is presumed that tho widow seekB.tb
get possession of tho projerty.
Quaker. Doctor la Town This Week.
The Quaker doctors are entertaining
the populace hero this week. They have
with them some excellent specialty jmjo-
plo and givo a good show. Hut tho ar
tist of tho aggregation is tho gentleman
who makes the talk to sell tho medicine.
Just listen to him eulogize his remedies,
and if you uro not convinced that both
lie and they aro all right, then you area
natural born skeptic. For a while, tho
good old doctor pulls teetli without pain,
and then this accomplished hypnotist
does a turn at pulling I egions of proofs
on the crowd that his medicines accom
plish all and more than lie claims for
them. Ahandsome woman, or the funny
coon will follow with a spiel that pleases
all present, and so the icrformance con
tinues until the actors aro tired and
leave tho audience crying for hiore.
Street Carnival at Baker City.
Baker City is making extensive prepar
ations for its street carnival, to be held
Septembers to 7, inclusive. .labour's
''Midway shows" will be the leading at
traction and, it is hoped, a strong draw
ing card. The Democrat of yesterday
morning stated that Mayor Bobbins, F.
S. Baillie, Claude Basche and Charles
Lelbenstein had been appointed by the
management a committee to arrange for
Sumpter'8 representation at the carnival.
Messrs. Bobbins and Basche say they
have received no notification of their
appointment and have no Idea what they
are expected to do. Mr. Lcibcnsteln
says ho was spoken to on tho subject
while in Baker City a day or two since
and consented to serve ; that he is sure
tho other committeemen will be com
municated with at an early day. Hero
is a chance for Baker City to catch a
crowd and' mako a killing, if it can secure
reasonable transportation rates and will
do some advertising on other than n
kindergarten scale.
O. BRECHTEL INJURED.
Run Down by a Buggy at Walla Walla
and May Die.
The friends of 0. Brechtol in Sumpter
will regret to learn that he met with a
serious accident a day or two since. The
Walla Walla Union of yesterday sayH :
O. Brechtol, for many years a resi
dent of this city, wus run down and
seriously injured by a bugy while cross
ing Main street at 8 o'clock Sunday
.evening. Owing to his age and ill health
previous to tho accident, his recovery Is
thought to be doubtful.
Mr. Hartley was driving down the
street at a fast pacoaud says ho saw Mr.
Brechtel start across the street and cried
out to him to get out of the way as the
horse ho wan driving was hard to con
trol. The old man did not seem to heed
the call and kept on his way. Tho
driver tried to avoid a collision, but be
fore he could turn out, tho front axle of
the vehicle struck the edestriaii and ho
was thrown to the ground. Tho injured
man was picked up, placed in a cab, and
hurried to St. Mary's hospital, where lie
was found to bo suffering with a cut on
the head and several bruises about tho
body. As soon as Mr. Hartley could
stop Ids horse he hurried buck to tho
scene of the accident.
Mr. Hartley said that ho and Eugene
Tausick had been racing in Boyer ave
nue but slowed down when they entered
East Main street. Mr. Hartley's stable
is almost oppenite the place .where' the
accident took place. He stated, Jus
horse, when he approachedthe-barn
wanted to enter but he would. not alow
the.anlmal to do sound'll again started
up at a fast puce. Before It was iigain
under control tho man -hud been run
down.
In the police court yesterday afternoon
Mr. Tausick and Mr. Hartley were lined
in the sum of 5 each for fast driving.
Justice Glasford stated as this had been
tho first case of the kind tried before him
he wus disposed to be lenient, but If any
ever again apjieared before him on u
similar charge tho escape would not be
so easy.
Sumpter Company Uniform Raok, K. of P.
Colonel J. H. I'easo, of I.a Grande,
organized hero Saturday night Sumpter
Company No. 14 Uniform Bank K. of P.,
assisted by so vera I Knights from Baker
City. There were thirty-one charter
members. The following officers were
installed: Boy H. Miller, captain;
Otto Herlocker, first lieutenant; W.
C. Calder, second lieutenant; II. K.
Erown, recorder; C. S. Warren, Jr.,
treasurer; J. F. Shelton, guard; N.J.
Sorenson, sentinel. The business ses
sion was followed by a dance.
Tuk.Minkb has arranged with tho
Press Publishing association, for some
special inducements for subscribers to
this paper. Read page 10 ; put on your
thinking cap and take the benefit.
SALE OF THE MARY B.
Maryland Syndicate Secures
This Good Group.
Eugene Barthoff and associates havo
sold to a syndicate of Cambridge, Mary
land capitalists, represented here by
James Higgins, tho Mary B group of
three and a half claims, on the Lake
creek side of tho divide, Cable Cove
district.
These aro the same people who bought
the Owl and Elephant claims, an account
of which was published in Tim Minkii
last week. The two properties adjoin
each other at the Biimmlt, thu last
named being situated in the Big Limber
gulch.
Tho price agreed to ho paid for the
Mary B has not been made public as
yet, the deed not having boon filed ns
Into ns yesterday. It is known, however,
that a considerable cash payment was
miuloaud that the purchasers agrcotodo
considerable development work within a
given time, as other payments become
due. Already work has been com
menced on this consolidated group and
will bo prosecuted unintoruptcdly. Mr.
Higgins left for thu east to day. On his
arrival at home the company will be
organized.
In tills immediate vicinity there are
three other promising proiertles now
being rapidly developed; the Gipsy
King, tho Gipsy Queen and tho Con
stellation ; all having strong veins of
unusually rich oro.
Ore Reduction by a New Procei.
As will bo seen from the county rec
ords, published elsewhere in Tiik Minkk
to-day, articles of Incorporation of the
Oregon Oro Reduction company havo
been filed, 0. F. Sbdorling, B. K. Smith
and Emmott Callahan incorjwrators ;
capital stock, 1 ,000,000. It is stated that
tho object of this company is to build
and operatg a, custom plant at Baker
City, mid also to, sell plants to the vari
ous mines producing refractory ores
throughout surrounding mining dis
tricts. Tho company claims to own a
new and superior process for extracting
values, roasting being an essential part
of tho process. Tho int'orMirators say
that no stock will lie offered for sale;
that all they wish to dispose of has been
placed in the east. A plant to "show
you" will soon he In ojorat!ou in Baker
City. If it is a success, it will prove a
great lieheflt to this mining region, oh
(Kiclally to the Cable Cove district.
Sells Machinery From California to Alaska.
J. K. Firth, representing Joshua
lleudy Machine works, of Sail Francisco,
arrived in Sumpter Monday, and will
spend some days lu this district, looking
after thu ever growing business of his
house. Since his last visit here, two or
three mouths since, hu lias been to Daw
son, N. W. T., where he sells consider
able pumping machinery. Hu says tliat
camp Is a little unlet at present, com
paratively speaking. Large (uautliicH
of gold continue to be taken out there,
however, and the town will always Ikj a
good business joint. He says several
rich districts are being worked on Ameri
can soil this year.
Annual Meeting of the Ohio.
The Annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Ohio Mining company, own
ing the famous Ohio mine, in the Crack
er Creek district, was held last evening
at the otllcesof tho company in this city.
Fve-sixths of tho total stock issue was
represented at the meeting, either in
lersou or by proxy. President John
Thomson was elected to succeed himself
as the head of the directory, and P.
Basche, of tho Basche Hardware com
pany, was chosen vice-president. Bay
Nye Is the treasurer and George T. Sim
mers was re-elected secretary. Presi
dent Thomson submitted his annual re
port, and all the stockholders expressed
themselves as well pleased with tho
work done the lust year under his able
maiiagemt. The shaft, for the sinking
of which heavy machinery was recently
installed, is now down 115 feet, and every
thing is working smoothly. At tho 100
foot level a crosscut will bo run to tap
thu ledge. Herald.
Great Poolblltlei of the Gladys.
Among thu properties that is rapidly
coming to the front is the Gladys mine.
This group Is owned by thu Dixie Mead
ows Mining company. They havo run
a tunnel about MM) feet, and have drifted
on thu ledge about M) feet lu one direc
tion and alMiut twenty feet in tho o
poslte direction. There is somo oro on
exhibition at Belknap drug store, from
the twenty-foot drift, that shows wonder
fully well. Thu lodge is about ten foot
in width, and tho ore will cheer tho
heart of any miner. By running a tun
nel on tho ledge from the opKslto sldo
of the mountain, they can obtain a
depth of about 1500 feet; thu tunnel
would Imj some 0000 feet long, and in oro
all the time. This property Is situated
alxmt three miles north of tho Present
Need mine, at Quurtxhurg, and is on tho
projiosod road to Siisauvllle. Pralrlo
City Miner.
Bonded for Forty Thousand.
W.J. Patterson, of Baker City, and
Hon. George J. Barrett, owners of u
group of claims near Granite, Oregon,
yesterday bonded the same to a syndi
cate of Illinois capitalists, and a largo
force of men will bo put to work on tho
projierty as soon as suitable buildings
can bo erected for lioardiiig-houso, black
smith shops, etc. The price is under
stood to be 40,000, and a largo block of
stock of tho company is reserved by tho
owiieiH,. Tills is only a Martor in this
vicinity, us a number of other sales aro
ieudlng In tho samu locality. When
Mr. Patterson was east hu "got busy,"
and this sale was thu result of his of;
forts lu this direction aiu .thu end Is ojt,
yet in sight. Democrat.
Grande Rondc Not in Need of Charily.
When anyone talks to you almtit a
completo failure of crops in tho Graudo
Hondo, you may put it down that ho is u
stranger or a Hssiniist, otherwise known
as a "knocker." Whuu tho Juno frosts
struck us u lot of eojilo said that wo
were ruined and liegan to talk of selling
fifty-dollar lauds at half price, and hero
wo have had a good crop of berries, an
enormous crop of cherries, a fair crop of
hay ami aro now harvesting a medium
crop of wheat, with prosiects of a largo
yield of beets and heavy shipments of
prunes and apples. There are places
where calumlty strikes harder than in
tho Grande Hondo. I.a Grande Chron
icle. Remove Sidewalk Obstruction.
City Becorder Manning is going around
town to-day insecting signs, awnings,
gates, etc., to see who is violating the
a dewnlk obstruction ordinance. Notices
wdl bo sent to those who are, and If
they do not comply with its provisions
well, City Marshal Band will taku a
hand.
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