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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1901)
10 THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, Aug. 21, 1901 One Firm Owm 14,530,003 Acim cf Land. ' Tlio linn of Miller St l.ux, cuttle Miu;m of California mill Orison, own 1 li.'lO.IKH) netcs of land, nearly nil of it unimproved mid used for raiiiK. The vast iircu lidd hy this Htm Is not ciiiicclvulilo to onii who luis not trawled through the state. It if ! in I to the urea of Xeu Ifiilim-liltv. Mih-hiicIimhi'IIh. IHumIh Ih. lutiil mill Connecticut together. It Is'iJ half tin- fbc of New York mill three times tlit- sio of Xuw .Icr-oy. It Ih nlmul the size of West Virginia, mill mi ciyhtli tlio nrt'ii of California. It Ih iih Inrp' iih fSrctrt1, four times tliu sic of AN.ii'i-l.iiialiic, ami lint lit I lu smaller than Ireland ami nne-thllil till' sie of Knuliinil mnl Wale- together. Them Ih only one tiling Hint Henry .Miller, tlie fill vh iuj; member of thu llrni of .Miller i: l.iix, lieeoineH uervoii" ier, mnl that in the liM-iiloii of the siit of IiIh hold inijs, I.mI.i! County i:iiinlner. Deschutes Valley the Latest Paradise. W. II, .Moore letiuiieil 111 -t ueel, fiom II ll-lllllL' I'Mieilitiiill mi llie I)imIiiiIiu. i ft lie (:leh mi inteii'tinc ai count of the ft coiliitiy llpnt llcud, .'ill miles ninth of J 1'iiiieville, mnl e-ieelally of tlio iicr, ! which t iiiih ttiiniijjli ii st'iicsnf ineniloUH, V Hie Imnl.H lieiii(.' only a feu feet hinh. j Tin) unlcr in iilnnit llfteen feet deep, mnl ' V .Mi. .Mooie Miyn it intlin prettiest riser to ft Immlle, in the nay i if liripitinu, liu ever j saw. With m'iiiii'Iv iinv linj or full, it I K iliteh nr wheel neeiln no attention, tlio ft Mime I low of water day in ami tiny out. S 'I'lieii, it in the llslicrinuii'spHiiulisc, full MMMMMMMMMPM.M.M9M. tHtHHltniMHtiMmft nr.HHHHHHHHr.HHHHHItHHHHIWf.HH ft 1 $15,000 as, To be Given Away y S Ii aaaaaa ii THE PRESS PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Will Give $15.0 s 1Il jft iff LAMG rf HjHIMHHHr illllllllk. -: AHkw mSml) wml M ,O0OX)0O.wrd RECKON, IN OHIO, MASS.. AND IOWA. WHAT DO YOU ESTIMATE? Wa nUTO! OUR OFFER: " i i ..... , of trout bin fellow h follow the ttnli'i-1 t ions will liu fxlciulcil IVchii dalu ot'expirautioti. iiIoiik the haul; waiting to ho emu-lit. t ffteililiente tili-oliiti'ly free. U N T I L FUR TIIEIl NOTICE every ono who sends us 81. LT) for six month's. or 82.00 fiir one year's subscription to THE SUMiTEK MIXER will receive a certifieate whieli will entitle hint to participate in tliu distri tuition of the prizes. Piocnt subscribers limy take advantage of this, oiler and their sttbscrip- No advaiit'3 is made in the price of our paper; you get tlio It in the best Mlinnier re-ort in Oiepm. Them in no limit to the lUliin' mid hunting ground ; All mile.- of ner, thou minis nf m'li'H of linilier with unlimited iie-i'oltl water on which to ehiMi-e a eaiupliiK place. Hut iiIiih, the country will not lone Ih left an nature made It. Irrlpttiii! ditches are in course of con htriictiou, the eye of the timber cruiser Iiiih been aliroad in the land, and in all prohnliility the valley of the liesehutcs from llcud to Pniujiiru will in the near future ho iih thickly i-cttlcd an any other p.irt of enhtern Orison. Shanlko Leader. I Your Estimate When von i-eiiil in your sulHcrintinii you also Mind your estimate, liu careful to wTiiu your iiaiue, amire and estiiuate its pimniy ua jMisstoie. as soon as wo re ceive your Hiin-ciiptioii wo win hmiu you a certitieate ot tlio rrcss I'liniisiiing AHsociution, ot uetroit, Alien., coiitaiiiiiiK your c-tinia(e, which will insure you any prize your estiuinto mny entitle you to claim. Wo will file a duplicate, certificate with the Prcw Piililitliini; Association. Every suhscriher mny mnkc s many estimates uiuil will receive as many certificates as he sends sulwcriptiuns to THE SUMITEK MINER. I ri..i. ..:..... ...:n ...:.. .:!..... i i i. .'... i.s i V.UIH iiii-ui.'. niu n-mic ii ceiiiiicuiu ioi luc 1 1 Biioeripiiou umuiiieu. VALUABLE To nld Mibscribers In formlne their estimate, we fur nUh the followlnu data: Thr fomMiifJOlliclnl Vote In thete three Slat In 8gi Ht 8.)2 1844 irt iHgO l8gt iM iKuu ftigoo Statrmrnt of Mr. W. A. Hank, prliull. Mlclilgan; I fr Jf Hlvl Ihr ex S Mnr J I Date Palm May Solve The Problem. The department of agriculture hcems to entertain the hellef that the date p.ilin may MiKe the prohlem of what to do with the arid and alkali lands of Ari zona, 1 alltoruta ami oilier western Mutes, KxK'riiueuts have ln-en made in the piiht hy the department at ex periment Millions, hut renewed interest in Miic taken hy the department ofnuri eiiltuic, and l'lofe.-Mir l. (i. lairehilil, ariculltnal explorer fur the depart incut, now trnwliiip in Africa, has pio cured a uuuiK'r of suckers or offhhoots, fiom the delta of the Nile, which he has shipped to the department and which will he dlMrihutcd in the southwestern part of this country. In the I'nlted States the dale is an article of Insure, hut in its nathc count I y it Is a mot ini xiitaut fiKul, many legions lu Aralna and the Sahaia lieiiiK uuiuhahitahle hut for the date palm. The Culled State- itiiiiullylinporte nearly tl,tKK),000 worth of datesrhut it in poMdhlc, the de partment Miees, to raise all the dates .......1...I I.. .!.! i'l... .1... 1... 1 ft' although prow u protltaMy only lu arid1 PRIZE' IS and fciuiitnd regions, is not in the prop, er soiim' of the word, a dei-crt plant. It renlilres a fnlrlv iihiiiiilniil. mnl. uluivn lilt. H iNlllhl lltll MIIH1W' llf UlltMl ..If tlitiJB ...., .-..... ...... . "--. ...... -... ..-.. riMits, auilat the same time It delights' lu u Krfei'tly dry and very hot climate. J The date palm is utile to Maud much more cold thuu an orauue trie, hut not so much an h iHch tree. Kxchiinw. The Capital Hotel-is 'iipiin under the niaimceinent of MrsGeorK-o HTedrowo, which fact Kiuinuitii's the best of ser vice to all a trons. IiSIT.441 . ...1,684,410 Increase 9 56 per cent i,6i6,4 Jecrease 404 " ... .i,mi.88t decrease 5.10 " . .i.ito 4i Increase t.jr " ... .1.U16.T18 Increase t. " ST'.iug Jecrease 18.40 " ..I.U1.J4U Jecrease 1.5 J i.oji.184 ,180 Increase T.8g " ,i,6),6io Increase 18.88 " The CrrllhiTatri ot the Secretaries of the States nameJ showing the ft, comHneJ Olnclal Vole will determine who aie enlhtej to the prlieaanj Rlhe awards will bemaJe wllhtn jo Jai after the Ofhclal Vole l known. ft Tim Suwi'TKH MlMH will publish the names an J aJJresses of the ft tuccesslul estimators. INFORMATION PRIZES TO BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS: To the nearest correct estimate SB, 000. 00 To the en J e,)oo.oo TothejrJ 1,000.00 Tothe4th , 50000 To the sth 300,00 To the oth aoo.00 To the ith 100.00 To the 8th 700 To the slh 50.00 To the 10th 15.00 Tolhenext tonearest Siseach 150.00 Tothenexf )5 nearest $10 each jo,oo To the next 14a nearest $5 each 710.00 Tolhenext 160 nearest $4 each 640.00 To the next 180 nearest Si each 540.00 To the next too nearest $1 each 400.00 To the next too nearest Si each too.00 ungs, I'reslJent of the Central Savings 3 thereby Certify, that the Press Publishing Association has JftlK.nooln the Central Savlnirt Hank. Detroit. Mich., for pievs puriHie ol pattaK the I'rlies In their Contest on the com Ulliclil vole ol the Stales ot Ohio. Massachusetts anj Iowa. anJ that this tun J can be usrJ for no other purpose. Me Total, ot) j prltes, amounting to $11,100.00 In Addition to th Abov Prlsaa tha Following Saaolal Prlxaawlll Paid: To the person making the nearest correct estimate be fore July 10th $ 1,000.00 To the person making the nearest correct estimate be tween July 10th an J August lolh t 700.00 To the person making the nearest correct estimate be tween August 10th anj September 10th t 800.00 Total, 1,000 Prlies, amounting to . .$16,000.00 I'teslJent Central havings Hank, Detroit, Midi. In case of a tie, or that two or more estimators are equally correct, prizes will be divided equally between them. t REM EMBER Ithatthe FIRST f$5,000.00 SUBSCRIPTION BLANK.... Name Town My Ettinute State THE PRESS PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Will Give $15,000 in 1,000 Caih Prizes to those making the neur&t esti mates on the comhinetl Official Vote of OHIO, MASSACHUSETTS antl IOWA, cast for Gov ernor on the 5th day or November, 1001. Etiinnto the total vote in thc-c three States comhinetl for Governor and sent! votir estimate ami subscription to THE SUMl'TElt MINER mil vnii will mrpivn n r(ttifiiit( whicl. will 011- title you to participate in the distribution oi tlio S1."j,000 to ho uwartletl by the Press Publishing 'm Association, of Detroit, Mich., to tnoe making the neaivst estimates of the Ollicial Vote for Gov ernor in the states of Ohio, Massachusetts ami low it, to he determined by the Election to be held on the oth day of November, 1001. We have made arrangements with the Press Publishing Association, of Detroit, Mich., to en able our subscribers to participate in the distribu tion of the.o magnificent prizes, amounting to 31o,000. 5 This is One of the Greatest Offers Ever Made ' The Cask Must Accompany Your Order. THE SUMPTER MINER Costs You Onl-y $2.00 A Year. You Get The Certificate Absolutely Free. Address your, orders to THE MINER, Snmpter, Oregon. . attrtlWtrtiifafllWanw