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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
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RECKON, IN OHIO,
MASS.. AND IOWA.
WHAT DO YOU ESTIMATE?
Wa
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OUR OFFER:
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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.
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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
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Statrmrnt of Mr. W. A.
Hank, prliull. Mlclilgan;
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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
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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
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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.
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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. .
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