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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1902)
It? THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday June i.i, 1902 START WORK ON THE FRIDAY. N. J. Sorensen and Superin tendent Griffith Have Gone to the Mine. N. J. Hon-iinen 11111I Dun (iriflitli left Monday for tin I'riday mine, iiciohh the line in liliiliu, Ah wiih ntatcd in thenc '! II III IIH ncveral WfcljH upi, till hint limned t.'filllfliiuu Iiiih accepted lliu po Hiliiin of nupfriutciulcui 'fur lliin com pany. Tins riiailn arc now in condition to hunt machinery iiml they liait none in it t thin tinif to prepare for opt'iiilln the property on nn extciinlvc nciile, A part of tint iiiiicliini'iy, hoilcrn, cnnini'H, puinpH anil air cninprcnnorH, Iiiih been ordered and n portion of which Iiiih nl reaily been nhippi-tl. The llri-t work to liti done, of coumc, will lie to iiiHtall the power plant mill pnnipH. Superintend cut (irillitli will liue cliare of thin work. The 1'iidiiy alieaily Iiiih liirjjii mo bud leH blocked out, having leached it ilupth of UK) feet, with only a eoinparatively Hinall amount of Htopinn having lieeu iloni! on one level. So, for the preneut, all the ciicivIch of the company will he ilevoteil to iiililnn the work of electing thi) reiluet ion plant. I'miuHy, when a iiiiliinj.' piopcity in incorporated, iiioutliH, anil HouiellineH yearn, are ncccnnury to ileNflop the mine Hiilllrlently to juntify the erection of a mill. The lucky own on of the Friday nave all thin time, the mine U'inn alieaily developed to nuy uolhiuu of the van! cxpfiino, the uncer tainty anil tint coiiHctucnt worry. Theie in miicli Hpeculalion in local million circtcH reiinliu N. .1. Snrciinen iV Co.V policy In hi'Miii 1'iiday ntock at only ten ccutn a nhaie, with an uiiiihuiiI ly larpt proportion of the Mock in the trciiHiiry, at that. Thin iiieaiiH that the mine, eipiippcil w it It a mill, In wilucil at only flOO.lHMI, when cvciy one who known the pioperty hclieVeH that it will pay inteienl on lle time'' that aiunuut. A well known minim: man, in din cunning thin plume of the piopoiitiiiii a day or two niuce, hlalcil to tlie writer that the only Milutiou he could conceive of in that MeiH. Soreu-eii and Her locker have home iuautic nfhciuu "up their hIccwh," which they are plitiiuiii): for the fntiiie, Home minim: enterprlnu rtiii lliu a lurue aiuouut of money to carry through to nticccns and that they are practically uiviiitf away the Friday to IniiidredH of eiiple neallercd all through the cant, who will nurely make money out of their invent incut in thin htock, which procoH will e-talilinli the reputation of the llrm of N. ,1, Sin em-en iV l'. for nil lime to come. Then they can, of cnuic, command all the capital that they may rcipiiie to llo.it any kind of a priMihiiion. Said he; "If thin in their plan, they may make it pay; hut if the Friday hclnup'tl to me, I would eon nitler it to uix a thini; to line for halt, an it were." It in lepotled that the company re fupctl IiihI week a Unia title ciihIi offer fur itn properly. .Mcnnrn. Sorciincu mid Her locker rcfiiMil totllncunn the rumor, one way or another, hut tlid nut deny it. Neil Surem-cii will remain at the mine' only a few tlayn, leaving Superintendent (irillith in full charge. n ntatument from The DiiIIi-h land otllee ' show Inc that HMy.H'iO hutch of public liintl have lct; 1 1 taken by individiialH nincethe llrnt of hint Noveinher. Tliuru weru IOL'2 hoiiiL'Hteail uiitrieH, covering lli:i,5l'0 ncren, anil 'JO'.I timlier entrien, covering :i:i, HO iiltch. Thin iIoch not include land Hflectetl hy irrigation eonipitnien nor timlier laud that Iiiih been ncripped. Mont of iIiIh land lien in Crook county, hut a Miiall part of It in in Wuncn. There Iiiih aim heeu creat activity in tht l.akcview land ili.-trit:t, tiectiHioneil hy the primped that the Coluiuhia Southern would build to Item!. Though Iteml Ih home twenty-five milcH north of the northern boundary of the l.akeviuw ilintrlct, the railroad to lleiid would bu Htich an linproveinent over present t rann pollution facilitieH for that region that there Ih ineieiiHeil ilemaiiil for laud clear down to the Klamath ici-crvaliou. All that country will he nerved by the. Columbia Southern when It nluill (jet to lleittl. One of the important iirlatioii euterpriHfH that Iiiih jiihI obtained a contract from the Mate Iiiih) Itoard Ih in Walker Hindu, which Ih in Klamath county. Itefore hint Noveinher there were taken within ten milcH of the proposed cxlennloii of the Columbia Southern, in view of the exit-union of the road, more than IKll.tXM) acren of pivcrnniciit land. Thenc Hymen hIiow how people have lieeu nichiim in to occupy land which the railionil in likely to nerve. Anniir mice of trauHpoitatiou facilitieH will open that country and make it rich and pop it It n ih lllue Mountain Kalc. A. C. Littlt'k Alaska Gypsum. A prt'HH iliHpiitch fioin Tiicoma hiivh: General Miinaucr A. C. Little, of the I'acllle Count (iypHiuu company, ban Junt relumed from lyoukecii Hut, Chichanof inland. I'hiilhaiu nliailH, noiilhcuHt AhtHka. where bin coinpitny Iiiih IltHh acrt'i of uyp-nin and marble propeilicH, j with an excellent power running tlowiii through it. lie hnmylil with hlnincnn Mniiincnt of nevcrul Ioiih of Hiiiface yp- mho, Mild to he Htiperior to anythintr of the kind yet dli-covercd in the Culled Slate-. He ah-o brought nampli'H of car-1 Inmate of lime and a very line blue clay, (run which ;. Iiili nradu 'f hydrniilicce-1 meiit ban been made. .Mr. Little wiih Mate llli cuiumiH"inuer under (ioeruur llocm. While north he hccuiciI valu able lUlilny niten on Ncer Peril and ley StrailH.a location containing line KronmlH for retl hiiIiuuii anil halibut. Qiurlz Gulch Placers Sold. A minim: deal of coiinitlcrable inixnt il lice wiik ctiiiHUliiluitteil thin week, when Dr. .1. W. AHhfurtlantl F. K. Seln mid their iutereHt hi the Quart, (iiilch pla ce ih tu .MenHi'H. Klink and Itmlcrlck, of thin city. TIii'ho rich phtcerH are nltu atctl about two iiiIIch MiiitheiiHl of town, at the (nut of Canyon mountain, and have produced an iiniuciiHo amount of wealth. The preneut owner aro work hit: a force of men day ami niht and ex IH'ct noon to make a rich cleanup. A few iIiivh api a rich Mreiik of urnvcl wan en countered in the ultl river channel, which ijInch bi(j pruiiiinet. With pronent proHiH'tiH for an abundant water hciihoii, thene rich placern will atltl materially to (irant cottntyV wealth tliit ncantin. lirant County Newn. Golden Eagle Hotel HALF BLOCK FROM R R DEPOT Sam-Table Headquarters for Mining and Commercial Men. nle Rooms. Electric Licht. Telephone, etc. 'supplied with the best the market affords. - - - SUMPTER, tORE. H. S. BUCK, Proprietor. k'v'v''-,'1 A. P. UOSS, President GEO. H. TRACY, Cashier & Bank of Sumpter 3 Trinticti C.niftl linkln luilntu Interest Allowed on Time Deposits Ijr.ids .lawn uii jI SUMPTER, piiiti of tht a oil J Spt-ljl ulteiitluii tc .ollcctltns. Safety Deposit boxes for rent. OREGON .'V'--''--' HENRY WEINHARD'S "COLUMBIA" LAGER BEER. On Draught or in Bottles Sold In -4, 1-3 or 1-2 barrels A.J. STINSON & Co. General Agents KOU SIT.MPTI.I! AND VICINITY Henry Weinhard's brewery is the largest and most complete plant in the northwest. Its product is unexcelled. THE GEM SALOON A. J STINSON, Prop. iSuccessot to Snyde & Stlnson) Only the Best Brands of Liquors Served Over the Bar SUMPTER, - - - OREGON r t -- OPERA HOUSE SALOON SUMPTER BEER ON DRAUGHT BILLIARD AND POOL" TABLES GRL'AT RUSH FOR LAND 'Occuloiud by Prospect of Columbia Southern Exttmloa. Ah an Indication of the way people arc dincountlnn the exteiinion of the Coluiit bin Southern railroad up the Poncliutes valley, I'renltleiil l.ytle httn junt olitaimil llofTmaiiV llitkcry makcH a npeciulty of ftirninliiii Ice cream for purtien. Prompt attention nivcn all ortlern. Ia'iixh your meaniiru for a null -of clothcnitt Ncill Mercantile company'. Only the bent britntlH tif liquor unit iptrnat DuiiphyV "The Club." If you winh to ntrikt) it rich line Giant Powder. j All lending brautlH of cij-ain arc to lx) had at "StiiryillV." ARents for Matting ly and Moore Whis keya 20-year-old whiskey as good as Elixir of Life. All whiskies are out,uf bond and guaran teed the genuine ar ticle. Popular re sort for Commer cial Travelers and Miners. SUMPTER, OREGON .J t :: !! J