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THE GOLD FIELDS
of the
INLAND EMPIRE
TALK OF THE TOWN.
George Hlley, representing tin: F.n
giiuvrlug iiml Milling Journal, Ih work
ing OiIm district.
I'. C. Crow, itl I'nrtliinil, Ih in town on
mining busim-Hs. I In Iiiih Iteeu here Ih
foru Hint liken tlm layout.
W. C, Odder Ih back from a trip into
tlm GreenlwriiH anil over to .Susauvillc,
uml off on another still limit.
Ir. Monllon, treasurer of tin Turna
gain Arm roniiany, returned thin fore
noon from a trip to Portland.
Professor I'. .1, Saylor, viiperlntcndciit
of the Spokane public schools, !h the
guest of Mr. ami Mrs. It. I.. Killeu.
Miss Myrtlia Hohsou, manager of the
ti'li'pliomi nlllcii here, returned venter
day from a visit with friends in I'ort
land. W. II. V. Hamilton in in town thin
week, registered from Waterville, Wash
ington, To look at lit in. a stinngor
wouldn't take him for a farmer.
Mcsdiimcs Sparks and llriindcnbcrg
hac iMiughl the lease and furniture of
thetinlilen Fugle hotel from Major Ituek
and me now conducting tliat popular
caravansary.
lion. V. II. Hohsou, recently reelect
I'd to tlm legislature from Marion coun
ty, 1m sending several weeks In Sump
ter. liHikiug after his extensive uieicaii
tile Interests in eastern Oregon.
biuis C. .laipilsh, iiiiiiiui-r for a Chi
cago company ocrntiiig the Wile Can
yon placers, at tint old Auburn diggings,
wiih in Sumpter thin week. Mr. .Iaiilish
operated three yearn up on I'csolation
creek, near tllixe lake.
General Milliliter () Towusciid, of the
Hal iv McKcc, was in town chlcrday.
He sajs that there Ih Mill between I'M)
and IIUO feet of the long crosscut tunnel
to hedmcu, which he thinks will ho tin-
ished hy the middle, of September.
MlH. ('. M. GlISS allll linger GlISS,
mother and sou of .1. II. Gns, arrived in
Sumpter several days sinco from their
homu in Minnesota, and will spend thu
summer in eastern Oregon. They will
Ki to Canyon City in a few days to visit
A. I'. (illHH.
Ira Iniiiich returned several days since
from Thunder Mountain. William Bar
tholf and Harry WilllaniH alno left the
country and preceded to lllaekfoot,
Idaho, where thuy will do Home pros-iH-ctiii'.
All havit had enough of thu
nverlHHiined Tliiiuder Mountain country.
.loo Mikel arrived in town today from
S lone, California, and will remain
two or tlirei! weekn, looking after liin
extensive mining interests here. Ilu
savs that the rourth of July committei)
of San .lone, a town of I(I,(HKI population,
sicnt three days collecting foOt) for tlm
celehriitiou, and he joshed them plenty
iiIhiiiI what they projiosed to do witli all
that money, and then proved hy Till'.
Mis'i'ii that Sumpter, one iiiarter the
slo, raii-cd double that amount hi three
hoiirH.
Preparations for lh Fourth.
I'reiHiiatloiiK for the celebration on
the Fourth and the following day arc
now well under way. The grand eland
is Is-ing erected at the corner of Mill
and Gianile, where the literary exer
cises and one or more of the drilling
contests will take place. A law hlock
nf Granite is also being Installed at the
corner of (iranlto and Center streets,
where other of the drilling contests will
he pulled off. Tint log rolling will lie
done at the corner of Sumpter and Mill
streets. The minor athletic contests
will lo scattered around promiscuously.
Th s is tlone to shllt the crowd to differ
ent localities, to satisfy all who have
contributed funds. Ah Tin: Minimi goes
to prexx, It in till undecided whether or
not there will lion procession, with the
usual liberty car feature.
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SEATTLE,' WASHINGTON PORTLAND, OREGON
j'lien aiiHwering thin advertisement pleM mention thin paper.
Joe Red Back From Chirluton.
.1. F. Heed n turned to lay from
Charleston, South Carolina, wheiu le
Iiiih been all winter in charge of the Ore
gon mineral exhibit at thu exiotitiou.
He mivh it wiih bv far thu liest collection
of ore at the fair ; that Colorado wiih the
only other western Htate that made any
iirutentioiiH display of mineralH and that
Oregon' wiih larger and better than all
the others combined. The southern vie
I turn regarded it curiously, but with lit
tle intervHt. On ttni other luinil, cople
from thu north, of whom there were
many there, maiilfeHted a deep interext
in mining nnitterH in general and the
gold lleldn of eastern Oregon in particu
lar. Ho says theru Ih unquestionably
plenty of money east looking lor mining
Investments and bin effort in the future
will lie to bring it here.
Diet Suddenly in California Gulch.
Albert Toney, who, with bin family,
lived in California gulcli, about seven
mllcH from thu Hnnauza, where he bad ft
bunch of cuttle, died Maidenly Tuesday.
He wiih taken dungeroiiHly nick the day
before and Dr. I'earcu wiih nent for, but
he died More medical aid readied blm.
The cnune of IiIh dentb wiih appendicitis.
D. K. Gunsolus, of Sumpter, who wbh in
Unit vicinity working on tils mining
claim, brought the body to Geiser and
the family to tbiH place. Cnne & Co.
hauled thu corpse to their undertaking
parlorH huro ami It was nent to Haker
City for interment thin afternoon.
HiizIcwckmI ico cream will be nerved
daily at "SturglllV."
T. G. Harrixon, agent for Giant iow-
'der company.
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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,
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