THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, July 9, 1902
The Sumpter Miner
IMJIII ISHI'll I'VI'bY WI'IINPSIIAY II V
J. W CONNEI.LA
Entereu at the putt'tnlce In Sumpter, Oregon, tor
trantnishlaf) lliritugh the malls at secnnj clatt
tier.
Mlllil.lllPtlON RATfiN
On Yfr
Six Months
.$1 00
ALWAYS IN ADVANCE,
Tiikkk urn more men in Sumpter tit
tho (iri'Hi'iit time looking tor liiitiin
firoiMTlii-M, with 11 view of iiircliiiMiiif,
tliHii over Ix'fnrc in tlie liiMtory of tint
cum p. NkvhmI of tlii'in art rprrnentii
tlvcM of tint mining kiiiKN of tliu world.
If Miiyor Koliliitin wmitn to timkti
liiiiirMilf hoIM with IiIh t'oiiHt itui-titr, hit
rilioulil wNMirii tin pawned of n law by
tlm rilutii Icnixtntiirc rliiinuiuu; the iliitit
of tint Fourth of July to the AiiuunI dry
uiiihou, when the weather Ih Mettlel;
voiiNolidiito it with St. Patrick day mid
VuHliiiitnii'H hirthdity form 11 celehra
tiou t runt , km it were.
Tiih llwiHti I'limni ttee on milium',
wiiinhlM and nieiiNiirex, which reported
fuviiralily on the hill cHtaliliHhln 11
)overuiueut iimhuv- nlllcn at linker City,
incorporated in that ollicial report an
article piililiHlicd Hcvcral ueekH nlnce in
Tiik Minkii, relative to the Imilillnn in
rlliupler of a Hinelter, which the hoiihe
ordered printed in the Itecoid, a copy
of which CouurcpHinau MiHMly Iiiih kindly
mint to thin ollice.
That wan a characteriMtie piece of
kindergarten nicauiieHX which tlieSmnp
ter Valley railroad luauiiKeineut perpe
trHteil on the pulilic IiimI week. It had
ailMTttHnl one fare round trip ticketn
in IhiIIi directioiiN for the Fourth of July
ecleliratlniiH here and at linker. A crowd
wan at the depot Wediicrlay afternoon
to ho t" Hakcr Oily, hut the iinenl re
fllhcd to rell exciirclon rate tickeln, Mut
ing that they would lie on Hale the next
nfteruiMiu which would halo allowed
the vixitora to reach the county neat
after the fcntixiticN were concluded. A
numherof excurHionintH refund! to he
held up and didn't make the trip.
IIm'kmi.v the New York Herald Mated
editerially: It it an undeniable fact
that iiiohI iiilliicutial liiifini'HM men of
the world have Innicd their attention
to mining, the source of nearly all
wealth; for perxouH who bae been en
hIhwmI lo the idea that the only cafe
proportion wiin a the per cent or a hjx
percent xecurity, now realize that many
luillioiiNof iutereM have Ihcii lent to
them through heeding the mix ice of
t Iiom iuteierlid ill cheap money, and
that among the banking iiiHtitutioiiH of
the Wed eighteen and twenty per cent
per annum in not considered a hazard
oiih wchteru prolit or execive dividend
on the gieat majority of our uilt-cdged
iniiiitig MiunticH, and, further, the
riebcht men in the world are mining
kimiM. It In proven that while
m idiom of ilollarc have U'cn lost in
American Brewing and Crystal Ice Co.
E. SIBER, General Manager.
Manufacturers of
First Class Draught and Bottled
BEER
The most modern equipped plant in the state.
All ordeis promptly attended to.
Telephone, Main 19. BAKER CITY, OREGON.
railroadH, farm mortgagex, cantorn in
diiHtrlal and building iiKHociationn, the
Ainurimu mining indiiHtry Hteadily ad-
vanci'H, making uiioriiioiiH profltn for Itn
HiipporturH ; building great Statea and
cilice, and X)intH with pride to the
American mhhchhIoii of '2Kt milieu that
liavu paid In ill viduiulH over f HIT) .(Mm.OOO.
In legitimate mining a twenty-live er
vent dividend Ih not (onHulerod utiirtllng,
and the mining iuterentH of the Went are
willing to pay that intercHt for tlie iimj
of the money, for by the aid of capital
they oH!ii up tremendoiiH ore ImhIjch that
lend to Htill greater fortune. The em
ployment of $1(1,00(1 in mining Ih the
'Univalent of $40,000 in moNt any other
branch of iudiiritry.
Timber and Homestead Filing,
Timber and hiimcntead HliligH, iih well
iim tlual proofH, van be made beforu
CharlcM II. Chance, 1'nlttil States com
iiiiHnioner, ollice in FirHt Hank of Sump
ter building, Sumpter, thiiH wiving iih
plieantH uxhiih(i of a trip to I .a (.intuitu,
Uhu (iiant xiwder, fuwt and capH.
FreMli candy daily at Huffman link-
fry.
T. (5. HarriMoii, agent for Uiatit miw
dur company. '
GOOD THINGS
TO
ii
I
AT
E. P. Bergman &
Compa'y
GROCERS
Mill Street, New Building.
The New Olympia
m
i:, i: IIAUSI.R. Propriiior
Fine Old (1884) Her
mitage Whiskey.
I INI.ST URANUS OF
WINES, ALES
and PORTERS
OLYMPIA BEER
bottle or draught
PINE
CIGARS
J Umih Simi'T. oi'ft I'. O. SUMI'TIR
-
Also Ice Made of
Distilled Water.
EAT
SUMPTER
LIGHT 3 POWER
COMPANY.
A FULL LINE OF
Electrical &
Supplies
Vyiring Neatly Done.
The finest light
plant in eastern
Oreponjjj j
SEYMOUR N. BELL,
Gan'l. Mgr.
B. L. McLAIN
MILL
WRIGHT
ERECTION OF QUARTZ
MILLS A SPECIALTY
Sumpter j Oregon
CAPITAL HOTEL
C A. E. STARR.
Attorneyat-Law
Center, cor. High Si.
Sumrler, Oregon
K. K. IIOIISOX.
Civil and Mining Engineer.
U. S. Deputy Miner! Surveyor (or Oregon, En
gineer lor the City ot Sumpter.
UnfMiraiai' ' PtUM !!. Il( Prltl
11 OrMktlr..
CHAS. H. CHANCE
ATTORNFY AT LAW
Clli MUrMf U. S. CiMnlulMir
Rooms 2 and J, First Bank of Sumpter
HulldiiiR,
SUMPTER,
OREGON
L T. BROCK, M. L
Physician and Surgeon.
Sumpter, Oregon.
Sreclal Attention Given to Surgery nj to Dl.
eae ol Women. Ofhc. Nelll lileck: RetlJence,
iiranlte Street near Mill.
DR,
PEARCE A ANDERSON
Physicians and Surgeons
PROt'RIETOWS
MIXI'IEH OtNtHAL IIOSI'ITL
SUHI'ICW.OkbGON.
, Ol I ICI . Main i8i.
I IkiM'im. Main 8.
Telephone
INSURANCF.
L. MANNING,
Kfctl tbTATI-
Clt RecorJer anJ Noiarv Public.
I Collettiont
I Abstracts
Aitent lor I rUIJc I Ire tlnu!stiei. Sumpter
Basche
Hardware
Co.
. Sumpter .
GENERAL DEALERS IN
Shelf and Heavy
Hardware
Iron
and Steel Pipe
Mining
and
Mill Machinery
Agents for
" HERCULES "
Powder
Fuse and Caps
C.C. Basche
MANAGER
E. A. CLEM & CO.
MINKS - PItOSPKCTS - STOCKS
Write ut for list ot propertlet ani loweil market
quoutlonion ltocki In proiuclng minei ani oil
welU. txcellent opportunity lor profit In low
priced ttocka.
41II('Iihui. ufCom. Pohti,ani,Orkoon.
First bank
of sumpter
Capital Stock f 20,000
OFFICERS.
J. H. Robblnt Pratlient
J. W. Scrlber Vlce-PretlJent
R. H. Miller Cashier
DIRECTORS.
J. W. Scrlber R. H. Miller
Clark SnyJe J. H. Robblna
TmiiMncU n General Banking and
Exchange Busincrw
f THE a .
SUMPTER MEAT
MARKET
r
AUSTIN MEAT CO. Props.
J
Butcher and Packer
Fresh and Cured
Meats ami
Sausage of all Kinds
SUMPTER, OREGON