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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1902)
THE SUMPTER MINER GREAT RUSH FOR TIMBER and do the necessary work, it may be confidently expected that results will be had before another year. Democrat. Wednesday, July 16, 1902 Over 12,000 Acres Filed on in the Last Two Weeks. Thin tliini; of iuvi'vtinx money In u cur ious study. It Iiiih Uh fmls anil it fashions, as varied ami freuent uh .cloen the idle woman of fashion. And the croud follows the lender blindly. At the prceeiit time throughout thu Northwest In vestment in timlxr hind are absolutely the troer thing. People who pride themselves on being conserv ative are plunging in timber hinds, arc putting up their money lixe board of trade speculators. They are doubtless playing a sure thing game, but if this great rush were to buy mining stocks, it would be designated a craze. The thing has been going on for six mouths over on the coast, gradually working its way eastward. About sixty days since the movement reached the interior of this state and aIiicu then 50, 000 acres of timber lauds have been tiled on in Crook county, under the tiin!or and stone act. It was in its issue of .Tune L'fl that Tiik Minkk published u story of a quiet effort to gobble up a big tract of excellent tim ber laud on the Middle Fork of the John Day river. Since then about fifty claims have Ih'cii taken up by individuals, amounting to 8000 acres. The fever is spreading and cruisers are at work in different localities. Already -UXX) acres have been tiled on in other townships contiguous to Sinister, and in sixty days, it is predicted by thoso who are keeping the cases, that a vacant quarter of government limber laud, not in con flict witli ossible mineral location, can't bo found in u radius of thirty miles of this camp, the center, the throbbing heart of all such enterprises in eastern Oregon. The scrippcrs are here here also, if not hi such numbers, then in great tinaucial strength. The government sells the land, UK) acres only to each individual, at 42.50 an acre. In order to secure it through a ecrip transaction it costs fTi.60 an acre, and is considered dirt cheap at the price. In this way one can secure all the laud he can Hud unclaimed and hits the money to pay for. Rates Again Reduced From All Points East. Before you make detlnate arrange ments for that trip east let us quote you rates via the Illinois Central railroad. Our rates are the lowest to Ihj had, and it will pay you to write us. If you haven't time to communicate with us, tell the agent from whom you purchase your ticket that you want to travel by the way of the Illinois Central, and you will never regret the trip. If any of your relatives or triends in the east are coming west while the low rates are in effect, write us about them, and we will see that they get the lowest rates with the best service. Through tourist cars, free reclining chair ears in fact all the latest conveniences known to modem railroading. For particulars regarding rates, time, service, stop-overs, different connection and routes, etc, call on or address, II. F. Tuumiuii.i,. Com'l. Agt. 142 Third street, Portland. Oregon. Timber and Homestead Filings. Timlieraud homestead filings, as well as final proofs, can be made before Charles II. Chance, t'liitcd States com missioner, olllce in First Hank of Sump ter building, Sumpter, thus saving iiv plicauts expense of a trip to I .a Grande. The celebrated Ouudo's "the beer of good cheer" always on draught at Dun phy's The Club. Leave your order tor anything in the reading lino with DcXcffo& Muzzy. iiH)ii Giant Something to docud Miwdcr. All the latest novelties in hats at Xeill Mercantllecoinpany's. Only the licst brands ol liquors ami cigars at Dunphy's "The Club." If you wish to strike it rich use Giant Powder. THIS PAPER kB Z!kvs Advertising Ageucv, M and 115 Mer chants Kxchange, Sail Francisco, Cali fornia, also Alfred llovey Italian! adver tislngagency, 1115 Murqiiam illdg., Port land, Oregon, where contracts for adver tising can bo made for it. YSfflW Adfaam OPFr.oN Shoip Line and union Pacific TO Salt lake, Denver, Kansas City. CHICAGO ST. LOUIS NEW YORK Ocean steamers between Portland ttiul .Sun Francisco every five tliiys. I ow Rates ! Tickets to and from till parts of the United .States, Canada and Ktiroie. For particulars, call on or addresa II. C. IIowkhs, Agent, Maker City, Ore. Eastern Men Will Bore for Oil. A ripple of excitement was caused throughout llaker City today when it was learned that certain Kastern capi talists had decided to invest in the, Itaker-Malheur oil Holds. They will' send their oxicrt here in a short tiiuej and put a rig In ojieration and bore for oil in the center of thu district. Thuy are men of experience and have plenty of money, and if the indications are , borne out by results, there will be tho largest iiitlux of capital and people into this district ever known in the history of eastern Oregon. These eople are well versed in all the pecularities of the oil ileitis of Pennsylvania, Texas, Colo rado and California and have such con nections thut it will be a simple matter for thorn to build up an entirely new country, new markets, new towns in eastern Oregon. They mean business and have representatives on the ground. The Malheur oil fields present the great eat attraction for capital at present, be cause the formation there indicates that when oil is found it will be of a very high grade parafliue base troleum. Many have attempted to ojhmi these fields, but as they wanted to corral the whole country, the owners and locators of lands would not concede to their terms. Now, as .there are those who are ' willing to take fair shares of profits BLUE BIRD MINING COMPANY Capital $200,000 FULL PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE MINES LOCATED IN GRANITE MINING DISTRICT, EASTERN OHEIiON 50.000 SHARES OFFERED Write lor special prices nj prospectus WHEELER & CO., Iiikirs jt I1ROADWAY. NEW YORK Mention No. 6o nj the North American Miner will be milleJ you six montlit Iree FRED G. LAWSON 0 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GWOCEK Wi nki i Spiiilty if Sipp Iju fir Minn. Niiui's hlibriti. Gun. Ms u. a a uw m Fill Uh if emiriis . J)T HL Strawiirriis an1 Yif itablis Fresh Eviry lay. A NEW GOLD MINE THE STOCK OF THE NEW .GOLD MINE THE CRACKER OREGON Located in the same dis trict with the famous North Pole, the Eureka and Excelsior, Golconda and Columbia mines in the Sumpter District in Eastern Oregon, is now being offered, to provide money to do the neces sary development work', such as run tunnels, build mill, etc. This mine shows an ore ledge which extends lor a distance of j.ooo feet on the prop erty, showing a clearly defined vein of from 10 to 40 feet in width. It will undoubtedly prove to be as great a producer as its rich neighbors. The price of the stock is 15 CENTS A SHARE Par value 1.00, Non forfeitable, Non-assessable, and no personal liability. Tin Mist Slinking lnvistiptiii Is AskMl fir Tkis Preiisitm WHITK Oil CAM. UI-O.N THE OREGON DEVELOPMENT CO. LEES.OVin.Agt. Third Floor Merrill Building MILWAUKKK, WISCONSIN