COVERS
THOROUGHLY
THE
GOLD FIELDS
of the
INLAND EMPIRE
EASTERN
INVESTORS
IN
OREGON MINES
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AND READ IT
TALK OF THE TOWN, i ,,UK rm:k "" that make tin' Hat
cur on which It la innileil look liku the
roof of a Hway-lmck ho rite.
I.. 0. Modioli, of I.uverne, Minneitota,
returned lioniu taut Friday, after vlnltlng
the Maxwell mine, of which he in onu of
the directors, and the Cracker Creek
dintrict. He ex preened himself an well
pleaded with the outlook and went away
with a iiplendid opinion of the district.
.1. A. Hilliker returned to the Monte
Crixto thin afternoon. He came down
from Spokane Monday. He reKrtn all
arrutiKomentH completed for active work
thirt! ilurmif the winter. In a uay or
two he will leave for IiIh homtj in Minne
aiiotix mill New York. He will be abwent
aliout lxtydayt.
.Indue Kviiiih, who In devoting all of
IiIm h i uirtt time from the bench to din real
CHlato hrnkeruito hiiM.ineiH, Iiiim Hindu two
U'mmI Hiilt'f thin, week. Ho cold for.limmy
i rainier hix rcNidcnce on tlm corner of
North and Mill Mreeta to Hoy Miller,
and two IoIhoii the corner of Itouan.ii
mid North ctreetH. to Sim Hurnan.
Daniel Ulcere, of Diiluth, who HK'nt
xcvcral iiiontliH here hint ttpriiiK and
Hummer, returned to Hunipter Saturday,
uei'oiupunied by Mm. HogerH, II. O.
Swain mid wife, ulxo of Diiluth. Mr.
mid Mr. KotferHwill upend the winter
here and porliapH make thin their per
nianent home, lie in intended in tim
Intr IhiiiIk.
Mr. ,. I. titicH, of Canyon City, dr
illed In town yeHlerduy and in the xiient
of Mr. and Mr. i. II. Traey.
A force of carienterH hatt Im-iiii norl
on a cottage on lower Mill ntreet, to I mi
oeeupied hy Seymour H. Hell.
Colonel .1. II. Haley, of Pendleton,
wax in town Saturday, looking after IiIh
large mining IntercM in thia dlntrict.
Koy Miller left Monday for Portland,
to attend a meeting of K. I', Mate IndgcM.
lie in exerted home tomorrow or next
day.
l. K. (SuiiHoliih thin week Hold to K. O,
lliirkniini one-half IntereM in the Cop'
per llelle elalin, (ireenhorii diMrict, for
fi0 eiinli.
Mrx. M. C. I'oieiiiiin returned Satur
day eveuinu from I'oitlaud, where nlie
Iiiim Ih'cii viMitiug relative for the pant
few weekn.
MrN. N. C. ItlehardN left yexterday to
vlwit her mother and win at Walla Walla.
Mr. IlielinrdH accompanied her an far an
linker City.
Itov. Dr. W. II. llepM, D. !., will
preach in the McthndiM ehuri'h next
Sundnv eveuinu at"::U). .Ml other iter-
vlreH will lie iih ilnual.
I'leMideut .Mii'liaeln, of the TurmiL'iiin
Arm Mining company, which own the
California, at rived yenterday from IiIh
home In MiuiieaMiliH.
.1. W. I.nrkln pun! through town a
day or two kIiicc, on nix way from
SNikmie to the Cougar, of which prop
erty he ic the managing owner.
.1. I'. D,Uo, of Diiluth, arrived in
Sumpter ychterday, TIiom Diiluth
people are of late mauifcMting cmiMldcr
nlile iulercft in the en-tern Oregon gold
lieldH.
.lackHin Itrotlicrn, the milkmen, have
li'Mi-eil a Ktnicionm on Mill Hicet, ninth
of the Auxiln Meat company, and will
nH'ii a liutchcr hliop the llit of next
week.
I.. .1. lla.lewiHiil, Mipcrilltciidciit of
the Aiialulu iiiiue, ariivcd in town to
day oil hilhilien. He ra'H work in pro
gicphiug Miliffaclorily and they have a
force of twelve men at work.
Ilntxcy looucy, who Iiiim liceu em
ployed for more than a year piiMl at the
tjueliec mid Alamo mines left yenterdiiy
for SHikaue, where he ex'cln to leiddc
in futuie. IIU family will follow in a
week or hi.
A moil); the Sumpter people who haw
Ward mid .lame at the linker City
theatre lat Saturday exciting were
Mayor and Mim. Itolilnux, Mr. ami Mr.
Koy Miller, Mr. and Mri.. .1. W. Cov-
leu, Mrr-. W. I'roiiiu and Otto Her
locker. Theie in hcmccly adouht hut what the
loll); croiucut hi the llahy McKce Iiiim
llnally cut the main ledge of that )!ioup
mid that the oie IhhIv in Imth large mid
licit. Manager Tim iimciuI u ill not talk
for piililication, hut the report of thN
drike, km it comcM to Tiik Minimi, in ap
parently ivliahle.
Two carload of machinery for the
1'rackcr-Orcgoit mill iililxcd heie n dny
or two cilice, mid will Ih hauled to the
One of Lift' Pleasure.
There in nothlut! In life more enjoyable
mid at the Maine time ho beneficial to
both mind mid Itody, iih traveling. A
modern railway journey, intelligently
taken, tend to proloii)! life, break tho
inou'touy of exiMteuce ami act an a pan
acea for dull cure, by tnlng un tint of
the well worn chnnnelM of worldly mid
hiiMincMM Mrugglex. Itcfore Marting iiKin
a trip, whether on Imxinexa or recrea
tion, it 1m well to impure unit iuvctitlgate
the varioiiM routcM, and cIioomo the one
offerint! the bent indiicemeutHin the way
f comfort and attraction. The trav
eler, the tnuriit or Iiiim! iicmm man ia wine
In M'lei'tiui: the Itlo (irande linen in a
journey to mid from the cunt, an it offera
everv comfort mid miNlern convenience
to Milt all cIiimmch of travel, with mi ar
ray of Mi-enic attntctioiiH iuiMurpaHHel In
the world. CiiMtle Cutte, The Canon of
the (iranil, Marnliall I'iimm, TenneMi-ee
I'll mm and the world renowned Itoyal
(iorue aie hut a few of thene attractioua
ceen from the car window a. Thieefuxt
tialiiH dally between Oplen ami Denver.
Pullman palace and ordinary nlccping
cntM on all traina to Denver, Omaha,
Kiiiimum City, Chicago and St. I.ouIm with
out change. A nrfect dining car ecr
vice. AgentMtlirouglinut the northwcMt
can cell ticket via this route. For
rate, map and full information or (or
copy of U'autiful Ixioklet, "With NHturo
in Colorado," write or cull on W. C. Mc
IIiiihk, ueueral agent, or M. J. ItocilK,
tiuxeling luixMciiger agent, l'.M Third
Street, Portlmid, Oregon.
HarrlMiu, the tiiant Powder man
want every miner to make hix otrlci
lieadiuarterx when in Sumpter.
U'nc your meaaure for a xuit of
clotltexut Nelll Mercantile compMiiy'a.
Something to deHud ukii Giant
IHiwder.
Freeh candv daily at UotTmuit'x llak
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One $o-horse power Ideal Engine, -virtually new.
Engine here in Sumpter and can be bought right, for
6oo. Cost $7jo at the factory. Enquire of
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Successor to Snyde Stlnson)
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