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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1902)
VOL. IV. WILL FIGHT THAT FOREST RESERVE DELEGATION TO PORTLAND OR GANIZE FOR BUSINESS. Senator Mitchell Promises to Secure for the People ol Eastern Oregon a Hearing Politics Involved Moody and His Brolber-in-Law Mixed up in Scrip Deal Williamson Implicated but May Ex tricate Himself Fighting Chance to Win. TI10 delegation of ten or a doen east ern Oregon mining, business mid profen sional men that went to Portland lunt weuk to make u personal protest to Sen utor Mitolu'll, just prior to hisdeparturu for the National Capital, uguiust thu lllue mouuluin forest reserve, Iiub re turned home. From member of thu delegation Tiik Minkh learns that Senator Mitchell nave attentive audience to thu protest unci promised to use Iiin influence to havu thu permanent creation of thu reserve de layed, until the citizens of eastern Ore gon can present their hide of the ruse, unanimously against thu -eserve, to the department. To put thu matter plainly, the whole proMsit!on has resolved itself Into thin kind of 11 centest: If thu eople living within thu reserve, all of whom are op osed to its creation, can demonstrate to Senator Mitchell and Congressman elect Williamson thut they can make more olitical or other capital hy de feating the job, tluiH siiariiig them siiIvch with thu 7000 indignant poplu who are adversely effected, than by se curing the consummation of the iniqui tous, impudent transaction and thus continuing to stand in with thotihpiuof raiders, at 1'orthind and Salem, its insti gators, thu reserve will not be defeated otherwise, otherwise. Congressman Moody will stand pat for (lie steal, because his brother-in-law, one McCornaek, of Salem, who hits grown rich manipulating shady sciiool laud deals, has lieen the lending spirit in engineering the deal, assisted by l.add and the other lixed stars in the Portland chamber of commerce, who secured the passage of a resolution by that uugustly arrogant body favoring the reserve Ah stated in Tm: Mi.nkii at the time, their motive was transparently seltish, preda tory. Of course, Moody is in on thu deal, acting as a willing, interested tool of these school l.iud scrip looters. Con gressman Williamson is also said to lime been hypnotized into being violently in fuvor of the reserve, but the wise ones thinK he can In-aroused from his mesmer ic iduiubcr and restored to hU normal in tellectual pun era, with u good hard jolt from a petition of three or four thousand scrapping voters in his congressional dis SUMPTER, OREGON, OCTOBER 29. 1902. trict. Senator Mitchell is thought nut to bo implicated, hut, being something of a politician himself, will carefully, calmly weigh thu testimony as to thu strength of the, contesting forces and decide as his excellent judgment dic tates. Of course, thu delegation to Portland had too much sense, displayed too much tact and diplomacy to present thu above truths to Senator Mitchell. They dwelt upon thu Injustice of the thing, how it would retard industrial development, excised thu dishonest fallacy of the con tention that it is forthepurK)suof either preserving thu forests or conserving the water supply. The, malice permeated account of the meeting published in the Oregoniuu, treating thu whole matter as u farce, in which it was stuted that threats were made, was wholly untrue, evidently intentionally ho. Hut thu gentlemen who presented the protest ure thoroughly "on to" their job, and there is now n lighting chance to win against thu Portland chuniler of commerce. They have organised for thu cumpnign and ure already tit work. Mayor Robbing la chairman of the im portant executive committee and has donned his war paint. Money is being raised to circulate etitiouH and collect information, that evidence that we are stronger politically than thu scrip deal ers. One of thu most important strategic moves is to have every man in thu dis trict who buys a dollar's worth of goods in Portland communicate his displeasure to thu v.holesulu housu with which lie deals, as a counter irritant to thu chain- Irer of commercu's action. Greenhorn a Great Camp. Honorable Sam Stott, of (Jreenhorn City, has been in town this week, com muning with old friends and congenial spirits, lie confirms all reKirts that (ireeuhoru is thu best camp that user rosu and llourislied and never decayed in thu state, its prospeiity being based on thu biggest payroll in the gold llelds of eastern Oregon, A do.en or more contiguous properties are being develop ed and operated on a large scale. There have been numerous rich strikes during the past season and everybody's faith in thu district has been strengthened or revived. An important improvement wus inaugurated several days since, w lieu work was started on a now and shorter and better road to the camp from the end of tuu railroad track. It leaves thu Prairie City road about a half mile Ire youd Clifford, cutting out (iciserand the high tiimmit on that route, Itesidcs cut ting off about one mile in distance. It is being constructed with money con tributed by business and mining men of Greenhorn and vicinity. Mine Wanted. Wanted a lease and 'Mind on a group of gold proseetH with a good ore show ing. Send full particulars and price to J. W. Wluwood, Drexel Huilding, Phil adelphia, Pu. (FORTUNE PLAYS A FAVORITE. Claude Roe Makes Big Win ning at Mining in Six Months. Anthony Mohr and Claude Itoe have sold to Dr. Moiillou four claims in the Cracker Creek district, said to be an extension of the rich Cracker Oregon, for fr),(KM. This is reportod to be a cash transaction. Dr. Moultou is treasurer of the Tiirna gain Ann (Sold Mining company, of Minneapolis, that owns and operates the California, in the Cubic Cove dis trict. Somu of the peoplu Interested hi this company ure also stockholder) In the Cracker-Oregon, ho it Is impossible to state for what com pa ay these claims weru purchased; or whether a new company will bo organized to work them. It can bo confidently pre dicted, however, thut they will lie worked, und thut is thu iinMirtuiit feature; for no syndicate that has oper ated in eastern Oregon has displayed more enterprise and push ; acted more quickly and accomplished moie work in a given length of time, than the people with whom Dr. Moultou is associated. Two of these claims wuru secured under ImhiiI somu weeks since hy Messrs. Mohr and Itoe, for $15,000 it is reported. Thu other two were located by them selves very recently, so thuy have made a cleanup of something like f'.tl.OOO in a few weeks and their many friends are glad that they are the boys who made the money. It is said that Claude Itoe was given u ipiiet tip that Iheie was some acaut ground out there; Unit he let in Anthony Mohr and in a day they measured out mid liled on their claims. And this is another instance where fortune plays a favorite. Mr. Itoe came out here last spring, with practically no knowledge of mining, lie was on his way to Puget Sound, hut stopped over here for a da" to visit friends, lie liked the country and decided to remain for the summer. Having nothing es IK'cial to do, ne accepted the position of head clerk at Motel Sumpter. He got a "hunch" and bought (iolcouda at ten cents the llrst day it was placed on thu market, lcfnre the marelously rich stril-e was made. It is sell'ug at llfty now. Hi) made one or two other minor deals, droppeil into thu ulmvo related snap, und has cleaned up in about six months something over fL'o.OOO. "Hound and round it goes just who will win, nobody knows." Sylvanite on Forty-Nine Jimmy's Claim. Ijist week there was much excitement in this camp over the retorted Hud of a rich sylvanite deposit in the (ireeu horns. Samples were displayed show ing the white silver-like stuff, very NO. H. much resembling the ores of Cripple i Creek ; also the same roasted, blistered i nil over with yellow gold. These sped 'mens were accompanied hy stories of assays running into the thousands ot dollars. Much mystery was maintained atsiut the whole business; all refusing; to reeal the loiation of the discovery. Tiik Minkk Iiiih learned that the strange; looking ore was found in a claim near Itohiusonville, which is owned by Forty- nine Jimmy, who is now in the county poor house, near Canyon City. When he was removed there about a year ago, this paper told of how strenuously the old thoroughbred objected to leaving Ilia cabin. Those who hae Investigated the find, are not yet convinced that it is the great lM)iiaua of eastern Oregon ; nor are they sure it is not. It would W a characteristic caper of hate, thu malignant old hag, to make a million aire of poor old Forty nine Jimmy at this late date, when he couldn't enjoy his wealth ; couldn't own a dancu house for a single night, couldn't keep every man in town drunk for u Mingle day;, couldn't do anything that an old miner would want to do with "till kinds of monetv." Customs Mill for Qiurtttmrg. .1. II. Ilrowu ami J. T. Kngllsh left yesterday for tjiiartxburg, to perfect ar rangements for oerating in thut district a customs iiiurtx mill und concentra tor. Mr. Ilrowu spent thu summer there and secured contracts for morn ore than can be handled by a 'JO-stamp mill. He has let J. T. F.uglish and Frank Bald win on the gcod thing und they exact to begin the work of consi ruction at an early day. Kvcrynne who has ever in spected the QuarUhurg district Iiiih Iiccii favorably impressed, and left it wonder ing why it has been ho slow In develop ment. A modern mill there will change all this ami make it one of the live camps in eastern Oregon, Thu M'oplo who operate thu mill will not need county aid, either. Mr. and Mrs. Dunphy at Home. Mr. ami Mrs. Tom Dunphy returned Sunday from their bridal lour and went at once to their home on Columbia stieet. That evening a uioh of youthful (lends surrounded the house and played a few tunes on tin cans and cowiiells, .loo Hurt, the good iicL'hUir that he is, en couraged them to continue the torture and hold out for the highest price when Mr. Dunphy proposed to pay for their departure. They ascertain! tl how much silver he had in his clothes ami took it all. Later thu baud serenaded thu couple and were hospitably entertained. Something Doing at the Amazon. Neil .1. Soreuseu ,1 Co. urn liuving homo work done on thu Amazon, an uxteusioii of the (iolcouda ledge; for what purpose the firm will not state. Thu Standard Oil company people ex pended over 140,000 on this proierty, but have done nothing with it for a yeur and a half past. It lisiks as if another hen has Ih-cii "set," to hatch nut a big; mining deal.