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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1902)
' t 4 THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesdav October 29. 1902 MINERAL PRODUCTION. United States Geological Sur- . y '. vey Report lor J 901. The minimi of Mineral Iti'MiiirccH of thi) United StatcH for the calendar year 11(01, David T. Diiy, chief of diviHion, now ill prenn, 1'iiited Htaten icoloj;ical Survey, prcncnlH mi intcrcnllui! mill val uable nummary of the iiiineriil prinluc tion of 11X11, hn compared with the cor reeled nlal ntien for other reeent yearn. In 11X11, for tint nccond time the totnl value of our mineral production exceed ed the eiioriuoiiH hum of 11,000,000,000, the exact IlKiircn belli); l,0Hll,,V.1,rl.', iih compared with l.tMKl.U'-UMH in IIKN), mid mIHi liCL'.IW.'.tlHlu IHIHr, iiKiiinof 11101 oer IIKKIof ..',1HIH,il7:i, or'.'.ir. Mr cent, and a piiu of IINII over IH'.I'.I of f II I,:i77,:ii;i, or 1 1.77 per cent. The notahlu kiiIiih ami lonncn of the hint two decaden are iih follewn: The larcnl actual ain wax that of IHlC.lover IH1M, flV.'l.tlOI.KIO, or .'111.17 Kr cent; next to that of 1000 over IKtKl, IH,liW,:il(l, orlMI per cent; then the piln of IKir.over IH1II, which wiih fill, L'iri.Nl'i', or I7.HH per cent, and the Kiiin oflKH7over IHHil, 7l,ttJ7,KSO, or 10.81 per cent. In other yearn than thone mentioned between IHKO and I HUH the yaiiiM were not noteworthy, ami in Home of the yearn, notahly in IHHI, the produc tion dccreiiHcd f lO.lfil.OllH, or nearly nine mt cunt. During the InduHtrial depri'MHioii of IHICMiri tint prediction would have been cxcctcd to decline, an it did, KoiiiK from lllH,K!ir.,():tl in IHD2 to .ri74,4tU,7'.!4 hi IH1M; to frrJT.OTtl.'.'L'ft ill IHH4, mid then rlxliiK to O'.'l.'.Wi.tM? ill IHIir, and not reaching the output of IH1W until IH1IH. An heretofore, iron anil coal ant the moHt iiiiNirtaut of our mineral priNluctH. The value of iron In IIHII wax fLML',171, IMM), iih compared with fL.r0,lU4,(MXl in I IKK), and tint value of coal wiih f.'14H,OIO, 4lW, iih compared with f:i(XI.II7l,:ill in I IKK). It Ih to Ihi noted that the total amount cn-ancd from filLMVriJtQ in 11(00 to $5II7.L'III,M4 in 1101. HKiiliiiiffWi,MW,8Bl!. Tu.thenu productH-nhoiild he added enti milted uiinpccilied productH, including the. ram mlm-raln, lithiriuj, tiiti(Men, h'jiiadiuuif uranjuti'i, I'lci .ItHimtli and cryHfullini'iiuiirl, valued at 1 1,000,000, iiuikiiiK thViiltal mineral production for ! J ifi'i . i .twa.r.L'v.oy i . . . . . I Kor the llrnt time nincc IHHI I In; pro dilution of hlHiiiuth in tin- United StateH I in uoteil in thiH report, The maiiufau I tnre of arHitiiioiiH oxjiIc'uiih taken up for ' the llrnt time in the United Staten, in 1 IINII, hy the I'uget Sound Hcdiictinn company, at Kverctt, Wanhliitftoii, when an output of IMXI nhort Ioiih wan placed i on the market. For the tlrnl time ulno, in 11X11, the production of rutlle on h I large ncnle wiih realized hy the American Itutile company from the dcKiHitH in Nolnnu county, Virginia, whono output amounted to uhotlt 40,(XX pounilH. FIVE GOOD REASONS. That the llio (irrnde route in the inont Hipularoiie lietween the I'acifh: count and the cant, Ih evidenced hy the fact that the greater pur cent of truutcnntl nental truvelerH line it. I'irnt, the weiilc uttractioiiH in view from traiiiH are uiieiiialed in the world. Second, the daily iiernnnally conduct ed timrinl car excurHioiiH huing cnpccial ly adapted for lailien traveling alone or with children, affnnlH a comfortable mode of travel at raten within reach of all. Third, it Ih the only route Itctwccu the cant ami went panning directly through i Suit Lake City, or miMlern .Ion. Fourth, tint choice of two dintinct routcH through the heart of the Itocky mouutainn. Fifth, three funt through truiiiH daily between Ogden mid Denver equipped with every minium convenience. There are many other reanoiiH why thin route in the inont comlortahle and enjoyahle in the whole country. Yon can learn a great deal on the nub ject of through travel, and receive Home very lieatitiful ami iuterenting InMiklittH, hy calling on or writing to the under Higued. V. ('. MrlhiiitK, general agent, or M. .1. IttH'iiK, traveling panneuger Capital Bar TAYLOR & BEVIS, PROPRIETORS Our Stock of Win Liquors and Cigars h Unexcelled In Sumpter FINE CLUB ROOMS IN CONNECTION SUMPTER OREGON r j ''''-.'' OPERA HOUSE SALOON SUMPTER BEER ON DRAUGHT bIlliard AND POOL TABLES Agents for Matting ly and Moore Whis key a 20-year-old whiskey as good as Elixir of Life. All whiskies are out of bond and guaran teed the genuine ar ticle. Popular re sort for Commer cial Travelers and Miners. SUMPTER, OREGON t ''''' .J of time IohI from ntriken in the coal in diiHtry in IINII wan only 7::,Ht)' working j agent, I'JI Third ntrecl. I'orllaud, Ore. dayn, an compared with 4,H7S,IOJ work ing dityn lent from ntriken in ItXX), with Li:M,l54 dayn limn lont in IHlrll.and with Homethiug like 'JO.IXXl.tKXI working dayn thiiH far lont in 1IKL' from the name cailne. All of the import int nietaln decreaned in ImiiIi output ami alue, with the ex- Enginm Wants Pot It ion. Kugiiiivr and nmcbinii-l wautn jHwilinii at Home mine. In familiar with high HHed eiigiueH and compound duplex pumping machinery. Can do bin own repairing. Addrenn "F.nginecr," or en quire at the jewelry Mure of Campbell ceptlou of the production of pig iron and iV l.ainlreth, Sumpter, Oiegon. xluc, ami anioiig the lenn iuiHirtant i metalH the moM remarkable Inereanei Only the U-nt hraudn ol liiiiom both in iiiautily and value wiih made In I'V" Ihmi'hy'n " Ihe Club." platinum : I40S oiiiicch valued at '-'", rCil, ' B--1--1111MlBl-i an compared with I(K) oiiucch valued at '.'.VX) in ItKM), a gain of 11X11 er cent in value. The fueln iucreiiHed from fltHt,- :i.v,i,:r.i in imxi to i4L',:n :mm in itxit, a gain of :M,tl:t:,ti;:i, or S.ST per cent. ICvery variety of fuel iucreaned in value except Htroleum, which nliowed an in creiine in iUantity of .',7tVS,(l." darrein, but a tlecline of 111,1)71,1178, due largely to the lenn valuable character of the iu creaned product of the new etrolcum lleldn an compared with the older lleldn. Anthracite coal iucreaned li.lW I, LM7 long tiinn In output and I'.'itJbl.HHt in value. The average price of anthracite coal mt ton at "tin) mine wan 'i.X, the highcM llguru oIiuIihhI nince 1HH8, an compared withji.Ko in ltxjt and $1.80 in 1S1H; atul the average price ier ton for bitiiminmin coul ut the mine was fl.tV), alnmt one cent uiore per ton than in ItKX). The guiu of SJ,1H)H,07: in due entirely to the incwMWi in the niinme'allic pro ductH, iiince theiuetallic pnnluctn hIiow ih a deiliue from 550,4M,'.'8(I in IIHK) to A8,-JtS,:77 ill 1001, a lonHolfllL'.lMl.tKXI, wlicrcas the uouiuetullic prinltK'tt. in- and Joshua Hendy Machine Works Nos. 38 to 44 Fremont Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA IMPACT WATfcH WHEEL Suartz Mining and Milling olstlne, Pumping and Saw Mill Machinery, Hy draulic Mining Machinery, (jiants, Water Gates and Hydraulic Rlvited Pipe. J Water Wheels and Water Motors, Engines. Boilers, Pumps and Machinery of every description. J J j Prospecting Machinery. 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