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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1902)
r .1 -THE-SUMPTER-MINER -WednesdayrNovember 12,1902 IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MAXWELL Model Report Submitted by Manager Sorensen. Uoueral Manager Null J. Horensen, of the Maxwell, has completed his reHrt on Hid present condition of the inlnu and the work done thereunder his di rection, lo 1st submitted to the stis'k holders in t Itti Klkhoru Consolidated Miuiiig(,'nuipany, Hint bought Mils vidua ble mining iruMTty Home inontliN since. For lui'lility mill completeness, the re Mirt Will SCrVO IH Hll excellent IIIIhIcI. TIiu iniMirtiiiit furtH art given clearly z . ,r - with a network of phone and telegraph wire. Mr.- McC'allum linn ever had foremost in IiIh plan the idea of giving Stimpter direct connection with the outsido world hy wire, hid deal re being to string 11 wire from Humpter to the Western Union ottico at Maker Utty. Tlie pro- liosed move awakened increasing vigor with the I'acltic States corporation and it has been stated that within a few days the company will have an inde IHiiident line into the camp. In the meanwhile, Mr. McCalluni is held up by the city council. Favoring the old company, Mr. McCrtllum's request for u local franchise is held up and may, if luck Im with him, le given at the next session. Hy that time a large Kirtiou of tilt' Held will have been covered. Tlie new "hello" aggregation will give the residents of the cltv and couiitv. ho w iiii"'i Kim iniin en n 11 iiihii I f mid concisely, and his recommendations " Isalllrmed, n better service and in- 7 mini iiiuru minium piuiun. miiiiiiur haH cluiiiorcd for a wire slure Its debut. ure ho evidently prompted hy experience mid intelligence that no argument Ih necessary or in maile to sustain llieiu. One or Inn new ItuililiugN have Imtii erected mid all the old ouch repaired, making comfortable ipiartcrs for the men. Tlie mill ha been overhauled mid put in readiness for treating I lie ore. Oiii IiIiim have heeii reiimveil lo a more couveiiieiil location and greatly enlarged. Over a mile and a half of new remit on the proHrly, luiiiiiug to uimhI campH mid worlringN on ilintuiit claims it i'm a big proHirtiou have Ik-i'Ii huill and others improved ; all with a view to the convenient mid economical operation of the mine. This is the work done altovo ground. Two vaNtly iuisrrant objects have been acconipliHlied in the underground workings. First and foremont, as has been several times mentioned in Tiik Minkii, 11 croNH cut driven from the No. IK tunnel Iiiih encountered the main bilge mid opened up a splendid ore Mr. McCallum is said lobe hacked by moHt influential ones there, principally large mine owners, and they stand pre pared to extend heavy patronage. The I'acllie States company will have an operator in the Kumpter oflice this week and messages will he ticked over the wires now used umiu the long distance phone service. Herald. Stum Rail Road Returns for 1901. Advance sheets of the introduction to I'oor's .Manual for IU02summarir.cs steam railroad returns for the calendar year ItHII. The total mileage completed at the close of that year was IIIH,787, an increase of 4,454 miles over 11KX). The increase in the number of miles oHir ated in IIK)1 was.'l,UH miles, these op erating roads reHrtlug an increase in gross earnings of 1101,000,000, of which 7:t,000,(KXI went towards increased op erating exiicnscs. Charges of all sorts body, which the former owners of ihu I incr'iiMl fll.UM.fNK), dividend payments prosrty sought in vain for mouths. No. 1 1 tunnel penetrates this ore shoot, but all former efforts had failed In uucnu'r it at lower depths. This is a mutter of vital iiiiHirtmice, as it practically estab lishes the great value of the mine, demotiNtrales that the rich veins found on the surface mid the upcr workings "go down," a necessary condition in a permanently producing mine. The other piece of work accomplished, second lii importance only to the alsive, was the changing of the grade of tunnel No. IH. It was so steep that one man could not push a caraloug the track, and it was found necessary to lower the highest Miiut fully three feet. Thistask has been completed, Aside from several minor recommen dations, Mmiuger Soreusou urges that the drifts on the ledges in tunnels Nos. 14 and IH he cxicdlliimsly driven fur ther into the mountains to increase the amount of ore in sight, mid to diive a liouble compartment upraise from IH to Maud handle all ore through 18, from the mouth of which it can Ik easily and cheaply delivered to the bins mid mill. WHAT H. S. McCALLUM HAS DONE Forced Pacific Sutes Telephone Company to Give Better Service. Sampler is now in Hsltiou to reap .advantages from the recent telephone- telegraph movements afoot to connect (lie city in tlie hills with the world at large. Manager U. K. I'orler, of the Pscitic. States Telephone company, af ter many moons of inactivity as to the upKr cmiip's welfare, has buoyed the spirits of the habitues them by the utateiueut that he will at once inaug urate operations upon the construction of a telegraph line from there to this city. This is undoubtedly a direct re Milt of the efforts being promulgated by M.S. McCallum to cover the county increased I. '1,000,000, and the surplus after dividends increased 0,000,000. Tlie average (sir cent of os'ratiug expenses to gross earnings in 1001 was l7.ti:i in HHH). The average rate of interest paid was 4.'.'l Ktr cent against 4.24 er cent in 1000, the average rate of dividends was 2.(12 ier cent, against 2.42 per cent in 1100 . Van Vleet It Wright, Mining Broken. Van Vleet & Wright have oieued of llces in Hotel Sumpter, and will handle mining investments. They are the prin cipal owners and local representatives of the Blue Bird, liold Hug and other mining companies. Hoth of these gen tlemen are oxcrlcnccd mining men uf many years, know the district thor oughly, and will make creditable addi tions to the mining brokers of this city. The celebrated (Sund's "tlie beer of good cheer" always on draught at Pun phy's The Club. U'tive your measure for a suit of clothes at Neill Mercantile company's. Something to deeud upon (iiant powder. All the latest novelties in hats at Neill Mercantile comtauy's. ...J. W. C0WDEN... HAS A FINE LINK OF PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS OF ALL THE MINES AND PROS PECTS IN THE SUMPTER GOLD FIELDS 222222222 MINE VIEWS ONLY Address J. W. Cowden, Sumpter, Or. DO YOU WANT TO SELL ANY REAL ESTATE DO YOU WANT TO BUY ANY REAL ESTATE If you do, address or call on J. L. KVANS, Koom 1, Gleason Bldg. Sumpter, Oregon. 1 O. Box 2 Good Business.Lots, Good Residence Lots. Look at the list and see what you want. I have good investments for you if you want them House and a on North Street ... 27fiO House and IM on Auburn Street -' - - ," 3500 Furnished House on Columbia Street " - - ' - 1230 House and lit on Manilla Street ... 800 House and Lot on Columbia Street 800 A Snap, two tatB.hn NorthStreet -; " " 35 House and Iit in Sunnyslde - "' 250 JMtooni House, ground rent very cheap - 200 Fine Residence !t on Bonanza ... "50 Ixit on Uiwer Mill Strtet .... ;K) i-ltoom House on Parkinson Avenue , - It-V Two-Houses and lt on Parkinson Avenue 8(H) 5-ltoom House and l-ot, good Stable, in Sumpter Heights 700 Corner l)t, good location - .- j, . . m . r0 - Desirable'Resldenco I.ot,' Upper Mill Street - 500 (t-Koom House, gosl stable - (175 1it :0xir0 - ...... 't . . .' . 100 A good thing, Lot 105x150, two good Houses, part cash balance on time 2:100 Good lslging House in the heart of the city cheap. J. L. EVANS GLEASON BUILDING P. O. BOX 92 SUMPTER, OREGON M Is t (jr ALL WELL DRESSED MEN In Sumpter and vicinity have their clothes made by FLYNN, the Tailor. Big Line of Fall Goods Just Received. CKNTICK BTHXKT, NKAR POBTOrNCX SUMPTER, OREGON. M SALOON A.J STINSON, Prop. (Successor to Snyde & Stlnson) Only the Best Brands of Liquors Served Over the Bar SUMPTER, OREGON American Brewing and Crystal Ice Co, E. SIBER, General Manager. Manufacturers of First Class Draught and Bottled Also Ioe Made of Distilled Water. The most modern equipped plant in the state. All orders promptly attended to. Telephone, Main 15. BAKER CITY, OREGON. BEER