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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1902)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, November 2b 19c L PRICE OF FRIDAY STOCK ADVANCES Jumps up From Fifteen to Twenty-five Cents. TlIK MlNKK WHH riijht ill ltH KIICHM lt M'uuk tlml tint irici) of I'riilitv Htock would Iw rrtiMcil iiIhii curly iluy. Nell .1. HuruiiHtm V Co., tliti IImciiI ugt'iitH, 1111 iiounnt through tlwlr uttvnrt iHintMit in Tiik Minkk tixlity Hint tlio illn.'clorH of tlin company Imvu niuilo Hiinthcr hiiihII nllotmi'iil of Iri-iiHiiry ntwlc, which will Im HOllI ttt (Ul'llty livi! CUIltH. IIwhhhIkxiI iiiiu nioiilli ago that tlio iiiiiiotincuiiittiit whh iiiiuht tlntt only 25,000 Hlinrux conlil ho IniiikIiI for liftfiui emitH, mill thin Knn1 tiling !h now i!xIiuiimIciI. It Iiiih ulwuyH Ih'dii h Hiiliji'i't of much intcrcMtln mm'ciiIh(Icui anions mining oiiirulorM Imw thin company could mill clock in u irixliiciiiK inimi, lirnt lit tun coiiIm ami then llfteon. If it hud Im'cii started tit twcnly-llvit, ah a Imil, ntnl then lot il rimttoitH intriiiHic vnliiu Itivul, they could haw umlcrHtimtl tlio play. Doulilh'HM tint compiiiiy got a (iroat liarKain when it ImmikIiI tint property, lait jiihI why thti Ki-nrml public whh lot in on thn ground lloor, iH an uiihoIvciI prolilcm; uiiIchm tin (xplUnation of onu UHtlltii Kciitleiniui 1h tilt) concct kuuhh. IIIm curniiHi! wiih that Neil .1. Soreiinen A Co., who own a hi rue lilock of ctiK'k and wIiomo experience anil advice urn the dominating iulliienceH in the inani' inonl of tint compuuy'H affair, winded to make Home money in milling for a larne iiuiiiIht of M'ople, iIiiih wcuriii a valuable, clientele. Thin l)einlliepurMixe of the linn, one can comprehend the wtfldnni of the Mil icy ptirnued. With ilveor nix hundred iiiiiiich uf people on their iMHika for whom they had made an invcHtiiient thai wan p.iyiiii; eveuty-llve per cent divitleiul-i, they would have no trouble in llo.ituu Hiiy kind of niyaiilie proportion and all c.tu rent axniircd that Neil .1. Soieum'ii A (!., have lii thlliH in view. 'I'ho-e ueiillemeu are not built on kmdert;aileu linei. Newa from the mine, receiveil daily, continue to In euciitiuiniii;,'. Develop inenlwork Iiiih cuiitiniied miinteri opted ly, SaiupleN to the nuiuhei of !IS1 have lieen iihmiyeil, niviim an average of 5ll.72. Some little delay hax been oe catdoucd in eltinu the t;ni mill build I nj; completed, owiin; to the nhiit down of a ncinhbniliii; m mill, and the iieceHxity of having to nhip in the lumk'r. The miichiuery in all on the ground and ux """ii ax the lumber in (leliveted, will be uMulleil. i MoJrn Mining Mtthodt. At the Hunker lull .ml itlUv.u mine . in the (!mhi d'Aleuex, of Idaho, the, two-mile tunnel, with a complement of j lini eiecuict art, iiiih jiixi oeeu pin lino commixxiou. The upper working are connected by cliutei, which deposit the ore in the carx IkIow, and lhee convey to the mill, two unlet away. Thix tunnel Iiiih lieeu in cotirno of couxtrue tiouforllve ycniH, and wan built at a rout of more than (IUI,tKMI, i cciii.-idcnil tliu Krealeat piece of mining engineer-1 ill)! in the I'xcilic uorthwext, and makex the Hunker Hill and miIIin.iii tho moxt I economically mauaued mine in xilvci lead hixtory. I'ln- will uiciea-e the out put from 7MI to 1.1HM toux per dav. Iluukr Hill and Millixau i- one of the two linnet in the I'neni d' leuex wlmr-e output lx nt limited by tiilxlx. Yflorii MiIiiiii; World i'roliUbl Sutoti on Kldorjdo Ducli. (I. (? lii'Ui, xiiperinteudeiit of the Kldorado Ditch and Miuinn company, ix in thecitv tixliv and auiiouncex the Hunpeimion for the winter of hydraulic npoiatintifl at hix conipany'a (liiwingH on Kich creek in Malheur county. "This pennon Iiiih been a profitable, one," Haiti Mr. JohtiKoii to a Herald representative thix afterniMin. "We worked two (iantu thitt year and employed from 18 to 40 men. Many repairx were made on the Kldorado ditch. I constructed h -tOO-fiNit 1 Huutiou of new tlutne, 75 feet high. It Iiiih been what we term a 'nlioal water' year. However, we have cleaned up a ; xutixfactory hiiiii of gold. On the Kich Creek dinniiiKH iHiixed the only hydraulic elevator in eiiHtarn Oregon. The Kldorado ditch !h one of the iiict j milling ditchex in the world, carryiiiK water I'Jt) inilen. The Kldorado company ix composed of Iowa men, who are alxo interexted in placer mining propurticH in varioiiH partn of the went. Herald. Five Feet of $20 Ore io the Gem. Frank (Seiner came in from the (Jem ycxterday and reporta the progrexn of work on that property hh being highly Hatixfactory. Twenty men are now doing development work and in the lower workiugH yesterday u tlve fiMit vein wan struck in the drift now being run from the new crosscut. SamplcH of the ore unsay average valued of fit) to the ton free milling. Mr. (ieiser Ih confident that thix will make one of the biggest mining proHjxitioiiH in eastern Oregon mid will continue developmuut work throughout the winter. The mill will not lie Ktarted again until the fuel quuxtiou iH nettled. Democrat. FIVE GOOD REASONS. That the Kio Crrnde route Ih the moHt xipiihir one between the Pacific const mid the east, is evidenced by the fact that the greater Hr cent of transconti nental travelers line it. I'irxt, the scenic attractions in view from trainx are uueualed in the world. Second, the daily personally conduct ed tourist car excursions laiiug especial ly adapted for ladies traveling alone or witli children, affords a comfortable mode of travel at rates within reach fall. Third, it is the only route between the east and west passing directly through Salt Lake City, or modern ion. Fourth, the choice of two distinct rout ex through the heart of the Kooky mountains. Fifth, three faxt through trains daily bctvten Ogdou and Denver eitiiitl with ex cry modem coincidence. There are many other reanoiiH why this route is the most comfortable and enjoyable in the whole country. Vou can learn a great deal on the sub ject of thioiigh travel, and receive Home ery beautiful and interesting ImmViIcIh, bv calling on or writing to the under xigued, W. C. McltiniiK, general agent, or M. .1. Wix'iiK, traveling passenger agent, 1-t Third trcet, Portland, Ore. J. P. HOLLAND WIIOI.KSA I.K AND KKTAII. anb Probucc Uetail Ollice, (irauite Sttect Wliolexale ollice, S. V. Ky Tracks DO YOU WANT TO SELL ANY REAL ESTATE DO YOU WANT TO BUY ANY REAL ESTATE If you do, nddreHHorenllon.1. I.. EVANS, Itoom 1, Gleason Bldg. Hunipter, Oregon. P. O. Box 02 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 IIoiihu and I)t on North Street House and lxt on Auburn Street Furnished House, on Columbia Street Hoiiho and Lot on Manilla Street House and Lot on Columbia Street A Snap, two IitH on North Street House and Lot in SunnyHide .'t-Koom House, ground rent very cheap Fine Residence Ixit on Bonanza It on Iiwer Mill Street 4-Knotu House on Parkinson Avenue Two Houses and Lot on Parkinson Avenue o-Rooni IIouhu and Lot, good Stable, in Sumpter Heights Corner Lot, good location Desirable Residence Lot, Uper Mill Street It-Room House, good stable Iot 110x160 A good thing, Lot 105x150, two good Hourcr, part cash balance, on time Good l-odging HotiBe in the heart of tlio city cheap. 12750 2500 1250 800 800 350 250 200 250 300 050 800 700 350 500 076 100 2300 J. L. EVANS GLEASON BUILDING P. O. BOX 92 SUMPTER, OREGON 1 ' w ALL WELL DRESSED MEN In Sumpter and vicinity have their clothes made by FLYNN, the Tailor. Big Line of Fall Goods Just Recoived. 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