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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1902)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, December j, 1902 The Sumpter Miner HtlHIIMII'll HVrfcV WHISHSIPAV II V JAMI.S lOCII. fntere. el (tii Mittofflr- In Sumpter, Orecnn, lor trensmltslon thrmih the mills -t second class metier i. - SWIISI.WII'IION WATI'S One Year Sin Months AlWASS IN AHVANt.t, SALUTATORY. In iiNHiiininu charge of Tin: Minkii It is not my intention at this lime to ujivc any lontliy outline of the policy I propose to follow. I shall endeavor to keep Tiik MlNKlt ilpto thehi'h stainlaril heretofore maintained ami to improve it whenever I I see an opiM.rtunity of tloiiitt so. It shall j n"'K"; ' I ....I L T,.t. l.vi.. foluJIeSHViollltioll abreast of the rowtl. of Suinpi.r anil ' shall advocate what I deem to , for the ' , ,. 1 . 1. ,. 1 lKst interests ol this cilv ami iniuitiL district. I hope to lie al.le to retail. the friendship and patronage of the old I friends of Tiik Minkii and to increase! the iiumheras I become helter an-uaiut ed with the H'ople of this section, and that our hiisiuess relations may he lioth pleasant and piolitalile. .Iamks I.OIIIIt. TlliCN'dectioii of guardians of the city's welfare for another year has lieen set tied, ami nearly everyone who has the interest of this mountain environed gateway to fabulous lields of yold at heart, is satislled with the result. The nffairtt of our expanding town have Im-cii eutrustel to men of probity and iiilclliucuce. The interests of everyone will lie sitfe guarded by those who have by this humus been elevated Hlmvo their fellows, and it is the duty of nil to accept the eidicl of the is-opto and strive to aitisl those in siwer to ad vauce the city of Sumpter to the place here she Ih'IoUi'h. Toiiav we ii'cord another casualty re rmlliiu-from the careless use of lire uruti. Volumes of advice could 1st written 00 this subject, and we presume the "didn't know it was loaded" excuse would lie Kit en. In this day of cheap and iiiisl.'i n make of kuu, every bright tsty considers his happiness not com dele until he is the proud possessor of uiaK-iriue rule Many sad accident would ls .(Minb'd were parents and Kltaidi.iiis In adopt the principal of the Ibtli'liiinu who would not allow his hoys to i;i ne.ir tln water until they had lc hi tied to -.wiiii. Were older peo ple to to icli their boys how to handle a Klin and caution them as to carelessness in hrtudliim the sitni1, no doubt fewer fatal xmdfuts from this cause would hapsii Worn o it nut Is splendid policy for the miuiiiK men of Sumpter and vicinity to oittiiiue Mime kind of an HssociNtlon for then iputal lieuclllT Tim iiii'iiiui; interests of this district lire now Mich an iiusirlaut factor ami are rtdv.iucim: h) leaps and Ismnds. Ily mean-, of pruHr orKHiiif.atioo, those directly interested hi the advancement of this s51e.it industry could meet nt statist miiiimI-,, exchange ideas and secure .1 coiicciimin of opinion on what was lsnt to further the interests of the iudusti)' (ieiou,, to many is considered an ani ieolliii.il state mining is, perhaps looked iisiu too much as a secondary consider itioii Therefote it Miooves the milling element to uuile ami present thcil cl.uuis for lecouilioii. Sumplet, )eoudipiestiou, is the lead inn mining 1 enler of Oregon, uinl it slioulil b the foremorl city in pointing out the wny to further the Intcreiitsof mining. To a majority of enplc in the effete east, mid in other localities iih well the milling rain pa of the (treat went are look eil 11 (ton iih n harhor for rulliaiiH and the totiKlieHteluiiieiit that the entire country can piodtice. ' They appear to think that niiiierH anil 1 others connected with minim are walk- llnir arheualH, traveling aroiinil loaded ,dou with Hix-HhooterH and with a Itowie knife in their teeth. Wu do not dispute hut that in times Ht, many of the western camps pos sessed some very tonsil characters, and that a un-nt many lawless acts were committed. The same can Ih said of the -.'rent cities of the I'nioii ami of other places. In the ininiiiL' sections of eastern re safe in saying there is less violation of the law than in many ta,Ut "''". , , 'l'fr. , wii eawakeaml rush- Iiik mini c pa I tv as it is, as far as crime , " ... , . " '" ,M'11 HI " ''"f.1"'"1 V,II!,K"' , "'" l,,r "al numher of ,.eaco i loiucers Here, mil tneir living noes urn 1 ' come from admiiiisteriut justice to evil doers. In fact one of our justices of the peace when he found his income from the olliceuasso small, thought of turuiui his attention to gambling so as to make a living hut reconsidered the matter and compromised on the real estate busi ness. People from a distance who con template settling in or visiting our mill ing camps will Hud their ersoii or pro perty is iih safe as any where in the world. Looking the Country Over. Walter Do Varila, eoiiHulting ininlnK engineer of (iraula Pass, lias been in the Sumpter district (or several days. Ho uas made an examination of tne Monu mental mine on (irauite creek for east ern capitalists, mid is taking note of mines iiud mining in eastern Oregon generally. Mr. I hi Varila is the man ager of the Oregon and California (iold Fields Co., Victory Mining Co., and A. ('.Placer Mining Co. Use (Slant powder, fuse and caps. J. P. HOLLAND WMOI.KSAI.K ANI KKTA1I. anb Probucc KeUll Ollkr, Oronite Street W Morale oflicti, S. V. Hy Tracks YOU OUGHT TO KNOW WHAT IS liEINC SAID OF YOUR PHOl'KUTY IX TIIK KA8T. THKUKKOUK YOU SKKD THE AMERICAN MINING NEWS Tki Aiirkan Mining Mil Company II ltromlwav New York The oiilv (;euuiue ininin iiewHpatior in the east. SPIXMAL OI'FKR, the N'KWS jo January I, 11HM, for only f'.'.lH), llui iriceof a yearVcuhM-riptioii GOOD THINGS TO EAT I AT E. P. Bergman & Compa'y GROCERS Mill Street, New Building. WcEWEH & MIS ASSAYERS AND METALLURGISTS SUCCLSSORS TO C P. RAHT AMALGAMATION CONCENTRATION CYANIDE AND CHLORINATION TESTS Write lo Us lor Mailing Sacks SUMFTtR, OrUGON D J. H. DAVIS DBNTIST Portland Prices Over H-itche Hardware Co. Sumptir, Oregon p A. E. STARR. AttorneyatLaw Center, ior. High Si, Sumpier. Oregon F. K. 1IOHSON. Civil and Mining Engineer. U. S. Deputy Mlntral Surveyor tor Oregon, (Inter lor the City ot Sumpter. En- Un4l(tei i FlUnt Sertifi. ni Oriitl. IIm Prlnllm CHAS. H. CHANCE ATTORNEY AT LAW Clt lUrm- U. I. Cinmlnlemr Rooms 2 and j, First Bank of Sumpter Building, SUMPTER, OREGON L T. BROCK, M. D., Physician and Surgeon. Suapter, Ortcoei. Special Attention Given lo Suriery ! to Dlt. eites ot Wo-ien. OMce, WIIon ilock. corner Mill k Gnnlte Streets INiUHANCt. E,L MANNING, AL IJTATI City Recorder nj Notary Public. Collection Abttrectt Agent tor FyrlclJe Fire Eitlntulther. Sumpter DR. PEARCE A ANDERSON Physicians and Surgeons I'ROfUIETOKS SUMI'TCH OtKtHAl HOSPITAL SUHi'itu, Oregon. T , . 1O1HCI', Main 181. Telephone HOSl'ITAl. Mln 8t. Baschc Hardware Co. . . Sumpter . GENERAL DEALERS IN Shelf and Heavy Hardware Iron and Steel Pipe Mining and Mill Machinery Agents for " HERCULES " Powder Fuse and Caps C.C. Basche MANAGER First bank of sumpter (lNCOnoii-.-to) Capital Stock io,ooo OMICEKS. J. II. Robbint I'reilJent J. W. Sctlbtr Vlce-l're-IJenl R. H. Miller Cithler DIHFCTOUS. J. W. Scrlbet H. H. Miller CUikSnyJe J. II. Robblnt TruiiniK'ta a Oent'inl Huitkiiif- and Kxcliane HicIiicim ...THE... SUMPTER MEAT MARKET AUSTIN MEAT CO. Props. Butcher and Packer Fresh and Cured Meals and Sausage of all Kinds SUMPTER, OREGON E. A. CLEM & CO. MINKS PKOSPKCTS STOCKS Write us lor Hit ol prop-rile. nJ lowest market iiuoutlonsun stocks in rroJuclne mines n4 oil veils. Lucellent opportunity lor prurit In low pi Ice J stocks. lOClimu. of Com. I'oitTi..Ni),Ouiio.s.