THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, December 3., 1902
The Sumpter Miner
I'UHiiMiMi rvrnv wminpsiiay hv
JAMI.S I 'Hill.
fcntered at tlir M,tti,ff1ce In Sumpter, Orejnn, lot
transmission tlifiHiich Hie mill at seconj class
matter
MIIISI.KICIION PAH'S
One Vear
l Months
't
AIWAVS IN ADVANI.F.
Now thill 11 hew yciir in jiinI i'iiiii
tniinrliiK, tin) iiiiiicr.il nuiiiniminiiiTf
lllHlilltl'lt ll)' Hill fl'lll'nll U'OVITIIIIM'Ilt
will Ixi niiitililniK tln-ir riiiiiiliiliiin of
iIitum uivinn I In output nf ri-'iiniH
iiii'IiiIm from tin) ililf.Ti'iit Ht.itc-i mill
torritorii'M. Wliitrn will Orison ln
when tint liniil count in nniiltt? Will
Imi iih lit'ri'tnfiirt', ntliiT Ktiltt'K t'i'iirini:
t lti credit fur tint tri'HHiin which in
wri'Mliil fri 1111 Oregon IiIIIhV Hum' Iiiiih
am Orcnuii'H mining Hiiiliition yciini; to
rttiinil Hum IiijiiNtint? An wi- khi'iii: to
Imi routiiiiiiillv roltlM'il of our birthright
hcriiiiHit it fnw iiiiiiikin roller, Imy
IiiihIiitm, tlii'' ImtiIith mill otlutrH, who
1I0 not uiiilitrrttmiil tint Hlttmtioii, uliji-ct
to imy cnui'tini'lil which wolilil Hcciim
tint milling iiiiliiHtrii'M jiiHt iccnKiiition.
MiihI mm nit ilowii mul fold our IiiiiiiIh
hiiiI wiy wn iMit't hiTiiUHit Home hcliiml-thi'-iie
M'oilit limy think no?
It in nu oh! eHtuhliHlnxl custom at tint
tinl nf tint yeiir for ncwHpuerM to uivc
moriior leriH HtiUiNtii'iil iufiiruintiou con
cerning tint proi;rcHH that, Ihih Ik'cii inmlit
in their locality during tint year Hint
llllH jtlHt cloned, Thk Minui linn not
Ih-cii ii joliruill which followed the effete
mill Mcicotypcd tui'thodrt of the punt,
preferring indn ImnincHM nu ii more up-to-dute
pliiu. Yet the ililviltli'elueut of
tliiH illritricl durum the piixt twelve
IllontliH him I een mi wonderful, it ile
nervi'M more I huh n piinkiiii; notice. It
would reijuiie u thorough htaliHticimi,
ami it would keep him Iiiimv cxeryiluy
in lint year, to five mi iicctirale account
of the iniinv iuiHirtmil events which
ant coiitiniinlly luippeuiuu for the
lietterinent of the section in which we
live. In the past year new prospects
limit hecu found hy the hundreds.
Scores of mines mid healthy prospective
mines h.ivit lieen sold or houileil. Tint
producing' mines huve coutrihuleil
hundiedsot Ihousnuils of iIoIIuih to the
worlds wealth. Hundreds of people
Imut hecu employeil at Hut highest
w iies. (iie.it iuiproveiiieiit luixe Ix-en
imiilit in the way of transportation ami
in tint manner of lu.iuipiilatiin; our
oies. Sumpter, the gateway city tit
lilhillous lields of uold, has not hceil a
whit Itolinid in the pns'esion. Many
lieu titlllt lilits- have lii'cli elected, the
most ol which me luick livery avail
tllllit fliirtt tiiiel ltidlillt; lioiivjis occilpl
nl. A fkm.iXHI smelter i- i.ipidly ap
proachiui! completion almost n not ipule
in the cily limits. In fact improve
ment mill pns;ii'ss I m the air. And
vet it is well known that this is hut (he
Itcciunuii:. Who is there that relets
Hint their lot is cast aniid-t the until
llelds ot easlelli llleoti''
KHTUKN OV AN OLD SUMPTKRITK
1'omwr City Kitgtnm Hit Bn Boring
hir Oil in Colorado.
(J. IJ. l-'minei, loiuierly cily cliulllccr
sf tint till) ot Mituptei, leturiied here
yesterday alter Inmiiu .th-cut one year
illlll H httll, He will ijii to Seattle in a
da)' nr two, then return In Sumpier,
.vliich will lx his home In the future,
,1 lieiiitf iiiidei.-tiSMl tliHt ho and Arthur
iiilliriiti will itviipy the same ollices.
Wliilit alMoiit Mr I'Vuuer held the
iMMlitiiiii an superintendent and stale
ilKWlHur Hot Ari'hule a Oil company
o( I'oitUnd, Oreitou. This coiniuy
own 11 iHrtft' tract of nit IaiiiIh in Houtli
urn Coloriiilo. Hon. .1. II. Kohliiim, of
Sumpter, Ih president ; while 1 1 nut i Mc
(iiiiriMiuil .1. II. Iliiwlcy, of I'ortlmiil,
un uimiiiL'i'riintl Heorclnry, recpt'etivuly.
They davit ii flint Hlinulntr fur n lurtte
iiiitural rtwrvoir of Inhricatiiiu' oil, iih
there ic u Mowing nprinit f that prinl
net a nliort iliftuncc from heru they
huve a well ilown 1CMXI leet.
Work if now ntoppeil on account of
eolil weather, hut will lie prohecutiil
with I'licrj.'' in tint Hpriliy.
Englands Financial Bulwark.
The Hank of Kn land irencrally con
tains sullicient iold in HI-Minnd hars to
make 'JO.OOO.OOO covereiKliH. The hunk,
which MiiiiiIh in threu parishes, covers
three ncres of L'round. and. as the cur-
jU rent price ol uiiiii in ine vicinity woruH
mil at fi.lHKI.OOII an acre, it ih easy to
form an idea of the money value of the
In me of KukIiuiiI'h wealth. Tim ratable
tax is atxiut f.MKH) a week, thu hank em
ploys iiIhiiiI 1000 peoplu, piiya f I.LVtO.tKM)
a year in waxes, and $I75,(NI0 a year in
M'llsiollH.
Inttretttd la the District.
I. II. Ilatlleld, a protuient iitlnrncy of
Lincoln, Nehraska, also iiiHtructor in
the law branch of thu State University,
Ih now sojourning in thu Suinpter (Hh
tricl. Mr. Ilattlcld visited Sumpter last
Sepleuiher mid wan hi favorably im
preressed with tint possibilities of thu
niiiiinit industry that he has become,
identified with it ton considerable ex
tent, lie in unit of thu stockholders in
the Itlack Jack Minim: Compauy, men
lion of which in tuitiiu elsew here.
At the Goldtn Wixxard Mine.
ManiiKur.l. M. Mcl'liee, of thu (iolden
Wi..anl mine, was in thu city yeHter
day. He reportH that tint machinery
ordered for the mine Ih due to arrive
from Denver, Colorado, any day. In
cluded in this shipment Ih a station
pump of 1000 gallons ier minute ca
pacity which it in anticipated will thor
oughly handle tint iullow of water. Hy
the 10th instant tliis proHrty will Ih
workiiiu' full blast with a full crew of
men.
I'or the tlnest cigars, Isith Key Went
and domestic, the choicet confectioiiH,
pocket knives, icecream, cider, tnbnt'ciiM
ami stationery, no to SiurM's, on Mill
street, near lirauite.
Iteware of imitations. Sen that the I
owdcr you purchase is tirauilctl "tJiant '
I'owder, San KrauciHco, patented May I
'.' I, No. LMItltl ami June 14, No. '2VMKI. I
I'or holiday candies, fruits,
cigars or tohacco o to Sturuills.
Iltltl',
Harrison, the tiiaut I'owder man
wautH every miner to make bin olllce
headipiarlers when in Suinpler. j
Only the U'st brands ol liuiiors ami i
ciara at Duuphy's "The Club."
NOTICE TO THE
PUBLIC
All timechecks marked "Not
Transferable" presented on or
after January i, 190$, by
others than the parties to
whom they are drawn will
be charged 10 per cent for
their collection.
Oregon Smelting and Re
fining Company
GOOD THINGS
TO
EAT
I
AT
E. P. Bergman &
Compa'y
GROCERS
Mill Street, New Building.
mm & wmERs
ASSAYERS ADO HETALLURSISTS
SUCCESSORS TO C. :. RAHT
AMALGAMATION
CONCENTRATION
CYANIDE AND
CHLORINATION TESTS
Write to Us lor Ming Sacks
SUMPTIR, ORtCOH
I
DR. J. H. DAVIS
DENTIST
Portland Prices
Over llatche lUrJwarr Oi. Sumpter. Oregon
C A. E. STARK.
Attorneyat-I.aw
Center. iot. Hluti St. Sumpter, Oiecon
V. K. HOIIS(N.
Civil and Mining. Kngineer.
II. S. Oepuly Mineral Suneyur lor Oregon,
glneer lor the Lily ol Sumpter.
En-
Uiifia !" Pitt Sutiyi.
I 0ritktl(i.
Ila Prlntlni
CHAS. H. CHANCE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
City AtUiMf U. S. Cm
lull
Kooins 2 and
), First Bank of Sumpter
Building,
SUMPTER,
OREGON
l. r. nuoc.K
w. 11. VOsi
BROCK & VOSE
Physicians and Surgeons.
Special Attention Uiven lo lUr, te, Nne, Throit
jn4 Mln lliHf. Hel) Hoi, an ap-
paralut lor Tieatlng Klieumailtm,
WIIwm nlK'k,
Sumpter, Oregon.
HKAl ISTATr
P L. MANNING,
Cily HecorJec ani Noiaiv Public.
Collellon
AblrU
Aent lor Fyrlclie Fire Eolngulthtr.
Sumpter
DR. PEARCE A ANDERSON
Physicians and Surgeons
PROPRIVTOHS
tt'MPTVH OtltHAL HOSPITAL
SuaPTia, OIHON,
T-, I Ol-f ICB. Mtia tit.
Tdkoai J HowrTAl, Mata 1.
Basche
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
(lSCO..O..To)
Capital Stock f 20,000
OIIICIHv.
J. II. Kot-hm PretlJenl
J. W, Solr-er Vlce-PretlJenl
K. II. Miller Cuhler
'ri'iiiMticts 11 Cieiifinl Hnnkiiig ami
Kxt'liangL' KiiHiii'tH
Trie .
SUMPTER MEAT
MARKET
AUSTIN MEAT CO. Props.
Butcher and Packer
Fresh ami Cured
Meats ami
Sausage of all Kinds
jt
SUMPTER, OREGON
E. A. CLEM & CO.
MINKS . PKOSPKCTS - STOCKS
Write ut lor lit! ol properties mS lowest ntrktt
quotations on stock In producing aiinet nd oil
wells, ttcellent opportunlly lor profit In loir
ptlfeJ stocks.
llrtCliani. of Com. l'oKTLANDtOKKOON.