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VOL IV.
SAWMILL TO BE BUILT
IN SUMPTER BY HEWITT
Seymour H Bell Closes Deal for Erection of
Big Plant Envolving Expenditure of $J00,-
000 and Furnishing Employment
to 350 Men,
Telegraphic udvlco was received
from Seymour H. Bell this morning
at Portland stating that tho doul
with Henry Howitt, Jr., presldeut
of the St. Paul aud Tacoma Lumber
company, for the erection of a big
lumber manufacturing plant and
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beeaoloMd'aiid'tlM papers' aUittflMi.N
Mr. Bell left Saturday to meet Mr.
Hewitt in Portland and perfect
negotiations. He will return to
morrow. Tho plant which it is proposed
to install in this city will consist
of a saw mill, with a dally capacity
of 100,000 foot, and an up-to-date
sash and door factory, involving
tho expenditure of over $100,000
and employing botwoen 300 aud
350 men. The Howitt Land company,
which is a branch of tho St. Paul
and Tacoma company, owns 13,000
acres of timber land around Sumpter,
which will furnish tho mill, it is
estimated, with about 200,000,000
feet of lumber thus insuring a supply
for this big concern during a term
AMAZON GROUP TO
BE DEVELOPED.
J. G. English in Sumpter Looking After
Cracker Creek Properties.
J. G. Euglish, of Danville, Illi
nois, one of tho well known inves
tors iu Sumpter properties, was in
tho city Sunday looking after his
mining interests, aud left for Haker
City and Seattle, whore ho 1b also
interested. Ho formerly owuod tho
Golconda and the Concord aud is now
interested in the Amazon group, in
the Cracker Creek district.
Although Mr. English is 82 years
old, be is actlvo, hale and hearty,
and takes a keou Interest in his busi
ness affairs. He says ho looks upon
Sumpter as ono of the coming gold
camps of this country. It is re
ported that development work will
be continued on the Amazon group
this seasou.
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SUMPTER, OREGON, MARCH n, 190$.
of years, Mr. Howitt is among tho
wealthiest lumber curators ou tho
Pacific coast, and his standing Is too
well kuown to dosorvo soparato
comment. It is uudortsood that
work ou the new outerpriBe is to
be started in a short timo.
Hewitt la eoBMOtad UM-ar
noet extensive lumber manafaoturlBff
concerns in the world and, of oourae,
has a market for its product already
established. It la statod that the
only obstacle to putting in tho mill
at Sumpter was tho prohibitive freight
rate charged by tho Sumpter Valley
railway, which was originally built
for a logging road, aud is owuod by
lumbermen, for hauling tho output
to the O. R. & N. at Haker City,
from which compauy, of course, no
trouble was oxporloucod in securing
satisfactory terms. That it has boeu
Anally dooidod to build hore, would,
thoroforo, sooin to I ml I cut o that tho
roport of a competing milroud bo
twoen Sumpter and Haker City is
founded on fact.
PAYMENTS ON MAXWELL MADE,
The Elkborn Consolidated Settles for
March and June.
Two paymentH of 815,000 each for
Murch aud June wore mado last week
ou tho Maxwell by Hh prci-ont owuerH,
tho Klkliorn Consolidated Mining
company, of Minneapolis. This woll
I known property, it will bo rcmoin-
I bored, was 'sold last July to this
i;uiiiiuiiy uy null u. ouiuunuil null
compauy, of tills city, aud Mr. Huron
son acted as local munagor of the new
concern until last Decembor.
Tho Maxwell is situatod alongside
tho Highland, now being pushed by
tho Soreuseu compauy, aud is ono of
the best developed properties iu the
Sumpter district. It has over a mile
and a half of tunnel uud tho work is
being pushed ahead right along.
Returns to Sumpter.
Dr. A. G. Oroenloe, who left
Sumpter last October to look after
some mining business in tho Will
amette Valley, in which ho was
intorcstod, returned Saturday and
will resume tho practice of doutistry
in this city. Ho has takeu otllco
over tho Hascho Hardware store.
ATTENDED K. of P. CONVENTION,
Sumpter Delegation Twenty Strong, Went
to L Grande.
A dolegatiou of about twenty
Knights of Pythias from Sumpter
attended tho district convention itt
La Grande Saturday. Tho third
degreo team work was oxempllllcd
coniotltlvely aud Pendleton carried
away tho honors. Tho Sumpter push
assisted Huntington in tho contest.
Tho boys say it was a warm occasion
and thoy had thotlmo of their lives.
Sixty-two members took tho I). O.
K. K. degroo. Sovou of tho victims
woro from Sumpter. Their names
are, R. II. Miller, H. S. Durgau,
Charles H. Chanco, Louis Walker,
Frank Sholtou, Mr. Klrby aud W. D
B. Dodson. The delegation roturuod
home Snnday morning. .
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Preparation! are being made to begin
operating the Olive creek, Pine creek
and Slice's gulch placer minus controlled
by the Klllen, Warner, Stewart com
pany as soon as the water moves.
Ample reservoirs have been built and
the ditches are being cleaned out
preparatory to beginning work the
earliest moment the weather will per
mit. The coin any is getting supplies
on the ground already to start tho pro
position going.
Eye Removed.
Josso Simons, an omployoo of tho
Psycho mine, was struck in tho eye
by a crowbar yestorday aud was
brought to the ctiy last night about
iniduight. It was found iiucossury
to romovo tho lujurod niemlier mid
Dr. lirock successfully performed
tho operation. Mr. Simons expects
to leave shortly for Portland to
join his relatives.
Sumpter Spirit.
There Is a spirit of push and ad
vancement characterise of the people
of Sumpter that is found iu no other
town in Oregon. You feel the In
fluences of this spirit the moment
you come in contact with tho people
aud before you know it you are com
pletely hypnotized aud iu tho power
of those who are pushing to the front
of tho processlou. Morning Demo
crat.
Goes to New York.
D. L. Klllen, of the Killen, Warner,
Stewart company, left yevterday after
noon ou a ten days' or tno weeks' mini
ness trip to New York city. Mr. Klllen
is going to look after a deal that has
been on for some time and it is probable
on his return he will have some interest
ing facts to disclose.
NO. 27
LEAD STRUCK
AT HIGHLAND MINE.
Neil J. Sorensen & Co., Fis
cal Agents Have Nothing
to Say.
It was learned this morning
through what is considered re
liable sources that the lead in tho
Highland crosscut was struck
yesterday. Tho report, however, is
not verified by Nell J. Soronsou &
Co., lineal agents for this mine, nor
is it denied. A MINER representa
tive called ou the firm this morning
uud endeavored to learn what thoro
was in the roport, but found thoro
was nothing for publication, though ,
it was not denied, which would seem
to indicate that thoro is something to
it. Tho firm would not even admit
that anything had been hoard of this
character, but simply stated that
there was nothing to give oat
The information which THB ,
MINER received In regard to the
matter was that tho load had boon
struck at a distanco of 75 feot.
If It is true that it has boon struck
iu so short a distance, it will moan
a groat deal for the company.
BIG DEAL FOR SHEEP RANGE.
M. B, Gwiao, of Bote, Leases 60,000
Acres for Summer Pasture.
M. H. Gwliiu, of Holso, Idaho,
who urrlved in tho city yesterday, ac
companied by his brother, J. H.
Gwliiu, of Pendleton, hint just clotted
a deal with George '!'. Parr, of tho
Eastern Oregon Ijmd company, at
Dalles, for tho Ion ho of 00,000
acres of land in tho Illtui Mountains,
located in Ilakor and Grant counties.
Mr. Gwiun is secretary and treasurer
of the Idaho Wool Grow em' iihhocIii-
Hon, aud Ih largely interested In thin
industry. It Ih IiIh intention to iiho
tho laud just leased as a summer
range for sheep, and lie will stock it
up with liohwon 25,000 and 40,000
head as mioii as the m'iihoii opens up.
The deal was closed hero yesterday.
J. II. Gwliiu is alHoaneuthiislastlu
sheep man and occupies the samo
position iu the Oregon Wool Growers'
association that his brother does in
the Idaho association. Both men
are also connected with tho New York
Life IiiMirunco company.
New Firm on Deck.
The J. II. MacCallum com puny has
oened offices over the Neill Mercantile
company's store and will handle mining
properties, life, (Ire and casimlity insur
ance. Mr. McCullum is au experienced
mining man and knows the country well.
It is ssfe to predict that he will do his
share of the business.