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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, June 3, 1903 12 I GREAT DAY A COMING. Committee Meets And Or ganizes. BIG TIME PROMISED. . $1,500 Id Caih Prim Hung Up-Drilling Contests Double, Single and Junior All Kinds of Amusements Great Eatbutiaim Committee! in Line to Prepare Sporti Everybody Come. Similiter will have a Fourth of July unexampled in the the history of the oily. Indications point to this. More money will bu expended, more prizes offered, and greater preparations for a big day are under way than ever before. The mutter is in the hands of com petent oomittees. A citizens' meet ing convened Monday night at the Kills Opera house, with Mayor C. II. McColloch uh chairman, and appoint ed the following executive cemmittee: It. L. Nell!, chairman; Charles LlelieuHtelu, W. C. Calder, Cato J. Johns, Walter Croulu, Thomas Diiuphy and Andrew Stiusou. The above committee met at tho Club Tuesday afternoon and appoint ed uhalincu of the various sub-corn-mUtees as follews: Finance committee, It. L. Kclll; drilling committee, A. J. Ktiusou; amusement committee, Charles Llebeiihteln; advertising and print ing committee, Thomas II. Duuphy; decoration and parade committee, YV. C. Calder; hotel and transpor tation committee, Cato J. Johns. The churlmeu of the above com mittees were appointed to take the initiative In the seveal and appoint their departments subordinate committeemen. Mayor Charles II. McColloch Is to be marshal of the day. The management is assured that (1,500 will U) raised and distributed in prices. Hrery thing points to a glorious Fourth. Committees are working in harmony. Tho cash will Ik rained. Details have not yet etu completed, but the committees are at work and things are moving. There will be drilling contests, potato races, tugs of war, o nicker contests, kid races, girl races, pie eating contests, one legged racus, fat Individual races, and In fact everything that goes to make a jam up Fourth of July. The last looking lady in the crowd draws a prize, the C A. I.. McF.WF.N, M. K. K. O. McKWEN, 11. Sc, E. M. J 5 McEwen 8c McEwen 1 l MINING EN6INEERS INI ? I ISSUERS Having purchased the Plant ami Outfit of 1 L Messrs. linwne &- Smith, we are prepared 1 i to do General Assaying and Complete S ( Analysis of Ores. Also Concentrating, I Amalgamation and Cyanide Tests. . j ( S OFFICE CENTER STREET PHONE 66 homoliest man likewise. The pret tiest kid of a given hko, mule or female, may make the ten strike of its life, who knows? 13 nt anyway, everything is nrrapged to hare a bin clay. The committees have settled ,(lown to business, the cash is being 'subscihed, and nothing is lucking, i . Tho dctiiils as to wbero tho several events will be pulled off, and certain , other matters of minor importance ' have not been settled, but will be I I announced later. Everything points ; to a great day. The surrounding towns are coming and will participate in the gala occasion. VALLEY QUEEN. Ledge, It Is Thought, Will Be Reached Within Ten Or Fifteen Feet. Tom Gray, superintendent of tho Valley Queen, came in this week from tho property and reports that the formation In which he Is now driving is growing softer with every Indication that tho main Valley Queen ledgo will le reached wlthl the noxt ten or fifteen feet. Tho crosscut now being driven is to form tho main working lovol of tho mine, and will tap tho vein at a depth of about 200 feet. Tho crosscut is now in a distance of over 200 feet. In driving this distance a number of stringers wero cut which will bo ex plored after tho main ledgo is reached. These Btrlugers have shown high values, and havo averaged soveral feet In width. The largest one was five feet. Mr. Gray says that the suow la juow practically gone, and that ho 1b preparing to increase his working force and prosecute development with renewed vigor. Help Build Up The West. The low rates from the east to the west and the northwest, Febuary 15 to April :I0, will undoubtedly bring out thousands ot settlers. Where they will go is largely a question of inducement. If you aro interested in securing any eastern eople for your section of the west, send their names and addresses to the undersigned. All the facta and figures about the trip will bo promptly sent them. H. 8. Howe, General Agent, Chicago, Mil waukee A St. Paul Railway, 134 Third Street, Portland, Ore. Timber and Homestead Filings. Timber add homestead tilings, as well I final proofs, can be made before Charles II. Chance, United States Com missioner, otllce in First National Bank ot Sumpter building, Sumpter, tliUB sav ing applicants expense of a trip to La Grande. If in want of clothing, see NelU Mer cantile company. T. C. Harrison, agent for Giant pow der company. ...J. W. C0WDEN... 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