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THE SUMPTfiR MINER
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The Sumpter Miner
fUHLISHel) RVRBV WEDNESDAY BY
J. W. CONNELLA
T. G. fiWYNNO.
EDITOR
Entered at the pottofflc in Sumpttr, Oregon, lor
frantmlitlun through the malls at second class
matter.
OneYfii...
Sl Months
MJIUCKIPTION DATES
ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.
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Ol PICIAI. PAPER OP THE CITY OP SUMPTER
Tint Now Vork Commercial Ih print
ing hii Interesting series of artiolcH
on "Tlio Oold llrlcks of speculation
by John Hill, Jr., member of tliu
ChloHgti Hoard of Trmlo.
No morn ciiiiIh tiro to Ih) made by
lh United HtutoH mini al I'hlladol
phla for ill leant ii year iiiiIohh ii spe
cial orilnr Ih Issued from thu United
8 tut oh IrmiHiiry at Washington.
TIiIh Ih tho latiiHt instruction from
Washington, dun to tho enormous
production In thu IiihI Hvo yitnrH .'!,
000, 000, MCI pennies having liuou
shipped from tho I'lilluilolpliiu mint,
which Ih tho only olio tlmt coins tho
one-cent pieces, to viirioim parts of
thu country. Hntwoou July 1, 1002,
mid Juno 1, IMKI, 811,000,000 couta
woro coined.
Rich HtrikoH iu tho district aro
coming think and fast. Those ato
tho Tabor fraction and K. and K. In
the Craokor Crook, tho I. X. L.
mid MoruliiK iu tho (Iroonhorns, and
tho ilnnr (lulcli property jiiHt outside
tho city limitH, at all of whloli
phenomenally rich oro Ih being
takou out. What'H tho matter with
Sumpter, with such initios iih thono in
tho surrounding country? And
those constitute a vory hiiiiiII part
of what thorn Ih iu thodistriot. Thorn
aro hundoils of others, which, if
thoy hitvo not huoIi rich oro, havo
nnvnrtholoH substantial ItodioH which
will prolialily provo morn enduring
and valualilo iu tho Iouk run.
Tho proMpoctor may lio mild to lio
tho pioiioor of civilization. Connor
lug armloH may dovaHtaio a territory,
dopopulato it or riuhduo tho luhahit
utiiH to a t'ortalu extent, liut thoy
novor civilize, declares tlio Mining
and Kugiucoriiig Ho v low; thu real
pioneers of clviliatiou aro tho men
who ilolvo Iu tho uioiiutitliis for tho
precious iuoImIh; tho men who pone
trato tho wildest regions, oxplorn tho
rugged, uninviting moiiutaliiH, or
tramp with scanty ratloiiH over tho
hot and arid suinls of tho desert;
who iIm ro to tro;nl whoro tho foot of
oIvIIIimI IioIiik has novor tiotl lioforo;
who Hloop for inoiiMis at night under
tho arohotl canopy of hcavou aftor a
hard tlny'n toll; whoso bones aro
HomotimoK found bleaching liy ouo of
tholr lnothron on a mountain Hldo,
In a louoly ciiiiyou or on tho burning
desert, whlthor hopo hml beckoned
him; whono rowurd lathe discovery of
mliioral, prohups aftor yearn of labor
ioiiH Hoarch, a discovery which, whon
ho gets tmck to civilization, oxhlliitH
his samples ami makes known IiIh
find, roriiiltn iu a rush a now camp
mines tadug opened, machinery bo
lug erected ami tho noise of tho
stamps ami lniny population of tho
now town noon banishes tho desola
tion which surrounded the prospec
tor when ho slept on tho ground tho
night be (oro hia discovery!
Tml Ih aro followed by wagon
roudH, tutor by railroads mid tho
freight wagons aro supplanted by tho
engine and earn; tho uump, which
ptirliupH in time grows to tho (Union
hIoiih of a Kreat city, bun been con
nected with tho contort of civilbutlon
by rail and wire. '
Tho prospector has, perhaps ro
coifed a hihii of money for-bin claim
or cIiiIiiih, which makeHblm iudbpeu
dent for tho balance of IiIh life and he
may rent from IiIh labor; but away,
somewhere ahead of tho march of cir
illzallon, ahead of tho locomotive,
away from the hiiuntH of men, may
hup Hiirrounded by hostile uotivea
there are other prospectors blazing a
trail for tho army which Ih Hiiro to
follow. Tho man with tho pick and
pan, with IiIh little storo of bacou,
bemiH, flour and colfco, with IiIh rifle
and burro, if fortuuato enough to
alford tlio luxury, Ih hunting for min
eral, and whother on tho tloHort, in
tho canyon, or ou tho hills tho bright
Htiir of liopo I ond h him ou until bo
finds tho niagiietlc motal which at-
tracta man and which buildH up cities
ami omplroH, or until ho givon up tho
Hoarch and IIoh down to tako tho last
Hloop under tho blue vault, which ho
gazed at ho many louoly nights and
piiHHOH over the lnwt "groat divide."
WILL PIT IN KEYSTONE
DRILL AT AUBURN.
gfrly Prospect Ground and
Drift From Present
' Shaft.
ALL WHITE HELP.
Hotel Sumpter Now Has Full Corps of
Union Assistants.
CUT RATE BROKERS.
TAKE OFF YOUR HATS.
"Cut-Kalo Hrokoi-H," "Jobber."
and "liargain-Countor" doalorH iu
mining atoakH niiiHt all tako tholr
hatH olf to tho "Comblnutlou Order
Illiink" iHsuod by tho Douglaa, Lacey
A Co. , of Now Vork and branch oHIcoa
iu thlrty-Hovou othor cltlea. "Eight
Special Combluatioua Carrylug Out
tho Principle of Uonoral Avorago as
Applied to Mining," oxtouaivoly cir
culated among tho vordant grooua
ought to bring iu aulilolont fuuda to
iimko tho "avorago" amount contrib
uted by tho poor public of consider
able interest to thoHchomeiH who havo
tho nerve to foist huoIi a proposition
on tho public under tho guiao of
mining.
Thero Ih no snob thing aa "Aver
ago bh Applied to Mining." Tho
"avorago" which thia firm haa in
view no doubt applies to thu public,
and tho "avorago" auckor who gooa
up against audi a gamo ought to havo
a guardian appointed. Tholr clrcti
lai Hinaoka of "Preferred Treasury
Stock Only" at "Original Founders'
Bharo Prices, " aud maup other
catchy phrases, soothing to ami win
ning to tho small investor, who Ih
looking for something for nothing.
Thin firm Ih careful not to adver
tise their wares iu tho legitimate mill
lug papers, preferring to uso tho daily
press of Now Vork. Tho object of
this Is apparent to any ouo with an
ounce of liraliiH. If tlio Douglaa,
i.ncoy .v un, am not out It led to a
place among tho "(iot-Klch-Quick"
concerns, their met bod of operations
Ih iuestlouablo, to say the leant.
Western Mining World.
'"Superintendent . Joo Reed of , the
Auburn Deop Mining company, a
plncor prbpoaitiou, haa discontinued
sinking for the bedrock, and states
that In all'probabillty, ho will put
in a keystone drill to, doterm'lne tho
direction iu which to drift.
Tho Hbaft Ih now down 242 feet
with indications that it baa entered a
depression or pockot. Tho forma
tion aud and configuration, Mr. Reed
states, lead to this belief. With a
koyatouo drill, tho ground can bo
thoroughly proapeotcd, the pay gravol
located and it will then bo known tho
direction in which to drift from tho
abaft. Superintendent Reed aaya in
all probability ho will put In a koy
atouo at ouco, aa ho thlnka tbla la tue
most cousorvatlvo baaia on which to
work.
There la all white and union ser
vice now at Hotel Sumpter. Man
ager Hazel wood decided to fire the
Chinks and substitute whito labor.
Wos Fraaler, of Colorado, asaumed
duty aa chef with a corps of able as
sistants, all whito and union mem
bora, yesterday.
Hitherto thero baa been some dis
sension among tho union peoplo iu
regard to tho employment of non-union
labor at thia popular hoatolry,
and attempt was made toward boy
cotting. Manager Hazelwood stood
ready to make tho change at any tlmo
when compotont union help could bo
aecurod, but not until now haa he
auccooded in finding It.
FOUND ONE NUGGET
THAT WEIGHS $3,276.
EXAMINING GROUND.
Andy Stlusoii, secreatry ami treas
urer of tho Oregon Blue (Iravel Min
ing company, started yesterday exam
ining tho pay channel ou which tho
company proposes operating along its
lowor course iu tho towuslto. He
says as soon as ho hears from General
Warreu ho will begin active work'
prospect lug tho grouud with a viowto
early operations.
All the latest novelties in hats at
Nelll Mercantile company's.
A groat gold nugget, valued at S3,
270, tho largest ever found in Alaaka
or tho British Voukon, has been
taken from a Norno claim. It was
spveu inches long by four and a quar
ter inches wide.
Tho beautiful specimen Is the pro
duct of a bench claim, No. 5, off
Discovery on Anvil crook. It weighs
182 ounces and waa diaoovered Sep
tember 8 by a minor iu the employ of
tho Pioneer Mining company, which
haa a lay ou tho property. Tho
rich gold pioco uostlcl in a gravel
bed covorod with two feet of glacial
ice and ovor tho ico lay three foot of
muck. Tho Ico and muck woro ro
moved by ground sluicing.
Tho discoverer had Btarted to uso a
pick. Preaontly he lot drive and the
point of tho pick Imbedded Itaelf in
the soft substauco of the nugget.
In withdrawing tho pick he haulod
up tho nugget. With a single blow
ho had unearthed a small fortune,
though uullokily not for himsolf.
Tho And created a sonaatlou In tho
town of Nomo, whoro It was takon
ami placod ou exhibition. The olaim
which produced tho nugget Is owned
by Cashier Cowdon of tho Alaska
Hanking Safo Deposit company of
Nomo, and several of tho clorka iu
that institution.
Numerous valuable nuggota havo
been fouud in Nomo, Klondike aud
other districts of tho north, but none
approaching this chunk of uativo
gold, aaya tho Seattle Post-Intel-llgeucor.
Tho Anvil creek claims
aud benches havo boou moat prollflo
of such treasures, but tholr value
aiugly uever equaled $1000. Klon
dyko produced ouo worth about
11100, aud Atliu gavo up a specimen
valued at 000.
Ice Crtamt let Cream!
Ou, and each day after May 1st
tho renowned Hazelwood Ice Cream
aud Ico Cream Soda will bo had at
Sturgill's. 10 cents a dish, 25
couta per pint.
Shoes of all kinds at Nelll Mercantile
company's.
Wanted Woodohoppers to con
tract from 100 to 1,000 cords at
81.50 por cord for Don Juan mine.
Apply to T. W. Davidson or A. B.
Urowuo; ofllco, Contor St., roar of
First National bank, Sumpter.
rjR. PEARCE & ANDERSON
Physicians and Surgeons
PROPRIETORS
f UMPTIR OiNIRAL HOSPITAL
SUMPTIR.ORIOON.
. .. I OFFICE, Main Ui.
Talaphon. j hospital Main t
F. E. HOBSON.
Civil and Mining Engineer.
U. S. Diputy Mlnaral Survtyor lor Oregon, En
(Inaar lor Ih City ol Sumpttr.
Uaftrrtia lit Pataat linaja. llta Prlatlii
Ml 0raifctla.
CHAS. H. CHANCE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
U. I. Caaialiiltaar
Rooms 2 and 3, First Bank of Sumpter
Building,
SUMPTER,
OREGON
p A. E. STARR.
Attorney-at-Law
Ctnttr.cor. High Si,
Sunpttr, Oraiao
WILLIAM WELLS ELMER
CONIULTINO AND MINING
KNQINCKPJ
SUMPTER. OREGON
Office Hottl Sumpter,
KDFORD MeNEILL'S CODE
Office Phone No. joi Residence Phona No. i
DR. L. T. BROCK
Physician and Surgeon.
Sumpter. Oregon.
I am now prepare! to receive and treat patients
both medical and turelcal, In Ih beat equipped
private tanltarlum In the country, Nice quiet home,
with trained and eaperlenced nurie alwayi In at
endance. Up-to-daie surgical work a specialty
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