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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1903)
Wednesday, September 30, 1903 THE SUMPTER MINER ERECTION OF MILL POSTPONED. Golden Wizard Plant Probably Will Not Go In Till Spring. Says Supt. McPhee. J. M. MoPboo, ' suprolutoViaent of the Golden Wizard, had a .letter yes terday from President Mlllor, of Threo Rivers, Michigan, stating that it would probably bo boat to defer tbo erection of tbo proposed mill on the property until spring. This was Superintendent McPhoo's adrice, in view of the fact that it would rush things entiroly too much to attempt to get the plant In this winter. Ho ays: "By the time we could get our plans profeotod, the bids for tho ma chinery in, and everything settled, it would be cold weather, making tbo Installation of tho mill more or lona difficult. Our best courso is, I think, to have everything in readiness by the opening of spring and tben rush tho plant to comple tion whon thoro Is good woatber." TO START WORK ON BURNT RIVER ROAD. extended, as there are good ore shoots to bo cut In a short distance. Mr. Rain is examining the Western Un ion, on Rock creek today. Work will be started on tho new road to be constructed between Sump- tor and tho Burnt River country at noon. A force of seven men has been furnished through the employment agency of Allen and Flynn. The first work'to be done will be in tho vicinity of Lockhart, and the road will be constructed from there to ward Burnt river. It will be remembered that the cltlzeus of Sumpter pledged certain amounts somo time ago toward tbo building of this road, with tho un derstanding that they would bo aided by tho county. The work will bo pushed ahead and it is understood that it is the intontlou to complete It in about six weeks. The new highway will furnish communication between Sumpter and a rich agricultural- and stock raising country. ROPE THROWERS AT URGE The kids around town as every where else on earth, find tboir great est aniusomont in imitating tho acts of their oldors, both as to occupa tion and recreation. They have just about finished the game of doing thoir annual aBsossment work and neighbor ing gulches aro punctured with mln iaturo tuunols and shafts. Owing to the recent aud talked of coming exhi bitions of roping and riding wild Bteers, every mother's son in town who can buy, borrow or steal a clothes lino is practicing throwing tho lasso. Tbn streets aro thronged with these amateurs and neither man nor beast is safe from tboir experiments. Plan of Overland Development. M. E. Bain, manager of the Over land mine, visited that property Sun day to Inspect the work recently done there, and with W. S. Eberman, who Is consulting engineer of the prop erty, arrangep for future development. Tbey have two large veins opened by tunnels and shafts and these will be ONTARIO FISH HATGKERY. Tbo Ontario fish butchery In visited every day by largo parties to witness the capturo of Balmou itnri to view thoir actions wheu in captivity. At preseut there arc 20,000 inclosed within tho racks, and it is a sight wondorful -to see, as they dart through their prison aud at times leap high abovo tho water in, au at tempt to escape. Superintendent Brown will contiuue to rack the fish two weeks moro and will havo'in tho 'neighborhood of 40,000,000 eggs. On account of numerous fishermen plying thoir vocation on tho river many salmon are captured which would otherwise land In tho racks. The fish are in a pon mado of two Inch timbor set close togothor aud driven into tho rivor so they cauuot get between them. A sixty-pound salmon will mak a dash for liberty aud striking tbo tlmbors with his nose', will jar tho entire structure Tho uobos of tbo most of tho llsh are bruised whoro they bavo struck tho timbers in endeavoring to escape Very few of thorn porish. Tho hatch ery is tho largest in tho world, and is so arranged that 1,200 gallons of fresh water, raised by wbeols from Suako river, passes through tho hatchery every minute. Tho work of securing tho eggs will soon commenco and they will be deposited in tbo hatchory to bo hatched out, and whon the fish aro flvo inches long will bo turned loose In the Snake. The In dians have arrangements with Super intendent Brown to dress and dry tho salmon. OFFICIAL RECORDS. The following instruments were filed at the Bakur county court house during the week ending Sept. 20, 1903. RKAL ESTATE TRAN8FER8. DKKDI. , Jan. 31 Fred Stone and wlfo to S. S. Dolly. 52x208 in N. E. Sec. 20 T. 0 R. 40 E. ; 1300. Sept. 10 J. S. Mead and wife to J. T. Gray, lots 10 and 20, Block 3 In Pacific addition to Sumpter; 540. Mar. 30. '10 8. J. Finch to Sarah E. wife, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Blook 33 Stewart's addtion to Baker City; 850. July 30, '00 U. S. A. to Nathaniel Parbor patent to 158 acres in Seo. 0 T. R. 42 E.. Aug. 2 Mary E,. Landloy to E. C. Eudrup, 158 acres iu Soo. 2 T. 8 R. 45 E. and Seo. 35 T. 7 R. 45 E. ; 81200. Sept. 21 Cbas. Walson to Mary E. Palmer. 30x118 in Block 2, Hellner's addltiou to Baker City. Juno 22 Uoo. E. Springer and wife to Hewitt Land company, 80 acres in Sec. 15 T. 11 R. 30 E. ; 8375. Sopt. 17 A. J. Berry to Mary Arm, wife, lot 11, Block 4 in Richland, Oregon. Sept. 11, '00 Morrltt E. MoNutt to Jas. McNutt, 1-0 Interest iu Queeu of West quartz claim. Sept. 8 Sam L. Sbennon to Cbas. W. Michael "Short Stop" quartz claim; 81050. Sept. 14 E. B. McDanlel etal to Merchants Gold Mining and Development company, 045 acres placer ground in T. 12 R. 30 E. ; 810,000 Sopt. 10 J. S. Ladd to Henry Mentle, interest in "Quoou of tbo West" quartz claim; 81. Sept. 28 Jas. Wood to Adda Van decar half Interest 100 acres iu Sec. 25 and 20 T. 0 R. 30; 825. Dec. 30, '02 Win. H. CHscy nud wlfo to C. W. Henderson L. 1 to 12 11. 7 Hast Sumpter; 8300, April 3 W. S. Bowers ct al to W iv ley Aud rows, lot II) to 22 II. 3. Wilnvnle, 8100. Nov. 28, '02" M. A. Sheets to Stoddard Bros., 100' acres iu Sees. :20 aud 20 Tp. 10 R. 37 E; 8225. Dec. 14, '01 Antilo Ison wills to mother J. Ison, during her life, then 'to brother O. P. Ison, all property. July 10 Cora M. Beyea to Mrs. E. Arthur, lot 0 B. 7 iu towu of .Sparta: 830. Oct. 23, '00 U." S. A. to John Busby, homestead patent to 100 acres in Sec 23 Tp. 12 R. 30 E. Sept. 12 'Annie Tedrowo and hus band to Johu Uagon, 12x25 feet In northeast corner of lot 7 B. 4, Sump tor; 835. Sopt. 2 Johu Arthur aud wlfo to A. J. Denny, lot 4 and wost 30. foot of lot 3 1). 4, Sumpter, ouo-balf in terest only; 83,000. T Juno 27 L. W. Jones and wlfo to S. W. Tibbs, Jr., 100 acres in Sec. 13 ani'j24 T. 10 R. 37 E.; 82000. Juno 2 Wm. W. Jones and wlfo to S. W. Tibbs, Jr., 100 acres iu Soo .13 Tp. 10 R. 37 E. ; 82000. July !) Lewis Kosmlsky, to Boruard Flynu, E. 100 foot of lot 18, block 11, Sumpter Heights; 8750. Sept. 25 Clark nonson aud wifo to Rock Creek Powor and Transmis sion company V or S.SJofSEJi Seo. 33 T. 7 R. 38 E. ; 8200. Sept. 20 R. F. Clark, to Bessie C. Mitchell, interest in lots 4, aud 5. block 5, Kollogg'B addltiou to Ba ker City; 850. Aug. 14 Clark Snydo to Ida A. Hoffman W ,4 lot 8, B. 0, Sump ter; 8500. May 11, '02 Receiver to John Cunningham 100 acres in Soo. 32 T. 10 R. 30; 8400. Aug. 17 John Cuunlugham to Henry Howitt. Jr. same as last; 8750. Sopt. 23 John Jackson Estato to T. S. Halber, 100x150 ft. in S. E. 1-4 Soo. 20 T. OR. 40; 8250. Sopt. 22. W. Foruald and wlfo to Jas. Odell half interest Iu S. E. 1-4 S. E. 1-4 Sec. 8T. 13 R. 43; 81. Sent. 22 W. A. Rosa to Edna Ross, Lots 7, 0, 8, B. 8, Lack adn BaerClty; 8450. Sopt. 12 Stato of Orogon to Jas. C. Flannery 320 acres Iu Sec. 10 T. 11 R. 41; 8400. MINING MATTERS. ORKDB, Sopt. 8, '02 A. H. Huntlngtou ot al to II. U. Pearson, trustoo, Ameri can Girl aud Rainy Day qtz. elms; 81. Sept. 25 II. U. Pearson, trustee, to Oro Milling Co., samo as last; 81, Apr. 24 Karl Karlson to E. P. Bergman, Olo Bull aud 10 quartz claims; 81. July 15 N. J. Wblttaker aud bd. to Slugle Standard U. M. Co., Old Hope and three quartz claims; 81. Sept. 20 A, II. Carlsrud to M. F. Muzzy one-third Interest Iu Marshall and Copper Chance quartz claims; 8350. Sept. 10 Q. A. Wilson et al to Owen Hill, Copper Fairy and one balf Interest In Wild Horse quartz claims; 8135. Sept. 28 Johu Harrington and ,wife tu T. G. Clark one-sixth Con nor Creek Extonsion No. 1 aud 2 quartz claims; 81. Timbkr Land. Act Jumi t, iStS-nqticb for. PUBLICATION. United Stales Land Office, La Grande. Off con, Sept. .8, ioo. 1 Nolle li hereby given thai In compliance with lh provisions ol the aclol congress ol June 1,1878, en titled "An act for the ule ol timber lands In the States . of California, Oregon, Nevada, ani Washington Territory," as extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4. 1841, , HYRON WEATHERrORD. of Sumpter. county ol Haker, state of Oregon, has this Jay hied in this office his sworn statement No. 1808, for the purchase of the nei of section No. 14 In township No. 10 S., range No. 18 EWM, and will offer proof to show that the land sought Is more val uable for Its limber or stone than lot agricultural purposes and to establish his claim to said land be- lore Charles H. Chance, U. S. Commissioner at Sumpter. Oregon, on Saturday, the tstti day ol De cember. lo. , He names as witnesses: Chailes Gardner, John Calhoun, James ,Worley. of McL'wen, Ore.; Alvln I. Jones, ol Summer, Oregon. , Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to Me their claims In this office on or before said islh day? of .Dec, KM). E. W. liAWTLBTT. Register. TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 1. i8,8.J-sotlCU row PUBLICATION. United Stales Land Office. La Grande. Oregon, Sept. t, 1901. 1 Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the provls'ons of the act of congress of June , 181I. en titled "An act tor the sale 01 timber lands In the states, ol California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter ritory," as extended to all the Pubhc Land states by ct of August 4. 189s. , CHARLES II. SCHEPSTER. of Whitney, county ol (taker, state ol Oregon, has this day tiled In this office his sworn statement No. sooo, tor the purchase ol the nX nwW, seM nw V. nwK neX ol section No. 8 In township No. 10 south, range No. )6 EWM, and will offer proof to show thai the land sought Is more valuable for III timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land belnre Charles II. Chance, U. b. commissioner, al Su pier, Oregon, 011 Saturday,, the nth Jay ot December, too,. Me names as witnesses: Marshall K. Young., Wal-, ter II. Sllvertooth, Joseph R. Walker and William Palmer, all ot Whitney, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely Iht above-, described lands are requested io tile their claims In this office on or before said nth day of lite., tgoj. E. W. IIAKUITT. Register. TIMUER LAND. ACT JUNE i, i8tl.-NOTICB FOR PUBLICATION. United Slates Land Office, La Orande, Oregon, Sept. ), iao. Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions ol the act ol congress ol June 1, iItI. en titled "An act lor the sale of limber lands In the states ol California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Terri tory," as eatenJed to all the Public Land stales by act ol August 4. ia, JOSEPH R. WALKER, ol Whitney, county ol Haker. state ol Oregon, has this day tiled In this office his sworn statement No. too.. or the purchase ol the wK neX. seX neK section 18 & swX nwV ol section No, 11 In township No 10 south, range No. 6 bwm, and will offer proof to show that the land sought Is more valuable lor Its timber or stone than lor agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before Charles H. Chance, U. S. commissioner, al Sump ter. Oregon, on Saturday, the nth day ol December, 1901. He names as witnesses: Marshal K. Young, Wil liam Palmer. Burton W. Miller, James Warren, all ol Whitney, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to rile their claims in this office on or before said nth day of Dec, io. li. W. IIAHHBTT. Register.. riMtlt LAND, ACT JUKI I. II7I.-H0TICI TO PUBLICATION. United States Land office, I La Grande, Oregon, Sept. si, 1901. Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions ol the act ot congress ol June 1, llrl, en titled "An act lor the sale oltlmber lands In the stales ol California, Oregon. Nevada and Washington Ter ritory," as extended to all the Public Land States by by act of August 4. It, ELIZA1IETH RICHARDS, of Sumpter, county of Maker, state ol Oregon, has this day filed In this office her sworn statement No. toot, for the purchase nf the sH swtf, n)( sw) of Sec. it and etf se) of Sec. No. 11 In Tp. No. 10 S, range No. 8 bwm, and will offer proof to show that the land sought Is more valuable lor Its timber or stone than tor agricultural purposes, and to estab lish her claim to said land before Charles II. Chance, U S. commissioner, at Sumpter, Oregon, on Saturday, the nth day ol December, to. She names at witnesses: Van Rensselaer Mead, Ralph Mead, Walter L. Sparks, llyron Wealherlord, all ol Sumpter. Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to file their claims In this office on or before said nth day ot Dec, ioo. li. W. IIAKHBTT, Register. nmia uno, act juru i, ii?i.-mtic( ro li fUHICATION. M United States Land Office, La Grande. Oregon, Sept. s8, ton,. 1 Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions ot the act ol congress ol June 1, llrl. en titled "An act for the sale of limber lands In the states ol Calltornla, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter ritory," as ealtnded to all the Public Land Stales by act ol August 4. it, WALTER H. SILVERTOOTH. ol Whitney, county ol Haker, state ol Oregon, has this day tiled In this office his sworn statement No. loo. lor the purchase ol the wW net. nU nwU ol section No. 9 In township No. 10 south, range no. )o iw, anj win oner proor to snow mat the land sought Is more valuable tor Its timber or stone than lor agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before Charles H. Chance. U. S. commissioner, at Sumpter, Oregon, on Saturday, the tein jay or uecemoer, iooj, He namea as witnesses: William Palmer. Charles H. Schepster, Joseph R. Walker, Marshall K. roung, an or wnitncy, uregon. Any and all persons clalmlnr adversely the above- described lands are requested to file their claims In this office on or before said tslh day of Dec. too). c. w. uahtiett, Kegister.