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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, October 14, 190$ TO ERECT SAWMILL. Henry Hewitt. Jr.. Million aire Lumberman. Here to Perfect Details. Henry Hinvltt, Jr.. of Tiicoiiih, tho iiiilllnimlro liiriiliiirnmii, iirrlvoii in tho olty UiIh inornliitf from n trip to Idaho, whoro ln wiih looking nftur IiIh titnlMir hoMiiiKri In Unit ntutn. Whim hihiii liy 11 Minor roprimonliitlvo tlilH moriiliiK, Mr. llmvltt liiul not 'iiiiforrol with lilHiiHHiiolntori horo mid thorororo wiih not In n mihIIiii to ponk ilolliilloly In rt'Kiinl to tho futtiro plmiH of tho Hmnptor Lumlmr 4'oiiipaiiy of which ho Ih pnmlilont. llowovor, ho wild : "My Hon V. II. Ilowltt, Iiiih llOHII horo for tho hint month, and Hoymoiir Iloll Iiiih tho Koiiornl miiiiiiKomiiiit of tho coinpiiny horo. Thoy iiro con. vi'rwuit with tho Hltiiiitlon, hnvo tho miittor woll In hiiml, iiml I mu din poHi'd to toly on Iholr jiidKinont lolntlvo to hIo mid I'lipiiolty of tho mill which tho itoinpiiny proponoH to liiilhl mid will liiilld In Hmnptur. I mu woll hiiIIhIIoiI with tho Hltiiiitlon lioro, mid I will wty thin, Unit wo nn KoIiik to put up jiiHt ax Kood u plntit Jim tho coiiilltloiiH wiirimit, mid from whnt I hnvo In'on iililn to Iciirn thin moiiiiH a llrnl oIiihh hiiwiiiIII with nil 11.. .I.. .j . minium iiiiiciniiory, iiiohiio, I lui- HoVO, Will 1)0 till) HIIIIIO IIH WIIH fill III- irly hoIooIimI whllo .1. II. Htoddind wiih oiiiiihuiIimI with tho compiiiiy mid had Hh miiiiiiKoinoiit, mid on which miniii woili Iiiih Im'cii dono. ".IiihI what tho I'apncity of tho now mill will lio or when uo will Im'kIii Um i'iiiihIiiii'IIoii, I am not put. pared to Mitto. I want to confer with tho miiiuiKomont hoio tlrnt and II H 1 Hllill liofliro I lllll dlHpOHIMl to lit) Jiiritly Kiilili-il liy tho jiulKiiiont of tho ooinpmiy'H local toprcHontatlvoH. With n urobilin town liko Kiimptor, to which ii InrMo and proHporoiiH mill iiiK country lunkrt for Hh nupplioH, tho local ilomand for timber. It would com, Ih IioiiihI to lio uood, and our Unit olijoct will ho to furulHli tho trado hoio with mil Hhipmoiitri iih an after cniiriidoratlou. "Hiiiupter lookn koixI to mo, from what HtUe I Iihvo hooii of It. It Iiiih tho rpntiitlou of lining one of the twst mlntuK ctuiipH in tho country, Mini It certainly in a brink town from u IiuhIiiimw HtHdupoint." Mr. Ilowltt will bo in tho city about n wook perfect I n tho plium of tho lUiiHumiy. From outnlde hoiii-ccm it whm loatuml that tho company will not proluilily undertake tho oniintriio tiou of tho now mill before nprli!K, hut it Ih ntiited that there Ih no doubt tho plant 'h K)iiiK 'ii. Ilwt fihipmout of refined silvor ovor Hi'tit from Canada wiih Hcnt out today 1 from tho rellnery ut Trail. Thin Ih j tho llrnt time In tho hlHtory of tho , iloniiniou that Hllvor hurt boon extracted from oro and re II nod in thin country, and tho hiiccchh of the I now mothod ud opted by ManaRor AldridKo of tho Hinoltnr will moan a j revolution in uxIhMup plinitn. Tho IHllver wiih nhippd to San Francieco. Tho Hyntom under which it was. prou need wan in vented hy a young man of twonty-threo, who, after (ryiiiir in vain to intercut capitalists" In many partH of tho United States and Canada, met Mr. AldridRO and Hiiccoded in couvlnolnR him of tho nioritH of tho Invention. Mr. AldridKo, laid tho matter before the heads of the C. P. K., and finally Hoeured pormisflion to Install a small ton toil plant for experiment at Trail. Tho pro -toot Hhipmoiit Ih tho tlrnt roHiill, and It Ih utidroHtood that ho plant will bo Kroutly otiliiijcl. BLUE GRAVEL COMPANY COMPLETES TRANSFERS Early Spring Operations Contemplated by New Concern. A. J. KtliiHon, fecrotiiry mid treiiH uror of tho Onh llluo (Irnvol Mill In;,' compiiiiy within tho pant fow day Iiiih completed tho traunfurH of certain towiiHito property to tho new ly oi'Kiiuicil corporation. Tho purpose of tho company now Ih to thoroiiKhly prospect tho chauuul throiiKh tho IoIh ncipiircd from tho TowiiHito company to dctcrimiio tho dliectlon ami character of tho work to bo IniiUKiirated in early xpriuu. Tho couihc of tho channel IioIiIh through tho main part of tho city. It will bo worked on tho vacant lotri in tho northwestern mid south eastern portions. Extensive oporatioiiH are contemplated. CALIFORNIA ROASTER. Furnace is to Be Built at Once, Says Manager Bellman. ManiiKor Holman of tho California ban Mtarttnl work ou tho rovorlwratory furnace. Tho excavatliiK Iiiih Imjoii practically t'ompletwl and tho brick work Ih to IiokIu at once. Tho roaster will adjoin tho mill ou tho HOIltll. Work Iiiih boon started framing tho tlnibors for tho building, and tho brick work ou tho furnace will pioceed. All tho material U ou tho Mr. Ilowltt Ih one of tho wealthiest Umber and sawmill men ou tho coast, ground. Ho in connected with tho St. Tail 1 and , """ " Tiicumn Lumber company, one of tho Duly tho ix'st lirandu ol liipiorH and IdKK'ost concerns In tho country, Iiiih cigarM nt Dunphv'H "The Club." InterestH in various other linns; bo. ' i" hides IiIh timber holdiuuH are est! mated to lio over two billion foot. riRST RCflNCD SILVER. i A press dispatch from Nelson, II. C, dated tho 7th instant, says: Tho ivk a tjewewasweeaBHaajaaBsw I THE SUMPTER SAMPLING AND TESTING WORKS Phono Main 091 SUMPTER, OREGON P. O. Box V. McEWEN, ARTHUR McEWEN PROPRIETORS Samplers and buyers of Ores and Bullion in any Ouantities. Assaying and Milling Tests. Stamp Mill Concentrators and Cyanide Plant in Con nection. Mail orders promptly attended to. WRITE FOR TERMS. ,t..t..tt4'iiii'4iii''i"t-i'tMt-tfig We have an extra wagon and two pair of trucks for sale cheap Call at Office Sumpter Lumber Co. SUMPTER OREGON (4t) Rugst Mvomit Store ,nwA k.--vfih.''ru.'twV "waaskast&SSaaat. OF SUMPTER Capital Stock Surplus, $500 $25,000 orncens J. H. ROBBINS, J. W. SCRIBER, R. H. MILLER H. S. DURGAN Praaldan - Vlea-Praaldant Caahlar Assiatant Caahlar Safety Deposit Vaults Gold Dust Bought Does a General Banking and Exchange Business IF YBU WANT 1 STRICTLY LEGITIMATE INVESTMENT IUY STOCK IN I LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISE The Greenhorn Gold Minds add Development Company IREENNIRN MOUNTAINS, OREGON Stick 10 Cuts Pir Shin Par Villi $1.00 Owns nJ control 'five full llm, known ih Lucy Gronp, tdjolnlnt the celebrated Morning nj l' Che mine In Ihe Greenhorn mounulnl In the center ol the great cot J belt ol Eattern Ore con. It otgnlt4 unjer Ihe law ol Ihe blate ol Oregon. Prominent mining men ol Orefion anj bulne men ol Milwaukee are Iti ofheers. Capitalisation $1,000,000; Sooo.ooo treaiury ttock. The mine l aurrounJeJ by several proJudng mines, Ihe company has a clear title ol the property, has no debts, no promoters stock. Work has been com menceJ, Us bulldlnis completed and stock will be advanced as development work progresses. This Is a business pioposltlon, not a speculation. The company owns the property abso lutely, All stock sold Is lor the purpose ol development. Ihe claims adjoin some ol the great producers In the Greenhorns. The ofheers and management are enperlenced men ol ablllt). Lat Ma Sana Yeu Our Proraaotua and Tall You All About Thla Promltlna Proaarty. Address CHAS. SCHOLL Secretary and Fiscal Agent of the Greenhorn Gold Mines and Development Company Or M. I'. K'eogh, Treasurer. Offices 307 Matthews Bldg. Milwiiku, Wis. ': .j?