VOL. V. SUMPTER, OREGON, NOVEMBER 4, 1903. NO. 9. WILLING TO WAGER ON SUMPTER-BOURNE ROAD. Seymour Bell Offers to Bet $2,000 That Line Will Be Built Even if Citizens Do Not Co-operate. In view of tho fact tlmt Cuto Johns' wiih quoted iu Tlio Morning Knocker 11H HiiyiiiK thnl ho wiih willhiK to Iny 11 Hiiiall wager thut thn Sumptor-Houruo railway would not bo built within tho next twolro months except by u citlzous company, Soymour II. lioll. this morning showed a willingness to risk a hot on tho proposition, to tho extent of 82,000. Mr. Hell took a certified chock to Mr. Johns for tho amount unmed and offered to lay the wager indicated, but there was nothing doing. Mr. Johns said lie would make u smull wager, of say 825, but he did not propoes to risk anything llko the sum montloned. Mr. Hell scorned so small a bet. Mr. Hell tbun went after Council niau Holly, who was also quoted as intimating that there is another way to get a right of way aud that if the promoters of the present scheme don't look out they will have a right of way that is worth nothing and the peoplo will have tho road. He mot Mr. Holly iu front of the postotiice. He pulled his ccrtlllod chock, with tho statement: "If you will toll mo any othor way of getting a right of way othor than tho one wo already have, I will make you a present of this check of 62,000." Mr. Holly made a fow unsatisfactory passes, but did not olfer any doflnlte plan by which h franoblHO might bo secured. Mr. Hell is still looking for hots. Whilo the promoters recognize that tho oltlzons' movement for tho con struction of tho road undoubtedly is tho popular one, and tho ouo that should receive local support, yet at the same time, if tho citlzous show a disposition to scrap among them selves and hinder tho euterprieo, thero are other Interests ready to lake it up aud furnish tho necessary funds for its completion. That the road will be built within tho next twevle months, whether the citizens show a disposition to join in the movement or not, Is a forgone conclusion, but tho average man hero would prefor seeing it llnauced as far as possible by local people. WILL BE READY TO RUN IN TWO WEEKS that tho plaut will be ready for operation within tho next two weeks. NEW HOIST E0R THE GOLD PAN. Superintendent Tnwnscnd. of the California, left today for Southern Oregou to look at a property with a view to purchase. Mr. Townsond stated to a Miner representative before leaving that ho expected the roverberatory master at tho California to be completed by tho time he returns, which will bo In eight or ten days. The cyanide tanks! ordered some time ugo mo en route and are expected to arrive iu a few days. Tho chuiiges at the California plant aro well under way, aud Superintendent Towuseud thinks that everything will be completed aud Tho (lolser-Heudryx company has ordered for early delivery from tho Iloltoff Machinery company a sinking plant for the (Told I'au, to take the place of the present machinery which was found to be inadequate At the mime tlmo a ton-stamp mill was ordered from the same peoplo to bo installed on the porporty iu March. Tho present hoisting machinery will bo taken out aud transferred to the Tabor fraction, ulso operated by the same people. The vein at tho (jold Pan at the 200 foot ou tho Incline hiin been out, showing a width of between slxteeu and seventeen feot,with satis factory values. WORK OF WATER CO. WELL UNDER WAY Tho Water company expected the last consignment of pipe, but ouo, this morning, but for some reason or othor It was lost in tho shuttle aud failed to arrive. It was two ear loads. Thero aro two more ears be sides this which will complete tho pipe shipmouts. Thn whole amount will bo heio iu a day or so. The wooden pipe which tho company Is using is manufactured from clear Washington II r at Tacoma and Ann cortes. The work of constructing the power house aud the pipe line is well under way. Tho crew uu the pipe lino has used up tho shipments as fast as tboy have arrived. It Is now prac tlcully all up and waiting for tho next lot to come iu. At tho new power house, tho concrete holler beds and inachluory foundations have been completed uud work has boon started ou tho superstructure. This will be of wood. Tho order for thn machin ery is being propured by the manu facturers and it will not bo long be fore somo of it will be here. OLD BUFFALO WILL PROBABLY RESUME. N. K. Her k ley, of Pendleton, who Is Interested iu the Buffalo iu the Uraulto district, loft yesterday after noon for the property and the presumption is that arrangements are being made to resumo work at the property. Mr. Herkloy has made several visits to tho proporty of late, aud It is understood that he con templates working the mine again. Tho llulfiilo is one of the old properties of tho district, having been prolltitlily operated by theliciigles as far backus IHH0. At this time an urrastra was run in connection, aud old timers state that the mine paid well. Later the property pasted to L. li. Cox, and business associates of Portland, who opeiated it during the years of 1111)0 and 1001. Ou the deuth of Mr. Cox, however, opera tions wore suspended and the prop erty as been idle ever since. The ground has long since been patented, and it Is looked upon as a good proporty. Mr. Herkloy, it is unders tood, Is here with a view to starting up work again. MAGNOLIA E SOLD. MN Eugene Pearson, of Philadelphia, Said to Be The Purchaser. It Is reported today, on apparently reliable authority, that the Magnolia mine has been sold to Kugotin Pear sou, president of the Mercantile Trust company, of Philadelphia. Mr. Pearson has been iu tho district for two weeks past, looking for n property for himself and associates, and ho has found n good one, so far as the mine Itself is concerned. The price and terms on which tho property has been sold have not lieeu made public; though It Is thought the tlgure named is close to ? 100,000 and the terms include a bond for about two years. It is stated that a 'jr.,()00 working fund will be provided aud operations begun at an early date. The mill will bo remodeled, so an to save more values, but the treatment of the ores Is a question to be de cided by experts In the' future Some roasting aud cyauiding process will doubtless be adopted. Mr. Pearson left this uftcrixlou for Philadelphia. Electric lights For Haines. W. M. Pierce has asked for n franchise to light Haines electrically. The Haines Kecord asys that ho Iiiin tiled a notice of location of water right to a tract of laud iu township H, range .'IH. on the southeast' side of Hock creek, in this county, fur min ing mid iirigatiou, mid for fiirillshliig power for electrical, milling and other purposes. , The water, for power will bo obtained from Keck cieek lake, at. the head of the south fork of Hock creek. This lake covers an area of ninety. four acres, ami from MiundliigH the depth is ascertained to be ninety- Minm feet. While this quantity will furnish sulllcleut power or all piupoM'K, It Is the Intention of Mr. Penrce to put iu a large dam at the outlet of the lake, mid increase tho depth sixty four feet, making a total depth ef 1(11 feet.