THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, November 4, 190
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OFFICIAL I'AMER OF THE CITY OF SUMPTER
PU8MM4HII BVeSY WIUNtl(AV BV
J. W. CONNELLA '
T. G. (iWVNNI:.
EDITOR
intirel it the pitofrke In Sumpter. Oregon, lor
trtntmlKlon through the nulls at lecond clui
SUHSCHIKtlUN WAttS
One Yfr...
Sli Month
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ALWAYS IN AIIVANCK.
THAT SUMITKI'-IIOUKNK IIOA1).
The geiilletuen who havo been
working during the past two weekH
in thu Interest, of the Sumpter
lioiirne railroad deserve the tliMliks
and hhhIhIhikiii of the people of thia
uomiiiuiiity. They have exercised a
patience and forbearance that has
been truly coiiiiiiondahlo. Nuiiieinus
individuals, imagining that they had
Home pull, have attempted to hold
them up, threatening to wreck tho
enterprise If their graft were not
reeogni.eil. Facta In these cases
have boon repeatedly brought to the
attention of The Miner, and this
paper has refused to give them pub
licity, believing that tills would only
add fuel to and fan the tlaiiie of dis
cord, defeating tho enterprise.
In fact, the whole strenuous trans
action bus been replete with object
lessons for the study of human nature
in Its selllsh moods. Several times
one or the other faction would
seem to lie the under dog in the eon
test , and thou it was a cruel sight to
witness the others jump ou the un
fortunate one with their bob-uall
boots. Then, when positions would
change, vliidietlveiiess changed to
frowning, and so the game proceeded.
There have also been some amusing
incidents, In the way of sudden col
lapsing of unduly iutlaled colli!
deuce; tricks have been turned, that
for shrewdness of design and skill in
consummation, that would have sat
istled the pride of a Wall street vet
emu opeiator. Hut it Is too early
yet to recount these dllfoicut plays,
am) if The Mluei can resist the temp
tation to publish a bunch of such
good stories, the participants should
beVutllcieiitly iiiaguaiiimiuiH to for
give and forget.
This paper bus no desire to ttiake
heroes of the gentlemen who havo
succeeded in their elforts to steer
to ' suooenH this worthy enterprise,
but It can conscientiously say that it
Is for the best Interest of the towu
ud the district that the men now in
control succeeded, and that the other
elements, which were the discordant
ones, have been eliminated. Aa it
now stands, this la a Sumpter enter
prise, and every citizen will be per
niltted to get In ou thu game to thu
full limit of hi dosire and ability.
No one is "breaking olf" too large
a piece of the sure prollt, either for
htri previously acquired intercut or ,
his work of promotion. All are
being let in ou the ground floor and
complaints will be heard only from
thechroiilu kicker, or someone who is
disappointed because he couldn't get
the best or the transaction.
The Miner believes that the propo
sition ia going to benefit the camp
more indirectly than directly; fur it
is going to demonstrate to the citi
zens the vast good that can be ac
complished by united, harmonious
offort; It Is going to furnish a cause
laruuud which all tho
peoplo cau rally
and work' together for the common
won I.
ft was just bucIi an ocdaslonas tbla
that gave hlrth to tho pow continent
famous "Seattle spirit" of e'qter
prise. Tho Northoru Paolllc was
plnyliiK Tiicoma for a favorite and
eudcavorliiit to crush Seattlo. Its
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rvu'' A"" UIBIieSH IIIOI) 01 11)111 IDOtl
village, scari'oly larger thau Sumpter
now, in a moment of indignation,
organized tho oldSoattlo, Lake Shpro
and iOastoru 'road, now called by
another name, as a blulf, which they
afterwards succeeded ill making
tfood. Their success surprised oven
themselves; it caused them to becomo
rather aiiuoyiugly conceited, but it
proved to thomsolvso what they could
do, and as a result they havo built
ou Elliott bay a inaKiilllcoiit littlo
olty.
The sumo can be dona hero.
Iluild that road. Start work in
I!lo:i. Finish it boforo .Inly 4,
1001, Thou we could have a colu
brut Ion worth while. .
The Itutto Athletic club has ollcred
a purse of 00,000 for a twenty
round contest without gloves between
Iloiuzo and Lnwsoti, tho Amalga
mated magnate, ilolnzo nays he can
stand the llostouiati ou his head;
while the latter offera a reward of
9'jr,(H)0 to any one who will entice
lleliio to the Hub and Induce him
to repeat Ills persoual slanders thoro.
Lawsou paid 810l telegraph tolls
ou this message, which contained
1,500 words. Ho is suffering with
tho pri.e llghter'a dlseaso of tho
Umber jaw, all right.
To a man up a tree, it looks aa if
Holnzc were holding hia owu with
the Amalgamated copper concern, a
great domineering, predatory trust.
Tho lutcr-Mountaiu, the paper
owned by the Amalgamated, is heap
ing columns of angry abuse upon
lleiue and the judges who have ren
dered the decisions In his favor.
which indicates u sore loser. As for
lleiue, he may not be the model
clt len, but he 1h certainly a game
lighter mid a good hater, which ia not
mi altogether bad recommendation for
any man.
A man who has everything to gain
and nothing to lose, ia it man with
out responsibility. Such" a mail Is
not only a worthless citizen; ho is a,
dangerous character. He cau adopt
piratical methods, within tho law,
and against him the individual and
the public have no means of redress
sanctioned by the law. Human
nature la too weak to withstand the
temptation and tho mau with nothing
to lose, either In the way of reputa
tion or worldly goods, la junta's sure
to give somo one "the worst of It,"
as a hungry wolf la to steal a pig
when the opportunity presouts itself.
It ia beglunlug to look very much
like tho east were ou the ragged edge
of a panic. With banks failing and
runs being made ou otheis, It seems
that there is a lack of confidence or
something In the wind which presages
a further stringency of the money
market. So far the west has not
been atfected by the situation mid
it ia not probable even If the worst
cornea to the worst that it will be to
any great extent. The present condi
tion In the east has been brought
about h a jiiKKliug of stocks among
money kings ci cat lug a declination
of various ludiir-trluls without affect
ing the leal uilth producing eltun
tlou of the vountry. There Is a
phase of criminality to snch panic?.
There is no reason for their occur
rence. 'A war among stock gamblers
dealing in artificial values and di
verting trade" "from legitimate chan
nels, . la not .onlyj a matter to be de
plored but a matter whichshoold be
prosecuted by law.
If the man, Graham, whose namo
haa been mentioned moro or lens in
connection with tho Mount ftastus
boom, really desires to work up a
fully dovolqped, adult 'stampede Into
that district, he could devise no
surer way to accomplish that object,
than to wldoly circulato the Inter
view with himself published in tho
Herald of Friday. HoadviBcd every
ouo to stay away from that section,
becauso tho mlnerllzed area is wihin
tho forest reserve. If thoro Is one
thing the American people prefer
above everything else on earth, it is
to crowd into a reservation in viola
tion of law; especially in search of
gold.
D. L. Killou, Anthony Mobr nod
S. II. Hell went to linker City this
afternoon to do buisuesa with the
comity commissioners, relative to a
franchise wautcd by the Sumpter
Hourno road.
Unfortunately, thoro is still somo
frlctlou regarding this niattor.
Tho offlcors of tho company, who
control tho right of way, have yielded
to tho demands of tho people who
havo Hiiabcribod for stock in tho
company, until thoro would seem
to bo nothing more to ask for, and
tho entorpiso may now proceed with
out f uit her obstacle
This forouoon fonr algnatrurcs
woro secured to the contract, on
terms finally agreed upon, each
promising to tuko $2,000 worth of
stock. One of tho conditions ia that
there shall bo an election of officers
as soon aa the local subcflriptlotia are
completed. Only such stock as Is
paid for ia to bo entitled to a vote.
1. A. Holmes, who is at the head
of the mines and metallurgy exhibit
at tho St. Louis exposition haa rent
a circular letter to each stato com
misslsoii desiring to be represented
iu this exhibit, embodying somo very
seasonable suggestions. Tho plan
outlined does not dotract from the
interest of the exhibit as far as tho
casual observer ia concerned, and it
greatly Increases its value to the
capitalist or (ho sciontlilo mining
roan. Here it is: '
At the former expositions tho ex
hibits of minerals and ores made by
stuto commissioua havo not boon as
comprehonelvo or as ropreseutative as
they should have been. Neither the
mlulug engineer of today nor the
general public ia impressed with
seeing large 'specimens of ores espe
cially selected for exhibit. What the
engineer desirea to see and it ia-on
his Information that tho capitalist
makes Investments la an exhibit
whloh will Illustrate not only the
averago richness of tho deposit, but
which will show the country rock
contiguous to such deposits.
The country rock is (be basis upon
which tho mining engineer makes his
Investigations, and if the above plan
is carried out by tho various state
commissions, ho will have au oppor
tunity of examining tho country rock
of tho famous mines of ouo state and
of comparing and contrasting them
with the country rock of mines In
other states. Wo are endeavoring to
have this idea carried out iu its
fullest detail, and ask for tho co
operation of the commissions from
tho various mining states with this
end in view, and we trust that you
will aid us as far as may be possible.
- - .It has been .some time since
The Miner haa indulged in any
editorial comments regarding the
greatness of the Supmter district, or
tho outlook for another prosperous
year. It goes without eayiug, bow
ever, that Tho Minor stands ready
and willing at any and all times to
say a good word for tho camp and
boost along every legitimate mining
enterprise therein. The year now
drawing to a close, beyond every
reasonable question of doubt, haa
been tho moat prosperous in tho
history of mining operations in
Eastern Oregon. It has seou moro
prospects opened up, moro machinery
Installed, greater production iu the
older mines and a greater degree of
general activity thau over before
witnessed. Experienced mining men
coming horo from other camps aro at
onco impressed with tho magnitude
of tho mineral deposits, and speedily
becomo enthusiastic over tho
possibilities of tho district. It is
to be noted too that eastern capital
ists who havo visited Sumpter this
season with a view to Investment
havo Invested their money and havo
invariably gono away woll pleased.
Auolbor thing, the easterner ia
impressed with tho honesty and
falruoss of tho Sumpter operators
uud he feels that the Is going to get
a squaro deal.
Tho momentum which has beon
gained tbla year will bo increased
next. Moro mills will go in, moro
prospecta will bo opened up, and it
ia only reasonable, judglug from the
present year's work, that there will
be a greater general activity through
out the camp. The district 1b uot
oxperlouclug any phenomenal growth,
nothing that could be called a boom,
but a euro and steady development
based upon conditions and re
sources which will fully war
rant it. And Sumpter and tho
surrounding mineral belt aro yet iu
thoir infancy. The rich area remains
practically untouched. Tho futuro
will see one of tho greatest mining
centers horo iu tho world.
REAL ESTATE, COLLECTIONS IND
LOAN AGENCY
We will buy your house or will
sell, your house, we will reut your
house, we will loan you monoy
Having numerous applications for
business openings, let ua know if
you want to sell your business. Wo
will also make collect Iouh a specialty,
besides we conduct a regular employ
ment agency where ( those seeking
employment cau obtain It and those
desiring help oan get it. Title of
every piece of property sold by ua
guaranteed.
FLY INN 4, ALLEN
Office corner Granite and
streets, near Post Office.
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JOIN MIEN, Propr.
Jobber In
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Sumpter Bottling Works
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