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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, November 2?, 190$ FACTORY ASSURED. illiam Hewitt Says Box Plant Will Be William Howllt, of Tat'oma, son of Henry Hewitt, Jr., of largo and va ried liimlmr and tanking InteroHtH, arrived lime Moiidiij to look lifter mat- lorn In connection vith the Sumpter Lumber coinpuiiy, ot willed IiIm fnllier 1h priMidtiiit. Mr. Ilnwltt brought with him W. It. .MiiiiHiin, a well known shingle inn i of .Seattle, who will have charge of the cumpauy'8 niiinufactiiriiig depart ineiit. Regarding the iiiHtiilliitloii of u lio factory, which Im contemplated in connection with tho sawmill hero, iih announced it few days ago in Tho Minor. Mr. Hewitt hint no details to give out. Tho matter of hIo and capiictiy Ih under iidvlHoinout with the local niMiiiiKor, Mr. Hull, and those dotailH have not yet lxou per fected, It Ih iiHHiirod, however, that thin addition will bo made to tho liroHout iNiiipineut. Hut it may not Im in ado until other matters of Im provement aro panned upon. Mr. Hewitt will remain hero Home tlmo, lookiiiK after tho company's ti miter and sawmill Intoiosts. Mr. Malison, will take charge of tho man ufacturing departmout at once. He Iihh boon employed by the Hewitt people for Home time, and I thor oughly familiar with tho land noun. Mill closed for a sh0rh time. The lion Juan mill, iu tho Oreon horns, wan clotted down temporarily Saturday for ropalri. The mill wat jimt ready to Mart up, tho repairs on the boiler having been completed only a fow days ago, but they were found to lai inHuliHluutial and further mend i uk wan necessary. It in IhoiiKht now that things will bo gotten in Hhapo at tho mill to run ngnln before many days. CRACKtRKING CLOSED DOWN TILL BETTER WEATHER The Cracker King mine, in the Cracker Creek district, Iihh cloned clowufor tho winter, and Superin tendent 8. II. Norton left today for Seattle, to return in April, when operation will Ui resumed. Ho HtatoH that tho ililllculty of get ting in material over tho huow, and keeping tho men at work duriiiK bad weather, made it necessary to close down. Work, however, will Mart up full force In April, Mr. Norton says. Doiny Assessment Work at Magnolia. Al and Sam Jones came iu Wedues day from Sumpter and weut ou to tho Magnolia uiiiie. They wore accom panied by four miners with a largo Hiipply of provisions. Work at tho miue whh at once commenced and will Im continued till the asssesment work for 11)03 in completed. At present parties in tho East aro nego tiating for tho purchase of the mino mid should tho deal go through per nianont operations nt tho MaKiiolin will ho Htartod ut once. Reports are to tho effect that tho solo will bo con summated in tho next fow weeks. (Intuitu (Soil). ELECTS OFFICERS TO FILL VACANCIES. Pulaski Company Now In a Position to Continue Development Work to Tap Lead. At a meeting of directors of tho tho I'uliiHki (iold Mining and Milling company hold liiHt night In tho olllco of Attorney N. C. Itichardri, owing to the fact that J. H. McCallum, former secretary, had dispni-od of IiIh IntcicntH iu the property to J. R. Nelll, ami resigned IiIh olllco, It. A. Marr, whh eleotod to till the vacancy, and Mi. NollI whh cIiohoii to tho olllco of vice proHidout, iu tho place of W. 10. BaudeiH, who Iihh also Hold out IiIh holdiiiKH to Tom Dunpliy. Mr. Neill Ih treasurer of tho company under the formor election of otilcerH. Mutton relative to tho perfection of title and the traiiHfor of stock to tho now holders were adjusted, and tho company Ih uow ready to continuo development work. Presi dent Davidson la arraugiug to let a contract for the completion of tho croscut tunnel which is to tap tho main and load of the proporty. It ia Btatod as probable that operations will be rosumed early noxt mouth. "UNCLE BILL" WELL PLEASED WITH HOT LAKE "Undo Hill" Stinson returned yesterday from a visit to Hot Lake, wheie he spent some time for rheu matism, much improved. Ho is greatly pleased with the medicinal qualities of the water and the pleas ant surroundings. Dr. and Mrs. Tape, formerly of Sumpter, have charge of this resort. Mr. Stiuson says that tho manage ment of Hot Lake has just acquired lilt) acres adjoining its proporty, aud contemplates cxteuslve Improve ments. Ou the laud iu question, the former owner put down an artesian well recently, aud struck the same How of medicinal wator as that ou the wound tho springs occupy. It whh thought advisable to Hcquiro this proporty. In addition to this, Mr. Stiusou says that the company will greatly add to its buildings iu tho near future, for the accommodation of its increasing patrouage. Sinking on the Imperial. Tom Costello came in last oveuing from tho Cablo Cove district. He reports that two shifts of men were started yesterday sinking ou the Im perial. This mine has heretofore been developed through tunnels. Over at his own properties, work is progressing satisfactorily. He is uow drifting ou the Honest Dollar aud crosscuttlng on tho Storm Kiug. WATER COMPANY MAY RESUME. If Good Weather Continues Plant May Yet Be . Finished This Winter. A. U. Smith, superiuteudout of the J Sumpter Light and Water company, returned today from Idaho. If the picsout warm woahter contiuuoa Mr. Smith states it is probablo ho will start work again ou tho powor houso and pipe lino, on which operations woro Hiinpondcd several days ago on account of tho huow storm. Tho power house is under cover, ami the machinery can bo installed when It arrives. Tho water wheel whh shipped from Douvor November IH, and Ih expected to bo horo ho foro long. Tho dynamo will not bo hero, however, beforo February 1, but tho old one will be called into requi sition if tho plant is completed be foro this time. All tho plpo is horc, aud of tho 0,000 foet iucludod Iu the outlro lino, thero remains but 2,000 yot to connect. FIGHT ON REPELOF THE PUBLIC LAND LAWS. A press dispatub from Washington gives these interesting facta relative to proposed public land legislatien: A sharp contest baa commenced In earnest between tho vast western in terests favoriua and those nnnnnlnir the repeal of toe public laud laws. The Irrigationists, who want the. laws repealed, seem so tar to have the best of the argument,' although the lumber aud graziug Interest are making a heavy tight. Roosevelt favors the Irrigationists. Senator Hansbrough, ot North Da ' trnta. la lABillncf thm fnnwi nnnnuwl t n 1 the repeal of the land acts. He will be seconded by aenatora and congress men from Wyoming, Nebraska, Mon tana and other grazing states. The irrigationists are exhibiting figures to the legislators, abowing that at the preseut rate of reckless and wasteful lumbering, it will be only forty years before every foot of timber in the United States will be destroyed, and at tho rate the public domain is being absorbed by the cattle and lumber companies. It will require but live years to tako up all the laud tho government has iu its possession. MONUMENTAL MINE TO RESUME IN THE SPRING. C. .1. Allen, of Portland, mauaging owner of the Monumental, returned this morning from the property, and left this afternoon for bis home. Mr. Allen states that it is tho pres ent intention to resume work at the Monumental iu the spring. This ia ouo of the old aud well known mines; of the district. Sinking at Last Chance. The Last Chauco hoist has been started up. aud stukipg is to be con tinued through the winter mouths. 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