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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, December 16, 190? The Sumoter Miner Of riCIAI. PAPER OP 1HR CITV OF SUMPTER I'UHLISMBI) HVBIiV WUDNBMMV UV 1 J. Wi CONNr.LIA T. (i. (WYNNE. - EDITOR hnlrrta at ih pintnfllc In Sumpter, Oregon, tor lrnmlil'n through the nultt it ttcnnj clatt nutter SUItbOKII'tlON KATES OnfYrjt .... M Miiniht .$ 00 At WAYS IN ADVANCE. Hturiim 11I1011I rnllioails to lio litiilt III tint Inliiiifl Htitpirii next year mo numerous. Those ropnrtH liuvc boon clrculutitd fur lint lint llftcou yours. Why Htitiin f IIii'mi roit.ln linvo nut littttii consti noted 1h 11 mystery. Thoy urn nooded mill won I I pny l I vltlt iicIh. Home tiny tlittv will lit) lnillt, mill It Ih mil iniiriiliiililit tint imxt year will MM) till) woik illHUgliriltcd. It Ih beginning tti look 11 llttlti mori'i llkn war In tin) fur east. While wur li any form or in liny quarter of tlio globe Ih tti litt ilttpltirt'il, mill mi custom conflict would lit) n grout HllOI'k III t llO gDlllirill Hpilit Of pOIICO, hut lit tint sumo tiiiitt, if tlio worrit couit'H (11 (lit) wttisf, thorn Ih ii alight Imni'li of ciiiiHtiliitlnn in (ho fact Unit 1111 Orlnntiil wur would not litt wltliniit liiinnlluiiil hihiiIIh tn (lit) cnuiiiicrci) of tint i'tuillo CIIIIHt. Tlio udiiiiuMiiitlnii Ih lint "over Inok'iiig ninny IioIh" in tint matter of impressing upon tliti iiiIiiiIh of Ori'gon'H representatives in congress tlmt tlmy iiro in disrepute with tint imtonul pnwiMH Hint Im. In another column of Tin) Alinur totliiy Ih pub- lirihtlll II pil'SH dispatch fi nni Washington tolling how tlio tlolcgu (Inn wiih snubbed 111 Hid mutter of iiwuidiiig tlii'in places tin ('oiiiinltti'i'ri. Tlltirti htiH boon dining Iho pust week or st 1111 dmkIiih of, foreigner identified with tint lowest classes or labor In thin country to thoii uutlvn liiudj. Lust vM'ttk'H llyuies show that near y 1 1,0(10 sailed. It Ih estimated t lint I'litili olio fakes liiick with him mi nn ti' ttrugi) ulioiit 200. It In good liddaiicn mid it Ih to lit) hoped Unit the 2lll) will hint tlio reluming pil grims Hit) nisi of tlmir natural lives, iiihI Huh tlmy will never linvo nn itxriifti for coming hack. Thoy can tit) Hplllltll. Out' WiiHt. i miigar.luti published somewhere down In California, Ih offering n a premium., to, now sub net ibon h portfolio containing tlio. picture of "sixteou of (bono living HiitliorH wtioHii work counts fur most in western literature," in the lau linage of (tin ituuuuucomont. Among the number Ih tlmt of Cbas. V. Lum nils, editor of Out Wont, "author of h doxon ookH of travel, exploration nml adventure, and m true louder of western thought," says the Maine authority. How Ih that for a modest ml nil ml ou? The extent of Oregon's gold pro-' diiolng qualities and the possibilities of the state hh n great miuiug center lire shown iu the fact that twenty-live of the thirty-three counties are on record with gold outputH. With three-fourths of the Orogou toiritury classed tin 'KoId'p'rodtFcliiK thotiiuo will come wlatii the title of "(lolden hIhIo will he taken from California and transferred to Oregon. The counties In tlio ol(l lint nre: linker, lk-nton, CliickiunuH, Clatsop, Colling hiu, Coott, Crook, Curry, DoiikIuh, (irnnt, .Jackson. Jofcphlue. Klnmiith, Luke, La no, Linu, Miilheur, Mnrion, Mitltnomiih, Polk, Tillamook, Unm tillii. Union, Will low a a nil Wa.-co. Hiiuunu Itolritt.'r. Now, hero Ih an irrldu.-uent tlrcam tpilto iih Kiiudy -even if it Ih ii trifle lePH kuIIl'Il'hb us that proponed liy the ItiiHHiiin ('7ttr 11 few yonrn ttince, when hn culled u tlivuriiiiimniit con fiiionco. tlmt tllil'nt diMiirm to any iiliirmiiiK extent. ItepreKCUtiitive (lllitou lioliliiHon, of Tnuiiositee, Iiiih introduced iu oonnrcHH u ri-rtolution lookliiK toward the reduction of the naval iirmiinient of the iiiiirutline mitiouH of the world. It iiuthorl70fl the pro'ldcnt to "open iipkoUiiUoiih with Htich and hp many of the miiriitlmt) ilutloiift of the earth, ih ho may deem expedient, for tlio purpose of fiirniuliitiiiK romo liitorniillonal iiKrcumeiil wherehy the naval iirmDmnuIri of hiicIi natloiiH nuiy he reduced to the mliiimiim cotiHititent with the ufk-iiiiito policing of itn own watreH," mi u tew other pur- pOHOH. CODKreHMIIIUII ItohlllHOII IIIIIHt lie lonkhiK for trouble wlt'.i Lieiiten nut Jloliriiin. So it turiiH out that the over III tliilnenco of oiio'h uppetilert and pun hIoiih which coiiHtltutii vice Ih largely ii matter of color. Dr. Walter 1)111, profoitHoi- of pnycholoKy ut the Noith weritern Unlverrilty, Iiiih miKK'nted u nuw Mclieme for reforming CIiIciiko'h red Unlit tllHtrictH. He hiij-h if the illumination of thoHO nectioiiH were elianued thero would hit mi implore meiit iu tlio mornlH, that the coiiHtntit presence of rod llyht Iiiih ii hud elFect. lint tint leurnetl gentleman failed tn HtiKKCHt ii color to tnko the pluco of tlio ono HiippiiHed to liiHpIro rice. Ah red po-tricxHee the low cut vlhiutiuii in tlio Holar hpeotriiui. and rinlel the liinlierit, it may he (lint the former Ih ii Hint of color tk'Ki'iici ule, icHpuiitdhlc for niiwIiodH iiiiioiik men, iiuil the latter Ih the hue of linlitootiHi)0!.H. Thin miiiiiilrt reiiHiiunhlo diiouhIi. Sci ence nuiy yet prove that nil u pcrnou Iiiih to do to attain lilt i a or perfect holluoHH will he to tiurrouuil hiiiiHcif with a display of violet. Moiitty is as easily frightened as a thief. That this in so, recent occur rences iiemonstritte. Iu years past Wall street has been the lluancial reg ulator of UiIh country. During the speculating debauch of the last two years, many operators iu that head quarters for this variety of Intoxicant were administered knockout drops and "lolled". Thoro who thought that the streot influenced the entire country so confidently predicted a panic that thoy almost created one, merely by their predictions; because of this cowardice of capital. Kvery authority unites iu tho as sertion that the industrial, com merolal and Huanolal coudltlou of the couutry Is perfectly healthy, normal, aud that there is abso lutely no reason for any stringency In the money market or commercial depression. Ootid crops aud high prices bare heeu the general rule; while the precious metal production has broken all pat records. These are our sources of wealth; not stock jobbing operations on Wall street, aud if this late luslpleut financial scare will only Impress the fact upon the public mind, reassure too. timid iiiouiy,"!t will hare served a good purpose. , The State Preen Hsuoclutiou ie uiuk liiK mi effort to have Incorporated iu 'the luxation bill which the Bpeclal hcchIoii of the lelfllnture Ih called to amend, a clause providing for the publication of the tux ns-PCHsmeut; for the purpose it is allcKcd of clnchiiiK the chronic tux dodgem. Tho Oreon Law School Journal, published at ( Siilem, devotca paxes to the subject, . HtroiiKly advocating tho measure. 'Among othor things, it says: We would, therefore, recommeded com plete publicity uh a certain remedy ngniiibt the practice of "tiix-dntlg-lug." Tho assessment of each per Hou liable to assessmont iu a county should bo published, as is done in several other states before the county houid of equalization moots, in the lending newspapers published In tho county. Tho state of Illinois now has such a law, and its effect is magi cal. Each person is mado aware of his neighbor's list of property given in to tlio assessor, and if such neigh hor omits any of his property sub ject to assessment he is compelled to hasten Uh correction. This law has brought about u revolution iu that state with regard to equal and just taxation, and it is almost Im possible for one to escupo his just proportion of tho taxes. Heiu7o is a game lighter, aud re Hourceful. Ovor in Montana ho is now engaged in organizing a political party to, tight the domineering dicta tion of tho Amalgamated Copper com pany. A convention to organize for the contest wiih held In Helena this week, when Uenornl Charles S. Wur run wiih elected presiding olllcer of tho mooting, which is conclusive evi dence Unit some good people are Idontllli'd with tho movement. Tho Butto lutcr-Motiutalu Is owned by tho Amalgamated and is fighting llolnzo viciously, reports Oeiiornl Warren's speech on taking the chair, us follews: (ieneral Warren was escorted to the platform and miide n speech. He said he was still a re publican and iu tavor ot Mark Hiiiiiiii uh (list choice for piesltlenl mill Theodore Itoosevelt for second, wheieut the employes of the Montana Oit) Purchasing company cheered some. Thou if they cured they could put liookei Washington on for second place, and us u loyal follower of republican principles ho would support tho gentleman, whereat tho colored men in the hall applau ded. There, bo added, his republi canism censed us ho was tired of jumping at tho crack of tho corpora tion whip of the Staudard Oil aud Amalgamated. Our western mining promoters aro altogehter too modest iu their state ments, coutluo themselves entirely too close to the truth in describing their properties, are ridiculously timid iu "drawing the lone bow." They should study the methods of their professional brothers In the south, that they might learn boldness and dash; for faiut heart never won coy and elmlve dollar with any more success than it baa fair lady. Let them take this as a model. There is a gold miulug company at Uaiuesrllle, Georgia, that adver tises Iu the New York Banker that next mouth it will begin to drop stamps ou f'J3.40 rock; that it baa "over teu mllliou tons of free mi III ug ore iu sight and ready for milling," tho stock iu which compauy is offered for a few days only, of course, a tweuty conta a share. Sow, let's see what that means. Iu the tirst place, it -is etpilvateut to Btatiug that the compauy has 1234, -000,000 of gold iu sight. It is a million share compauy, so ou a basis of tweuty cents a share, the public is being urged to buy into that quarter J of n billion dollar, proposition on a , basis of 8200,000. It will surely not cost more thHti 823.0 to miiio uud mill free gold ore, learing a 'round two hundred millions lu net prnllt; a case of Investing one dollar and pulling down u UiouHind. j The sucker who will swallow that bait would scorn the shell game, us heiug too easy money for u grown mtiu to take away from the jay who manipulates the pens. Tho Colorado Mine Owners associa tion iu a circular lottcr issued last month calls nttentiou to tho danger ous altitude taken by tho department of the Interior towards mineral patents. Tho dangerous attitude re ferred to Ih tho decision of the secre tary of the Interior aud the com missioner of tho general laud ofUco that the actual boundaries of patented claims must giro way to crroueous discretions, which menus, in other words, that tho actual boundaries of patented properties must conform to the theoretical descirptions of theiii on paper in tho government's olllcet In Washititgon, and not as they aro actually platted ou the ground. Tho difficulty como about by reason of tho fact that the laud otllce assumes tbut tho section corners or monu ments tire located with completo accuracy, but tho theory Is absolutely Incnncct, us thero Ih probably not n laud section iu uuy mountainous dis trict in tho United States the corners of which aro accurately established. Hut tho Interior department has now taken the position Unit if thoy aro nut uccurato thoy ought to be; that according to their plats they aro and that all tho fiirveylnus of the United Stales deputy mineral surveyors dur ing the past fifty yoais Iiih been In correct; that they should not liavo tied up to the corners established by the government, but linvo found out whero these corners should actually be mid measure to or from this theoretical point. Milling Investor. Some weeks since The Miner pub lished this ruling by tho Interior de partment, and evpresbed u doubt at the time as to the ticcuiacy of tho authority ftom which it was taken. It didn't seem possible that uuy one would be so Ignorant of conditions as to issuo auy such order. Hitchcock is orideutly not ouly a malicious old grauny, but u chronic thickhead, nuil if tho Prosideut wore wise aud fair, -ho would retire him to his praiiio state counting room. 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