The Sumpter miner., January 06, 1904, Image 12

COVERS
THOROUGHLY
THE
GOLD FIELDS
of the
INLAND EMPIRE
EASTERN
INVESTORS
IN
OREGON MINES
Pay for
AND READ IT
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BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR
GRANITE DISTRICT.
It is (iiiMiimmy at, tint clu-ai of (he
year lo look back mill mile thn ptn
grexH tlmt Iiiih Ih'hii made, also In look
forward Into thn coming year ih lo Hut
prospects. In ii mining country, iih
wo are hern nil uostinuH of prngii"
natiirally hinge on mining. Tin
year lOIKI Iiiih pant mill tin pmgicHH
made during tlmt time Iiiih boon tillo
satisfactory. While In future pro
pcots there Iiiih never been 11 Hunt in
tliti histniy of (intuitu wlimi they
worn In ightor.
On tlio head of Denver creek iiliout
four miles from (Intuitu 11 now anil
rich mining district Ih being opened
by tint (KiinpMiiy now operating tlio
(inldeh Fleece CoiiHolidntcd group,
and u nniiilinr of proHpootorn who nr
developing tlinlr proportion iih rapidly
iih pohhIIiIo iih their llinltfil ciiplliil
will permit . There are other good
properties on Denver mock. Capital
Ih learning tint fad anil Ih beginning
to Hllk llllllll.
On tint othitr nitltt of (intuitu fiom
Heaver eieok Ih tint (Intuitu crook iIIm
trlt, In whlitli there mo hiii'Ii well
known prom tins iih tint Independence,
Magnolia, Cougar mitl lliiltiiln. Kor
over two yearn work In HiIh locality
wan pratlciilly nt :i hIiiiiiIhIIII, mill It
has only boon In lint hint seven or
eight inontliH tlmt now lifit Iiiih been
noticeable. Tin Imik of mitlvlty lime
uiim not lii'i'iiiiHit thn people liml lot
fnl I It In tlit pinpoitlcH. Hut owing
lo tlio mitlniiH of prnmoteiH iiinl mill
die limn who obtained long 1 1 in t op
tlotiH on tlm best pioprtliH mill
played a uniting game, in hupei ol
making ii hiiIii itl fnlitiloiiH price
In several liiHtnni'iH limy oon Imli'il
to ptiforin tilt' iimci'hiiiii'IiI woik,
mill tint owners wore
itnmpollcil lo tin
the work or Idmi tludr propoity.
I.iihI HpriiiK Hon. (ieo, ,1. Hurt ott.
of I IiIh idacu, Hold tho Independence
to Muhhih. Iliirltrltluit .1- Hindi, of
Spokane, who have npeiit thotiHiindH
of dollitrH In developing the prop
erty. Thexe Kent lemon have pur
cluiMed the JoIiiihou placer iiiIiioh on
Umne I'lnt and next HprliiK will
erect a lurKe dnnluer with which lo
work tho Krurol. A few days iiko Mr.
Ilarrett whh Hiiccessfiil In seciirluK
the Muunolln for llurliritlrfu A Unroll,
o that now extensive operation of
Ibis iiiHKnlHceut property Is assured
for the coiniiiK year. The working
of three largo crews where a few
months ago not a man was employed
Is sure lo menu much to Craiittu.
In the Ued Hoy district things, or
course, at present are quiet, owing to
the lluiiiiolal straights through
which tlnil company Is panning. The
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ntfnliH of the lied liny nro being lap '
Idly reudjtittted, ami by mitl summer
the iihiiiiI force of fifty or sixty
men will have tint machinery going
again. Woik at tint other proper
tics in this locality Is continuing as
it has been for povcrnl inontliH and
by spring all the proportion now
working are sure to materially in
crease the forces now employed.
lit the Alamo district the mining
industry is making strides toward
permanence. The Alamo mill has
been completed aud In a few days
will be producing bullion iu good
r-li'il I- lii i -ii'Ii month I'lieio mil
inn i iv utiii'i' i inpfilirri near Alamo
Hint hid slimwug up butler mid lift
ler iilh'r each stint.
Wo lejolco in blddiig wel
I'oiiut to uliut Ih sure to prom n
luippy iiml prosperous year, (iiuiiltit
(il'lll.
HIGH-MINIMUM WAGE.
AND INFERIOR WORKMAN
If nil tlu nmii Kiiiimi ill inn tttele
lonuiiiicd in stonily eiiilmiiiiuil nlii'i
tlm I'hiiilillHliinciit nt' thn high mini
muni wages, tin liilVieiiiM uiiiihl
tin jiihII.v drawn that tliu infurlor
workman whh protutttuil anil limit'lllcil
liy hiiuIi whku ri'Kiilntlon. Hut it
iiivariiilily Inippi'iiH in piui'tico that,
whi'ii HiIh iiiIu Ih imiMM'il. uiuployitiH
hiiiiii I mi i n to uci'il mil tlut-ii wiirk
ini'ii who 'lo mil i miIiii moiikIi In
III' I'll! I'll ll til I III- Hlltil'l hll lllllll'll.
"A' hill Im'coiihh of I ln niiloi IiiiiiiIu
mil's t Iiiih
iiii'iil?"
tin own mil ot iimploy. .
I iii'v I'lionoi nhMivH, Hiiyn tlm .inn-
iiki ('ii-ii'i '!, tidiipt theillHolvoH to
new 1 1 ' inns In oilier tindiiH whore
Din in 1 11 1 tiiiiin wnuu Mile may not lie
npciiit io; iiml rwn if thny could ho
niliipl Hiemci'lM'H, I hey would not
ciitlilv Iiml Milltililn poxitloiiH. Tlio
iihiiiiI lentilt Ih idleliesH, illM'ounme
mi'iit, povtti'y mid 1iih of M'lfie
npuct. I'Viiui an economic Htiiiitlpoiul It in
to I lie employerV ndvatitiiKU lo ke
epiicu in IiIh Hhop lo tlu ipiickt'Ht mill
lienl woikmeii. IliHiiiiit of uspi'UHO
Ih 1 educed when hit IncreiiheH IiIh pur
inpilii out put. If ho iiIIowh slow
iiml old men in whom he Iiiih become
Inteii'Hteil to occupy poHitiotiH that
pay them the Mime proportion of
n insert for tluilr lalior iih Ih received
l,y H.iperlor work.uon, mid suiro- NW fRflGHT ROOM
(hit loss which comes from tholrrerl cttiaj
diiceil output, where, then, is the in-j AT THE S. V. STATION
justice or Injury of the workmen, ' .iSOph Urton, goueral freight and
hy a rule of their own contrivance I passenger agout of the Sumpter Val
which alms to force tho payment ot , eyt Bpont tno tjme tojay betweeu
purl ly unearned wages to these u-1 trains In the olty. He was here to
dor-average men, cuuso such omlar 1 authorize a obaoge at the station.
rassmi'iit as. theditchargoof the latter
would tiring ahoutY Is this benefit
ting the weak?
"Ves," says tho hearty supporter
of the high minimum scale: we ad
mit this hardship, hut we must look
to the greatest good for Iho greatest
uumlier. In the march of progress
the weak must drop out."
This sounds very well, hut in the
matter of wages catiuot the grontest
gootl to the greatest number ho
brought about without the sacrltlce
of those who need protection most?
Artitlcial barriers In tho way of tint
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easy workings of economic laws are
very apt to bring injury in the long
run. Were tliu canes of inability to
earn tliu Hit-called minimum wages
rare, namely, to make exception iu
favor of the slow- aud the old, might
answer; hut the earning capacity of
men has a wide range, ami the high
minimum wage crowds out not a few
Individuals, but usually a minority
class of workman. If the demand
for help happens to lie very great,
and there Is work for all, the em-,
ployer Is often forced to pay the low
wnrkuiaa more tbau they earn, ana
in couulcilinliiuco lhi.4 Imui'iiM'il out I cr Valley, nt Hh shops in Baker
i.iy, lie in npt'lo ui iih'D uo nt tin lily. U building ti lirst-class refrlg
e.xpcnsc of tlm hotter wniUuicii lv cmlur car tor Phillips, ltrowu & (led
limitiug tliu pay of tliu latter to (hit ties, to tin lined In shipping meats. to
stipulated iiiinltmiin. i tint Similiter branch of tlio compauy,
- l known iih tlio Sumpter Moat markot,
OFFICIAL RECORDS. I formerly tlio Austin market. No'
.. Infill slaughter Iioiiho Ih to be used-
Tliu follow inn iiiHtrnuuMitH wufc tiled
it tin llnkir ivinnlv roinl Iioiiho iliirini;
ilm ui-k untliii.' iiih -i ItHII,
UKAI. KMAIK TUANSKKKS.
IIKKIIH.
Sunt. 'J(! U. S. A. lo A. I..
VViIm. Mill iii'iuh in Solv. M mul l.'i,
T 10 I. :I7 II.
Dec. II .Suniplcr TmviiMito ('o. to
II. A. Otavct. lot 1. 11. A., bjikII
ciiIu'h third adn; dTU.
Supt. !l Mary K. Myers and Iiiih
liiiml to Mary O. Coulter, lot 7, 1).
10, Parker's adn; 850.
Out. .'10 L. Kmipp and wife to
V. A. Knnpp lot 1, II. 7, Sumpter
llitlhtH adn; 8:150.
Dim. 'J!! Kriink A. Mvitb to L.
.). Chutu, lots l.'l and 11, II. 2, Pa-
uHluatlu SI KiU
Vp. RK. 1 mul OIiiih
Ii. Ciis-
tor to Juo. Touov iiud F. S
Hoard,
lot 11, 0. 'J. Rock Creek; 50.
Sept. 'JC--M. J. Ooodhoart to Mae
C. Miioller, lots 7 aud 8, 11. 7,
10 and weHt 00 foot lot 0. L)
Similiter HolKhts; 8:1.500.
MINI NO MrVTT ERH.
IIKKDM.
.Ian. 2 M. It. Iluiley to .1.
lot
4,
Ii.
X.
C. 4 .Suit. .'il.T. 7 H. .1!), and Homo
Htako tiiiirtz claim mid and l-.'l In
tereHt North Star and Northern
Lleilit tiuurtz clalnis; 81.
Dec. 211 iIiih. Couloy to I'M ward
Iltinilllmi 1 - liilnr. in 'Trliimtih'
IIIIIIIIIIOII 1 HlloroHl III irillllipn
(llllirt. claim; 2 JO.
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ouin. in .1110. Lti'KKUii 10 1 uiury
1. linker.
1 '1 lnl..,.t..ul In "0lf.,nl
l-.l llllltriOHl III CJIIVOr
Star" ininiiiK claim; 81.
An express room is to be provided.
A partition will be run4 In the freight
room aud another wiudow cut, thus
giving better facilities for handling
express matter.
Mr. Uarton stated that the Sump-
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Cjpii.il $?50,000 The Comtne Great Mine of the Cable
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BUCK HORN-PRICE 10 CENTS
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the er r. I i' Is iv o
III UikK torn u ik. linOit tf
Wnie toit Ifr Pr pi.ius je-i 'ul n Mini nn. Men
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NORTH AMERICAN MINER
WHEELER & CO. linkers 32 IRIUWAY, N. Y.
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hy the now concern.
Mr. Dnrton also stated that wbeu
tint ii'friKerator oar Ih completed, the
I'tinipany will coiiHtrnot a mail and
i'.iicHH car to replace tho one now
I'l'int; iiu'd on the road.
I'lMIIKU l.ANI), ACT.ll'NKH, 1878.
NOI'ICU HMI I'l'III.U'ATION-.
Unllf J Slates UnJ Officf. I
La GranJr, OrcRon, October 16, igot. (
Notlct It hrrrby given lint In compliance with th
provisions ol the net ol corir ol June 1, II7S, en
title J "An act for the ate ol timber lands In the states
ol California, Oregon, NevaJa and Washington Ter
ritory, as extenJeJ to all the Public Land States fey
act ol August 4. l&p,
ROBERT C BAKER,
of Sumpter, county of Baker, state of Oregon, hat
(ins jay niej in mis ornce nis sworn statement no.
9461 for the purchase of the swW of section No.
), In township No. 11 south, range No ir
l.w. and will offer proof to show thai the
' land sought Is more valuable for Its timber
or stone than for agricultural purposes, and
to establish his claim to said lanJ before Chas. H.
(!hanr. I . S. CTnmmllnnr. at Humnbr. OrirMi.
I on Saturday, the oth day of January, 1004.
lie names as witnesses: Meter J. soirjs, 01 sump
ter, Oregen: William Salmon, of West Superior,
Wiscensin: William Kelly of Sumpter, Oregon;
Robert Patte'son. of Sumpter, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the atove
described lands are requested to file their claims In
this office on or before said 9th dav of Jan.. I004.
E. W. DAVIS, Register
APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE
In the County Court ot the State of Oregon for
the Countv of Maker.
In the mailer of the application of John Darlletl
fur a County Liquor License.
To the Honorable County Court of the County of
Maker. State of Oregen:
I. John llartletl, do hereby make application for a
Itfenit to sell splritous. mail and vinous liuuors lor
the period of three months, torn January 1st to
March list. 1004, both dates Inclusive, at what Is
known as the llalf-wav Mouse. In Hourne precinct.
I ker couniv. uregen; sau nau-a uouse being
s,uated on the couniv agon road between the City
I bumpier and the Town ol Bourne, in the County
Hi llaker. State of Oregon, and being situated about
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1 halt wav between jumpier and 11 urne
mat mere s no mine witninone mueoi sau ifair
U... l... TI..I Ih. lrn.,nl ll.l. nll!l,.n fon,
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stltute a majority of the lep.il voter ol Bourne pre
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cinct. JUIID IIA"ILCI 1.
Sumpter Oregon, November 371I1, iooj.
We the undersigned, constituting a majority of
the legal voters ot Houtne precinct In Uaker Countv,
Oregon, do hereby respectlully ask that a Liquor
I Icense be granted to John Barllett, of the Half-Way
House, In Bourne Precinct, Baker County, Oregon,
for the period beginning January first, 1904, and
ending March list, 1004.
J M Dotle. Thos Connolly. I C Burton. W Hanra
han. M S McLee. O E Bu'nett, Al Young, Asa
Rob rtson, Koberl M Slmms, Thomas Doyle, Thomas
Tobin. Ed Haley, ti O Kempfu. Ed Turk. A L Mc
Brayer. U II Tabor. Tom Moore. J I"- Titus, J T
Stevenson, r arlev Smith, Walter Self. Arthur Rees,
l-red C Barrett. J T Mahoney. Jake (irecn, Ed Mc
Klnle , Harry Allen J J Crabb, Tom Jones, R S
Jenkins, Tom ll.ilev, Cliff Hacked, (juv Hair It, Thos
Tat lor I Duikee.J Ii Hall, FM Andersen: Wm H
Lme. J I) AU Donald, lirorge Maurln. Chas Wil
liam, A II Wr.iihcttotj, J f- Ruk, Jas McGhet,
W Kellotri;. I W Sin Pett Mdcev, S A Abel.
CltJ-Tnu, D lonrs l.lmcr ralor, J R More. B
IIuiIOm, John SVliite. I.en Woods.
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