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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1904)
Wednesday, January 13 1904 THh SUMPTER MINhR WALL STREET GEniNG WISE AS TO MINING. The best advertising the west hab -ever received was given it during the jear juat closing by the ootiralsts of Wall street. The west has beeu the only argumonl with which the stock exchange croaker could be answered, and the argument was repeated so often that thousands of Investors east of the Mississippi now believe it, who never even thought of it before. The prosperity of the western rail roads, the grain crops and Anally the uormous output of the nilues, were all cited for the purpose nf raising the fallen spirits of the stock pit. And all the while the west looked on the threatened ruin without "bat ting a winker." The spectacle of western confidence was truly Impos ing to the New Yorker, and as a result the latter has come to feel that, there was more truth than "hot air" in the bullish oracles of the street. In bis search for securities he Is taking tho wise ones at their word and looking to the west for Investment opportu nities, ills faith has had enough in securities and his stomach of iudl estlbles. Mining, above all other industries, is about to command tho euorgies of the ablest financiers of New York mining, mark you! the, mucb-k abused ana maligned i uouotiess Fierpont Morgan is growing a little old and we shall never hear of him in the field of the precious metals, but his rivals, the Goulds and the Rockefellers, and the dates crowd, do not find It such a reproach to par ticipate In a western mining deal. The smelter combine, which. Instead of cutting off dividends on Ita com mon stock has Just announced one, fcas done a great deal toward teach ing a lesson about westein mines. The signs are generally propitious for a season of activity in this field, and, strangely enough, a vortex of interest is just now forming in New York I Western Miner and Finan cier. . "CHINOOK BELT" RUNS THROUGH BLUE MOUNTAINS One of the most remarkable fea tures connected with the natural for mation of Umatilla county is what is recognized by every old-timer as the "'oblnook belt," of the Pilot Rock district. No matter bow much snow may fall in the vicinity of Pendleton, and the surroundlug bills, on the Tutuilla, Wild Horse and north of the city, there is a strip of country fifteen miles south of this city that enjoys a warm curront of air. which olther prevents a heavy fall of snow when other portlous of tho country get it, or else melts the snowfall away, immediately, so that strip of country Is bare most of the year, although snow In great quantities may be seen all around it. There seems to be a gap through the Blue mountains which permits or attracts a obinook wind every winter, which keeps the foothills bare at all times. Settlers out fifteen miles south of Pendleton say that the re cent snowfall, which amounted to eight iuoaes in this city and the sur rounding country, amounted to but three and four inches in that chinook belt, and that lasted but a day or two, when the bare bills began to show through the suow. Farmers and stockmen who have Jived in that vicinity for years, say it is a regular occurrence, and not an occasional freak of the weather. It is an actual fact that there is a belt of country, from fire to eight miles wide, about fifteen miles south of Pendleton, which extends east and west across the country from the foot of the Blue mountains, which scorns to be in a warmer current, and which is visited regularly with warm winds, which uncover the foothills earlier iu the spriug aud keep tberu uncovered later iu the fall, tbau any adjucent. territory. Cast Oregoulau. OFFICIAL RECORDS. Yr" purchase "Sawmill Mulch" aud 8 Sumpter for other quarz claims, mill aud wator rights, by July 25, 1004; 930.000. Jau. 7 P. A. Man aud wifo to E. (Sratuespackor, '4 Interest iu Colum bia placer claim, 100 acres; 91. Jau. 8 Etnll (iramcspacker to S. A. Helluer, xi interest iu bla placer claim, 1(!0 acres; Co turn- ar2. The following instruments were filed at the Bakur couutv court house during the week endiup Jau. 12, 1004. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. DEKtli. Oct. 5 W. E. Pickett to Mary Pickett, wife. 100 acres iu Sees. 3 aud 4 Tp. 11 R. 41 E; 11. Nov. 18 W. H. Leltueraud wife to W. E. Leituei, lot 4 block 43, Huutlugtou; 81 GO. Dee. 17 Atvllla McAulay and husband to Wm. M. Favorite, lot 5, block 5, Leveu'a Hdu to Baker City: 81,000. Sept. 120. J. Payne aud wife to A. Chbo lot 8 block 0, Haines; ilGO, Jau. S F. S. Lack aud wife to L. J. Chute, N. W. H N.E. li Sec. 11, T. 0 R. 40; 81,000. Dec. 31 Henry Rust and wifo to L. J. Chute 233 acres iu Sec. 20 to 32, T. 0 R. 40 E. 81,000. Nov. 11 Wm. I. Halliday aud wife to C. I. Haralow, lot 12, B. 34, Boyd's 2nd adn to Baker City; 8200. Feb. 17, '03 P. Balsley and wife to S. B. Balsley, about 200 acres In Sees. 4 and 0 in T. 0 S. R. 3 0 E. ; 13,000. July 1 J. C. Cbrlstensen and wife to John Hammond, S 30, ft lot 0 B. "O", Haines; 8000. Dee. 30, '02 J. F. O'Bryant and wife to O. O. Balsley, lot 10, B. 1, Haines; 830. Match 308. M. Haines to O. O. Balsley, lot 3, B. 1, Haines; 83G. April 17 E. A. Stoddard and husband to Mary E. Kennedy, lot 0, B. 0, South Sumpter; 8350. Aug. 12, 02' U. S. A. to Sarah J. Tlbbals, 100 acres iu Sees. 20 and 29, T. 7 R. 38. Aug. 12, 0'2 U. S. A. to Learo H. Tibbals, 100 acres iu Sec. 30, T. 7 R. 38, E.; 81. Dec. 8 Jas. Burngaruer aud wife to Tbos. Roach, 4 acres in S. E. H S. E. H Sec. 10, T. 12 R. 44 E.; 850. Dec. 14 J. H. Ward and wifo to Florence Brendle, lot 0, B. 1, Sun uyside, Sumpter; 8100. Oct. 20 F. J. Bradley and wifo to Davis Wilcox, lots 7 aud 8, B. 2, Haines; 8250. Jau. 4 Page Woods aud wife to Joel O. Tuttle, S. W. H N. E. H Sec. 27, T. OR. 45 E. ; 8400. Dee. 23 Sheriff to Josopbiue Uibsou, tax doed to B. 20, Mix adn; '07 tax; 85. Dec. 20 Salem N. Hammoud and wife to J. S. Culbertsou, lots 11 aud 12, B. "E", Haluea; 81. MINING MATTERS. OHM. Sept. 12 U. S. A. to Anualulu U. M. Co., Rainbow and Boulder quartz claims; 81. Jan. 5 Omer Maris to Frank Leander aud P. Johnson, Juniper quartz claim; 81. Jan. 5 Emit Gramespacker to A. P. Pearce, "Balckkbird" and 2 quartz claims; 8100. Jan. C D. F. Wbltaker, to N. J. Wbltaker, Lucky Jack quartz claim; 81. Aoreement L. W. Tallmaduo et al to W. Whitney et al to sell and Tho annual report of City Treas urer Miller, published lu The Miuer yesterday, viewed from tho stand point of ultra conservatism, Is a most excellent oue. The fact of the business Is, tho flnauclal conditiou of the towu is too good. It consti tuted unmistakable evidence that past administrations H have lieen actu; ated solely by a desire to keep down expenses, aud has giveu entirely too little thought to municipal improve ments. No towu that ever amounted to a hill of beans has succeeded In keep ing out of debt Indefinitely. Inter nal Improvements Increase tho valuo of private property, enabling its owners to pay increased taxatlou, and yet rocolvlng a direct profit. Iu order that a town may prosper, it is just as necessary to bo outerprisiug as It is for its citizens to bo. Tho timo has come iu the history of boh its municipal ad ministration aud its citizens to make some effort to advauco it aud their lutorests, and uot be content to drift along aud merely accept tho favors Iwstowed by Fnte. Tho town has money in tho treas ury with which to pay its entire In debtedness uud leavo n hiiudsomo halaucc. It can well ulTord to "sprnco up" a bit In fact, plunge ou h modest scale. Ah It Is, though wo aro paying ex orbitant taxes, we are detivlug ab solutely no bouetlt from them. Tho cotiuty aud stato iniposo the burden and receive the benefit; while we pay our proportion of the bills, econ omise, stagnate. A trirlo more taxa tlou, for municipal purposes, would make no perceptible difference, yet Its expenditure would be of direct advautage. FOR SALE. One Munday 12x10 hoist ougluo with Link motion, horizontal boiler, good condition. Eugino has two drums. Cheap. Writo or telegraph A. J. McCabe, Tacoma, Wash. FOR RENT Five 100m, well fur nished houso, lu good locality. Ap ply to C. II. McCollooh. ;iwtv(E0Pf THE SCENIC LINE Through Salt lake City, Leadville, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver, and the Famous Rocky Mountain Scenery by Daylight to all points East. 3 FIST TRilNS DULY BETWEEN OGDEN MD DENVER 3 MODERN EQUIPMENT, THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOUR ST SLEEPING CARS AND SUPERB DINING CAR SERVICE STOPOVERS ALLOWED For rates, folders and other M. C. M'BRIDE, Gen. Agent, information, address ' 124 Third St., PORTLAND, ORE. His First Complaint "The writer regrets 'the necessity of lodging complaint concerniug voui usual excellent service, but in a friendly spirit begs to submit the follewjng: Yesterday you sold me lower nine, car three, on The Pioneer Limited. But you neglected to advise me that it would be necessary to have the porter waken me in the morning, and as there was so little motiou to the car, f overslept. I have covered a large area on some of the famous trains of the United States and this is the first complaint of this character I have made. I trust you will see to it in the future that passengers are advised." The Pioneer Limited runs daily from St. Paul to Chicago via the Chicago. Milwaukee 8c St. Paul Railway Z.LA 134 Third St., Portland, Ore.