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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-11-29
IN AND AROUND SUMPTER.
District Surely Destined Soon to Become
Famous.

E8HOO8s
J. U. Bethel returned last evening
from trip to Granite, Oregon, where he
went to look at placer property. He Is
enthused about the mining prospects Of
that region. There Is genuine boom on,
he says. Sumpter Is crowded with people
and buildings are going up on every
hand. The mines are employing a great
number Of men and business In all lines
Is exceedingly lively. The eight great
paying mines lie In circle about the town
Of Sumpter. And all the intervening
country Is being prospected.
In Granite II Is almost impossible to Sc.
cure hotel accommodations. The hotel Is
crowded TO such an extent that traveller
Is fortunate II he Is able TO get a bed with.
ont questioned as to being put In room
with some one else.
Mr.. bethell states that, from all he
could learn, the country Is upside down
there. The mines are low grade and re.
fractory on top, but as depth Is gained
they change into free milling properties
and the grade Of the ore rapidly increases.
He believes that district Is going to be one
Of the most famous In the world.-ldaho
Statesman.
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Cobban, Casey, Day & Co., OF Butte,
Montana, will establish themselves In the
real estate business here, having. secured
Offices on the ground floor In the front Of
the former Van Duyn hotel building,
from BelIinger 4 Richie, the lessees,
who are moving into their new quarters.
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TALK OF THE TOWN.

Grande for several days on legal business.
b. +. Chandler, Of the Grant County
News, passed through Sumpter Friday
with his bride.
}. =. Mccoy, a contractor Of La
Grande, Is new conner to this field to en-.
gage In his business.
Three new restaurants are about to be
opened at the present writing, and the re-.
turns are not yet all In.
X. l.. Graves. assayer at the Cougar
mine, came down TO this metropolis yes.
'erday on a short business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Duyn are moving
from the hotel building to their new resi-.
dence, just completed on Columbia street.
W. N. Sterling, Of Huntington, will en-.
gage In the commission business here,
and erect warehouse 20 by 40 feet for
that purpose.
Frank Bauer, Of Spokane, has opened
a boarding house and restaurant on Cen.
ter street, In the building just vacated by
Madame Britten.
George Stoddard, Of Baker City,
brother Of J.. B. Stoddard, Of Sumpter,
has been elected manager Of the Oregon
Sugar company, Of La Grande.
I l.. Nickerson, foreman Of the work
on the Bank Of Sumpter building, was
called TO his home IN San Jose, California,
Monday, by the sudden death Of his wife.
Daniel Wright, Of Chicago, is visiting
his friend, Eugene Sperry. II Mr.. Speuy
has his way In the matter, Mr.. Wright
will be mine owner before he leaves
Sumpter.
John Cupid, one Of the district pioneers,
IS proud Of the fact that the flag pole on
the school house, from which floated the
flag ut half mast Saturday, was cut by
himself.
The youngest child Of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
j. Johns Is now recovering from an III.
ness that was thought Tor several days
would he fatal. DR.. Pearce has been the
attending physician.
The Ladies' Aid society, OF Sumpter,
has been engaged by the Woodmen OF
the World TO prepare and furnish the
Thanksgiving supper to be given In con.
ne,,lon with the ball.
Mrs. Whitney, OF Baker City, sister Of
Mrs. q. B. Tedrowe, returned home Fri.
day from visit to Canyon City, where |
She recently went 10 attend the wedding
oi her son, J. l.. Huffman.
What is said TO be a red.hot football
contest between Baker City high school !
and Pendleton high school teams will be
pulled of at Baker tomorrow. Quite u |
delegation viii attend from Sumpter.
Thomas Morrow, a Butte. Montana, /
general contractor, is here looking over
the ileld with view to engaging in some
business. he has recently finished q |
large paving contract In the Montana
city.
Ordering The MINER by phone is the
prevailing custom with residents at the
surrounding mines. "ltS worth the
prize with telephone tolls added" re.
marked one gentlemen over the wire yes.
terday.
Ernst 7. Werner, an attorney from
Spokane, has come to Sumpter TO remain
and practice his profession. he has Sc.
cured Offices at the corner Of Mil aud
Sump,er streets, with Seymour Bell and
his associates.
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o. G. Labaree Buys More Mines.

81 have just returned from Baker City
and Sumpter, Oregon, where ! have been
for a week." said o. q. Labaree yester.
day. "While there purchased the Don
Juan mine, situated In the Sumpter
district, near the Bonanza. This mine
has about 500 feet Of development work,
and Is fully equipped with machinery, In.
Guiding a new Io-stamp mill. The prop.
erty has produced, up to date, about &So,.
900. also purchased one.iifth interest
In the Keystone and Bell properties, which
are the direct extensions Of the Bonanza"
-Spokesman.Review.
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Make your Thanksgiving Linner per
feet by serving fresh grain fed fowls.
Johnson's meat market. Fifty cents.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Iron felt, which will stand pressure
bf 10000 pounds per square inch is now
regularly made at the Aldershof works,
Berlin. The basis is wool.
The construction of a cigar box may
seem to be a very simple matter to the
novice, but the box passes through ~
different processes before it is ready to
receive the cigars.
The losses of farm animals for IL
months ending March 1 last from dis
ease and exposure is given by the gov
eminent at $500, 900, worth $75,o00,o00
-five-sixths of which is preventable,
the government officials think.
Gold was found in "a states last year.
Colorado led the way, producing IS
tons; California, second, 20 tons; South
Dakota, third, tons; Montana, fourth,
2 tons. Texas produced IA ounces, Iowa.
Maryland and Michigan ounces, and
several other states small quantities.
Total value, $64, 900.
1t is said that the secret for preparing
gold beaters' skins (the only material
which can be used in preparing gold
leaf is carefully guarded trade secret
known to but three firms in England.
1t comes from the large intestine of the
OK, and as each animal furnishes but
one skin, it is very costly.
A process of seasoning timber by
passing a current of electricity across
the fbers while the wood is immersed
in preservative compound has been
used in Europe, and was recently intro
duced in England. A 10 per cent. solu-
ton of boraX, containing per cent. of
resin and per cent of carbonate of
soda is used, the current being on from
five to eight hours, according to the con-
dition of the wood.
The opal mines in Mexico and the
United States have been about exhaust
ed, no gems of much value being ex-
tracted from them, though at one time
large sums were made out of these
mines. Opals occur in veins in the same
manner as silver or gold. Those COM
ing from below the level of water in
mine are not considered desirable. They
may lose their color or crack after be-
ing exposed to the sunlight, SO as soon
as mine reaches water level, it is
abandoned,
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work, and but for the rest on the odd
days l couldn't have kept it up. To
have slept all day at the gobernador's
house would have aroused comment
very shortly, so I spent the time upon
the water with Dorotea. mapping in the
bottom of the proa, while she fished
and kept watch, as soon as we were
well away from land. =
Sebastiano's illness was the thickest
streak of all my luck. Twas beginning
to feel careless because Of our inter-
rupted good fortune, when, returning
from the last trip but one, shadowy
proa followed me into the bay. I held
off toward the Agat road until two
fignres landed from her and walked
into the copra shed; then steered out
to sea as fast as the wind would take
me. Before rounding Punta Orote I
thought of and discarded a dozen dit
ferent plans. l had taken great pains
to stow the treasure in the very center
Of the bags. so there was nothing but
innocent copra for a thickness OF sew
eral rows around and above It; and
knew If the strangers examined each
bag as they went along they would
scarcely reach the stuff before morn
ing. It then occurred to me that Br'er
Miguel's ghost wasn't earning its salt
as guardian of the empty assure at
Tarofofo. and might be employed to
advantage nearer home; SO ! sailed
around after him as fast as possible.
! had reached Apra a little early that
night. so had time to return before
daybreak; and. running ashore near
the watering place. about three-quar-
tiers of q mile from the shed. ! hurried
toward il. holding my apparition be-
fore me.
The intrucers had evidently fnvesti-
gated until they were tired out, and
were sound asleep on top OF the pile
of bags. This was just the opportunity
! wantedA Propping the figure up un-
der the root bout ten feet from them.
/ crawled out of sight on the opposite
side and turned the ray from my lam
tern upon it. Then l dropped a piece
of copra upon the stomach Of the man
nearest me. He was sleeping so sound
l. that ! had to try a heavier piece.
which startled him with grunt of sur
prise and pain. In about three sec
onds his eye fell upon that family IL
Eliminated wax figure. and. with a howl
of terror that made my own nerves
Jump he ran for his boat as If he were
trying to break record. His COM
I.anion wasn't more than five seconds
after him. and the tEs fought like mad
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CAPTIVE WOLVES
The Parents DevOur q Number Of
Their Young While People
Look On. .

At the Zoo it was gala day, with hun
lreds of visitors. They were well re-
paid for their journey, for the animals
were in rollicking mood and furnished
plenty of fun. Quite tragedy was en-
acted during the afternoon. Nine little
gray wolves were Gagged with the par
ent animals along the walk of the Duf
falo pens. The little whelps played on
of puppies. Suddenly the male wolf
and his mate drew back, snarlipg, to
the corner of the cage. Crouching an.
instant, the wolves sprang, landing
near the litter of whelps. Each of the
beasts clutched one of the young and
gnawed at the writhing body. The
cries of the young were piteous, but,
apparently unmoved, the parent wolves
continued their feast until the whines
ceased and the whelps were dead.
Much excitement was created by the
occurrence. People from all parts OF
the gardens hurried to the spot and
crowded the walk in front of the cages
Several women in the throng who be-
held the grewsome sight became fs;nt
and had to be assisted to benches. Re :,
fore the keepers could interfere the
wolves had killed four of their iittel
and devoured the carcasses. The fren-
zied animals were finally beaten to the
rear of their cage and the remaining
young were taken out.
Keeper Lover, who is in charge of the
wolves, has much difficulty in rearing
his pets. Of 20 whelps which have ben
born during the past month there re-
main only five. "The wolves invariably
eat their young when in captivity" said
Keeper Lover, "and it is rare for the
whelps to live more than few weeks.
1t is impossible to rear them apart from
the parent beasts until they are several
months old. Almost every week I fi,d
the skin and bones of a baby wolf which
has fallen a victim to it's parents in
stincts. Lately, owing to the rarid
depletion of the litter, I resolved to sep
arate the young from the older beasts
The result was unsatisfactory. The
young grew thin and sicl<ly. A few
days after removing them discovered
~ in the cage where 16 had been. On
the floor were the hides of the others.
The babies were cannibals themselves.
1t is probable that the big litter OF
wolves will soon be tinct."-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
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A NECKLACE OF LOVE.

No rubies of red for my lady
No jewel that glitters and charms.
But the light of the skies In q little ones
eyes
And q necklace Of two little arms.
OF two little arms that are clinging
(Oh. ne'er was q necklace like thisD
And the wealth o. the world and loves
sweetness impaired
In the Joy Of little ones kiss.
A necklace Of love for my lady
That was linked by the angels above.
No other but this-and the tender. sweet
kiss
That sealeth q little ones love.
Frank L. Stanton. In Ladies' Home Jour-
nal
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"A WOMAN'S WAY.
She Took Time to Write a Letter
When q Telegram Would Have
Been Better.

speaking of conscientious service on
the part of lawyer" said the citizen
who came to Detroit when young and
is now past his three score and ten. II
want to tell you what was done by one
who always stood high in the esteem of
the bar and bur recently died. He had
gone through college and taken his
legal course with a young man who aft
erward settled in an interior town Of
Pennsylvania, where he grew wealthy
by looking after the legal interests of
mining and manufacturing corpora
lions. Part of the property left his wife
at his death consisted OF 5000 shares OF
railroad stock that had cost but little
and had been given in return for pro-
fessional work. The widow did MOI
know what to do with this part of the
legacy. and SO she sent it to the Detroit
friend of her late husband and asked
him to dispose of it on the best terms
he could get.
when the shares touched 20 he wired
her that he thought it time to sell and
asked an immediate reply. Woman
| like, she wrote instead of telegraphing
and in the meantime the lawyer con
cluded to sell, receiving $21 900 check
in payment. But the letter, when it ar
rived, told him that the writer had been
informed that the stock was likely to
go to par. and that she preferred to
wait. The lawyer succeeded in buying
the stock back Meantime she received
his letter telling what he had done on
his own motion. and she at once replic:'
that the sale was acceptable. and would
he please forward the proceeds. Here
was a dilemma. but the lawyer had
conscience that was as good as his
friendship. ale sold at 67A. made up
the $500 difference out of his own
pocket, absolutely refused to accept
any commission from the wife of his
old chum and sent her the full sci coo
jest as though the sale at 20 had stood
The stock is now quoted at 81. And yet
the world has way of laughing at the
idea of honesty among lawyers.-De-
troit Free Press.
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dropped another boat into the water
and came ashore as fast as his men
could row. Hailing the harbor-master
in bad Spanish when he was within ear.
shot he asked what the devil was the
/ matter, and why his men were taking
the stuff out of the jolly-boat. Le-
gaspe was smarting little under the
sharp trick he thought the captain had
played upon him. and was very short
in his reply that "the gobernador
would not sell. and that was all there
about it,"
"Who says he won't?" shouted the
captain. 1--WE had my glass on the
shore for half an hour, and no one has
spoken to you but this yellow-faced
chap and the girl yonder. He amt the
gobernsdor. I'll take my oath; and as
for the girl, I don't allow no damned
native women to interfere in my bust
ness"
1t took all the self-control I had to
keep from knocking the man down
His cool appropriation of our millions
was a serious enough offense. without
the gratuitous insult to the girl I in
tended to marry. I stepped in front
of the fellow and looked him over
Then I said:
This lady, sir. is Senorita de Garma.
only daughter Of his excellency. Col.
De Garma. gobernadcr of the Ladrones.
l supposed from your colors that you
were a German, but I'm ashamed to
see that you came from my own coun-
try. You will doubtless see fit to apol-
ogize to the lady at once"
The mans cold, fishy eyes met mine
for second or two before he spoke;
he seemed to be sizing me up. Finally
he drawled out:
'Waal, perhaps 1 war a leetle hasty.
l dunno who you mought be, stranger.
but yer kin tell thur Teddy didn't mean
no offense; wirnmin's good deal alike
out herein thur islands, an | didn't
ledge her right, that's all. But about
that thar coppera; want a cargo of it.
an I'm willin' ter pay er far price. I'll
give the goberuador four dollars more'n
thur Manila rate, an he kin pocket thur
difference; but l don't cal'late ter leave
Apra without it.
I'm afraid you'll have to. happen
to know the stuff is worth good deal
more than the price you name; and,
rather than let you have it, I'll buy it
myself on speculation"
"Oh. ye will! What's ter purvent my
layin' down my money here on thur
sand an tellin' my men ter put it
aboard? 1 reckon you an that dago
amt goin' ter stop me-"
THAT'S where you make another mis-
take. Senior Legaspe sen: for the COB
ernador an hour ago, and he'll be here
with the officers Of his staff very short
ly. In the meantime. if yon or your
men lay finger On those bags, I'll
shoot you without seconds warning"
q was playing for millions. and meant
what said.) more than that. as you
have grossly insulted the senorita. III
xii. you if you stay another five min
utes On shore"
=. ITO BE Continued
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~An communications for this paper should
be accompanied by the name of the author, not
eeccesarily for publication but as an evidence
Of good faith on the part Of the writer. Write
only on one side Of the paper. Be particularly
careful In giving names and dates to have the
letters and figures plain and distinct
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CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIII.
The next three days passed very pleas
antIy. The time had not yet arrived for
explanations to either Mcpherson or
Senorita Gracia; but we gave him 30
of the doubloons as an evidence of the
progress we we're making, and dis
cussed various plans for the future with
both. ON the way back to Guajan.
We were all very anxious that the
padre-or, rather, his eminence the
bishop--should have no opportunity
to come aboard at Apra. So. as the
two passengers had but little luggage,
it was arranged that we should be
dropped in the proa somewhere of
Cocos island, the steamer then head
ing for Manila without further loss OF
time. This arrangement was carried
out. and the people at Agana had no
suspicion of the Countess visit until
after We landed. The Pouynipetites,
having been occupied with their own
affairs. were not positive as to just
when or how had come board; 30 the
impression got about that. having
been blown out to sea, l had been
picked. up a long distance from land
and conveyed to safer neighborhood
merely because the two strangers
were going that way.
lnquirlng for Sebastiano that even
ing. the gobernador told me he was suf-
fering from a severe attack of gas
trio fever. which seemed likely to
keep MIN in bed for some time; SO I
paid him a visit of coincidence; it was
the least could do. Then took adj
vantage of his indisposition to get the
treasure above water while safe from
interruption.
First. 1 spent a couple Of nights in
removing the silver. already secured.
from Tarofofo and slowing it away in
the copra bags at Apra. Then l made
regular trips every second day to the
reef, returning with long reach to
the north-northwest which brought
me into Apra bay about midnight. and
working at the stowage until after
three. This. with staying under water
at the wreck. was pretty exhausting
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His Impression.

Rafferty," said Mr.. Dolan. what's
thin primary colors Oh hear me
dau'ther Ann tellin' of since she tuck
to shtudyin' art?"
"Wull," was the answer, "judgin' be
al! the primaries Oh wor liver to. Oh
should say they wor black an blue
Washington Star.
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An Instance.

Eyes. indeed" said the professor of
mathematics, 'I've come to the con-
clusion that one can learn something
from almost anybody."
Just so" said the professor of natur-
al history. 1T is only few days ago
that small boy of my acquaintance
give me a lot of information about lob
sters."-Puck
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where Ignorance 4. Bli...

Jack-The ingenuity of woman is be-
yond the comprehension of man.
Tom-What's wrong now?
Young Blanks fiancee sent him an
deliberately constructed pen-wiper for
a birthday present and he wore il te
church thinking it was a new-fanpled
cravat."--Chicago Evening News.
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him. How my presence on the steamer
was possible. when he had last seen me
rowing ashore at Apra, he simply could
not understand; aud when Diaz told
him of my being picked up at sea. he
crossed himself several, fmese~ That
the natives sailed from one island to
another, in the Carolines. he knew, but
the trips were seldom long ones. and
very rarely beyond sight of land.
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if it did make no difference to you.
Leave the rest to me. Now-vivo-take
the frown from your forehead. Come.
there is ell official-Senor Legaspel
Senior Legaspe. why do los hombres
remove the copra?
"El capitano gives two dollars moro
than the Manila rate. senorita.
knew ell gobernador would accept such
an offer, so have given him permits
sion to load"
"You have made mistake. senior:
the gobernador win be greatly dis
pleased. The price of copra has risen
very much. and the stranger capitano
thinks we have not heard of it. Stop
them instantly. l should regret to
see you in trouble. Senior Legaspe.
"A thousand apologies. senorita; it
shall be as you say. knew nothing of
the rise in values, and but thought ell
gobernador would be pleased to sell.
Hola. hombresl The copra is not for
sale. Take those bags out of your boat
and bring them back"
The sailors looked at one another
and then grumblingly began to do as
they were told. The schooner's cap
tain must have been watching through
his glass. for inside of Eve minutes he
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other man in such a position he felt i'm
mensely sorry for her. She saw the ad-
vantage she had gained, and at once the
cOquette awoke in her
Captain Rallywood," she sank down be-
side him again, Il need a friend in whom
l can trust, who will ask nothing of me,
but who will give me all the things l most
want
The Interpretation of this enigmatical
speech was left to the ear. for the young
countess was gazing at her big black fan,
where luminous freflies hung tangled
amongst the dusky feathers. Quickly, with
some dissa tisfactiOn, she became aware that
Hollywood was not looking at her-as he
should have been doing-but staring in
she knew she could make him look at her
as she desired-yet. 1t was but matter Of
time.
Il think you may count upon me-" said
RallywoOd a last. He believed in her,
which was good; moreover. he meant what
he said; yet the speech was wholly lacking
in the flavor which to the Countess Sagan
was the flavor of life.
After all, it is little to promise, ard 1
may not need your frien 1Snip for very
long" she replied. pluckng glittering fire.
fly from her fan and laying it on his sleeve
with her sweet, light laugh. Like a fire
fly 1 shall dance out my short night, and
die quickly before life grows stala!''
Hollywood took out his cigarette case of
Alfaun leather work. and dropped thu fire
fly with it's sparkle of diamond dust
into it.
Il don't like to hear you say that" he
said. In his quiet way, which the listener
decided might mean much or so little.
I'VE must all go out some time. 1 suppose,
but one always wants the beautiful things
TO live forever. Meanwhile, can you
snare me another dance? ''