The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-25
Much Activity in That Camp
and District.

with the railroad heading this way. Ar
thur Phlbrck, OF Sumpter, finished laying
out streets. blocks and lots on the section
secured west OF and adjoining the old
town by the promoters two weeks ago,
and has about completed the plats. r. w.
Wanzcr, civil engineer, of Sumpter, took
the work and has been busy for three
weeks running levels, grades, etc, on the
townsi,e. I'D Blcwe,t is his righ, bower
while young Rogers also helped carry the
chain. The two latter, also from stump.
ter, are 50 pleased with this place they
have concluded 10 remain aad are already
getting hold OF mining claims.
Professional aud business men are pros
pec,ing Tor personal locations.
There are three general stores and two
cigar aud confectionery shops, three sa'
looms, one assay Office, one hotel, one
restaurant, one livery bara, one feed
stable, two blacksmith shops and one un.
der,aIing aud cabinet shop, one Masonic
hall aud l. q. O. I. lodges.
The Prairie City hotel, long closed, as a
hos,elry, will soon be reopened by George
Rose, OF Granite. II IS said this house
had made $40. 900 for one man during the
first few years Ot its career, when the
camp was In It's hey day OF prosperity In
placer mining.
There are between two and three hun.
dred inhabitants within the corporate
limits.
Around Quartzburg there is much in.
tercst IN Shcbundy's mine, which Is I'M.
dergoing extensive development. Mar.
shal lluscr was showing some very Tine
specimens at the assay office last week.
lie brough, in one chunk OF quartz that
was sparkling with copper, gold and other
values. Assays showed up In the hun.
dfeds. There is an immense ledge. The
piece OF mineral rock now being displayed
in town was in weight something like two
hundred pounds. Tie is satisfied he has
struck /, rich and plenty.
The Cleavers, the townsite promoters,
also have tine lodges OF copper and gold
NNtNNFs Ss'lI ~ tlVIC tbtNlllH
both the mineral and landed properties OF
the brothers. IN reference 10 the town
lots, he informed a MINER representative
that ~ soon ~ the plats were received he .
would designate the blocks the railroad .
company viii claim. At present he did
not know II II would hc on the north or
south side ol the John Day river. They
Viii have a choice oi thirty acres on the
north or 20 acres on the south side Of
the new town.
Or. Clelver also stated tina; as soon as
the plats we're received town lots would
he on sale. They viii range IN price from
$500 TO $3.50 Tor business and from sioo to
$3.50 for residence lots.
DR.. Causey and Billie Reese, OF Gran.
i,e, were down here last week looking
over the country. They went rs far down
the valley as Spanish gulth, which place
Was attracting the notice OF mining men.
-Ino. &. Young, who seems to be In
touch with both the railroad and the town.
site men, has been here for several days.
Christian Anderson, one Of the Chief
engineers Of the Columbia Southern, re.
Gently spent several days in the valley In
The interest OF the company.
This is fair farming community, good
stock raising section, and is surrounded
by mountains containing all kinds Of val
liable minerals. There are many good
and a few mines within radius
,i ten miles. There Is plenty Of water In