The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-07-04

Grant county was made. The first OBJ.
ject of interest encountered on leaving
Sumpter was the improvements being
made in the public highways on the
Granite road. There were men strung
along for miles, some repairing, widening
and Strengthening the road, while others
were making an entirely new roadway.
The latter is well taken, in so far as not
only to select better way and easier
grade, but to shorten the distance between
Sumpter and Granite. There is lots OF
work vet to be done, as the public high.
way is in bad condition from Granite this
way for few miles, even during the dry
weather.
Granite is a neat looking little town on
the west slope Of the hills. There Is an
elegant hotel building there, which speaks
for the prosperity OF any place. The two
weekly new spaper buildings loom up In
their respective locations. The Boulder
seems to be in the third story Of a large
lodging house; while the Gem Is IN a
little building on the first floor on Main
street.
lawton is a brand new town, situated
in meadow where sgring water, nice
and cooling, gushes up to quench the
thirst. kenworthy 4 King, formerly OF
the K 4 K, Sumpter, are doing well In a
restaurant. The town was quiet about
the time oi this visit, owing to the ab.
>ence oi Editor Hull, OF the Standard,
and the recent visitation OF severe hail
storm, u few houses being damaged.
The finest lot OF dairy cows in eastern
Oregon are kept TO supply the towns
people with milk.
a few miles M the creek one finds him.
sell IN a bunch oi mines, mills and work.
men. The May Queen, one of the finest
built mills, shut down after iew weeks
successful running. The ledge seemed to
I've broken and II viii take considerable
tunnel drifting and shalt sinking to get
on to II again. Those who seem 10 know
saw the mine is all right, aS well rs the
that II is only a matter ot short duration
when the mill will yet into operation
again.
The Red Boy mines and mill loom up
to the visitor. II constitutes Il town oi
itself. Al the houses are painted red, 50
one can know when he gets there. BE.
sides the usual daily routine in a well
regulated mine and mill, extra men are
engaged In -Ncavating tor a large steam
hoisting works over the main tunnel.
UP the gulth short distance is the
Concord, in which Banker Robbins, ot
Sump,er, Is interested Already much
work has been done. 4 good boarding
and lodging house is kept tor the men.
There was a delegation OF Young ladies
visiting the Concord while the writer was
there. They had ridden horseback from
Granite and were doing the vicinity.
Alamo Was vet to be seen, and being
a distance ot four miles from the Red
Bov, u Jog OF one hour brought horse and
rider IN front ot the Alamo hotel, where
Thomas Campbell and Pete McPhee pre-.
side over the hostelry. The house has a
nice trade and the boys are doing well.
Mrs. Campbell has within the last fort.
nigh, Joined her husband here, having
come from Portland. There are three or
four families in town, while some sixty or
seventy people are IN the hills near by.
The town>i,r is ohlong, with several short
streets crossing the main street, Amador
avenue. being 4 mile long. There Is
no room tor any parallel streets, which