The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-09-12
HARVEY co. CENSUS.
Enumeration Wrong; What In
vestigation Reveals.

T.. SOSWOrIn, niS returned ITOin an oIIlSldI
trip OF investigation covering about a
months time into the southern part Of
Harvey county. He went at the instiga.
ton Of the director OF the census to ex.
anime inio some unsatisfactory reports as
10 the taking Of the census In the isolated
valleys Of the Inland Empire OF Oregon.
Mr. Bosworth, IN the course Of four
weeks, drove by private conveyance some
100 OF 900 miles, Recommended nearly the
whole o, the southern half OF Harney
county, met the cattle kings Of the noun.
tain ranges IN that section and heard and
saw 80 much oi the lmmrusity Of the var.
led natural wealth. ot eastern Oregon that
he comes back ililrd with amiement. lie
mafvrls that 80 muCh oi eastern Oregon
prospefs IN the complete ignorance Of
Portland. the logical base oi supplies for
the cattle country.
he census oi liafney county, with her
thousands oi herds upon a thousand hills
and valleys, het sl,S6o,ooo taxable
wealth. her mines aud her Iitllcmen has
been retakrn. The complaint against the
rnumrfatOf Oi that district was that hr did
not do his duty aud neglected and refused
10 make the returns more compile. a
journey oi u special agent was necessary
10 arrive ~ u correct summing w ol the
situation, on account II the SLOW mail ser
wee and isolated district. Mr.. kosworth
says the trouble encountered was due to
the mans miScontrptlon ol the require
inrn,s oi his position. tie was perfectly
willing 10 accomplish all that the depart.
ment desired, but he tailed to read his IN.
siruciions and interpret them properly.
The direct result oi the visit oi the special
commissioner, II Is said, viii I've to make u
better showing IN the column oi totals for
Orcgon's domestic industries aud wealth.
Mr.. BosWorth went over the precinc, from
Burns. southeast hy Milhrur lake.
through Happy valley, Pueblo, White
Horse. AlNori and WiIi Horse precincts,
travelling through $50 miles oi almost wild
country. until he was near the Nevada
line.
Among other incidents Of the trip was
his meeting with Mike Drvine, the king
ot cattle kings, IN iha, country, whose
herds are innumerahl-. and Jim Mahan,
the owner oi a grca, mule ranch.
By Tar the mos, important feature ot the /
,rir was the appeal OF the business men I
aud the officials Of Harney county 10 Mr. /
Boswor,h 10 plead their cause before the
commercial bodies ol Portland ana ask /
iha, something I've done To promote the |
trade with Portland.
Mr. Boswoi,h discovered a great horaN
works AZ Rose lake. in Wild Horse pre-.
,inc, II isa busy manufacturing industry .
turning out over 10000 pounds oi crude I
horaN e>erv week. I, is near the south. .
eastern part ol that county. The horaN,
which sells At - cents per pound, Is .
hauled bv 4. mule team wagon trains loo
miles 10 Winnemutto, Nevada, There .
the produ,, Is shipped Nv rail To California .
points. aud the mule trains carry back 10
the region oi miners aud stotkraiseis mer'
,handl>e. the prom, upon whi,h goes every.
where excepting the point where II should
be-Portiand. The same conditions pre-
vail throughout that country,
"Ih~se is" he said, ~ better road 10
Ontario, and the q. X. Il \. and ,onnec.
iion. could give quicker and better service
10 all tins shipping II once Il Was e>tab.
ii>hed. hsrney people desire TO trade with
our city u they were given the chance.
The stage road from Burns 10 Ontario Is
,Ao miles a,ro>s the country and the road