The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-03-28
LOCALS FROM LAWTON
Newspaper and Church But
No Postoffice Or Saloon.

editor. II Is customary to throw boque'
at every newspaper that makes its ap
pearanee, and THE MINER herewith tosse.
its floral offering to the Standard-not be
cause II Is customary, however, but be
cause II is a rafting good paper. One IA
miliar with the technique Of the business
mechanically and editorially, can see at a
glance that Mr.. Hull is dead onto his job
That his head is level, this from his intro
duetory remarks Is submitted as proof
"Our politics is the development Of this
country, and. incidentally. the enlarge
ment Of our bank account" Then he
makes some remarks about the paper be-
ing all home print that "ring the bell, v
but will undoubtedly be considered by
some newspaper people to be pointed re-
Elections on their judgment. The follow
ing news paragraphs are taken from the
STANDARD:
l.awton is TO have water works sys
TEN. The water will be taken from q
large spring 200 feet above the town
which will give u pressure strong enough
to demoish the strongest building. The
pipe for the mains is to be ordered the frs,
Of the week.
The STANDARD believes It is the first pa
per ever published In town before the
advent OF a postofiice. There may have
been others, but II so, We have never
heard Of them. II can truly be said tina,
we are ''in on the ground floor"
Never before In the history Of new min
ing lamps has the church preceded the
saloon. Lawton has had the privilege
of listening 10 three excellent sermons on
as many Sundays, by Brother q. w
Kennedy, and still the saloon Is yet In the
the background. But the saloon is COM
ing-a dozen or more strong.
DR.. W. u. Ward. of Sumpter, is nego
tiating with the townsite people for the
construction OF a $4,000 hospital. For
this purpose large plat of ground will
be given In the most valuable residence
portion OF the town. II is altogether prob.
able that the deal with Dr. Ward will be
made and the work on the structure be.
gin at once.
Just before going TO press, W. w. Rob-
bins. manager OF the Concord Gold Min
ing eompany's properties, informs us that
the tunnel which he has been driving at
the rate OF hve teet per day has encount.
cred aud crosscut the ledge at ,io feet in.
Mr.. Robbins states that the vein is from
20 TO IS feet wide, and is OF the regular
typical Red Boy mountain ore. a drift
has been driven along the foot wall dis
tante OF IS feet, and returns just received
from a general sample OF the ilve-ioot face
gave the net value In gold and silver OF
$4,000 per ton. The ledge was eneount.
cred at point about so feet west OF the
west side line of the Concord claim OF the
Red BOY group, and is thought by many
10 he the south extension OF the Blaine
ledge OF the Red Boy group. This Is con-
siderei BY many TO be the most important
strike made in this section since the now
famous Red Boy discovery.
The q. X. mine, located adjoining the
townsite OF Lawton, is one Of the richest
discoveries OF tree gold matter ever made
in the Northwest. The vein is thirty fee,
in width and assays from 81 to s7S per
ton. Mr. Sam Wilson, the discoverer, be-
gan work on his tunnel four months ago
and has penetrated upwards Of 100 feet,
alone and unaided, into the bowels Of ma
jestic Spokane mountain. The o. <. Is
a safe milling proposition from the begin