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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-01-14

sustenance for his animals and he car
take them to market on their own feet,
thus saving the expense Of transporta.
tiOn.
With the lumberman, he only follows
in the wake OF other branches Of in.
dustry as rule, and is sure Of his
market before he begins business.
Often the natural waterways Of a country
furnish him the means Of getting his
product cheaply to where he has sale
| for il.
! BY these few comparisons it can
readily be seen that the miner has the
worst Of il, and II he can secure any
reasonable concessions from the federal
or the state government, he il surely
ntitled to them.
II II law were enacted that n miner
pays his tax according to the net pro.
ceeds of his mine, he need have no fear
that the general public will have know.
ledge Of his business. Far from it, the
returns are usually given into properly
dividual statement is kept secret and il
only used in making up the total.
No doubt the representatives Of the
mining sections in the state Legislature
Of Oregon will have more difficulty in in
Producing and having enacted such
measure, than those Of any other state.
The interest Of Oregon are 40 diversified
that th,s, representing mining are great.
ly in the minority.
Yet the mining interests have pro.
gressed with such leaps and bounds in
the past few years, and the future out
look is 40 rosy, II would not be out Of
place TO anticipate that more interest
would be taken in any legislation which
would tend toward advancing its well
fare.
One thing il certain, Oregon, under
the present system, does not secure
credit Tor her precious metal production.
There are two methods by which she
can, and those methods have been out
lined above.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-01-14
ABSOLUTELY SAFE SECURITY.
Gold Mining as Safe as Any Investment.

In one day last month the value Of u
very prominent industrial cencern in
Philadelphia shrunk $ls,07+, ,53+, one Of
the reasons given being that the COM
pany could not borrow money wherewith
to pay the dividend. In the last three
months the values Of great industrial
and standard" railway stocks have
dwindled away 81 that they represent
hundreds Of millions loss.
And yet people gravely shake their
heads over uncertainties of mining.
How long before they will realize that
the only absolutely safe security on
earth in II solid gold mining security.
Many of the rich aud conservative" in.
terests of this country have already re-
allied il and are investing their money
in gold mining M rapidly as possible
North American Miner.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-01-14
The Man Who Bought the Sunrise.

Il. A. Founder, the man who made n
producing mine out Of the Ethel in spite
Of hard times, ridicule Of knockers, and
many other obstacles, has purchased u
controlling interest in the Sunrise Min
ing company, which own valuable
mine in the Grcenhorn district OF east
ern Oregon. The ore carries high values
in gold, copper and silver,-Everett
Times.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-01-14
Timber and Hon estead Filinss.

Timber and homestead filings, rs well
as final proofs, can be made before
Charles II. Chance, United States com.
missioner, office in First Bank Of Sump.
ter building, Sumpter, thus saving ap.
plicants expense of trip to La Grsnde.
II in want Of clothing, see Neill Mer.
camille company.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-01-14
OREGON CREDITED WITH IN.
CREASE OF sss2. ,6sGoLD IN 1902.
Some Comparisons Between Mining. Farm.
Ing. Stoekraising and LAUNDERING Min.
ing has the Worst Of it-Eithes Is.
tabiish a U. S. Assay Office or Levy
Tax oa Net Proceeds Of Mines.

Director of the mint Roherts, in hi,
preliminary estimate of the production
OfgOid and silver in the United State,
during the calendar year Of 1902, credit,
Oregon with total output Of 81 500. NJ!
gold and 3i3. 900 in silver. This is AZ
increase over the fgu res given for 1907
Of &'i52.. ..pt5 in gold and decrease Of ~, :.
400 in silver.
How d1s this compare with an article
taken from the Mining aud Engineering
Review, II San Francisco, which was
published in this paper on Dece mber
l7th last.
Ths article cited states. after going
into all details. that eastern Oregon is
entitled t. credit Of u production of
from twelve to fifteen millions of dollars
per year.
IL has ls,en pointed out ~ often, the
reason for this state not receiving pro-
per cre'lit for it's production, that il
would liz wearisome to repeat il. One re-.
n'e.iy has been suggested. that IL tho ~.
tsblishing of u United state, assay office
in tho stats.
Theirs isstill another method by which
the correct returns could ,e obtnined,
and that in by the taxation of the mines
bSsei on their net output. This law has
been in force in Montana for n number
Of years aud u hill for u similar enact.
mcnt il about to bc ,ioiuccd in the
Idaho Legislature.
For several years this method hns
been in force IN British Columbia, and
although IL did not give the utmost
satisfaction to everyone, yet among the
many. il in considered the most epuit-
able manner by which to levy taxes on
u mining property.
II those Interested IN mining will only
nnalinn this subject, there is no doubt
bu, that they will m heartily in favor
al such n law.
Under the present system the land
comprising n mineral claim as well M all
machinery and improvements are taxed.
II matters not whether the mine in pro-
ducins or paying, the assessor and tax
collector are IN evidence annually.
On the other hand, the miner onl v
pays when he can we'll afford to, when
Il" has n producing and n paying mine.
N""nr VIII" has had experience in the
b,sin.ss doubts hut that the mining in-
dustry u one that needs fostering. The
min.r IN n missionary in n way. lilo il
conpcl,.L to go into tho mountain to
hni"his mine. II is often absolutely
necessary IA build roads aud bridges
which AZ. quite expensive, M as to reach
his pr"i1r,y, lie In compelled to pay
for tis own surveying aud for many
other things which other pioneers do
not.
iiis possessions generally lie remote
irpm markets aud he is put to great tx.
rru-r and often rxasperating delay in
securing necessary supplies.
With the farmer, the stockman, the
iur,b,vman and others, it is entirely
different, The United States govern
mcnt pays for the surveying Of their
land. The farmer selects his ranch in
y suitable place. il hs cannot sell all he
produces, he can consume great
Qusutity of it.
Ns,urc provides the stock raiser with
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-01-14

T. Il. Harrison, agent for Giant pow.
der company.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
Rad Man. Big Gun.

Matt Knudson, who has stunt
ed with the booze until well nigh
all the little sense with which he
was endowed by nature has left
him was at the village sheltering
arms this morning charged with
being a bad man and carrying a
big gun. Matt was taken in Sat
urday night while parading the
street with 9 gun in his hand
The weapon was of an antiquated
:a ,sattern end more dangerous to
the owner perhaps than anyone
else. Knutson ordered a meal at
several restaurants, ate it and
then backed out with the gun
pointed at the proprietor without
paying for il. Judge Reynolds
grilled him for five minutes and
ordered him to the tall timber to
perform acrobatic feats with the
can't hook.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14

ests in theRed Lake country. The
principal stockholders we're
Halvorson & Richards, Of Nebish,
and prominent Minneapolis men
were also interested.
The company owns general
stores at Nebish, the line Of rail
road between Nebish and Red
Lake Landing, together with the
rolling stock and a line Of boats
ON Red Lake. Halvorson 4
Richards were also extensive
contractors. They are well known
in this city and the announce
sment Of their failure occasions
general regret. ,,-s
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
Dainty Chinaware.

A display of hand painted
chinaware, executed by Olive
Mcbride, is one of the things
that attracts the attention of the
lady patrons at Winters store at
present. 1T is one of the very
cleverest things Of the sort ever
seen in the city and contains
many of the most dainty indi-
vidual pieces which will make
suitable holiday gifts. Every
lady in Bemidji should see the
display.
Why is it that Daily Pioneer
want ads bring such goodres
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
Must be Stopped.

DR.. Morrison, Of the local
board Of health. announces that
his attention has been called to
the fact that number of people
are very careless in dumping
refuse on the ice in the lake and
about the streets Of the city. The
practice must be stopped says
the doctor so far as the streets
are concerned and the board will
be compelled to proceed against
the first violation to which it's at
tention is called.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
Insolvency Of Red Lake
Transportation Go. Is
Announced.
HAD EXTENSIVE INTERESTS In
BRLTRAMI COUNTY,
Embarrassment Has Been known
for Some I'M Time e Bot + Failure lure, !,
s ,,.,llJ na'Xea p d. / 4


The announcement of the in
solvency Of the Red Lake Trans
porta s Company / made today
causes q considerable / 4. surprise ip
this city. The firms embarass-
ment has been known for some
time but it was believed that it
would be able to weather out the
storm Of financial DISTRESS.
The formal assignment for the
benefit of the creditors was made
the latter part Of last week, but
was not generally known until
today. The Red Lake Transport
tation Company had large inter
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
Membership Of Twenty.

A Lodge of ths Ipdependent
Order Of Scand navian Workmen
was instituted. il the city ]; y5ester-
|! day BY District Organizer /. Elmer
son. The order is on the frater-
nal insurance plan and only
Scandinavians sare eligible to
inle membership The logal lodge
starts out with a membership Of
about twenty. ...:3 Il. ss, !. i. /;
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14

fuse explanations were necessary
before he could be convinced
that it did notinvolve a duty upon
him to keep the whole outfit at
the court house until the police
department could be notified.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
Fast Driving.

Fast driving upon the streets
Of the city must be stopped says
Chief Of Police Bailey. A num-
Der Of complaints have been made
to the police depart ent and they
will endeavor tpskeep the scorch-
ers within proper speed limits
in the future. S.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
Thought Something Was Doing.

AnVu&Mt AVAOOMAM6 NN0 OVAMSs
The janitor at the court house
threw the scare INTO several
mem bers of the charter commits
sion Saturday night. The com
mission had been in session until
II o'clock and a few Of the mem
bers fingered until 1890, talking
over things. Then they started
to go home. They we're met at
the front steps by the janitor in
his night robes, armed with a
huge bludgeon. eHe had not been
informed that the commission
was in session and hearing q
noise up stairs he came up to see
what was doing. The most pro
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
MissLaura Mayors Name En-.
\ tered and She Takes
First Place at Once.
CONTEST WILL CLOSE AT NOON,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER q,
The Party WILL Leave For Dulnth
!. Saturday Noen and See Ben
Hur That Evening.
The vote today:

Inc vote LOuay:
Laura Mayer. 800
May Villemam ...........5 $50
BERTHE Brannon. ............ 1872
Ethel McTaggart. .......... lot
Florence >Grimold by. ....... "a
4 Outside towns:
Ida Moen, Bagley ..312
Mabel johnson, Turtle River. 312
Miss Cyr, Tehstrike. ..78
Y Bemidji and Beltrami; county
have hardly had time yet to real
ize the highness Of the Pioneers
offer to send q party ofsix people
e Duluth next week to see A 8
4 Erlanger's grand spectacuIllaIr
presentation Of aBen Hur, =, il i
which $50 people appear upon
the stage. Nevertheless consid,
cradle interest is already mani
fest and q few votes are being
polled. ,.,,. 49, ...,. ;..,,ss,3
Briefly the Pioneer proposition
Is this: The Pioneer will send
to Duluth to see Ben Hur four
people from Bemidji and two
from some town outside Of Be.
midi. The young lady Of Be.
midi who receives the mostvotes
for the most popular young lady
ot the city will be allowed to
choose three friends to go with
her, and, the young lady outside
the city who receives the most
votes will be allowed to choose
one companion; & e SO with her.
The entire party Of six will be
furnished with transportation,
hotel expenses in Duluth and
theatre tickets for the best seats
in the Lyceum theatre to see
Ben Hur Saturday IS evening,
December 26. 8 =
Twenty-six votes will be al
lowed for each months subscrip-
tion to the Pioneer paid up,
whether for subscription in adj
vance or for back subscription;
fol- two months 81 votes, for six
months 1856 votes, for one year
312 votes, etc. One years sub
scliption to the weekly will en-
title you to IS votes. Coupons
will also appear in the Pioneer
each day and in the weekly, each
good for one vote.
Remember that there are two
separate cornerstone for Be.
midi and one for towns outside
offBemidji.
The Pioneer party will leave
Bemidji for Duluth Saturday
noon, December 26, returning
the following day. E
Here is a Christmas present
worth having and worth giving
Bring in your votes!
d. pc y 4. . !. 80 Z Il VI
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
To Cruise Government Lands.

Nick Reyes one Of the best
known and most reliable cruisers
in this section, left this morning
to cruise the four towns in the
Big Fork country whichare toibe
thrown open for settlement the
18th, 18th, 18th and 18th of the
present month. Mr.. Reyes ex-
poets to cruise every foot Of the
land and represents a mum Der Of
interests.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
Charter Commission For
!, mally Organized, Last
Saturday Night.
NJ. ID. STONER, CHAIRMAN AND
,tzsl EREa l Rnana EGRETARY.
Work of Draughtina a City Char.
ter Will Be II. Taken Up
II, At Once. Il III.

The charter commission was
formally organized at a meeting
held at the court house last Sat
urday night At which all mem
bers we're present and will begin
| at once draughting the new char.
\ tsr to be snbnitted stor accept &C i,spt
ance. or rejection TO the legal
voters # RE t''s village # .Bemidii
some time within the next six
nrn.nl,dn,fhss Y e Nh ~ ~ g a'sasf
The meeting was held at the
|o1fce Of CLERK, # Court lG, r. Rshoda.
Porter Nye presided as tenn
pof:1aarr:.yl' chairman and 2. =. Nayyloor
as al! secretary. M. D. Stoner was
elected chairman and Fred Rhoda
secretary. Mr., Stoner made
. very happy speech Of ceptance
and there were remarks by other
i. = i
members Of the commission. The
remainder ind : Of f., the evening WaBs
spent ' il outlining ia t.he work u ii,
the he commission con 81 j l.. Plans were
discussed and the general senti-
men Z that az =. should pm together
tor the good 81. the city and,
draught a charter that would,
cover we'll. all Of it's requirements
was expressed.
II was s.. agreed TO- pbmit, it's several.
questions upon which the various
members Of the commits s. we're,
not agreed to Judge Spooner and
the meeting was adjourned sub
ject'to the call of the chairman.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
Big Business at County Jail.

The books at Sheriff Bailey's
office show that during tie time
since the new county jail building
has been occupied there have
been 189 prisoners at the county
Jail. This does not represent the
number Of ommittments., Many
Of the prisoners have been COM
mitted several times. Patrick
Doyle, paddy the Pig" has
served at least four terms during
the present year, but his record
| is not up to that of John Peter
son, who has served more time
than any man at the Jail.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-14
Present Month 0utclasses
Defenders Past for GEN
uine Winter Weather.
TEMPERATURES THE LOWEST
70, FOR SEASON ~ y ,IN Many YEARS
Yesterday Was the Coolest De.
cember Day IN Five !
Years.

The present month is estab-
fishing q new record in Decem.
Der weather. Yesterday was the
coolest December day in FIVE
years according to the govern
ment weather observers Il many
Of the cities. The thermometer
attained : minimum temperature
OF tWenty-four degrees and the
highest Temperature o ct the day
was ten below. ., .aa
The present winter is what
the old timers are, pleased to term
an old fashioned Minnesota win!
ter. It is the exception and not.
the rule Of Minnesota winters
nevertheless. Snow covers the
ground to depth Of over a foot
on the level, and there was good
[sleighing on the fifth day of the
month, something that has not
occurred for years. While there
have been few really severe
storms, snow has fallen for four
teen consecutive days in more or
less quantities than is usual for
this time Of year.
Snowcovered the ground sever
al days before the hunting season
closed the last of November and
in the thick pine woods it will
not leave until the first of May.
This leaves It on the ground
almost six months and tends to
bear out the statement that in
Minnesota there, ! are 8 only two
seasons June and winter.
There are several good features
about the early winter, however.
1t is especially suspicious to work
in the woods. There is old say
ing to the effect that a green
|Christmas Means full grave
yard" and if there is any virtue
in this an early winter IS a health
ful. one. "a deep December and
an early April is another chat
present conditions make reassur-
ing.
| According to the science of
woodcraft SHOWS in December
indicates a mild winter so far as
cold weather is concerned. When
the moss is green on the north
side Of hardwood timber in Nov
ember it is a sure sign, they say,
that the winter will be a mild
one.
The vigorous weather at pres
ent causes something of a hard
ship nevertheless. It was not
generally expected and it has
given a decided impetus to the
wood market and the coal market
as well. Despite the fact that on
an average Of seyenty-fye cords
Of wood have been marketed in
the city daily for the past twenty
days, prices continue high and it
is impossible to obtain wood of
any kind at less than So per cord.
The weather has also given new
life to the stove market and every
hardware store in the city has
all it can do to keep up with
the orders that are coming in at
present. b .'' @e
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-05
Shipping Notes.

The Kinau sailed for Hilo and way
ports yesterday at noon.
The Alameda sails for San Francisco
at o'clock this morning.
The steamer Iwalani sailed for Pu-
naluu yesterday afternoon.
The schooner Charles l. Woodbury.
sailed or Hilo yesterday at p. m.
The Nippon Maru is due from the
Coast tomorrow afternoon with six
days mail.
The American schooner o. NJ. KEEL
log will sail for Mahukona today to
load sugar for San Francisco.
The Italian ship Herat, Captain Oil
vari, is the next vessel expected from
Newcastle. She is now out forty-two
days from that port and has 2130 tons
of coal for w. G. Irwin and Co.
The Mary E. Foster has gone on the
Marine Railway to have her bottom
painted. She will come off today and
be fumigated and will probably sail
for the Sound tomorrow in ballast.
The schooner Minnie a. Caine has
finished discharging coal and will go
on the Marine railway to have her
bottom painted probably today. After
coming off the ways she will proceed
to Tacoma.
The bark Gerard c. Tobey sailed for
San Francisco yesterday with 1900 tons
of sugar. This is five hundred tons
less than she can carry, but the YES
sci was unable to get a full load with ,,
out waiting some time.
The American schooner Honoipu
which arrived here in distress on July
is from Honoipu sailed for that port
yesterday afternoon to load a cargo
of sugar for San Francisco. 1t was
found that the vessel was not serious
ly damaged when she went on the
rocks at Honoipu some time ago.
Captain Rodman has granted permis- !
sion to a man recently to dive for coal
in the naval slips. the man to keep all /
the coal that he secures. AS a number
of vessels have discharged and load !
ed coal at the naval wharves, and there
is always quite a bit Of it which drops
out of the baskets or the sling, the
man should be able to make some !,
thing out Of his deal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-05
CHANGES in THE
WILDER STAFF

On account of the illness of Tom
Birmingham, freight clerk Of the XII
nau, there has been considerable change
among the officials of the Wilder line.
Freight Clerk Phillips took Burning
hams place on the Kinau, and Purser
O'Brien OF the Maui takes Phillips S
place on the Claudine.
William Jarrett has taken the place
of Mr.. Littlejohn in the Wilder Co. s
head Office during the absence of that
official in Hilo. Mr.. Littlejohn takes
the place Of Mr.. Mckay who at pres
ent is in this city filling the position
of experimenting Engineer, as the
regular engineer. Mr.. Johnson, has
gone to the Coast to superintend the
building of the new Wilder steamer
Likelike. Purser Lewis of the Helene
has taken Mr.. Jarrett's place at the
wharf office temporarily, and as the
steamer Hawaii is laid up at present,
Purser Doyle of that steamer is taking
Lewis place.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-05
HOUSE BOAT
TOTAL LOSS
lowed From Pearl
-Harbor and
Sinks.
At Last Accounts It.
Was Going to
Pieces.
The Craft Cost $500 and Nay
Have to Be Paid for by
Cotton Bros.

Last evening Almy's house boat,
which has been the living quarters of
men working on the Pearl Haroor bar
for some months past, was anchored in
a sinking condition of Kalihi, as the
tug Kaena was unable to tow it any
further on account OF the wster which
had already leaked in. and probab V by
this morning the whole outfit has gone
to the bottom.
When work was first begun on the
bar the house boat was rented from
Almy by Cotton Brothers to be used
as living quarters for the forty odd men
that they had working there, and for
whom no suitable accommodations
could be found ashore.
When work was finished on the bar
Sunday night. preparations were made
to bring back the dredger and every-
thing which had been used in connec-
ton with the work. The dredger wss
brought up the other day, also several
scow loads Of pipe and small machin-
cry. Yesterday afternoon the Kaena
started for the city with the house
boat in tow and two small floats con-
tanning the last amount of stuff to be
brought up. All went well until the
hotilla was about half way to the har-
Dor when the house boat was found to
be leaking badly. The seams had evil
IDENTIFY opened with the pounding which
she had received by the waves and wa
ter began to pour in from all sides.
The men aboard deserted the house
boat in haste and got on the scows
which We're towing behind. Inside of
five minutes the huge affair turned over
on it's side and only about third of
the house was showing above the sur
face. The Kaena turned towards the
reef and anchored the house boat in
thirteen fathoms of water. Meanwhile
one of the Young Brothers launches ar
rived on the scene and Captain Will
liams, who had charge of the night
work at Pearl Harbor, came back to
the city in the launch to find Mr.. Jas.
of Cotton Brothers.
After standing by until it was too
dark to see the Kaena took the two
scows in tow and returned to the city
expecting to go down today and tow