The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-01-07

ter's mining affairs, among them being
Neil j. Sorensen 4 Co., mine managers
and promoters; W. G. Calder, broker;
Browne 4 Smith. consulting engineers
Geiser 4 Hendryx, promoters and
managers; John T. English, Brown,
Roe & Mohr, brokers; Oregon Smelling
and Refining Company; Van Nleet 4
Wright, brokers and the Offices Of the
telephone and telegraph companies.
Many Of the leading mining men, brok.
err, managers and companies have
deliberately fitted up offices with re.
ception and consultation rooms, notably
those Of J. II. Robbins, Robbins Bros,
killcn, Warner, Stewart Co., and Others.
The many fine cuts seen in the Review
and the Oregon newspapers Of the var.
ious mines and mills are from original
views taken by Sumpter's photographer.
Mr.. J. W. Cowden.
Sumpter, though II cosmopolitan city
in many ways, as to population IL more
or less migratory like that Of all mining
camps, but the permanent portion Of
the population keeps up with the march
Of progress and under municipal rule
have adopted water rights, electric
lights and other modern improvements,
thereby acquiring metropolitan con.
veniences. II il believed that electric
power will furnish transportation in
another year on some Of the streets and
between the city and the North Pole
mine on Cracker creek. Should AN
electric line he constructed from Baker
City to the Greenhorn district direct,
Sumpter will he an important factor in
many ways.
The city il provided with electric ,
lights supplied by the Sumpter Light
and Power company, and with water
by the Sumptcr Water company. Mr..
Robert r.. Strahorn il president and
manager Of both companies, and T.. T..
McCammon, secretary and treasurer,
with offices in Wilson'S new brick block.
The electrical power plant il Of 225 II.
=. dynamo with capacity for 1000 lights.
The Water company has laid 10000
pounds of piping within the city limits
during the past season and 81, miles Of
piping outside, connecting two creeks
Tor supply.
There are two banking institutions in
Sumpter, the First Bank Of Sumpter,
which by rapid accumulation Of bust.
ness is now the First National Bank. r.
II. Miller, cashier, and the Bank Of
Sumpter, Geo. II. Tracy, Jr., cashier.
The Sumpter Transportation com.
pany carries mail and passengers to
the various camps, IN does the Cali.
fornia Stage line To Cableville, and ID.
u. Fisk and Sons from Whitney to
Geiser, Greenhorn City and other
points.
All Of this mining region is fortunate
in being extensively advertised. Liber-
ality with printers ink has been the
watchword with quite number Of the
active and energetic mining men OF
Sumpter and immediate camps, who
have advertised the mineral resources
of eastern Oregon from one end Of the
continent To the other, and while their
names are not legion they are easily
distinguishable whenever any public
interest II to be promoted.
The newspapers Of Sumpter are pro-
gressivc, much more 81 than usual in
mining camp unless it be when II rat
Ting boom" is on and then all things are
considered progressive. Latent energy
behind n newspaper would, in Sumpter,
he forced to get on u progressive burst Of
speed because Of its class Of supporters,
the leading men oi the district, and it is
this class oi men who have caused so
much reliable matter To be- spread