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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
WILL BAKER GET
LAND OFFICES?

Now that the new federal buildin,
for Baker Cit, Is assured, IL is
highly probable. according To nd.
vices direct from Washington. that
the Burns aud La Grandc land offices
will soon be consolidated and located
In the new government building at
that place, In order to concentrate q
the business Of the government and
also to econonize on expenses.
The movement to merge the Oregon
City and The Dallcs land offices In
Portlan is n forerunner Of this i'm.
portant step, and II seems only u
question of u few months until Baker
City will be headquarters for all the
government land business In eastern
Oregon.
One vital reason for this movement
on the part Of the government IL the
fact that the vacant area of govern
ment land In eastern Oregon IL now
reduced to u very small amount.
compared to the amount at the for.
nation of the land office districts,
aud the extra expense of office rents
and salaries Of extra receiver and
registers can be logically dispensed
with, by this consolidation.
The federal building at Baker City
will be occupied by the postofiice and
the land office, and "a possible assay
office.
Baker City Is also anticipating the
location of the headqarters of the
new federal district In eastern
Oregon, but Pendleton IL the logical
location for the Judge and court In
the new district and will make the
right kind of fight to get IT, Baker
City Is located on the extreme eastern
border of the state, while all the new
federal districts would be directly
tributary to this city. - East Orego-
nian.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
PrOCureSS Wants School Girls.

Additional developments in the
work of procurers in this city came
to light today. After reading the
announcement in the East Oregonian
last evening that an attempt was
being made to secure names of young
girls here who would be available for
beer joints, dance halls and other
immoral purposes, School Clerk John
HALEY jr.s remembers that strange
woman called mt his office on We'd
nesday and insisted on having access
to the list of school Children of this
district, without giving her object or
design. Mr.. HALEY fatty refused to
give her the names and had difficulty
In getting rid of her, so persistent
was she on her mission, although he
did not suspect at the time what her
business could be. The woman was a
stranger In the city and has not been
seen since, and while there is no
direct evidence that she was procur-
ing names for improper purpose,
Mr.. HALEY now believes that this
was her business. She has left town
and he has no knowledge of her
whereabouts. She claimed TO him to
be connected with the woman's clubs.
but would not give her object In So
curing the names. .-Pendleton Ore
gonian.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
Governments Ledger.

The governments ledger for the
fiscal year which has just ended.
says a Washington report, shows that
the expenditures exceeded the rev.
enues by s41,352, 3a6. the receipts
aggregating s5il, 539,07l. The ex-
penditures include $50, 900. 900 paid
for the Panama canal right of way
and "a, 600, 600 loan to the Louisi-
ana Purhcase Exposition. Compared
with the revenues of the previous
fiscal year the revenues show falling
off of sl7, 700, $50, while the dis
bursements increased s2l, 1924
The decrease in the revenues from
customs amounted to s262. .06s,4s3,
or s2l, 1923, 235 less than In the fiscal
year 1908. The receipts from internal
revenue aggregated s232, i35, G95, ,ex-
ceeding those of the previous year by
80, 800. 440. The increase in ex-
penditures was mainly In the navy,
which expended IA total of sl02, 757,
073 or 500, ,06l.27l more than last
year. The item for pensions also
shows an increase of nearly 1000,
900 on account of the service pen.
sion. The receipts from customs were
reduced between 60, 200, 900 and
SO. 100000 by the operations of the
Cuban reciprocity treaty.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
ANOTHER ELECTRIC
POWER COMPANY
Prairie City People Will
Draw Power from Mid.
die Fork of John Day.

On Tuesday night a meeting of the
Middle Fork Electric Power company
was held in this city.
This company has been organize 4
for the purpose of building an elec.
trio power plant on the Middle fork.
The meeting Tuesday night was of a
preliminary nature and the corpo-
ration will be perfected immed lately
and the many matters of detail re-
ceive careful attention.
At the meeting r. c. Reese was
elected president; Sam Newman,
secretary; DR. V. G. Belknap,
treasurer and Joe Reese, general
manager. The company Wilt build
an electric power plant that will cost
In the neighborhood of $40, 900.
1t is estimated that they will be
able to generate a 700-horse power,
aud this will furnish power aud light
for the Dixie Meadows mine.
1t Is, however, a distinct corpor.
alton. and has no connection with the
Dixie Meadows Mining company.
This L. great enterprise and will
result directly to the benefit Of
Prairie City, as Its power can be
utilized for running sawmills, plan.
ing mills and innumerable concerns
that might take advantage of II. The
company will also supply light aud
power to all the mines In the district.
1t will be a stimulus to all the
mines here, as IL will offer facilities
that will cheaper the developme mt
and operation Of them. Prairie City
Miner.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06

them. 1t invites scrutiny into the
character of corporation, the same
as would be used in any other invest
ment.
There Is abundant testimony that
the successes which ere phenomenal
are IN larger proportion than can
be found in other pursuits, and the
failures are less In percentage, aud
involve less money. Pick and Drill.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
Special Excursion 10 The Worlds fair.

The Denver aud n Rio Grnnde.
In connection with the Missouri
Pacific, will run series of Person
ally Conducted Excursions 10 the
Wrold's Fair during June. These
excursions will he run through 10 ST.
Louis without change of cars, making
short stops at principal points en-
route. The first of these excursions
will lcnvo Portland June 7th, and
the second June 18th. The rate from
Baker City will hc $50 To ST. Louis
and return. Eycursionists going
via the Denevr a. Rio Grnnde have the
privilege Of returning vin different
route. This IL the most pleasant
wny, as well as the most delightful
route, TO cross the continent. The
stops arranged give an opportunity of
visiting the various points of IN.
terest In and about Salt Lake City,
Denver and Kansas City. II you
wish to accompany one of these OK
cursions write ut once to w. G.. Mo
Bride l24 Third street, Portland,
for sleeping car reservations.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
EARLY STUDENTS OF
ROCKS AND MINERALS

A. Cronstadt, of Stockholm,
Sweden, was the first to i,corpize the
distinction between minerals and
rocks and to separate the two into
different systems. He published n
book In 1908 treating upon n nersls
aud rocks, few copies of which yet
exist. In l77i Abraham Werner. of
Leipsic, published n work on the ex-
ternal charcter Of mincarls. which
was great advance ON Cronstndt's
book. He was the ilist to distiu.
guish minerals by their external
characters, and crystallography really
began with him; he having recog-
nized the great Importance Of oh
serving the crystalline forms In
minerals. Werner also proved that
minerals had differ ent chemical con.
stituents.
The first work on mineralony by an
Eng was that of Kirwan, who
published u book at Dublin in 1884.
The next most important work was
that of Mohs. II German, called
"Grundeiss der Mineralovic, md
published at Vienna In 1922. This
book was translated into n number of
languages and II yet an authority.
Mohs introduced "thc scnlc of hard.
ness, one of the most important
features In the study of miucrnlogy,
All this table, with one exception.
that of rock salt instead of gypsum
for No. >. has remained the authority
ever since. He also recognized the
Importance of lustcr, specific gravity
and color of the streak uf niiubl
aud large number of minerals we're
given names by him.
In 1886 Frcnchman, a. Du-
frenoy, published book called
"Traite dc Mincrnlogie. This hook
was an authority for u long time.
The greatest works on mineraloey are
doubtless those of james Dwight
Dana and Il. y. Dana, both OF Con.
necticut, and their works being au.
thority throuhgout the United States
and other English speaking couu.
tries. Mining World.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
Ginseng SwindIers.

The ginseng advertisements that
were feature of the magazines about
a year ago have disappeared, but the
Agricultural Department at Washing
ton hasn't forgotten them. A
veritable craze for raising ginseng
has spread over the country, and the
department 10 besieged with requests
for plants and seeds. Upon good
authority 1t 10 stated that the plant
grown In this country could find no
market. az the Chinese get an ample
supply from farms In Cores. The
ginseng advertisers represented that
the plant brought fabulous prices for
medical purposes, aud that Q small
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
MINING INVESTMENTS THE
PRESENT FINANCIAL FAD

Conservative investors are now
buying mining stocks to an extent
not known since the Lsadville dis.
coveries. The public also has taken
an interest in them. Mining capital.
lists purchase mines as whole. Some
of these are incorporated aud stock
offered the public, Such men,
versed in mining, put up their own
money, and usually have asked no
help from the outside, it so. only
from friends. They know how to
invest, The layman does not, yet is
desirous of investing in desirable
for stocks, and he buys into various
propositions, ii he Is prudent, not
risking all in one. In this way
stocks in mines have become widely
scattered, mostly in small sums.
We have heard of one corporation
that has six thousand stockholders.
The largest number now interested in
mining are of this class. 1t ia
encouraging to the mining industry,
which Is as legitimate as any indus
trials, aid followed With the same
good judgment rs Is used in indus
trials, is just az safe, aud at the same
time fraught with bonanza possibili-
ties, involved In no other industry.
This attractive feature leads to i'm
positions on the part of impostors.
But they play their hand In other
pursuits, also, and the mining indus
try should not be responsible for
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
CHERRIES WILL THRIVE
Al THIS ALTITUDE

II has been held that fruit trees
will not flourish at this altitude, but
j. W. Call, bookkeeper at the Berg.
man grocery, seems 10 have demon.
strated the fact that at least cherry
trees will thrive aud bear fruit.
a couple of years ago Mr.. Call
planted cherry tree in his yard on
lower Mill street, aud this year IL has
a good crop of cherries on Il.
While the cherries have not yet RI
pened, they are almost full size and
there Is every evidence they will
mature In due season. Mr.. Call IL
OF the opinion that not only cherry
trees will do we'll at this altitude, but
that other varieties OF fruit will
az we'll.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06

patch In any old back yard plat ted
with the root could make a family
rich beyond the dreams Of the most
gullible patron of get.rich quick
schemes. According to the New York
Sun. there has been frau in connec-
tion with the ginseng advertising,
some of the firms sending TO patrons
seeds that. when planted. produced
the common or garden variety of
turnip. Printers Ink.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
Don't Go 10 ST. Louis

TIL yOu call ut or write to the
ChicRo, Milwaukee aud st. Paul rail.
road. Office l34 Third Street,
Portland, Oregon. Low rates to all
points East, In conenction with all
transcontinentals.
W. s. ROWE, General Agent,
Portland. Oregon.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06

FOR SALE-New set light mar
ness, one second hand wagon and two
trucks. Sumpter Lumber company,
Sumpter, Oregon.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20
Nagonting sakert.

bet sages att ingsnting ar sakert utom
d0d och skater, men delta ar Ell alldeles
SAINT. DR.. Kings NewsDiscovery f0rCon-
sumption ar eu saker bot for ALA lung
och halssjukdomar. Tusender kuuna in
tyga delta. Mrs Van Metre i Shepherd
town. w. ", sager: jag hade EFT svart
fall af Bronchitis och forsokte under EFT
ar ALT jag horde talas ON men fck ingen
lindring. En- tlsskN af DR.. Kings New Dis
coverY botade mig fullstandigt." Den ar
ofelbar for Group, kikhosta. pneumonia
och lungsot. Fors0k den Den. ]garanteras
af Lungren 4 Andreen, a~potekare, Sioux
City, Ia. Proflaskor fritz. Van iga stor-
lekar SOC och l 90.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20

Fina parfvmer kunna erhallas
hos c c. Thelander.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20
Hastig bot.k

J. A, Gulledge i Verbena, Ala. var iva
CANCER pa hospitalet for svart fell af
hSrmorrheider, som foro sakade "a tum0-
rer. Sedan doktorsl och ALA laksmedel
icks hjelpte, <heidade Bucklen's Arnica
SaIve hastigt vidare ILLUMINATION och bo-
tade h0nom qvickt. Den 6fveryinner
yark och dodar smarts. 25c. Lungren Il
Andreen, Spotekare. Sioux City, Ia.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20
Den f0rsta under sasongen.
Popular excursion till
tvillingstaderna.

Den p maj arrangerar the Northwestern
Line G. St. NJ. & o. Ry.. en- af alma pO-
pulara exkursioner till St.Paul och Min
neapolis for 81 for tur och retur. Specielt
tag lemnar Sioux City XII. 1913 0 f. m. och
anlander till st. Paul XII. 7.2O e. m. Min
neapolis $50 Q. m. For attraktioner Sc
affischerna. Fullstandiga upplysningar
lemnas i c. & N. VS.. bi~lietskontor, 4 &
Nebraska SITS, telefon CIT. eller general
agentens kontor, G. Il N. VS.. passagera-
restation, telefon 257... Basta betjening.
Bast af allting
c. l., MCKINLEY,
Generalagent.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20
HAIR OCH DER

QviInor utestangda tran kro
gar. Pa order af polismyndighe
eerna i Boston ia inga qwnnor
dricka i neutrality-suspicious..
Alta hotel skola staugas och Sol
apotek hallas stangda medsn I'M,
Devastating pagar. Tisgutre apotek3
ha forlorat license for brott mott
rusdryckslagarne.
"syndens hon ar OGDEN. En-.
-okandqvinna hoppade harm dageni
Il hoden vid Niagarafallen. Hon
.efterlemnade EFT paper, pa hvil-
c<et hon skrifvit: "syndens lon ar.
AT atskilliga indioier ar.
man dock bold att tro, Diet self
mordet endast skenbart salts j
verket. Det formodas att fruntim-
ret ware sig hon nu ar riktigt dod
etler Ell ar en- ung sNenska fran
Jamestown, N. ", miss Ester
Ekholm, hvilken ayligen begaf sig
till Buffalo att soka ~tjenst. Her
mes anforvanter och vanner ha
emelertid 6ngen anledning att tro
Diet Esther bestamt sig for att do
eller forsvinna, och Diet ar att hop
pas, att man under de narmaste
dagarne skall komma till full
visshet ON, att hon ar fortfarande
/ lifvet och vid sunda vatskor.
F.
Peterson i New York onskar pa.
minna ALA immigranter darom att
de, afven ON de vid framkomsten
dit hafva jernvagsbiljett till de
platssr, dit de ANNA begitva sig,
dock maste dessutom innehafva
fem eller ito dollars ALT efter den
It'd, som atgar for resan. On sa
ej ar ~tallet, kvarhallas de, tills de
genom BRET eller telegram fran
sina anhoriga har i landet kunna
erhalla erforderliga medel, och
delta kan ibland taga ganska lang
It'd och fororsaka mycket obehag,
Bland ALT Diet myckna,
som fnnes att beskada pa verlds-
utstallningen i St. Louis, markas
ire storartade panoramor kallade
Galveston Flood. The Battle
Abbey" SAINT New York to the
North Pole, hvar och en- at dem
inrymd i sin sarskilda byggnad pa
THE Pike, metsvarande Chica-
goutstallningens Midway Plat
sauce'.
Galveston Flood" byggnaden
innehaller en- lihig och realistisk
framstallning af den beryktade
storm och ofversvamning, hvarige
nom staden Galveston odelades
for nagra ar sedan, Staden franz
stables f0rst en- lugn och stilla
sommarafton. Plotsligt utbryter
EFT ovader med storm och aska,
regnet oser ned i strommar, or
kanen ryter, och fran hafvet kom-
mer en- oerhord svallvag, som
appslukar och tillintetgor den till
undergoing domda stadan. Da
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20
svenskt illus pa sveriges

hus. En- ny, af ingenioren Lorens
Anderson upptunnen elektrlsk
baglampa Solo, hvilken lnom
fackkretsar vackt mycket erkan-
Rande, skall uppsattas vid den
sverska paviliongen St Louis, och
utvandigt belysas af densamma.
Delta ar sa mycket'mer gladjande
som en- stark konkurrenS tor mar
varande eyer rum pa de elektriska
baglampornas omrade. Som EFT
bevis pa den uppmarksamhet,s som
kommit Solo till del, ma anforas,
att frman Numa Peterson l
Stockholm uppgjort ON dess for
saljning till Tyskland och for
fornarvarande ligger i underhand-
ling med en- Londonhrma ON
dess forsaljning i England och
Indien.
DR.. Carl Swenssons eftertradare
vid Bethany College blir dr. Ernst
Pihlblad, utnamd vid svenska lu-
tberska k~onferensen for Kansas,
Colorado, Texas och vestra Mis-
souri, distriktet.
En- kula, som atskots genom
EFT fonster mot D. Robinson
Jacksonville, Ind, hejdades at en-
bibel i en- brosthcka. Robins ar
arbetarepartiets kandidat for
borgmastare. och polisen miss
tanker for attentatet en- person
som hotat honom.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20
Svenskt Bageril

Den gamle valkande svenske bagaren A. r, JOHNSON, 400
Iowa street, rekommenderar sig harmed landsmannens atanka.
Knackebrod, Skorpor, Tebrod och ALT hvad till en- val ordnad
skandinavisk bageriafar horer. Orders fran landsorten expediera:
med omgaende. Teleton Ic7.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20

stormen lagt sig och vastnet dragit
sig tillbaka, visas vid manens sken
den nykonstruerande staden.
From New York to the North
Pole" ar en- framstallning at en-
nordpolsresa. Affarden skier fran
New York, som slutligen forsvin-
ner, och man be6nner sig ute pa
oppna hafvet.S lutligen blir skep-
pet infruset i isen, och resan gar
vidare efter hundar till pollen. der
den amerikanska 1aggan hissas.
the battle Abbey framstal.
las Stag ur Amerikas historic
begynnande med indiankrigen och
slutande med sjeslaget vid Manila.
Fran revolutionskriget translates
slaget idYorktown, vidare langre
fran i tiden slaeen vid New Or
leans, Alamo, Buena Vista, Gett-
tyourg och Manassas slutande
med Deweys seger vid Manila
Eft stort museum at reliker och
malningar fran dessa krig forevisas
afvenledes.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20
Farmare
Gif akt.

Hvarf0r f0rbTifva i norden och
STAMINA inomhus sex manader pa
aret och alta upp hvad nj kan odla
under de andra sex manaderna?
Res till s0dern, der nj kan ar
beta utomhus hvarje manad aret
och der nj kan producera n8gon-
ting aret ruudt. ON nj ar bo-
skapsuppf0dare sd vet nj att edra
kreatur nu "ata upp siua hufvu-
dem och dessutom maste skyd-
das for vinterns kyla genom dyr-
bara inhagnader.
Eft ekonomiskt satt att uppf0da
kreatur fordrar en- kombination
af f0da i VISA proportioner. som
bildar babe muskler och felt. Ala
bama och Florida producera Of
yertl0d the velvet bean och cassa-
va, den fora en- muskelbildare
och den senare en- fattbildare.
och de AFRO Diet billigaste och
basta kraftfoder man kanNeri
varlden.
Mera penningar kunna f6rtje-
mas med mindre arbete pa altman
farming, frukt, bar-och trad
gardsodliug utefter var vag i So
dern ar i nagon AMMAN del af uni
omen.
ON nj ar intresserad och be-
h0fver vidare~ uppIysningar i am
tsa tillskrif
G. A. Park,
emil Immigration and Industrial Age
LOUISVILLE h NASHVILLE r. X, co.
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20
M0drar.

stryk bosar lake. ON Diet sd gjorde skulle ia
barry vata ned sangen. bet gives en- konstitu-
l Orsaklhyarf6r, och jag skall sanda eder
en- anvisninC pa Q enke hembehandllng'som
botade mitt barn och manga aRdras.
Mcs. G. SUMMERS
BOX 6, M, Notre Dame, Ind.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20
Den store.

Sc Goliat sd markligt stor;
Hans stamina h0rdes vida,
Han brummade och grymt han syor:
HyeE vagar med mig strida?
ON hundrafalt din styrka var
bet skulle ej sig Iona,
Jag | en- enda bit dig tar
som hSken tar en- h0na.
Sa brummar jetten i sin drakt,
Han bannar ock i vrede,
Vet ej Diet fnnes / var slakt
En- stackars liten herde.
Till kungen derne genast gar
Att sig ! harnesk smida, q
Och utaf honom anstand far
Att Cd att jetten stIida.
Fem slataI stenar fran en- back
Och slungan att Ell gl0mma,
Whip! tar den forste Just den fack
Som.jetten tycktes omma.
Han stapplar och till marken gar
Eft loje blot for ALA,
Och for hans sget svard nu far
Hans hufvud genast falla.
/ haien har man godt hum6r
Ty nu ar allting ~stilla,
FL beffstsk socker sapa. smor
Kan folket mer forvilla.
All humbug undanstokadt ar,
Tills nya strider boria,
Dock den som fanan for oss bar
Skall afven derfor soria.
Var CODA stad var mar slit fall
Men den, som alltid sager,.
Alt harintill Ell langre skali
Du stracka dina lager.
Han yakar an, han raider ock
Han styr och han befaller,
Om Ell med lock sd dock raed peck
De starka fasten falia. @
PIT.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-08-06
HOW THE JAPANESE KNEW
Had Spies to Watch the Building =.
Russian Battlsship at
Philadelphia.

A story is being told which sheds an
interesting light on the marve lous fore.
sight and precaution that characterized
the preparations Of the Japanese for the
present war. says the Philadelphia Press.
Some years ago a japanese agent came
TO Philadelphia with letter of introduce
ton to prominent Philadeiphian who
had Travelled in Japan. This PhiladeL
phian tells the ttoyv.
The letter was written 81. 4 yAo.nese
ofictal who knew the Philadelphian, and
It stated that II he would help the bearer
In what he desired the favor would be
greatly appreciated. The favor wss for
the Phiiadelphian TO simply introduce
the agent to a first-class firm of detec~
tivcs. This was done and the agent de-
scribed as a responsible person. He had
plenty Of money, and a bargain was n ade
with the firm. the latter to receive q
large sum of money.
The detectives were required to dress
In the clothes of laborers and secure
work in Cramps shipyard and then to
gather full information about the Rus
sian battleship Variag. then in early
course Of construction. This they did.
and the japanese government was sup
Filled with every detail in the corstruc-
tion and armament OF the Variag. The
officials at Cramps 90 not yet know ex-
actly how the Japs obtained It.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-08-06
GRASS ON CANAL BANKS.
Recent Experiments Show That II
Prevents the Washing Away
Of the Earth.

The engineers in charge Of the work
OF maintaining the Suez canal have dis
covered that the best OF all methods OF
protecting the banks from crumblinS
and decay is provided by tho natural
growth Of reeds which fringe the chan.
mel for some distance below Ism 1i'ja
on the African side. and some rather
interesting attempts have been lately
made to plant new beds In other parts
of the canal.
It is stated that the local species OF
reed with which the experiment has
been SO far made Will not live in GAIT
or very brackish water In the early
stages of its growth. though II will
bear transplantation later. and that a.
present the serviceableress Of the
natural means of protection is conse-
quently limited.
Where the water is sufficiently free
from brine. however. the network Of
roots is found to put facing on the
loose soil OF the ban. g moro sIccesstC!
and permanent than = wall OF br!ci; or
stone, ard 1T would probably not be
difficult to discover and establish so.pr
coarse sedge or other plant Of the sea
marshes.