THE SUMPTER MINER.
Wednesday, September 12, 1900
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OFFICERS
John ). pknuai.i-,
President
0.n. Met. Kunkrr Mill CiolJ AW-. (.-.)
SUMl'HW, UWMSOS
AI.UIKT GklSHK,
Vice-President
(I'rrtlJrrtCltlrntllank)
ItAKLkCllY
I:()GI:NI: sim-kky,
It. C. I'l'.NTMND,
Treasurer
Secretary
Grizzly Gold
Mining Company
Capital $500,000
In 1,000,000 shares of the
par value of Fifty Cents
Each. Treasury Stock
400,000 shares.
FULL PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE
THE Grizzly group consists of the "Colorado" and the "Colorado Extension" quartz mineral claims, situated
in the Sumpter District of Baker county, Oregon, six miles northwest of the town of Sumpter, forming part
of tne rich mineral zone wherein are located producing mines of fabulous wealth, such as the "North Pole,"
"Columbia," "Golconda," "Bonanza" etc., etc. Development work on the Grizzly group has disclosed a gold bear
ing ledge of remarkably high value, a force of men are now at work and there is every reason to expect the prop
erty will become one of the greatest mines in Oregon.
Read Our Proposition Carefully
A limited amount of Treasury Stock is offered for sale at SIX CENTS PER SHARE, payable cash down or
in twelve monthly payments, the funds realized being used tor opening up the property and making a producing
mine of it. The purpose of the company is to have a steady inflow of cash to meet monthly pay roll. This can
he realized by selling stock on monthly installments just as well as if selling for all cash, and at the same time
enabling investors to secure control of a larger block of stock than if paying all cash.
Two Thousand Shares at 120.00, payable $10 down and 5 10 per month
until paid. Larger blocks of stock on pro rata scale. j
HGFCnCNCCO; Fiv fB or Sumvmim Sumpm, Out
Citiich Bank Bam Citv Ohioon
or Prospectus and Further Information, address,
Grizzly Gold Mining Co., Sumpter, Ore.
"INVESTIGATING" A DISTRICT.
Good Advitt to Thou Who Invot In
Mints.
I lie Denver Mining Reporter Rives litis
sound advice In those who ate thinking of
Investigating mining preperties:
It ynu are contemplating an investment
in mining in any part of the west.luvestt
Xrts along some nf the following lines:
fiul fur .1 copy nl the local paper ami
give it r.irrful study. If ynu ohsetve th.it
It mntaius a number of patent applica
tion advertisement, ynu may he assured
that the mine owners think well rnuugli
ol the legion tn secure a perfect title In
their giiiuud. If ynu observe In it the
t.ird of two or more deputy United States
mineral suiveyors and ol several assay
rrs, ynu may safely conclude that the dls
tiict Is an active one; that the prospeiUrs
are interested and that the prolesslini.il
men .in- nuking a lair living. It sou Hud
the adveitisemeut uf a sampling wotks,
or ol ptrlies who buy ore, it is a suic
proul lli.it a number ot the mines are pro
ducing with considerable regularity, and
that some of them are making money.
Or, 111 the absence ot this testimony, if a
i.illro.id has been built tn the town, the
.imecnniluslou may safely he drawn.
If the paper contains the advertisement
of one or more banks, the prosperity of
the place may be considered certain. It Is
then only necessary to ascertain whether
it Is what the miner calls a "one mine
amp" or otherwise. One-mine camps
:ire settlements around a mine which has
proved tn be pre-eminently profitable. In
such places the mine generally owns the
ptinclpal stores and the bank, is interest
rJ in all the publl: utilities, such as water,
light and telephone plants, and does not
encourage the coming of outsiders; and
outsldeis will often do well to stay away
from such districts, for the proper place to
search for a bonanza Is at some little dis
tance from one already discovered. As a
rule nature has not planted her metal crop
with the regularity and method which the
farmer adopts In sowing his field. There
, are exceptions to this rule, as at l.eadville,
I Virginia, Nev., Htittc and Cripple Creek,
I but they are rare.
i Usually the local weekly publication
, will, to the careful observer, tell a plain
story. Il the signs mentioned are found,
open correspondence with an assayer and
surveyor, inclosing a cash fee of say Jio
in vour letter, and ask their professional
view on the locality. These people are
generally gentlemen and men of honor.
Often they are college graduates. Their
opinions are worth having. After obtain
ing them, if the outlook Is favorable, sub
scribe lor the local paper and also for the
weekly mining journal of the nearest large
(.(iiiimeiU.il (.enter. Study both carefully
as they come along and explore the ad
vertising columns ol the latter for the
names and addresses of mining engineers
who make it a business to report and ex
amine mines. Address two or more of
them, and inclose a 2$ fee, asking frank
ly their opinion of the camp.
finally, If the general report on the
whole is favorable, take the train and go
right to the district and examine the pro-'
position yourself. There Is no mystery i
about the business of metal mining. Any
man of average common sense can, if he
will take the time, satisfy himself whether
the property before him contains the ele
ments of success or failure. There comes
a time, it is true, when it i proper and
necessary to purchase trained practical
assistance and professional advice; but If
a proposing investor will first personally
look into the proposition offered In about
the way suggested, he will be entirely
capable of deciding whether the expert to
whom he finally applies for technical aid
is worthy of the trust reposed in him.
There are rascals In all professions.
There are as many shysters and quacks
among mining engineers as among law
yers and medical men. A glib tongue
'and an attractive presence will cover
much mental vacuity, except to those who
know. It is a fact, which may be easily
' demonstrated, that the bulk ot failures In
mining ate due to the Inertia of the Invest-
' or, who Is too l.iy or too busy to think
' for himself.
To Irrigate Dead Ox Flat.
C. II. Kussey, a merchant of Payette, i
Idaho, Is In Portland with his wife during !
carnival times. At the Perkins yesterday
Mr. Bussey said that his portion of the ,
Snake tiver valley is blest with a bounti
ful fruit crop this year, and that peaches
and prunes are being shipped in large
quantities to the large mining centers of
Montana, Utah and Colorado, as well as
the cities further east. The first prunes
ot the season, he said, brought good
prices, but a slump has since occurred, as
a result of shipments from Qregott and
California. The reclamation of Dead Ox
l:lat, on the Oregon side of Snake river,
he said, is being agitated in Payette, and ,
he looks for an early movement toward
bringing the enterprise about. Dead Ox
l-'lat is a tract of some 60,000 acres, which
without water, Is merely a bed of sand, i
but by a judicious application of moisture
may be transferred into tropical fertility.
The program Is to dam the Payette at a
natural point for a dam, about iH miles
above the town. The banks of Payette
river are rocky and high there, and the
channel of the stream Is unusually nar
row. A dam would create a waterfall
from which electric power could be gener
ated and sent by wire to the banks of
Snake river, where huge pumps are to be
placed for hoisting the water in great
quantity into ditches above. Eastern
capital Is being interested in the scheme. I
Oregonian.
The City Green house, at Biker City,
urnishes choice cut flow ers.
O. S. L. Ry.
THE IIJKrCT POUIl! TO
Montana, Utah
Colorado and all
Eastern Points...
(ilvtf, clinic nf wn favnritr rut. via thr UsiON
I'm;ii k: I ast .Milt Lint, nr ihe Rio (Jrasob S.nlc
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No Change of Cars
On lh PorttanJ-Chlragn Srfclil.'"Th Until I
the Writ, EqulrrrJ with
Elegant Standard Sleepers
l;lne New Ordinary (Tourist) Sleepers
Superb Library-Buffet Cars
Splendid Diners (meals a la carte)
l-'ree Recllnin Chair Cars
Comfortable Coaches and Smokers
Entire Train Completely Vestibuled
I or furtlirr llitnrmatlon jprly to
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Irav. Pass. At. ( 11 1 tnt
142 Third St., Portland, Ore.
THE . . .
SUMPTER MEAT
MARKET
A. MANNS, Rroprietor.
Butcher and Packer
Fresh and Cured
Meats ami
Sausage of all Kinds
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