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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1900)
THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, October 17. 1900 , , ! officers T . I Capital $500,000 j Onzzlv God - 1 JOHN J. PENHAI.I-, President V-JI IMMl V VJVyiVl J ((n. MKt. Hunker inn (ioij Mil, o..) In i,ooo,oop shares of the i sumciim, ouidon par value of rifty Cents J AMikKT ni:ISKK. Vice-President . feVsha7 5 j i,"rtitzu'nh) Mininp inmnanv t EUOENI- SPI-RKY, Treasurer I III III lg VWI I ldl I J pULL pA,D AND NON.AS. R. C. PliNTI.ANI), Secretary SESSABLE e Weekly Bulletin A t i : 5 DEVELOPMENT The face of the Grizzly tunnel is now within t; feet of a point vertical with shaft on 6-foot ; ledge. Exceptionally hard rock has been driven through during the past ten days, but water is now being en- ; countered, and a highly mineralized stringer of ore similar to showing in shaft has been crossed, which incicates ; the close proximity of the ledge, in which a pay streak occurs, and from where in the shaft assay returns exceed- ,ntf ( per ton have been obtained. " I i . ; ' To1 meet cost of development, the sales of Treasury Stock will continue . ; ,... at SIX CENTS per share, payable all cash, or on .,,,.,.. I '.1 the installlment plan. ' J.'ZT T INSTALLMENT T ANT '"" I " iii '' Two Thousand Shares at $ 1 20.00, payable 10 down and 10 per month -!' ,!' until paid. Lirger blocks of stock on pro rata scale. j j .. . , For Prospectus and Further Information, address, """"" ;,::;.;;-;.;; v:.::":mo.v:" Grizzly Gold Mining Co., Sumpter, Ore. : '- CORNUCOPIA DISTRICT. These are shipped to Tacoma, but could he shipped to Portland much cheaper were ....,., ...- . "' smelter located here, and prove more Much Development Work Being Done nd snlMncory ., armU ,:rom a part!l of Several Mill Going in. I Oregon concentrates are shipped to the Marked signs ol progress are ol,rrv. - Soundsmelters, and the business result- able in the Camucnpi.. mining district. ' ',' lhcrc,rom is ,0 ,0 ,l,e Peo,e of Union county, eastern Oregon, according' .'v'', .. .. to llcnry Mcnllr. who ha just returned I H'e mh.eowners, Mr. Mentle says. fro... :. tcco .......ll.s visit ll.rr- Innkl... ' Wol,ld llkc ,0 " a """' aWkhed ill .-.Iter properties iu which he and olllcrh' Portland for the very nod reason that it I .ire Interested. would save them money. "Ihere Is the hum of Industry about the "'"", mr. men e vnucu m camp," said Mr. Mentle, "which lm- Sparta district, and says thlnKs are a so presses both the stranger and the resident ' "f'V '" ,ha, dl" ,on Colonel Drake, ..( its active and commercial life. I )vlu' ls ' with other Port- " Iwo stamp mill are running lull blast I l;,nd'r!i' '8' ,,e ?' ""l'? " exten,ve cirveioi'iiicni wiiik, which I'luvcs mm WSlA k-.1 night and day. Ktensive development worl is going lorward on most of the properties, and the c.unp musters a bucket biiRade ol 150 p.ilU. "Enough development work has been done to demonstrate the permanency ot the camp. 1 he ledges are well deliued, .ind improve with depth. I he Union Companion comp.iny have struck richer pay meat the depth of uoo Iret than near the surface I lie very formation of the country gives positive Indications of Its OPERA HOUSE SALOON SUMPTERJ1EER ON DRAUGHT BILLIARD" AND POOL "TABLES they have faith In the proposition. A Kre.it deal of the ore is free milling and easily worked. Sparta is the district which has furnished millions of (lie old placer gold taken out in the tributary streams, and for that reason the tributary streams are thought to be rich. China, men still work the old placers, and must take out considerable gold, for they have to pay spot cash for the water they use. Portland telegram. Agents for Matting ly and Moore Whis key a jo-year-old whiskey as good as Elixir of Life. All whiskies are out of bond and guaran teed the genuine ar ticle. Popular re sort for Commer cial Travelers and Miners. SUMPTER, OREGON tf-. J t School Report too i8gg peritMiirm y. I he gold bearing ledges are walled in with granite and slate, tile true ludrv of liNsure vrluv Made to the board of directors for the " I he rich copper veins recently uncov I ""H ending October 12: rred near the Snake river ate tributary to ., , . the Cornucopia group 1 hey have ere- Numt.fflU), allfnj,nf, nted considerable e.citemeut, and twelve I Numt J Utnct locations were made while I was there. 'Numtwr iinu-. irj In some instances the copper carries with T'm ioi. minui.. . ,. , . , , ,.,. ,, I Number Ki rnuillcj ... It gold In paying quantities." Nubr Bin rmoiw . . Mr. Mentle said the greatest need of Total nums-r mmiirJ Jlie Cornucopia district was a railroad. , "tnumtr Monginir OnehadNen surveyed from Union, 60. Arirnuir jn tim.icr. ISw4 HI Do 16 llt4 It 84 ) 1 1 lit lot miles dl-tant, and could be built for con siderably less than $14,000 a mile, as there were no excessively high grades to be overcome. All the supplies are hauled In by team, and the same manner of con veyance takes the concentrates to market. NumWr upnjJ Number ripdltj ,. ,,.. NumWr iJmliifJ Numfor Kni irmilnlng Nunhtr (Irlt rlnln( . TuUl..., ,. ... 6 4 l J. I. ItoiLCNO. I'llnclr!. Mork Room Mork Goods Since the removal of the Post Office, giving us the entire use of the store room, I have mater ially added to the stock a New and Hresh line of J J J J Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Clothing, Hits, Shoes, Etc. A better opportunity is afforded us to handle the trade, and our CASH PRICES have proven a drawing crrd since the CASH SYSTEM was inaugurated jt Succrator to Kihltr Hwly. W. R. HAWLEY. I