The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, November 21, 1900, Page 2, Image 2

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    THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday. November 21, co
OFFICERS
John J. I'hNiiAi.M,
President
(Crn. Mcr. llunlT Hill fn.U Atni-. .")
Al.ltl-KT fil.lbliU,
Vice-President
(I'fc-ilJ-r I t.lilpn-. H.ink)
llAM W LIIV
litKil-NI: Sl'hKKY,
U. C. (MiNll.ANO,
'I reasurer
Secretary
Grizzly Gold
Mining Company
Capital $500,000
In 1,000,000 shares of the
par value of Filty Cents
Each. Treasury Stock
400,000 shares.
FULL PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE
Weekly Bulletin S
COPPER STRIKE.
DEVELOPMENT. The body of copper ore encountered in the tunnel last week has been crossed and proves
to be eijdit feet wide and assays of this ore jive values of $16.00 to the ton. The tunnel work will be pushed.
The sinking of the shaft has been commenced and will continue so as to thoroughly explore the ore body and to
increase the dump of pay ore.
To meet cost of development, the sales of Treasury Stock will continue
at SIX CENTS per share, payable ail cash, or on the install
Iment plan in twelve monthly payments.
INSTALLMENT PLAN
2000 Shares at 0 cents per share : : : : : : $120.
payanie mo clown ami mo per mcntn until paiu.
blocks of stock on pro rata scale.
For Prospectus and Further Information, address,
Larger
nCrtHCNCCB' rnt (! or !li!MHtn SuMPttn, Om
Citiftx Uanm flAtt Cuv Ohioon
Grizzly Gold Mining Co., Sumpter, Ore.
THIS MINH LOST ITSOWNHR.
in
lits.-inyof the so oiled lost mines. At1 WILL WORK THE OLD GORDON.
dilleirnt 'lllit-s prospectors have Iramed
t.iiM Him J6U,UUIaiidit.in Idle Hoiun.u i,r value ol Ihe ore and h.ivr endeavored
Tod.ty. to obtain a lease on the mine without
Unmancrs of lost mines have I'een ol suarss.
lirqiirnltKiurrnu-in the hlsloiv ol mill-' The lecnrds at Vandalia have been
mi In flolor.ulo. m-.iilv rnv .IKIii.i ni raulnl and Hie Hut ol Hie sale has Pcu
Much Gold Taken Out of This Mine
Early Days.
Another flee gold mine Is shortly to be
added to the producing list in eastern
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Miy Impnrtaiue lung lies, enrol our ol sillied, nut Hie name and wnrre.iPouis ol . ..-: ., u.. ...m ....
these legends ..I ll, h ! lutinJ hv some Hie puuh.isri have nrrr been brought to ' Campbell will lesume work on the ta
poor luospnioi who was ,.rvr able to u-'I'KlH. and iresfi.t i,lul.-iN of Hint juils- moos old (iordon mine, owned by the
Incite his Imd .mil lilt his story ;ls ;, I oVlion ate unable lo shed any light on the Lnwiencr rl.ile. and located about live
li-gn.y lodlstu.b Ihe dreams (, ..vri-' matter. , miles east ol Maker Cily.
.iiincliiatlvc tend.it. it. bul ills lelt lor, Not long sIKr an engineer made an ev ' Old timer In Haker county will re
ihe Denvei I lines tn till thestnivol the .mimalion ol the ptopeitv and lound ote ' member how rich the (iordon was In
lost owner ola tuh iiiliir.uliiili.is rrrul"l'" Iwd e identlv been taken Horn the early days, and there is every reas.on to
ought fin in vain lo. m-.ulx iillrru rais. ' boltoin of the h.ift which shows value of Mkve that under the Intelligent manage
I lie mine In question is the hm.-Milr o mimes ol silver pel ton. I hi Mini-, " "' shilltul miners, Hie old property
ul.ilrd the last tlloit lo Imd the owner, "'" -usiaui us uiiercpuiaiiou. i nr prrs-
which tr lilted like all the otlieis. Ihe enl operators will at ome Institute devel
shall has tilled up Willi water, and as it is' opinent ol the old workings and new
at a hinlialiilude and located in a sped- giuund. and aim lo add another leee gold
ally exposed position, which is suhieU to producer of greit importance to the east-
a slurp draft, Ihe pump and hoist hae c" Oregon list. j
btrn enclosed In solid Ue. Their It re- Jusrpn mauauus, me promoter or me
mains today, useless to the woild. while enterprise, is well known in Oregon milt
the owner is uoawair that he has a lw '"K HIMorv. Coming to Raker county
wlien gold was lirst discovered, he was at
! one time one of the best known and heav
iest placer mine operators in the state. In
located neat thelownol I eilti, Larimer ,
louuty, at the head ol Mkhigau iierh, on
the wesleiu slope ol Mount Rlihthoten.
Il was discovered in iS;ij by John Moore
and John ami Alexander l.elevie. Ihe
mine developed very rapidly and It was
soon shown tliat it was of more than ir
tli11.11 v value, the ote P.ing lound lie it
the suifaceand tunning veiv high in s. ;
ei. Ilelorenny girat amount ol work "i'l'a to be had tor the working.
had been done on the piopeitv it was sold j "Forty-Nine Jimmy" at the Poor Farm.'
.1. .. iimiiimii iinm.il , .i.Ki.ii..., Illinois. ,.,,,, I ... ,.,,... c.,.,,.1,.. ...... ........ ......
1 . - ..,.... ... ,....., iihic ii.iityon uoiueu uays rrcucii joe
from Koblnsouville, bringing with hi.n worked hydraulic mines on a large scale
James Dillm, or "jo Jlmmle" as he Is ;lt Malheur City, Clark's Creek, Mor
tamlliatly known all over Ihe Greenhorn ' tuot Basin and Auburn, and was always
mountains. The aged gentleman has one of the leaders and lucky ones to reap
passed his 76U1 year, and has been in a the benefits of brine first in a stampede
condition for some lime that lie was mi-, ;u,j thrreby securing thechoicrst claims
able to care (or himself, depending on the and making Ihe most money. Mr. Mana
charity of his neighbor miners and as- js s ;, practical mining man, Is known
slstance received fiom Giant county. ,aj having a man like Mr. Campbell,
1 orlvnine Jimmlr crossed the plains In ... , ., ...- ..
got In debt, w oik was suspended and the ' 1840 and has been a resident in the mln- T" '"".. ...me., w.m ...m 10 worn
pi ml abandoned to the tender mercies ot J hig c amp of Rnblnsonvillr tor thirty-two Ihe Gordon, gives assurance of great sue-
r.11s, wnrir iir n.is suinr iiiiiiiiik giouiiu. less. -nanei v-.iiy nci.uu.
I'o say that Jlmmle was indignant when 1
asked lo accompany Ihe sheriff to the, , ,
countv poor farm, Is only placing it mild-: ,nas or pies, caKe, pre., etc., at
B. L. McLAIN
MILL
WRIGHT
I.KKCTION Ol- Ql'ARTZ
AtllLS A SI'lXIALTy
Sumptkiv Oregon
CAPITAL IIOTIX
I he purJi.isers equipped the ptopeity
with a steam 1 1. ml, iuiludiui: a piinip,
and sunk the sh.ilt lo a depth of :oo teet,
developing some very ikli oie, iiiikh of
high grade mby IUer. Hut this corner
of Latimer countv was much further from
maikrt thru than it is now, though It l
still lar from lailro.id traiispiutaiion, and
jifier wotkiog It lor some tlme,ditfetenies
arose I'rtween the ow nets, thr companv
the weather.
About fifteen years ago It was sold at
Vandall.i tn satisfy a judgment and is
said to hive brought f(K,ooo under the
hammer. Up to the present time this is
all that Is known about the property, the
owner having disappeared as absolutely
Iv. Mr had fallh In the mineral virtues of
the Hoblusonville country, and hoped that
he might be permitted to di in the home
he had occupied for almost half a century.
Canyon City Eagle.
Rrrchtel's bakery, opposite depot and in
Neill building. Orders promptly filled.
Never fails Giant powder.
O. S. L. Ry.
THE lllklCT WOUrP TO
Montana, Utah
Colorado and all
Eastern Points...
(ilvftchalce ol luo (ivorllf routes, via the INion
l'A:iric rl Mail Line, or the Rio OPASDCS.enk
Llnti.
No Change of Cars
On the PoriUnJ-Chlfago Speclal."'Th Hn.it ta
the West, EqulppcJ with
Elegant Standard Sleepers
Fine New Ordinary (Tourist) Sleeper
Superb Librarv-Buffet Cars
Splendid Diners tmealsa .i carte)
Free Recllnin Chair Cars
Comfortable Coaches and Smokers
Entire Train Completely Vestibuled
For lurthcr Ihformallon apply to
J. R. NAGEL W. E. COMAN
Trav. Pass. At. Gen'l Agent.
142 Third St., Portland, Ore.
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