Wednesday, December 19. iqoo
12
THE SUMPTER MINER
SALE OF THE NORTH POLE MINE
Rtmors Regarding the Transaction Still
Floating Around.
UiiiiMi.'illy persistent ;irr the rumors of
the pending s.ile of the North Pole mine.
I he report Knitted currency over a month
ago, and notwithstanding "poo linos" and
"nonsense" from offici.it connected with
the mine man igenient, the minors will
not down and are given credmce hy mill
Inn men "' some ;iut li.ir it .
Color is addrd to (lie Idea hy the recent
thorough exiininatlon of the property by
l-xperls Kirrisli ami Kehue, who are
known to he 101 nected with the Mritlsh
American ciirpiir.illoii.iinenf the strongest
Iiii.tiict.il institutions of the It. ins horder
country. I hey quietly came Into tills
c.inip, moved about pr ictkally "incog ,"
and completed their esauilnati'tn of the
mine in a silent and deliberate in, inner.
When they departed for home, they re- j I
f... .1 i. I.u I..(uii.Lii h.I lit. 11. .11 kit innr. t
IIJM-CI I" ir-- i.ilimu ,ry ... .-.,..,... -.,
would exhaustively dlcuss every
ll r
subject 011 earth t.x.ept the nl'jtct of their
visit, and otherwise conducted themselves
in such a in. inner as to strengthen the be
lief that they meant business.
A cnmhiu.itiim ol other ciniiinstances
somehow seem to lit into tilt- Noith Pole j
scheme. I lie lecent iit ol ex-( iiivetnor
CM. Michlutnsh to I.iik.1 mil; his sue
cesslul oig.iul.ition llirre ol .1 fdo,ooo,ooo
llritish and Canadian syndic. ite to deal in
western Ameilcin mines; his prompt re
turn to Spol me and his sending of a per
sonal representative to Sumpter all De
clined simultaneously witli the examina
tion ol tilt- Ninth Pole mine hy the two
Caiiiidi 111 experts.
I he North Pole is owneJ In Loudon,
by the If. Mings; lint the Palings ate h.iuU
efs, not miners; thiv hive simply ordered
the mine to be developed; have tequired
of their supeiinteudeul and mini manager
to prove tht value of the property, to
hlo.k out a I irge ipi 111IIH of oie hi such a
manner that even the veriest tyro in min
ing might see tint the stuff is there.
They asl for 110 dividends Irom the prop
erty. Insteid, they dem md that every
dollar mined should be put bach into the
ground to make It more y.iluible.
And in carrying out this policy, the
management it the North Pole mine lias
so developed the property that to compute
its market value needs only the employ
ment of simple mathematics, multiplica
tion of known oie bodies y known values
pet ton, and subtraction ot known cost of
mining and milling. It Is today perhaps
one ol the lines! pioperties In eastern Or
egon, and il, as Is supposed, the Canadian
company takes hold ol il, their well known
successes with the I.eRoi and other It. 0.
properties will undoubtedly be repeated
hi this camp. I lie course ol events In
this direction will be watched with intense
local interest. H.tlcer City Herald.
Town Council Proceedings.
1 he tow 11 council devoted most ot its
time at the meeting S iturday evening to
discussing the revision of the chatter, At
torneys Richards and Chance, who are
doing the work, being present. I he new
ly elected members of the council were In
vited to be present at the next meeting,
when the charter will be pf.ictU.illy com
pleted, and olfer suggestions regarding
desired Changes, The tinaiice committee
was Instructed to draw out of the Rank of
Sumpter the remainder of the money
raised last winter for the hospital, and af
terwards turned over to the city lor the
Pile department. 1 he original sum
rj.70.71, ol which ijs 07 has been used.
Columbia Southern Litigation.
In the case ol Henry A. .Moore against
the Columbia Southern Railroad and'
Drake C, O'Reilly, who he is suing for
j$,ooo, Judge Cleland this morning de-
cided a motion to strike out parts of the
answer of Defendant O'Reilly, denying
vtd allowing if" in part. 1 he substance
f the decision was to the effect that It
cut out much that was Irrelevant In the
answer of Mr. O'Reilly and leaves less
for the plaintiff to reply to in the next
move in the legal fight. The cases which
are now attracting the attention of the
public show the disposition on both sides
to fight as long as there is anything to
fight ahout. Moore, in the suit referred
to, sues for f 2 5,000, which he declares
O'Reilly obtained from the company
through fraud, lie declares that the com
pany would not bring suit against
O'Reilly, and that he was obliged to.
O'Reilly, who has recently filed a suit in
the courts here charging B. E. Lytic with
appropriating considerable money which
belonged to the cornpiny, says Moore is
bringing the action In behalf of Mr. Lytle,
and so the battle wages. What will be the
outcome is h ird to say. A motion to
make the complaint more definite in the
suit of J. II. Pox against James W.Webb
was denied by Judge Cleland this morn-
ng. Telegram.
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iirniy 1 iiiki icirci ,;ciiiimic: viyiiijiia
ovsicr rocKiaiis 10 order.
B. L. McLAIN
MILL
WRIGHT
I MOTION Ol QUART
Mil LS A SI'I UAI.TV
SlJMPTI-K ORHGON
CAPITAL IIOTI I.
POSSIBLY
YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF
THE FAST TIME AND
SUPERB SERVICE
now 01 FI.KI.l)
HY IMP
411
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ICTO'
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Daily Kl
to lilt!
Trains
If you cannot take (lie morning
I ruin, trawl ly (lie (veiling train.
Ilntli arc fully ciuiH'(l.
oimsi'KuiAimss
FASTTTMK
Tillton.iISKKViCK
Tlinuigli I'alaiv nail Tourist Sloop
or. Dining Car atul llullott Library
Car.-. 1'iis.i-olas.t Kivo Uoolining Chair
Car. Hour in tinio.-iiveil to Omaha,
Cliifiign, Kan-.ii- City, Now York,
Itiistnu anil other Ka-toru miiil.i.
Tiokots piotl via Salt Imm City
ami IX'iivor. It i- to your iutom-t to
iim tint Ovorlanil Itmilo.
liokots anil Hooping oar IhtiIih oan
1h M'oureil fiiuii
11. C. HOWKItS
Agent (). U.Jk N. CO.
linker City, Oregon
Or, .1. 11. hATIUtOI', (lon'l Agt.
l.'..r Thinl St., l'orilanil, Ore.
EAST
SPOKANE
Drug Co.
Only exclusive whole
sale drug house in the
state. We sell only to
merchants. Make the
best prices on miners'
and assayers' supplies.
Freight no higher than
from Portland.
Write for quotations.
Spokane Drug Co.
Spokane, Wash.
Pay Less
and Dress Better
Tailoring Tailored by
The Rojal Tollors I
Tailoring Tailored
Right.
Kvory garment iniitlo utrictly
to men-mro. Ctrrroclntws offtyle,
H'ribeliiin of lit anil absolutely
iiinltloss workmanship.
No cliargi! for showing sam
ples. Ladies' and Gents'
Mackintoshes 11
Sceialty.
CHAS. B. HECHT
Nut U Mlnilli
ARTHUR PHILBRICK
Civil and
Mining Engineer.
U. S. Dcruty Mineral Surveyor lor Oregon and
Idaho. Examination! and reports on mining proper
lies. Office with Little Giant Mining Co.
Mill Street.
SuwpTE. Oreoon.
FIRST BANK
OF SUMPTER
(iNCONPONATf b)
Capital Stock 20,000
J. It. Robblns.. .
J. W. Scrlber....
James Newlands..
President
.Vice-President
Cashier
DIRECTORS.
J. W. Scrlber
R. H. .Miller
J. W. Mead
Clark SnydeJ.
II. Robbing
TninsaetH a Goneral Hanking and
Exchange Uusitifc
Interest Paid on Deposits
T.D.Bellinger
& Co.
.OP SUMPTER.
OREGON
Dispensers of only the
Choicest
Brands
Liquors
01
Including Old Overholt, Can
adian Club, Ushers and James
Watson Scotch, Imported 1881
Brandy, Three Star Hennessey,
and nil the Lending Brands of
Wines and Cigars. New and
Elegant Fixtures. Comfort
able quarters for gentlemen.
No better service In Oregon.
The Magnolia
T, D. Billlnfir I Co , Propi.
(Formerly Hotel Vnn Duyn Bid.)
O. S. L. Ry.
TUB IIIRL.CT KOUTL TO
Montana, Utah
Colorado and all
Eastern Points...
Glveschulce ollwo lavurlle routes, via the U.SIOI"
Pacific hast Mall Line, or the Rio Grande Scenic
Lines
No Change of Cars
On the Portland-Chicago Speclal.'-'Tlie Finest la
the West, Equipped Willi
Elegant Standard Sleepers
Fine New Ordinary (Tourist) Sleeper
Superb Library-Buffet Cars
Splendid Diners (meals a la carte)
Free Recllnin Chair Cars
Comfortable Conches and Smokers
Entire Train Completely Vestibuled
I or lurthcr Information apply to
J. R. NAGEL W. E. COMAN
Trav. Pass. At. Gen'l Agent.
142 Third St., Portland, Ore.
INSURANCE.
E.L. MANNING,
REAL BSTATB
City Recorder and Notaiv Public.
Collections
Abstracts
Agent lor I rlclde Fire Extinguisher. Sumpter.
FJ.HARD&CO,
WLWBERS or THE
Oregon Mining Stock
Exchange
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLO'O
PORTLAND, OREOON
Correspondence solicited rela
tive to mines or meritorious
prospects. Can place them in
stock companies or sell outright
.Extensive Eastern.
Correspondents