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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1901)
8 THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, February 6, 1901 TWO MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY I tir.ltlWUUWt'. Colonel Doom Brought ihe Promoter Here and Will Write the Protpectut. The Dispatch has just seen a letter from a well known eastern financier, uhose attention was first drawn to Ore- j con and the I'acllic Northwest by the ad vertising work nf the O. K. & N.cmii'i pany In 1K07. 'I he descriptions of the e;itern Oregon K"ld fields especially at-' traded lilm. He came vvest on a careful in vcstlnnllou, and fiiiind that all he had ; re.id was justified ly the fads, and made some Investments about Maker City and Sumpter. He no A' writes that he is just com pleting the org.'iiii.'itlon of a com pauy, with a capital ol f 2,000,000, for ' operations In raitern Oregon mines and ' mining development. He expects tone, in I'orlluid hy February zo, to meet (,olnel I'.it Diinan, of the O. U. V N , with whom he arranged to get up a ptos pectus for his company, and a hook on the gre.it mineral region in uhkli It is 1 ptupoied to oprr.ltc. Ihe book is to be ptolusrly llliislt.iiiil with the best engr.iv lugs that can be made ol typkal mining scenes in linker, ir.inl and Union conn-lie-, and will itoh ihly include some views in till! Seven Urvlls teglim ol Idaho, 1 I his i ill be, in capltallatlon, Ihe strong ('.est company 1 1 1.1 1 lias ever lakeu a hand in developing the wealth uf Oregon's 1. 1 minis gold bell. I'lirll nnl lJisp.iti.li. Waldimiu N.iw Owns the Mine. I he mining Implements pUUs,shnvels, 1.11s, etc., belonging tu the I'acllic Opal Mining company, vshoe mines were lo cated oil lliiint liver, were so.d at sheriff's s.ile ycsteidiy nil a judgment obtained hy I Iniiiias I . Stephrus,lor labor .is watili man of the pmprrty ami ;u counts as signed. It seems tint I:. I', l-.uu-rsnu, uhu w.is manager uf the piiipeily, Ill Mailed Mr. Stephens as w.iUhin.in at a st.ited silaiy ami lelt lor the east. He alietwaid accepted the management ol a uippel proprltv 1I11.111 siiuth and failed to iclutn ur to liipiidite to Mr. Stephens tot, seiviies. Mr. Stephens sivuted a judg meiit on the personal property and then bul most of it In. In the meantime the assessment work was not done on the ml es and Mr. Stephens reloaded them, Urns taking In all the buildings, 111.it. Ill 11 ri, eli,, on the ptopetly. So that now lue w.iKliin.iu owns the mines ,11 kI build-' lugs and pradUallv all the Implements, Deinaci.it. I Ollrr Group Slid 111 Sin I''mikIsco. 1 It is nutheutLallv lepoited tliat II. V. j Sloan has sold Ihe Otter creek gioup to A Keiiiiisnu, ol San l:raiuiso, lor 5.(0,000. Ihe gioup compilses live ipiart. claims and Imtv aires of plaier ground in the Siis.iuville dlstilcl, about oneipurter ol a , mile limn the Hadger mine. .Mr. Sloan is now in Sin l-'rancisio to receive the sec 0 id payment, whUh Is s.ild to be f 10,000. lolin Sloan has just returned from Susan 11le, where he has been lor the past two , mouths doing assessment work on the i.uloiis properties hnluded In the Otter gr 'tip, the most promising of whkh is the Hull ol Ihe Woods. I he company that potihisid Ihe piopeily, of wliiJi Mr. Iteunlson is piesideut, expects to make Its pumeut in a few-days. The payment Is pist due, but his been delated a fewd.ivs 1 1 order that the company could organize befoie making the payment, according to the agreement in the Pond. Hlue Moun t.iiu l:igle. Lorentn IhrrUon Killed at Durkrt. Wind was teceived here Saturday by liugene Hatllmlf that l.oreno Harrison,. 1 b'olhei of Sherman Harrison, who Ins luen working on the Evening Star con t ict .it Cable Cove, had been killed near Dirkee by .1 horse falling on him. Mr. II ittholf sent a team to the Cove for Mr. II iirlson, who came down late Saturday nlulu and left Sunday morning for Durkee to attend the funeral. CUT OUT THIS AD. Enclose It to Me With Ten Dollars And I will furnish you nil complete ready for use, mv 1900 Model No. 7 SANDEN ELECTRIC KELT. It is superior in make, quality and power to any other belt offered hy other dealers for which they charge $jo or more. This masterpiece of electro- medical science will cure yonr nerve loss, your weakness, vour kid neys, your stomach and poor circulation by en dowing you with that vi tality which builds up the system. Drugs are use less: they are harmful. My belt cures where bar rels of medicine have failed. Why suffer long er? 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STEFFF.N Recently from Portland, where he has associate! wllh the leading tailoring home for over twelve years. Now carr)lng a tine line ol fall anJ Winter Suitings, Overcoat Patterns and Pants CooJs at Corner Second and Wiihlnton Struts Baker City, Ore. Clothes Cleaned and Pressed on Short Notice ....The Elite Cigar Store.... L. HARRIS, Proprietor Newly remodeled and refitted. Smokers' resort. We are daily receiving fresh cigars of the leading brands. No stale goods in stock. Healy Block Cor. Granite and Center Sts. Eureka Feed & Livery Company H. K. KNOWN, Proprietor Horses Boarded by the day or Month. First class turn-outs and saddle horses. Our spec ialty is the quick and safe delivery of freight and passengers to any and all points. HAY AND GRAIN FOR SALE- rAVID RUSSELL CARRIER MACHINERY BROKER 880 DIVISION ST. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Kindly send me description of any machinery that you want to buy or sell 1 FVWr. 1 rzt I A ( . .v. ii act . rVii-.ri - i- .ii J'-TZ V r 1 ttx .BEH r- -mrn RUSSELL ENGINES w BOILERS JW C? ' YJrv Yf: TT" I- VI. ' ln:,J 'h I ,- SAW MILLS THRESHERS SUCKERS High Grade feiw ,;e. . - - - ' rmu v-: rM& RUSSELL & CO. ' ' tti,o":iusuil Prices. PORTLAND, Or.CCON w. ABSTRACTS Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. Mining Patents Obtained Years of experience In Baker County Records. No. 2104 Court Street, Raker City; Oregon. Are You Seeking Substantial Investment? If you prefer legitimate investment to speculation and gambling, I can offer you a few first class mining propositions, from a prospect to a well developed paying mine. I can advise the purchase of a first class mining stock that vou can buy without risk and with a certainty of early and substantial returns. The Sumpter Mining District is rapidly opening the eyes of the mining world. A long identification with the district enables me to give reliable information and advice as to Investments. Expert examinations of and advisory reports on any mining proposition. Correspondence solicited. W. H. W. HAMILTON, Mining Engineer, Sumpter, Oregon.