THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, June j. 1901
!-
DEVELOPING
PROSPECTS
Most Important Step in the
Great Mining Industry.
Il I oftrn the Cime that Investor III
111I11I11K iritltliiiiN mill those IooMiik
lor iniiliicliif mill imyliiK mines mr iipl to
iKIioie or hrllllle our hrwicli of Ihr iiiIiiIiik
Inihuliy, mil this hrnnch prrliliiN in the
irnirrt ami lis ilrvrliimirnt, II It oltrn
IIihI Hip nwnrr of n prospect or n iirnnp nl
iimlevelopnl, hut rriilly meritorious claims,
III (inlrr In ilrtrriiilnr llirlr Imp vnlur, has
rrconmn In n coiiiiiiiin custom In order In
raise III" means lor llirlr exploration, mul
this cmmUlN In I lit fniiiuitliiii nl n slnch
cnmpmiy, 11 iriliiln port Ion nf I lie Muck
lirlliK Irlnlnrd hy Die Incnrporutors, Ihr
Imlmii'r, usually u third or innrr nl Hip
t'uplliilliillnn, hrhiK sel aside (or treasury
(Hirpiifcr. ihr rrluriiM Irnin which urn In
ir nun) In inhin riiiliiiirnl mid inliir de
vrlopinrnl. 'IliU custom U sn unlvrrsiil In this In
Irinimiiiliiln irnlon thill llirlr It mil it ills
lllcljeven thmiuh irinntr ami hill little
loinvvn, Imt Hint has several propositions
ol I hU diameter within lit riivltnnmrnls,
lltnli lint such Corporations, hy Ihr score,
yes, liv Ihr hundreds, mul it Is hecittise nl
Ihr Ii111111cl.il iisslsliiiicr thus acquired Hint
rvny ihw and thru n urw producer mul it
new dividend p.irr Is mldrd In the ill
irmly loun list n( Utah's hnnnnra proposl
mis) mul yrt thrir mr those who rtfrct
In deplsp a urw iiilnhiK Company which Is
riiKitttrtl hi thr development of a prusprct,
toturlllnn thr (act thai rvrry wealth-pro-liu'rr
hi this wrstriu country was at nnr
time nolhlou hut a prosprcli ami that
riomr nl Ihrsr piosprcts at nnr thnr wnr
reputed as tit t lo inmc than "wild catsj"
ami vrl thrsr iiiemhers u( Ihr trllnr laml
ly ullru develop Into thr Mutsest mines
and thr nintrst dMdend p.tyrts that this
country cm boast nl. Wr personally
to prominence, The poor, little and des
plied company Is in "the iwlm," and ev
ery Individual member li lionized, Is a big
iimn, The llmld, the skeptical and the
scoffer envies him Ilk (jood luck. All are
anxious to net the 'proposition when it
Is a mine and iti future Is ns 'good as as
sured, hut of the great army of Investors
and cnpllnlUtN It Is but very few who
have the nrrve, the foresight mid the good
name to get in on a prospect, using as
good judgment In so doing as they would
exercise when embarking hi any other
line of business or Investment. These
few eventually find, however, that It Is
just as legitimate ami often more profita
ble o develop a prospect, as It Is to buy a
mine or In Invest hi the stock of dividend
paying propositions, Salt Lake Mining
Review.
BADGERS AS PROSPECTORS.
V r J
M. n FLYNN
MEN'S TAILOR
A Line of Woolens and Spring Suitings
such as would be found In a large city.
Look for yourself. Work guaranteed
and prices right.
DON'T BE A JAY
nil wear store clothes
Granite Street, Next to
First lienk of Sumpler
Sumpter, Ore.
They Have Discovered Some Rich Minn
While Burrowing.
"Whrn I was a member of the state
Irglslature n wild animal bounty bill was
killed because It carried a bounty on
badgers." This expression from State
Auditors Iteit W. Jones caused his hear
rrs In settle down In their chairs and pre
pare (or a story. It came without delay.
"Hadgcrs," said lie, "are public bene
factors, a truth recognized by every min
ing mini and prospector. More good
inlnrs, and I might say more poor ones,
have been discovered through the agency
u( badgers than any other. These ani
mals arr persistent burruwrrs. They are
only satisfied whrn digging holes. They
like best to dig where there Is no water,
hut still where their Is some moisture.
"In a granite country especially It is
found that the ledge matter carries a cer
tain amount of moisture, and In the vein
It Is always unite cool. The badger
rrvrls under thrsr conditions. He will
dig and dig until hr gets below the leal
hot mark on the surface of the earth, and i
thru he'll fix up a home and call In his
l.tmlly. Thr old folks may be sedate
enough they usually are but the kids .
Golden Eagle Hotel
American and European Plan
T. T. DANILSON, PROPRIETOR
Sample Rooms for Commercial Men. SUMPTER, OREGON
t'''''
A. P. GOSS, President
A. J. GOSS, Cashier
Bank of Sumpter 3
Tu-iieU t Qeniril linklnt ilnut
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits
Drafts drawn on all parts of the world. Special attention to collections.
Safety Deposit boxes for rent.
SUMPTER, OREGON
'1
hire dltlereul. They scrape and scratch
linowol nunv piodiiclim mines In thr .around the mouth ol their little tunnel,
camps of Utah which, srvrtal veais ago, continually disturbing the earth,
wrtr nothing but piosprcts. I'heowneis, "One of thr first discoveries of the
ItnaiuMllv, wnr unable to develop them Wood ilvrr section was through a badger,
as Hun' should brand, but (or the Met Ivvo prospectors, alter a hard days search
Out thrv made thrlr respective piopertlrs (or placer gold, camped beside a badger
thr btsls lot Incorporated companies and hole. Alter supper they sat about the
thus talsrd thr mean-, tor their eplolta- camp tire smoking, when one noticed a
Hon, thrsr paving mines ol today would badger appear for an Instant at the mouth
te nothing but piopecls still, ol no good of the hole. The man, Investigated just
to their owners, unproductive, and ol no tor a little past time, but he soon became
more Intrinsic value than so much acreage excited, lor. as he attempted to peer down
ot tMlien ground.
The Mloiuc. Review dMIkes very much
to hear anyone mike sneering remarks
concerning a provcl or ol those honestly
the hole, he noticed what to his practied
eve was Instantly recognlied as gold.
"Calling hW partner, they both began
a hurtled examination. They found that
cgaM In the development ot a prospect. Ue badger had burrowed down deep In a
e ixve Known men, personally, who UUe ol ery rich quart. Early the
h we worked tvudbx the development of ue.vt morning they made their locations.
a protest r have seen them In rats,
almost Nuetoot, and Using almost, like
slaves In the endeavor to transform the
prospect Into a ptoJucluc and paving
mine, lAvWv the men are uiUUomtres.
Thev own sum? of the tsst buslnevs
houses on Main street aud thev has e
IhhU some of the nunv palatial tesldeace
which, adwn the UsMoiuNe ooctki' of
Y,lonj and vet no one uo-v d?i4v theaa
because 0' the tact that at one time they
wm engaged In Ih dvekvst vt x
and before night had a hole ten feet deep
In the ledge, which was composed of soft
material. The men made monev from
the very start. That mine U today the
Minnie Moore. j
There are many Instance of like char
acitr. All ok! winning men know this
peculiarity ol the bo-Jger, and unusually
take a siur look atvut their holts. Trtl
knowledge a wlut causevt rejectuv ol
the Sit guutiug bounties oa trx scatjr- ol
bJ4 the alttlttjt asea ombf ol the
....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. BROWN, Proprietor
Horses Boarded by the day or Month. First
class turn-outs and saddle horses. Our spec
ialty is the quick and safe deliver' of freight
and passengers to any and all points.
21 HAY AND GRAIN FOR
jyoapo;', or S-cause before their ettort lwlitus wocM not cwat toytrInc
crowned with sucxtvs. thev itecl -osluit to fcucts xi t.tttt-iait th
In the formation of eoovo.!e foe thev horaI-r bttl-t ttwait, Ro Sutt
IMtsji purvsvsp of taWng twejuu fot th iif wmu
VtKytent ol a vvos;sect
H I wot Ue, In this day ausl gtuect Btjrwousl kr Ohm D-rfoL
W to prejiadictf anv ettrvtU ol wla VV ba vrxnfti tr nan daily
tt iMitwt Th prospsNt ol KsJaof way team SBsrtii t! ctltfccieei Kutt-cmi
H UMr ol matvelou vtUh ami wl kt cti, wWcbs i rrtvt &sr t&e Jtsfi oc
rWdjlM woiMtUlet tomorrow Today, lu forte siyiintiJri fro our JtiU stre
THE
Sumpter Forwarding Co.
?
GtMral Storift, Commission and Forwarding.
Wut&xse aad oftce, S. V. Track
SUMPTER, OREGON.
tiNHNKtttt viewed with lodittereoce.
TWf fM?i 4" b tuurNiujt ovtt
sKoMrtsWy tsk In lt A ttik
stotttx W also carry a tult Un ct cm
fecticoee y ami ait bcands ol tf$irs ami
s-tTokers" goovfc Tb Scolein Orir
SUMPTER BOTTLING WORKS
MiwttKtmn rf a Uit w Cntvuta Vtekt u4 CMm
Kentucky Liquor Houi
WNOLKSALC AND RETAIL.
GAGCN 4. SLOAN, PROPS.,
SUMPTER. ORE.
T vtorty svui l
Sjck cwit Elll Oyea mnae.
jjjjiif.Mia'rtvwarTt-