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THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, June 26, 1901
GRANT COUNTY MINES
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$15,000
To be Given Away
IN....
CASH
Bunch of Facts Proving Ac
tivity in Several Districts.
Alex McKcnun, of Mils city, in at work
on a contract tlullvurlnu; onu hundred
totiH of ore from the Grunt Northern
mlno to tliulr mill on Quartz puli'li,
nvboro In n nbort tlmu tho ntnnipn will
conimuucu dropping reducing tliu hiiiho.
The ore in the rumilt of diivelopmuut
work on tliix faiuoiiH property by tho
UeiiHley brotburri, wlio Imvo for wimu
time each had charge of the force of
men ut work on tbo property. The ore
contaiiiH good valucH nuil in extected to
yield linudHomely. While the mill in In
ojKiratlon Heverul tnn of ore from Mil
ler mountain will Ihj put tbroiiKli tho
mill.
The Htorkton floltl A Copier Mining
company, of Huxiiuvillo, which owns and
ojK'ratcH the Stockton Krotii of (piartz
'dainiH, liave taken the initiatory HtepH
to Hccuni a Koverumuut patent to their
proiwrty. Surveyor White bits Bfcurwl
nu ordor from tho Hiirveyor uenural for
Oregon to mtrvoy thin group, conttiHtlng
of the Ntorkton, Tom Thumb, Great
Kustorii and MinneHota. Thin he will
do at an early date. The development
of thoHo daliiiH Iiiih lKen under the per
Houal Mixtrvitlon of Mohhth. Ainott &
HimmoiiH, who rexido near their proper
ty in the Siifanvllle miction. Since
grouping tbcxu claintH, they have done
moHt of their development work on the
'Stockton mine, and have thin proerty
in a high Mate of development and from
which rounlderablu valuable ore ban
Im-imi taken.
The Itig Snort proKrty on Quart,
gulch, owned by John and Oliver
'Sloan, Im ithowing up well. At prcHont
It hIiowh up a ledge eight feet in width.
Purlieu have offered to Itontl the Itig
Snort proiwrty for t'JUOO, which was re
fused by Mr. Sloan and his brother.
While the ledge in practically uudevel
ohsI, the work that Iuim been done on it
hIiowh it up to be a good proierty.
The Ileutou brotberH, who own a
claim on the head of Klk creek, are pre
paring to Hiuk on their property. Tho
ore from Ibis proiorty in Imso but cur
Urn giMMl valut'H.
Mr. Kincox, of tho Walla Walla com
pany, in preparing to wink fifty feet an
tho May Flower, a now property enst of
tho badger claim. They are now down
to a depth of mmmty-llvo foot.
Tho WHhoii brotberH have a good look
lug ledgo on Quart gulch. They are
xluklng on their proHrty and are now
down over twenty-live feet. At tills
depth tho lodge Ih fully three foot in
width. Tho mirfuco of tho ledgo curriett
freu gold, but it gradually growH Ihiho at)
the work of Niukiug pnigromm.
John Sloan him a Hiuall force of men
at work developing tho Hull-of-tbe-Vooln.
It Is the Intention to put a
hoMIng plant on thin pnierty and sink
to the depth of 300 or 40t) feet.
The ore taken from tho famous ltadger
mine Ih nhnwiug up better than evor be
fore. Suorlutoudont 1'ortor ban a force
of over fifty men at work and keej sev-
eral largo teams constantly on tho road
hauling ore to the railnwul at Sumpter.
Tho shaft on tho property has reached a
depth.of ovor 300 foot. Tho Badger is
decidedly aa good a property as exists in
Grant county today, and will soma day
be among iU best producer?. Canyon
City Eagle.
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,000,000.wn
RECKON, IN OHIO,
MASS., AND IOWA.
WHAT DO YOU ESTIMATE-?
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THE PRESS PBBLISHIfIB ASSOCIATION Will Site $15,000
in 1,006 Cash Prizes to those making tho nearest esti
mates on tho combined Official Vote of OHIO,
MASSACHUSETTS mid IOWA, cast for Gov
ernor on the 5th dny or November, 1901.
Estimnte tho total vote in these three Stntea
combined for Governor and wind your cstinmto
and subscription to THE SUMPTER MINER
and you will reccivo n certificate which will en
title you to participate in tho distribution of tho
815,000 to bo awarded by tho Press Publishing
Association, of Detroit, Mich., to those making
the nearest estimates of tho Official Vote for Gov
ernor in tho states of Ohio, Massachusetts and
Iowa, to bo determined by tho Election to bo held
on the 5th dny of November, 1001.
Wo have mndo arrangements with the Press
Publishing Association, of Detroit, Mich., toen
ablo our subscribers to participate in tho distribu
tion of these magnificent prizes, amounting to
815,000.
OUR OFFER:
(ions will bo extended from date of expiration,
certificate absolutely free.
UNTIL FUR
THER , NOTICE
every ono who sends us 81.25 for six month's
or 82.00 for ono year's subscription to THE
8UMITER MINER will receive a certificate
which will entitle him to participate in tho distri
tuition of tho prizes. Present subscribers may
take advantage of this oiler and their subscript
No advance is made in tho price of our paper; you get tho
Yoilf Estimate When you send in your subscription you also send your estimate. Bo careful to
x uui xauiuaiw wrjl0 volr imino mUrc nIU estimate as plainly as possible. As soon as wo re
ceive your subscription wo will send you a certificate of tho Press Publishing Association, of Detroit, Mich.,
containing your estimate, which will insure you any prize your cstinmto may entitle you to claim. Wo will file
n duplicate certificate with tho Press Publishing Association. Every subscrilwr may make as many estimates
and will receive aa many certificates as ho sends subscriptions to THE SUMPTER MINER.
Club raisers will receive u certificate for each subscription obtained.
VALUABLE
To aid subscribers In forming their estimate, we fur
nish the following data:
The combined Official Volt In thtu three Sulci In
ilgi was i.;i?,49j
ltd " t,M4,4o Increase 0.56 per cent
i&H " 1,616,411 decrease 4.04 "
1894 " mii.Mt decrease 5.10 "
14 " i.)t6.4Ji Incrras t.T? "
1890 " I,gt6.7i8 lncreaseti.ee "
iHot " i.ste.iog decrease 18.40 "
iM " i.ilM4o decrease . "
1899 " i.6i,i8 Increase 7.89 "
ivoo " 1,965,610 Increase 18.88 "
The certificates ol the Secretaries ol the States named showlnf the
combined Official Vote will determine who ait entitled to the prises and
tht awards will be made within jo days alter the Official Volt Is known.
Thh Sumptir Minbr will publish tht names and addresses of tht
successful estimators.
INFORMATION
PRIZES TO BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:
To the nearest correct estimate (5,000.00
To the end . .oo.oo
To the ird 1,000.00
To the 4th $00.00
To the jih 300,00
To the 6th eoo.00
To the 7lh 100-00
To the 8th 75.00
To the 9th jo.00
Totheioth "S-oo
Tothtnext lonrarest.. Sijeach ijo.00
Tothtnext jjnearest... Sioeach jjo,oo
To tht next I4t nearest S$ech 710.00
To tht next 160 nearest l4each 640.00
To the next 180 nearest Sitach 340.00
To tht next too nearest Saeach 400.00
To tht next too nearest Sitach eco.00
Sutement of Mr. W. A. Punts, President of tht Central Saving
Bank, Detroit, Michigan:
3 tVr'fbv CfrtifY, that tht Press PuMlshlnr Association has
deposited S1S.000 In the Central Savings Dank, Detroit, Mich., for
tht txpret purpose ofrtaylng tht Prises In their Contest on the com
bined Official Vote of tht Stattt of Ohio. Massachusttts and Iowa, and
that this fund can be used for no other purpose.
Jkfi&
Total, 997 prises, amounting to tlt.lOO.OO
In Attention te tht Abeve Prist), the Fellewlnfj
Special Prlaeewlll be Paid:
To tht person making tht nearest correct estimate be
fore July 10th $ 1,000.00
To tht person making the nearest correct estimate be
tween July 10th and August 10th $ 700.00
To tht person making the nearest correct estimate be
tween August 10th and September 10th f 600.00
President Central Savings Bank,
Detroit, Mich.
Tout, 1,000 Prises, amounting to $16,000.00
In case of a tie, or that two or more estimators are
equally correct, prizes will be divided equally between
them.
REMEMBER
THAT THE
FIRST
PRIZE IS
I $5,000.00
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