Wednesday, Julv q, 1002
THE SUMPTER MINER
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RED BOY STOCK
FOR SALE
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Three Thousand Shares in the most Famous Mine in Eastern
Oregon This is the first opportunity any outsider has ever had
to get in on this dividend paying mine. This is indeed not a
speculation, but a safe and profitable investment. This block is
now offered for oF & & & &
$1,350 Cash, 45 Cents a Share
The buyer will not only receive big interest on his money, but the value of the stock
will undoubtedly double and probably trebble within the next eighteen months, as the
mine's output wi soon be largely increased ot vtf
Address: "B. F." Care THE MINER.
SUMPTER, OREGON
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ARTIFICIAL METALS.
For Ovr 1000 Yean Mtn Trltd to Pro
duce Gold and Silver.
For over lOOOyeais. mankind declared
nuil Indieved tlmt Kll uinl silcr could
1mi artificially prislm-ed, ami innumer
able seareliers have lalxircd (in t liin priuV
1cm. These workers have not Ui'ii
wholly within tlm class of nit'tullurwiHtH,
or whut wo ininlit vail scientists, but all
ranks, and calling Imve contributed con
tingents. The general Impulse which
w designate as alchemy remained inllu
etitial until the het;inuiuK of the eigh
teenth century, and was so widespread
that it deserves consideration In a stu
dent of social science. While it In prob
ahle that in tliu more ignorant ages, a
larger nunilier of H.'oplo ls'lievcd In in
cantatioiis and ghosts than practiced
true alchemy, yet the public, profession
of the latter was much more frequent
than the puhlie profession of siieriiat
ural swers.
The history of alchemy has indeed less
significance for chemistry than lor the
history of culture.
The Isilief iu transmutation was pro
moted I iv the oh-ervatioii of ease in
which the apK-aiance of gold ami silver
could lie imparted to h.iser metals. For
(sample, copier alloyed with .iue as
sumes the ordinary color of gold. Treat
ed with certain arsenical suh-tauccs it
assumes a silver-like appearance. .More
over, the doctrine of Ari-totlc that sub
stances, differ, not Is-cau-o of different
coniMisitiou, hut hy leason of difference
of properties, necessarily encouraged tliu
trausmutatioiiistH. It wiin in this spirit
that one oerator distilled mercury 1,700
successive times in hopei of I r 1 v i 1 1 j out
from il the liquefying principle and thus
obtaining tliu solid silver.
This ignorance as to the details of
chemical eniiKiition ulo led to another
misunderstanding. Mine waters con
taining copper eoniiounds(thecxiHtcnee
of coper as such in the water was not
recognized) would, hy the action of iron,
deposit the eopier and the iron would
dissolve. We havu no dilliculty today
iu comprehending the nature of the
action, hut there was a time when It
was helleved to Is a transmutation, and
Iu alchemical language was expressed
as being due to Mars (iron; having Irid
off his armor and decorated himself with
the garments of Venus (copper).
It is interesting to note also that ac
cording to the (J reek alchemists lead was
the generator of other metals. It was
esHH'ially the generator of silver. Wu
havu no dilliculty iu understanding how
this last error arose, I.ead ores usually
contain some silver, often very consider
able amounts, ami the oicratiou of cu
pel hit ion easily burns off the lead and
leaves the button of silver, iu which
I ulllilM tlllliillllf II kf ..filfl Hr.i jkfli.ll fiiltul
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Henry l.effnian, iu Oassler's Magazine
for June.
Harrison can tell you why all lucky
strikes are made with (iiant 1'owder.
Only the Is-st brands of liquors and
cigars at Dunphy's "The Club."
Shoes of all kinds at Neill -Mercantile
company's.
Fresh candy daily at Hoffman's llak-ery.
Wouldn't that jar yer? What? (iiant
isiwder.
llar.lewood ice cream will 1st served
daily at "KturgillV
If you wish to strlku it rich use (iiant
Powder. i
IN60RP0MTE UNDER JMZOJtt
LiWS.
Most liberal eoriration laws in tho
I'llitcd States. No frinielitwt lm nr -
orbitant fees. I'rivate proerty exempt
iroin an corporate ileitis, rar value ol
Stock made llliv iiliionnt. N'n limit mi ran.
Italixiitiou. Stis'k is non-assessable for
any purmse. Noamoiint of stock required
to In suhscrlltcd. No state control. No
state examination of Ixxiks. legislature
can't reM-al your charter. Keep ofllcu
and do business any where. Wo attend
to all business, pay all fees and churgu
you but foO.tHI in any case. Write for
llooklelof (,'(irHiratlou Laws and other
information. Address
ARIZONA CORPORATION CNARTEII Ct.v
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