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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1902)
Wednesday, August 13, 1902 THE SUMPTER MINER HOME FROM THE FRIDAY MINE Messrs. Sorensen and Her- locker Pleased With Progress Made. Xeil.T. Sorenxeii mill Otto Ik-docker returned Sntnnliiy from a trip of inspec tiou to the Friday mine, having gone out to the Muxw I'll from Maker City before eoniing liome. Slneo their return they have been so busy that it has leen iniMxsible to xeeuro an interview from either on the present condition of the mine. Otto llurlovker did llnd time, however, to say that lie was agreeably surprised to find so much high jcrmleore in sight, mid the workings in sueh ex eellent condition after the three yearn shutdown and only two months work. Iloth Messrs. Snreiisen and llerlocker left Monday for a trip into the hills. Superintendent (.irilllth, of the Fri- day, Hn-nt several days with bin family here, looking after Home private busi ness matters, lie left Monday after noon for the mine to remain permanent ly. Mrs. (irilllth will go over to make her home there an hood iih he ran build a suitable residence for her occupancy. Immediately on Ids arrival he will put 'tin 11 large force of men ociiiug up new ground and blocking out more ore. (ieorge I'oaguu, of Fargo, North Da kota, who had been in Sumpter for sev eral days pant, accompanied Mr. (irilllth to the mine, lie represents a number of North Dakota stockholders in the Friday company, and others who winli .to invent. He will insert the proerty thoroughly and make a rcKrt to IiIh cli entx 011 bin return. The Itoihe Capital News of recent date en id : Nell .1. Sorenscu and Otto llerlocker, prominent mining men of the eitHtern Oregon gold Held, with headquarters at Sumpter, arrived in Hoise today cu routu to the Pearl district. Messrs. llerlocker .and Sorviixen are owners of the Friday mine, in that camp, iixii which ora tions are soon to Iki revived. The Fri day in a famouHold producer and Hh vast ore Ixxlien below the LttO-foot level will make it a xhipcr when development work is resumed. It ix the intention when work is darted to ohjii the mine upon a large scale and eipiip it with modern machinery xulliclciit for exten sive and deep exploration work. A mod ern ten-stump mill will also lie added in the near future ami soon the uoixuof the dropping xtampx will ruverleratu In the canyons and ravluex of the old camp. In regard to eastern Oregon mining, the vixltorx say the district wax never moru active. All of the iiilnex are work ing u full force of men ami every proier ty in the Sumpter camp ix carrying on general and extenxlve development work. The rich ltonan.a at (ieixer ix, Mr. Sorenxeii t-ayx, finking a big shaft to the 1000-foot level, and a rich strike in roorted in thexo new workingx. At the (iolconda, thefamoiix old mint) of the Englishes, ix again in rich ore and itx new owners are jubilant. Mr. Sorcnseu xayx when he left Sump ter one of the Barings, owner of the North Polo mine, wax there from Lon don. The North Polo ixthedeeext mine in the camp, lioxuyx, ami the showing at a depth of 1000 feet hax xent the proierty out of the market and itx price above the million mark, although a year ago it could huvo been purchased for $1)00,000. TlujKod Uy, Maxwell and other big projiertiex in the camp are showing up well and'th'e Red Itoy is now shipping from tlie Concord ground, ad jacent proierty recently taken over in consolidation. The mines around linker City are showing up well, the Gem and old Vir tue being among the largest producers. After a visit to the Pearl muni Snrensen and llerlocker expect to spend some time in Boise. Scarlet' Mints Pay All Hit Debts. John K. Searlex, the bankrupt New York millionaire, has another fortune in sight. After recently having been dis charged from bankruptcy the owner of the large Iron interests in the south and in KuroK, ami the great sugar king, will pay dollar for dollar to all his cred itors and will have a fortune left, large ly duo to the great wealth of the Cornu copia mine, in linker county, of which he is the owner, (ieorge D. Ileattys, for merly receiver under orders to the fed eral court of Now York of all the vast proertleM of .lohu K. Searlex, who went into voluntary bankruptcy through force of circumstances, wax in Maker City for several dnyx. He left this week after having examined Mr. Searlex great proerty, the Cornucopia mine. In "linking of the mine he said: "It ix remarkable that the properties owned by Mr. Searlex huvo largely paid his debts, and that ho will xoou have every thing liquidated dollar for dollar. While he hax been discharged by the court I am In charge of all his procrty ax trus tee and will give him back u large por tion of assets free from encumbrance. Mr. Searlex ix a splendid business man, and hax another fortune in sight. In the management of the Cornucopia no milling will bo done for the purKse of making dividends. We will simply block out large lnxlies of, ore and develop the projH'rty in such a way as to make It a cash asset. The property 1 not for sale, and will not be for another year. While we are developing the proerty there will bo a surplus over the operating ex IH'iises." SHkesman-15eview. Rates Again Reduced From All Points East. Mefore you make dellnate arrange ments for that trip east let us ipiote you rates via the Illinois Central railroad Our rates are the lowest to Ih had, and it will pay you to write us. If you haven't time to communicate witli us, tell the agent from whom you purchao your ticket that you want to travel by the way of the Illinois Central, and you will never regret the trip. If any of your relatives or iriends in the east are coming west while the low rates are in effect, write us alsiut them, and wo will see that they get the lowest rates with the liest service. Through tourist cars, freo reclining chair cars in fact all the latest conveniences known to modern railroading. For particulars regarding rates, time, service, xtop-overs, different connection and routes, etc, call on or addrosti, M. F. Tut'Miun.i.. Com'l. Agt. 142 Third street. Portland. Oregon. Leave your order lor anything in the reading lino with DcNcffett Muzzy. Only the Uxt brands ot liiptorx and cigars at Duuphy'x "The Club." T. O. Harrison, agent for (.Slant pow der company. BLUE BIRD MINING COMPANY Capital $200,000 FULL PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE MINES LOCATED IN (iHANITE MINING DISTRICT. EASTERN OREGON 50.000 SHARES OFFERED Wrllc lor iptclal pilces nj proipclui WHEELER & CO., Iiikirs It HROADWAY. NEW YORK Mtntlon No. &o n4 the North American Mlnrr will h mailed you six months Iree GRIZZLY STOCK... 33,111 Share ut less than ground floor price. You can have it for 24 cents, in one lump, or .'I cents in broken lots, EST BUY IN EASTERN OREGON Write for particulars to BERNARD FLYNN sumpter, ore. IF YOU WISH TO . INVEST IN MINING -5 Either to buy Gilt Edge Stocks, a Prospect that is "the Making of a Mine," or one that is already made, write me what you want and permit me to submit a proposition. ADDRESS E. 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