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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1903)
fc THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, January 28 190) Storm King is Guaranteed c (0 L (0 D (!) to C r LOSS I M P O SS A BUSINESS CON BUSINESS IBLE CONCERN Rl NCIPLES Forest Mining Company An investment in the stock of this company is better than an investment in Bonds. Two shifts of men now engaged sinking a shaft on the Storm King Group of Mines. The shaft is in ore all the way down j Storm Kiiifr Group, Cubic Cove District, Jununrv 4th, 1JMW.. T. .1. (.'OHtl'llo, President Finest Mining Co. Dear Sir: Since our crew returned to work on the 2lith of December, work has steadily progressed. We me now in better ore thiin we were when wc laid off for Christmas, My last average sample assayed S82,4 (Sold; MAH Silver, and .'J per cent Copjier. The ore in now becoming nioro impregnated with Galena. Keseiti'ully, J. L. CODY, Siierintendciit. We solicit your thorough investigation of our system and methods. Write for ltcortH, Prospectus, and Maps of this Grunt Group of Mines. Advance Mining Co... FISCAL AGENT umpter, Oregon kn ROOMS 6 AND 8 GOSS BANK BUILDING Storm King is Guaranteed f 0) rt 0 1 3 D (TO 0)' 0 c Q) "i Q) J r (D (D a TWO MIDNIGHTQUEENS One is the Locator, the Other the Mine. Two weeki ago I'n k Mimcii bud a brief aivimiit uf it young huly uf Alamo who liad braved the terrors of a blinding snow storm, traveled all toM live miles and leloi'iiled a v.ilmilile mining elalm which Ii.til jiihI lupM'd mi account of (he annual aMcsMtiicnt wurk not having been tlnue fur Ibe vear l!0'J. Sllllllt Itltllitiutllll flietH ill tlllS CpiHUtlO hawtcoiue In hand which have nunc or less intcicst. Il uppfuis the claim foriucily hcluugfil tu a party who re nlde in the (ircciiliurus l-'ur miiiic rea miii he itiil nut pi-rfuriii the leipiired laliur fn (he j ear Having the minuet faith in the claim, he divided tu huld it by virtue uf haWug a fiieml relucate it and tiausfcr it luck tu linn by deed. Thefliend, faithful tu the trust iui iUMed in him, piocccdcil tu the Hput, ar riving there abunl 10 u'cluck on t!ie night of December Hist. The nilit Itoing unusually Hturmy, be decided tliat no one had the courage or endur ance to intake their way to such an out of the way place through hiicIi a storm, so he UcJtcd up bid notice and made haute fur shelter. Mis Jessie McCilbU'ii, now the hero inn of tba hour at Alamo, with an aged male friend, and armed with a Colin revolver, reached the ground about an the new year came in. She saw the former notice, and knowing the location waH illegal, she tacked up her location pa I kt claiming the lead, lode or vein with all its dips, spurs, angled, sinuosi ties, etc., aa her individual property. Thou the weary march of two and one-half miles hack to Alamo was taken j THREE FINE ASSETS. Possible Transfer of an Estate Adjoining Sumpter. up. nulling uiroiigii iiiu uecp snow ami groping along in a blinding snow Htorm was alow and lahorinua work, but the plucky girl and bur companion ar rived at the town at II o'clock in the morning very tired after their ex-ertioiiM. The claim which the spirited young1 lady acquired Iiiih a tunnel 17n feet in length and a forty fool crosscut, prov- It appeara that negotiations are pend ing the vein for Unit width, all of ing for the transfer of the property of which ia ore. The general average lie- the Duwnie estate adjoining the town- iug l per ton in gold, which in con- site of Mtuiptcr in u northwest direction sldcrcd a houaua at the depth it baa , been developed. Miss McCuhhcn called her mine the Midnight ljuccii, and hiicIi it will always ' in the hereafter he known. Her father Iiiih undertaken the tank of developing i It will be remembered that Archibald Dow nie, a pioneer of thin section, died Home two ye.ira ago. Some time after bin miii, Archibald Junior, committed Miicidc in this city. The estate, which consists principally the prerty mure thoroughly, and it in of :tO0 ..crew of tindwr laud, lt0 acres of the opinion of well pouted mining men placer ground, which in considered of who are acipiaiuted with the claim, value, and three water rights, one on that it will jet become one of the big , 'aeh blanch of McCulloy's fork of liw miucsof that rapidly growing section, iler riser, and one on Buck gulch. One thing is certain, everyone wishes It is stated that there has latin sev success to tlio two Midnight Queens, the , end offers made recently by reliable lady locator and the embryo mine she , pernios fur the alaive described prop so courageously acquired. i erly, and that the heiis ami executor. of the estate are likely to close a deal at time. Distribute the Ctrl Wheels. any I'. K. Ilohsou. the engineer, has been Their are now in existence aUiut .V0,. j vnt,lX)iW ,r ,,,,, Um j u,uing esti 000,000 slugs of ailver that hae been j nmU.H ,, , tm VB,U, f t,ib ,.tate, but coined into discs and stamped fl at tlio iM i,i,.IHniimluuI as to auv knowledge United States mints. There actual j ,H, nmv KIHWM a t ,u, ful'Mre outcome value of the present time in the open ,of H.lu'jM(, negotiations lietween parties market would be something like ' interested. llurty-eiglit cents each. A law passed . Col,Hj,orjllK the expanding nature of by Congress years ago requires the see-' ,vt.rvthing in the vicinity of Sumpter, ...., ....,. ...n,; ... 'T" ""!- I ,u iKHS i,0 nurcliase ol nroiH-rtv with 1X10,000 silver dollars at a parity with gold, but Congress evidently forgot in drafting the law to provide for the re demption of these dollars in gold, Kx change. T. G. Harrison, agent for Giant pow der company. such a (Kitential value, naturally gives rise to speculation as to what purpose it is intended to lie used by the pro mised purchasers. Giant Powder is the lest by test in the world. T. G. Harrison agent. For Lowuey's candies, fine chocolates, bon Imiiis, Key West, Havana and do mestic cigars, tobacco, pocket knives, stationery, cider, fruits, etc., do not fail to call at Sturgill's. Mill Street, near Granite. Miller cap protectors. T. G. Harrison agent for linker, Grant and Union counties. Mining deeds for sale at this ofllce. A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME To get in on the ground floor of a well developed mining property adjoining the famous Bonanza mine. A limited amount of stock will be sold for 15 cents per share. For all par ticulars, address, E. E. McCAMMON - Sumpter, Oregon. Or P. D. HEALY 135 Washington St. Worcester, Mass.