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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1903)
1$ Wednesday, February 4, 190$ THE SUMPTER MINER ANNOUNCEMENT ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 1903, NEIL J, SORENSEN & CO. WILL FILL ALL ORDERS RE CEIVED FOR STOCK OF THE HIGHLAND GOLD MINES A Sumpter, Oregon, Corporation. The First Allotment of 100,000 Shares will be Placed on the Market at That Date to be Disposed of at Six (6) Cents Per Shared ,, TO INVESTORS llnvlnv been niii'i'i'nnfill In tliimii'liiir tin) Fridiiv Gold Minlnir (Niiiiiimiv. un imu ilnulm In announce that we have been appoiuttnl financial agents of thu HIGHLAND (101. 1) MINKS COMPANY, a Sumpter, Oregon, corporation, which recently purchased ami now owns the Kuupp Group of Mines, ioiintfttliK of four claims, situated in tlio Hluo MountuiiiM of Kastcru Oregon, on the main Klkhurn divide between tlio headwaters of Cracker (J reck hiiiI Nock Creek, ubout eight miles from the City of Sumpter, linker county, Oregon. Colont'l M L I .oh mire, K. M., of linker City, Oregon, one of tlio moMt cnmeteut mill conservative mining engineers in the Northwest, after making a thorough examimition of tliis group, speaking of the vein traversing the entire length of II claims, in his report, stated: ''There are no faults or throws, or any dislocations along its course, hut it is a strong, continuous anil well defined vein, showing in all the different tunnels, shafts and cuts to lie vell mineralixed and distinctly defined. Hut few mines carry commercial values in gold and silver for so long a distance; in fact, I have seldom seen in my long years in mining nxior ience, a vein so strong and persistent in carrying such fair values as this one for so long a distance along its course or strike. "In submitting this report for your favorable consideration, I would say that as a whole there are but few mining propositions that have for the future better features, all In all, for developing into an A No. 1 Mine. The Itannock Hum claim alone will, without a doubt, de velop into a great mine; for it has every feature for so doing strength of (lssiiriug, width of same and the continuous stretch of ore, and the values from east to west which is shown by the openings on the vein and Hie throw of its lloat fiom the apex. "For the past three years I have examined many proortics in Kastcrn Oregon, and tliis one has always struck me as being one of the valuable ones." In placing thin stock ujmih the market, we shall not attempt to make our showing on ae count of the adjoining projiertles, or to make you believe we have a big mine, just because wo happen to be on the same .one as the great North Pole, K. and K., Columbia and (iolcomla oji the west, and the Maxwell, Kobbins-Klkhoru and the Hnislcy-Klkhoru on the east, but will simply let the Knapp Group of Mines show for itself. We ask you to visit the property, learn the facts for yourself; and if you are desirous of making a fair investment, you may visit the property without cost to you; we will pay your excuses if the facta are not exactly as represented. The first allotment of 100,000 shares of this stock will bo placed nu thu market on the 20th day of February, 11103. We will till orders on and after that date ; and all orders received prior thereto will lie placed on tile with the secretary and the stock issued on February 20th, In the order In which the subscriptions are received'. We reserve the right, however, in case of an oversubscription, to return you your money. We now invite you to send in your or ders for the desired amount of stock; till out the subscription blank herein printed, cut it out, and mail it direct to us at the earliest possible moment; or wire us at our oxiicuso to set aside for vou to lie issued on the 20th day of February the number of shares desired. Then remit by letter. The price is Six ((I) cents ht share, and the stock is fully paid up, non assessable and bears no personal liability. After the first allotment is disMised of, no stock will Ik sold at the above rate, but the price will advance. We heartily recommend this proierty and advise the purchase of "Highland Gold" stouk; it is an investment, not a secuUlinu. ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO NEIL J. SORENSEN & COMPANY FINANCIAL AGENTS Department 9 SUMPTER, OREGON CO. NF.II. J. SONKNSKN A CO., Sumpter, Oregon. 100.... GKNTI.KMKN: I hereby make application U the HIGHLAND GOLD MINKS COMPANY, of Sumpter, Oregon, through yourselves, for ( ) Shares of the Stock of said Company , at Six (0) cents per share, to Isi issued on February t!0th, 1003. I agree to accept the return of amount remitted in case of over-subscription. The purchase involves NO PF.KSONAL I.IAHII.ITY as the stock is FULL PAID, NON-ASSKSSABLF. and NON-FOHFKITAHI.K. I wired you at your expense on , IfKKl.to set aside for me the number of shares above mentioned to be issued to me on February 20th, 1003, PAH VAI.l'K OF SHANKS fl.00 KACH. Name Kudosed herewith you will find f in payment for the above subscription. P. O. Addres