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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1903)
1 M THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesdav, February 25, 1903 )' il. t ft HARD ROCK IN THE GLADSTONE Spokane Company Crowding Work on the Inter-State Company Holdings. W. II. Mead, of the Gladstone group, wan in the city on Innt Friday and Saturday. Like several other mining operator, lately he reports the atrlking of very hard rock in the tunnel. Mr. Mead pays he haa encountered a band of the regular Rosslantl dioroto, which ia rather difficult to make headway in with hand drill. Two shifts are now at work, but in a few days another shift will be put on, making three, working eight hours each. The tunnel is now in 160 feet, with from 160 to 200 feet more to run before the big vein Is cut. Additional men havo been hired and sent out to thu mine, so that the other shift can be put to work on Mr. Mead 'a return. The Intur-Htnto Mining company, owners of this group, have plenty of funds In the treasury and they intend to push right ahead and find out whut they have. Thu propurty is bought und paid for, mid is being worked on strict busineHH principals. As Mr. Mead says, if theru is nothing there, after they get through with their prospecting, no one will he thu loser except thosu who havo tuki'ii thu chance. Hut from ap IMMtraiices, thuru is not much likulyhood of any onu coming out losur on the (Sludstonu. Mr. Meud leaves for 8H)kunu about thu first of the mouth. a deal, but beyond that they refuso to discuss tho matter. We Have II Abo, Here la Oregon. Copper is a great metal. Cast into a coin and it becomes the delight of the five-year-old at Iho candy counter; stretch into wire and it defies distance and brings continents into instant com munication; taken from the world would destroy the fond hopes of the scientist and the possibilities of man with his greatest ally electricity. Gold, silver and copper ; but the great eat of these ia copper, Grand Encamp ment Herald. Help BulU Up The Test. The low rates from the east to the west and the northwest, Febuary 15 to April SO, will undoubtedly bring out thousands ot settlers. Where they will go is largely a question of inducement. If you are interested in securing any eastern people for your section of the west, send their names and addresses to tho undersigned. All the facts and figures about the trip will bo promptly scut them. II. S. Howe, General Agent, Chicago,. Mil waukee A Kt. Paul Kaiiway, 134 Third Street, Portland, Ore. CONSOLIDATE ALL SILVER-LEAD MINES. Deal on ia Coeur d'Aleaei Involving 120,000,000. A pnHH dispatch dntixl at Wallace, Idaho, February ID, nayx: Thoro 1h tin oxi'tipttoimlly Htrong rumor iilloat hero l tho effVi't that thoro Ih a gl gautlu inovoinont to consolidatu all the Hllvur-leud mines of the Coour d'AlouoH under onu company, requir ing a capitalization of tUt), 000,000. It Ih understood tho American Smelt ing and Itetliilnfg company has agreed to take sittllt'leut stock to havo it con trolling Interest. As far as can Is learned from local milling men, the only properties not in the deal are the Hercules and the properties of the Kmplre State-Idaho company. This move was Hturtcd last Sep temlx'r when the trouble arose Ik tweeu the mine owners and the trust. It Is understood that at that time an option was taken on all the prop erties. As near as can 1st learned the option will expire In April of this year. Although no apparent and dellulte action Is being taken at prcscut, it is licllovcd that everything Is Ik1iik arranged so that the deal can bo quickly executed during thu latter part of next mouth. The rumor that experts of the lead trust aro in the Held quietly exam ining the properties is not true, but Frederick Ilurbidge, of Spokane, who la connected with Hunker 11(11 ami Sullivan, ha looked up statistics Hud value of each of thu producing properties of tho district. The owners who havo been seen say they aro willing to outer Into such Timber and Homestead Filing. Timber and homestead filings, as well us final proofs, can be made beforo Charles II. Chance, United States com missioner, olilco in First Bank of Sump tor building, Sumpter, thus saving ap plicants expense of a trip to La Grande. If in want of clothing, see Neill Mer cantile company. F. O. BUCKINUM Kxnmlner of Mines, Lands and Investments in Oregon, Washington or Idaho. Maps and HI no Prints furnished. If you want to purchase high class stocks write me. SUMPTER, - OREGON MINING ps yOTT-TTOP T1A. RE3t3 48Pagw t Weekly t UlustrateA INDISPENSABLE TO MITONG MEN. $3 PER YEAR, POSTPAID. INU rOU IAMM.B coir. 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