Wednesday, February 2j, igoj THE SUMPTER MINER PROFESSIONAL AND NOVICE. The Different Classes of Min ing; Men Described. There is probably no vocation in the line of human endeavor which is more enticing, or has more glamor associatd with it than that of mining. There is also, it can be truthfully .Bald.no occupation which requires more deep study, more application and more practical experience than this industry, to qualify a person to follow it successfully. It is a business to which there is no end, It is continually going on with rapid strides,. Especially Is this true when the science of metal lurgy is added to the extraction of the metals from the earth. Methods of mining and means of manipulating ores, are more or loss changing all tho timo, and alert tho minor or met allurgist must bo, who keeps in touch with all improvements so ho can bo up-to-date. Notwithstanding the abovo facts, thero aro possibly nioro experts in both branches of this business than in any other known. Somehow those who have an un usual amount of gall, to uso a com mon phrase, when thoy aro fortuuato enough to got an nudionco with an investor, and have loaded themselves up with a number of scientific terms, can causo tho man with money, if ho be a uovico, to think that thoy know all the secrets of a profession which it has tnkon a quallnod person many .years and cost him considerable money to acquire. Thero is quite a difference botwoen tho educated man in tho mining and metallurgical professions and the ox pert who has picked up his knowlodgo from observation. The former is gonorally modest. Ho hus au up-to-date otllco in which all necessary in struments aro kept for porforming work of precision. Ho romuins in his otllco whou not othorwlso ougagod and moots and urranges his business atfulrs with his cllouts tboro. In fact tboro is now nearly as much of a codo of ethics among tho sclontiflo men of mlulug affairs, as thoro is iu tho mod leal profossiou. On tho othor hand, tho would-bo, the person who has a smattering of tho business, is on tho curbstono; ho is ou tho lookout for tho tenderfoot. Ho is llublo to buttouholo him any where and, If tho stranger is easy, ho is likely to part with sonio of his wealth iu oxchango for a mining claim which would not bo rocom niouded woro ho to employ u iorson who has a roputatiou to koop sacrod, and who is fully capablo of coining very close to the merits or domorlts of anything of a mlulug nature. In these days there-is no necessity for anyone, to bo takon in on a min ing deal, unless they belong to that class, described by tho late P. T. Barnum, those who love to bo hum bugged. Of course if man wishes to gamble, it is his glorious privilege as long as he violates no law, and thoro is probably no more facinating form of courting Dame Fortune's favor than trying bis luck seeking for wealth which lies hidden in the bowels of the earth. Banner Year For Mining Stock. In the last issue of the Western Min ing World, the following prediction is made regarding mining stocks for the year 1903: The new year has opened as we predicated with au increased demand in general for all the better class of un listed stocks, but with the shares of mining companies well to tho front. ouuging irom me miBiness uoneuurmc the past month, it is safe to predict that 1D03 will bo a banner year for mining stocks, especially as a great many of the mines that were incorporated last year will go on the permanent dividend paying list before the present year is brought to a close. We again caution investing before thoroughly looking in to a company, its mines and the men behind it. There are altogether too many companies that won't stand an examination. ON COMSTOCK MINES. Property Near the Red Boy Being; Developed Two shifts of minors aro busily en gaged in extending tho crosscut tunnel into the hill whereon is located the mineral veins of the Comstock Gold Mining and Milling company, situated northeast of the Red Boy and adjoing the Blue Bird. This company is a Spokane concern, it is incorporated for 100,000 with shares at only flvo cents each. Tho present contract is for 200 feet, fifty of which has been completed. At present this tunnel is 5-10 feet in length, two lends have been iHsnetrated and the bore is being extended so as to cut another known to bo some distance ahead. The rock is very hard, there fore progress is quite slow with hand drills. The first vein encountered was cut at a depth of ISO feet from the surface and the second one 175 feet in depth. They are about 400 feet apart. The first averages ten feet in with and is of satisfactory grade, the second vein is twenty feet wido and like the first, carries pay values, both containing free gold. These lodes aro described as carrying porpheticquartc, said to be a splended indication for permanency in that section. No drifting has been done on either of them, the company desiring to push the tunnel ahead and open up the other vein before mora thoroughly ex ploring that which they already have in sight. There are four claims in the group, the Poor Boy, Mineral Chief and two others, whoso names aro not at hand. On the surface a considerable quantity of work has been done in tho way of open cuts, sinking pits etc, which prove the continuity of the lodes and justi ing the present development work. REDUCED RATES FROM THE EAST Commencing February 16 and con tinuing until April 30, there will bo low rates from the east via the Illinois Cen tral railroad to all Washington, Oregon and Idaho points. If any of your friends or relatives in the east are coining west whilo these rates are in effect, give us their name and address, and we will make it our business to see that they are given the best possible service. We operate through personally conducted excursion cars, and in fact give you the benefit of the latest convenienceb known to modern railroading. We have fifteen different routes between the east and the, west, and are in position to give you the benefit of the beat combinations. Write us and we will give you full par ticulars. B. H. Trcmbdll, Com'l Agent III. Cent. Railroad, 142 Third Street, Portland, Ore. Mining deeds for sale at this office. Campbell 8c Landreth WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS WE CARRY A FULL LINE OP SILVER WARE. JEWELRY, WATCHES, CLOCK8, ROGERS BROTHERS TRIPPLE PLATED SILVERWARE, :;:::::: : : EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE CAMPBELL LANDRETH GRANITE STREET SUMPTER, OREGON fv. 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