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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1903)
io THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, March 4. 190? BIG TIMBER LAND DEAL ON. No Truth in Published Re ports of Frauds in This District. V. It. Moud returned yoHtorduy from MIcIiIkhii, wlioro ho hud boon for throe wuukH, ni'KotlutlliK tlio Milo of 11 lurtfo tract of tlmljor hind to u Hyndlotno of liimliormoii. Those Kentlomon will uoino out mid inspect tho Imid lis hooii hh tlio hiiow dlwip-imm-H, when tliuy can travul through tho country with mora ease than now. ThlH laud Ih all "deeded", tho United States Kovornment having issued putonts. in spoukiiiK of tho HuiiHiitioiml ro port of allowed fraudH hnviiut lieon iwrpotrutod horo by tlmlior cruisers mid laud locator, which was pub lished in tho liakor City Democrat Sunday, under 11 Hiimptor lato lino, Mr. .Mead nayH ho Iiiih uovor hoard of anything of tho kind having lieon done in IIiIh laud dlHtrlct, and fcolH Hiiro that there In no truth in tlio re port, lie IhiukH, an dooH every hon est man, that a newnpaper when niv hiK publicity to Mich HtatomonlH should 1vo tho facln; especially ineiillolilliK tho inline of tho rruslor who Iiiih boon Killlly of tho dishonest iicIh, iiiHtead of a lot of iioIh.v, Indoll uilo, oMiKorated KonornlilioH, t Iiiih ciihIIiik suspicion 011 honest, consci entious moil oiiKaKod in tho business. lie says that ho has heard much of fraudulent local Ions, that Ih showing tenderfoot nood timlior laud anil kIvIiik thorn tho description of u worthless ipiarlor beet Ion on which to llle holiuf practiced over on tho coast and to a less decree in Idaho; t 1 f ho knows of no such instance in this locality or laud district. While comiiiK west ho met a Kent Ionian on tho train who had Imoii buncoed by mi Idaho crulhor. There Ih no cltlon in Rtimptor who stands higher, so far us personal Integrity is coiicorueil, than Mr. Mead; nor is anyone in eastern Ore gon belter posted on timber lauds than ho. All of his time is devoted to the business of keeping himself postiMl and ho doubtless locates more applicants on claims than any other half doen cruisers In the district, ho haviuu earned tho reputation of lieliik' thoroughly reliable, both as to Integrity and judgment. Thoro is a still a Kreat deal of timber laud open for entry in this dlstilct, notwithstanding lurno ureas were some mouths since withdrawn by the forest reserve order. As was published In these columns hist week, the olllciiils of tho l.u (iralldo Producers' association. Thoy scut in their resignations tho second week of lust mouth, und thoy will proba bly bo accepted at tho noxt mooting of tho association. "in view of tho fact that tho United Metals Soiling company, us soiling agent, represents such a largo percentage of tho copper produced in thin country, " said Mr. Stanton, "it would bo usolesH to put out tho sta tistics available. I cannot tulk about tho future of tho Copper Pro ducers' association." In certuln quarters it was said that thoro would bo uo fonnul dissolu tion of tho usHociutiou, but it would bo continued mora us u sociul than a business organization. Tho Amalgamutod Copper com pany, which, being tho largest pat ron of tho United Metals Soiling company, Is pursuing Standard Oil tactics in withdrawing from tho Cop per Producers' association und its ro fusal to submit its statistics of pro duction to tho public Very liltlo is kuown concerning tho workings of tho Amalgamated Copper company, and less will bo known horoaftor. Its sales aud stocks 011 hand will bo closoly guard ed. The Now York Stock exchange demand a comprehensive statement from the corporations making applica tions to list their securities, but, strange to say, when tho Amalga mted Copper company applied for admission it was loft off with 11 state ment bare of facts and llgures. In fact, the public was already ac ipiainted with tho contents of tho Amalgamated Copper company's statement to the Stock lOxchutigo, the most important statement therein being the capital stock of the respec tive subisldary concerns. No expla nation was over given as to why tho Aiuuigumittcu copper company was allowed to list its stock on informa tion so meagre and meaningless. Tho monthly statistics have Ih'oii looked forward to with great interest by tho metal trades in general, aud naturally the action of the copper companies that sell their copper through tho United Metals Selling company, which reporsout something like 75 per cent of tho total output of copper of the United States, has created considerable unfavorable comment . It is said that tho resignations of tho companies were duo to the fact that there were not sulllclent re ciprocal arrangements with the for eign companies In the matter of furnishing accurate statistics such as are published by tho Copper Pro ducers' ussocial ion. There is a coppper association in Loudon, but the llgures published by It are meagre. Tho Copper Pro ducers' Association has been in ex istence for many years, its original purpose being to promote harmonious relations between the various pro- GOLD AND SILVER ASSAYS FREE Every Subscriber to THE MINER who pays $2.00 for One Year in advance will be given an assay for gold and silver free. These assays will be made by ROBBINS & ROBBINS Whose reputation as Assayers, Mineralogists and Mining Engineers stands second to none in the Northwest. laud oltlco announced that on April IK, two townships will Ihi ottered. They mo in tho Coiuucopla dis trict. ADOPTS STANDARD OIL TACTICS Bust- AinilgAnnttd Copper Vdli all its Kit hi Dim Secrecy. I11I111 Stanton, president of tho Copper Producers' association, made tho iinunuuccuicut that hereafter there would be uo mote copper sta tistics issued by the orgaiiiatlou. 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