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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1903)
.11 mini I THE SUMPTER MIMK Wednesday, April i, 1903 C (D a E 0 0 Forest Mining Company I STORM KING GROUP Your attention is called to the fact, that, this stock was placed on the market at 10 cents per share. It is now 1 5 cents per share. We will further inform you that the Storm King Group is pro ducing richer ore as the work progresses, so it will be only a short time till the price will again be raised. We do not need very much money to place the mines on a self-sustaining basis; so do not delay, buy now before the next advance. Come and see our mines; then you will realize the importance of grasping the opportunity we now offer to you. Write for Reports and Prospectus of this great group of mines. - m 1 c ' c J IL JN ...Advance Mining Co... Lock Box F FISCAL AGENT Sumpter, Oregon ROOMS 6 AND B GOSS BANK BUILDING egon Forest Mining Company 0 "i D (I) rt D BBBVB D 0 0 3 v Q) J WILL BLOW IN WHEN SEASON OPENS Satisfactory Progress on Smel ter, But Will Not Operate Until Roads Get Better. Work on tho Sumpter smelter is driving ahead satisfactorily. It will out lm long Hftor tho liint shipment of machinery Ih received lofnro tho oompauy will Imvo everything ready to hlow In. Tho main part yet to lx completed Ih tho f uruaco aiul work on tlilH cannot lo Hturtod until tho machinery arrives. A MlNKlt rep resentative v I h 1 1 m I tho big plant tho othor ility and in company with SiiHtrint(iiulout Neol, wont through Uh various iloparttnoutH, noting tho progress of tho constructive work. Tho hot blast hIovo has Ikhmi completed. Tho foundations for tho engines anil IioIIoi-h aro tlulshod and tho 40,000 khIIoii tank in up. TIiIh tank will U used to supply tho Itoilorn, and another of tho same capacity Ih situated on tho hill uliovo for tiro protection. Tho sampling mill lit also practlcully completed. Tho mauugomout of tho company states that thoro In no hurry toward tho immediate complotlou of tho pUut after tho machinery arrives, from tho fact that owing to tho Ixid condition of tho roads, it will Ih hoiiio littlo time lioforo oro can lio received, and thoro would Ih no object in rushing work to complete it at unco. Tho work will all lm tlulshod, however, in time to blow in lioforo tho condition of the roads will warrant ore shlpmouts. Tho laboratory, however, Is ready for ooratiou with S. L. Drown, former assistant superintendent of the Tacoma smelter, in charge, and the company is in shape to receive base bullion, placer gold, ziuo sllmos and amalgam from the mines. Special Exsmlacr Will b rferr. Mr. MoNutt, special inspector and oxamluer of the Uonoral Land Office, will be In Sumpter, at tho office of j Charles II .Chauco, on Friday, April !lnl, and on Saturday, April 4th, up to the time of the doparture of tho train, for the purposo of examin ing persons aud their witnesses who havo mudo dual proofs for timber clulntH Iwforo Charles II. Chauco 'during tho past three mouths, but who have not yet received their final receipts. Mr. Chauco requests all such persons to bo present with 1 their witnesses at his ottlco at tho ' time above mentioned, to bo examined by Mr. MoNutt, If they wish to got their tlnal receipts. Help Build Up The Weil. The low rates from the cast to the west and tho northwest, Fclmary 15 to April HO, will undoubtedly bring out thousands ot settlers. Where they will go is largely a question o( inducement. H you aro interested in securing any eastern people for your section of the west, send their names and addresses to tho undersigned. All tho facts and tigurcs about the trip will he promptly sent them. II. S. Howe, (ieneral Agent, Chicago, Mil waukee ; St. Paul Hallway, 134 Third Street, Portland, Ore. RESUME WORK ON ARCTIC GROUP. Melting; Snows Will StopOper- ations In Short Time Will be Continued Later. L. P. Ostlund, owner of the Arctio group of claims In the Cracker Creek district, returned to the property to resume development work this week. Mr. Ostlund has been carrying on operations through the winter months, but will have to quit now in a short time ou account of tho water In the tuuuels from tho melting snow. When tho suow is gouo ho will continue operations through tho summer, fall'uud winter as ho did last year. Tho Arctio group ropreesouts soveu full claims, about ouo mile from the North Pole, ou the samo vein system. Over 300 foot of development work has leou douo ou the property. So far average assays show good oro carrying values from 94 to $15. Ouo assay made some timo ago revealed tho extraordinary value of 2,000. Mr. Ostlund has desiguated tho locality as Arctio City. It is uot much of a ctiy, ho says, aud iu order that tho wayfarer may uot pass by without a kuowledgo of its existence, he has conspicuously posted Its uamo ou a tree uoar by. However, ho says Arctic City, aud tho Arctio group are to be hoard from later ou. Shoes of all kinds at Neill Mercantile company's. Ladles' Aid Society. Tho Ladles' Aid Society, of the Methodist church, will givo a luncheon tomorrow afternoon from 2:30 to 5 o'clock, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Heppe, on North Mill street. A special musical and literary program will, be rendered. Ten cents will be charged for the luncheon. This will be the first entertainment of the kind the society has given this season, and will be tho beginning of regular monthly meetings. For Lowney's candies, fine chocolates, bon bons, 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. Only the nest brands ot liquors and cigars at Dunphv's "The Club." All the latest novelties in hats at Neill Mercantile company's. Mining deeds for sate at this office. For Sale For Cash A large General Merchan dise business and buildings in mining town in eastern Oregon. From start has done and is doing large and pro fitable CASH trade. Firmly established. Owners sell to attend to other business. Large payroll at doors. Chance of a lifetime to an energetic man. For full information address The J. H. MacCallumCo. mmaVmi rtlfcn UrfJUtJirwrm