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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, May 6, 1903 WELL PLEASED WITH SNOW CREEK. PRESIDENT DAVISON, OF NEW YORK, VISITS PROPERTY. loft Monduy afternoon. JUESSEN RETAINED. Outlook, He Thinks, Encouraging Ac companied by Charles M. Brown, of Denver, Who Acquires Inleretl Here Sumpter, He Say, ii (be Coming Gold Camp of the -World. It. J. DiivIhoii, of lliith, Now York, rol(loiit of tho Onton MIiioh Exploration comimny, ofxiriitinK tho Snow Crook proporty, who nrrivixl in tho olty liiHt wook, loft Monriiiy uftor vIhIUdk tho tntno, and HpondiiiK novoral diiyn thoro. IIIh vIhII wiih In commotion with tho mill which 1h to Im I nut 11 Hod on tho proporly UiIh wiunnor, and to iimko u Kononil liiHpodtlon. Ho wiih iiuooiiipiinlod to tho initio liy MnniiKor Smith, and C'luirlort M. Drown, of Donvor, iittornoy for hoiiio of tho InndiiiK tttookhoIdorH. 1'nmldont DiivIhoii Ik woll ploiiHixl with tho proKroHH of tho dovolopiiionl work holtiK dono at Snow Crook, and with tho Konoriil outlook of tho dlHtrint. Ho wiyH: "Thoro Iiiih boon 11 moat uIiiiiiko horo hIiioo my vitdt liwl Novomlior. I hiii woll ploiiHod with tho iimnaKo tnont of Hnow Crook. Tho proporty Ih dovolopliiK into a kocmI inlno, and wo uro propurliiK to put In a mill and iimko it n prodiu-or at no dlHtant day. Rumptor Ih rapidly enmintf to tho front, mid I liollovo it Ih dcntlncd to I10001110 0110 of tho iikihI linportaiit miiiliiK coutorH of tho country." Mr. DiivIhoii Ih oiio of tho heavy HtookholdorH of tho rninpiiny. Ho will prntmlily rotiirn in tho full wliitn tho mill Ih in operation, Mr. Ilrown iiIho vIhIIoiI Know Crook, and a iiutiilmr of othor proportion in tho diHlrict. While horo ho acquired liiteiontH in hovoral mining propiiHitioiiH, and Ih well ph'UHod with tho Hltiiatinu. Ho Miyn: "ThlH Ih my Hint vlnll to Sumpter mid I am 111010 than pleiihod with tho dlntilet. I inn familiar with tho miiiluK InterentH of Colorado and ! othor ntatoH, and after a carfcol nurvoy ' of tho couilltloiiH here, I unlet wiy ' that I liollovo Sumpter will liecomo I one of the ureal mining cenleiH of I tho world in time. I make (IiIh1 Htatomeut iidvlfedly. Tho ('ripple Creek dlntrli'l em'iriicen an area of I only four Hpuaio allien, and when 0110 taken Into ctiliHlderatiou tho ouormouH IimIkoh hero, tho van! extent of tho mineral youo, the rlchuoHH of tho ore, in comparison with othor dlHtricts, ho will come to tho con cliirtlou that my Htatomeut Ih not far wrong." Hot Ii Mr. DiivIhoii and Mr. lirowu Killen. Warner, Stewart Company Em ploy Mining Engineer. Edmund Juohhoii, of tho firm of JnoHHon & Clark, mining engineers, Iibh boon retained us consulting eugluoor for tho various properties oporated hy tho Klllou, Warner, Stowart company. Ho assumed his, now duties on tho first of the month. Mr. Juohhoii Ih woll known as a mining ouglnoor of exporiouco uud ability. Handsome Cleanup. A liaudHomo llttlo cleanup was niado at tho Stlco's (Juloh placors, oporatod hy tho Killon, Warner, Stowart company, last wook. Among 11 uumhor of tiuggotH of good size wbh 0110 weighing ono and u half ounces and valued a $.'10. DEAL CLOSED. Sumpter Smelter Takes Over Baker City Sampling Works By Lease. Tho deal regarding tho acquisition of tho linker City Sampling Workn, owned hy Holla Kadlnh, hy tho Ore gon Smelting and Itolluiug company, which wiih reported practically com pleted in liiHt weok'n Minor, was cloned ThurHday. According to tho torniH of tho contract, tho Hinoltitig company taken over tho sampling workH liy leane for a curtain period, and Dr. Kd W. Mueller, general malinger of tho Hiuoltor, takes charge nt once. Tho importance of tho deal wiih fully not forth in hint weok'n Ihhiio. It given tho Hiiioltlug company a depot and warohoiiHo on the main lino of trniiHpnrtatiou, where ores and other HiipplicH ourouto can Im received and ntored, and coiinigiimeiitH of ore, may lie sampled and nettled for there lief ore reaching their dentlnatlon, Hum greatly facilitating mioh traunactioiiH. Tho iicipiinllon of tho nainpllng works places the Hiuoltor in hotter touch with the vast mineral wealth not only of Oregon hut of adjoining states. Ice Cm ml Ice Cream! On, and each day after May 1st, tho renowned llaolwood Ice Cream and Ico .('ream Soda will ho hud at St m-giU's. 10 centH a dish, Uft coiiIh per pint. Dr. (Sreonlee, dentist, over liasclio Hardware store. Only the Dost lirumln ot liquors mid cigars nt Diuiphv'H "The Club." Mining decdH for sale nt this olllce. i I Victor Mining Co. THE FIRST BLOCK OF TREASURY STOCK IS NOW ON f THE MARKET LOCATED IN THE RED BOY DISTRICT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS VALUES RUN FROM $50 TO $300 PER TON IN f GOLD AND SILVER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ADDRESS G. M. Rockwell 6c Co. 701702 Herman Bldg. Milwaukee, Wis. VM. II. TIBBALS, President. SEYMOUH II. BELL, Manager. A FINE LINE OF ..GROCERIES.. ALWAYS IN STOCK Fresh Vegetables Arriving Daily. Prompt Delivery. ' Give Us a Tiiul mid We Will l'lease You. EDLIN cSc STARBUCK Optra Houa Blook Phon 351 SUMPTER. OREGON THE GEM SALOON A. J STINSON, Prop. (Successor to Snyde & Stlnson) Only the Best Brands of Liquors Served Over the Bar SUMPTER, OREGON New Merchant Tailor MILL STREET, OPPOSITE BANK OF SUMPTER I Have Received a Large and Elegant Line of Suitings and Trouserings for Coming Season, Which You mro Kindly Invited to inspect. Truly Yours, i CHARLES GEE