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.
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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