8 THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, July iy, 1903 m !i DON JUAN AND QUEBEC SOLD. A. B. Browne Returns From East And Confirms Report Of Transaction. A. II. llrowno, of llrowno A Hmith, returned Hiiniliiy from tho eiiHt, nflor lutvliiK, in conjunction with T. W. I)iivI(Ihoii, coinplotod tho hiiIo of tlio Don Juan mill tho (jiiohou, looiitod roHpootlvoly in tlio (Iroon liorn mill Alnino (llHtrlctn. Doth proportion wuro hoIi! to MIoIiIkhii pooplo, tlio forinor koIiik to liny City iiiiltnllHtH iuiiI tho hitler to Detroit. In both iiiHtaticort tlio ilualri hiivo lioou porfootod mid tlio puporH plowed. No llKuroH iiro mentioned, howovor, for pulilleutlon. Tlio Don .limn iiuil tlio Quolioo iiro old Mini woll known iiiIiioh. It Ih umlnrHtooil from Mr. llrowno tiuit tlio now pooplo uro to tiikn hold mid Hturt opnriitioiiH nt 0111:11. MrH. llrowno iicuioiiipiinlod lior hiiHlmnd on tho trip, mid npont hoiiiii tiino vIhUIiik IiIh pooplii in liortton. Mr. DiivIiIhoii Ih oxpoutod to rot urn next week. ItoKHrillnx condltloiiH In thu oiiHt, Mr. Ilrowii ntutoM that hoavy InvimtorH uro coiiHiirvntivo on iiccnunt of liilior trouliloH, whllo it Ih eimier to do IiuhIiihhh with Hiimllor oiipitullHtH. ACTIVITY IN MINING. Monied Men Turning Their Attention In This Direction. Tlioro in Hood rimmm to holiovo tlmt tho luolc of Hpooiiliitivo ui'tivity on tlio Stock FacIiiiiiki', which Iiiih liociiino ho niiirkt'd rci'ontly, will oonliniio for tho romiilndi'r of tho pruHoiit your, at leant. It Ih iiIho upparont that tho Intororit In In iltiHtrial ontrprUcrt Iiiih wan oil of Into, on account of tho fact that many an Inventor who wiih expecting IiIh "hIiIp to ciiiiio homo," Iiiih found that voxhoI water-IokkiI; in fact, to iihii auothor hIiiiIIk, a kmhI many onorttotlo Kent lemon found tho Krouud Moor inundated before tlio elevator jjot into riiunini! order. Howovor theno t lit iih lie, (hero in a tendoncy now umontt nioneyoil men to look aHkance at tho Mock mark- otn, which have hitherto nion haro acted like fools and old experienced linndu haro played the part of novlcoH. It would ho a pity not to prollt by tho oxperionco of othorH, and to roallo that milling rcqulrcH all tho judgment, caro ami nyntom which lo vol-head cd men glvo to tholr ordinary 1iib1uohh and more. To tho couriiKOoiiH Investor it alfordrt 11 h much profit uh any othor form of human activity and more. If, therefore, tho uowly awakened Interont In mining ovlticed by mou of high character in tempered with tlio procautlotiH which uro umial to such mou, then wo feol mini thoro will bo a mutual gnln to tho industry and to tho participator In it. Ouo word of advico will not bo rerouted from a journal which Iiiih at heart tho boHt IntoroHtH of mining. Whoa 11 biiHiucBH man niakca a contract, ho oinpIoj'H a lawyer; let him, when ho ongiigoH in a mining enterprise, iiho tho profeHHlonul advico needed for thin particiialr biiHinoHH; In othor wordH, lot him roalizo that you got nothliiK for nothing, and very llttlo fur ten contH; thoroforo, advico which Ih gratuitous Ih worth what la paid for it, and tho sorvices of a capable engineer uro cheap at tho comparatively high llguro which thoy bring. Vim cannot go. mining with a shoestring. hugluooriiig and Mining Journal. A CASH TRANSACTION. Nellie Thomti and Two Male Compic loot Held up Mooday Night. Nellie ThonuiH, a niombor of tho linn of Hunt !fc ThonuiH, proprietors of tho Louvre, ami Fred CavouaiiKh and Lynn Mntson, woro hold up Monday night about 1 o'clock and relieved of tholr ensh and dianiondH. Nellie lont a bur pin and u pair of diamond earring valued at $1,100. Ciivomitigh wiih touched for IiIh roll to tho extent of GT, and Mntson giivo up 31H. Nolllo had Home ciihIi about her person, but hIio wiih not nuked to deliver further than her jewelry. Tho party wiih taking a stroll in tho went Hide of the city iiuroHH the river when tho hold up occurred. IteportH regarding tlio matter d lifer somewhat. Nellie nuyH that there wiih only one bud bold man with n Kim who figured lu tlio trnusnutlon, while the men nay there were two. The police have their HiiHpicioiiH. Cnvomtugh and Matmiu wero arrested Into vent onlay afternoon an accoin- pllcoH in tho crime. A Pioneer Operator. Harvey llnhhliis, of Spokane, father of Hon. J. II. Knhhlns, Ih visiting Itho family of the latter. Mr. occupied ItnhhiiiH Ih ouo of the pioneer placer diHtrict, huviuK interested hero tholr attention, and to turn to an . operators in the iudiiHtry the yield of which Is one licon extensively of tho Hiiro fouudatloiiH of our j during tho curly activity. Mr. national proHpority. It Ih ii fact ltobbiiiH at one time controlled tho that men, who are regarded uh J majority of the trading pouts in the lendern In lliiance, and who have Ih vicinity, and operated tho II rut hitherto kept clear of mining, are .saw mill In thin region. Tho mill now turning tholr attention to hiicIi matters. It Ih ii good omen. Apart from the tho capital which they will iutrodotice, for the development of natural resources, their training in hiicIi tlmt the biiHineHH of mining Ih certain to bo Improved by their participation. In tho pant it Iiiih Ihioii ii not uncommon spoctnolo to hod hankers, merchants ami lluuuclerH, whone namori wort) HynouyiiiH for good sense and careful biiHiiu)H mothoda, tuko part In the direction of minliiK enterprises only to lay aiddo all tho precaution to which they wero aucustomoJ. lu thin way shrewd wiih an old fashioued water power plant located at Lawtou Marrlcd-DtNcffe-Brown. C. K. DoNelfe, member of the city council, and of tho tlrin of Do Nelfe A Muzzy, and Mian Kdna Hrowu, of l'rosser, Washington, wero married at Prouder, July 8, and will bo at homo in Sumpter after September 1. Miss llrown la a nleco of Mra. Cato Johiia, and well known lu tho city, having spout some time hero with her aunt. All tlio latent uoveltiea in Neill Mercnutile company's. liHta at EVERY INVESTOR SHOULD KNOW That the West is the place to buy Western stocks, I don't care if it's Golconda, Red Boy, Cracker Jack, Cracker Oregon, or what is it it stands to reason that I, being right in the heart of the Northwest Mining Dis trict, should be able to supply you with any stock desired. This business is done through my brokerage department, which, by the way, handles more stock than any other firm in the West. I want to place the name of every reader of this paper on my mailing list. A postal card will do, requesting my market letter regularly. YOU HAVE READ Of the development of the Victor Group, in the Cracker Creek Distiict, in the recent issues of this paper. Same has been bought by a strong Eastern company, and the stock will shortly be put on the market by the CRACKER CREEK GOLD MINES COMPANY An elaborate prospectus in now in the hands of its printers. As soon as it is off the press you should re ceive a copy. Drop a postal to me today, and I'll mail you one in due course of time. I shall act as the Company's Fiscal Agent. ADRIAN G. HANAUER BANKER AND BROKER p. o. Drawer 1726 Spokane, Washington Mli T7E7 A Beautifully Illustrated 1 KmH Pamphlet of 6 Pages Showing OREGON'S Great Dividend Paying Mines Any person contemplating a mining investment should not be without the information contained in this valuable oamphlet. WRITE TODAY (Mention No. CO and it will bo promptly mailed you.) WHEELER & CO. 32 BROADWAY, N. Y. IF YOU WISH TO f. INVEST "iN 'SSlNG-i Either to buy Gilt Edge Stocks, a Prospect that is "the Making of a Mine," or one that is already made, write me what you want and permit me to submit a proposition. ADDRESS rE."sAERSON"sMTHl SUMPTER, MINES AND MINING STOCKS OREGON