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THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, October 7, 1909
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PROSPEROUS.
Cracker Greek District and
Gable Gove Flourishing.
EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS.
M. E. Bain After an Absence of
Nearly a Year Notes Wonderful
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Progress New Mines Being
Opened Up, Old Ones Working
full Time More Activity In Sec
lion Mentioned Than In Entire
Camp this Time Last Year.
M. K. JIhIii, the wttll known min
ing ninn who rocoutly rotiirnori
from tho KhhI Kt in liiHt niht from
it trip to tho Cublo Cove and Cruokor
Crook dlHtriclH. Ho Iiiih Ijohii away
for noitriy a your ami IiIh olmorvii
tioim MtiKuirntiiK tho clmiiKim and
Koiiorul progroHH in thorn) illHtrlctH
will Im road with Intororit liy mining
jiooplo. Ho hiij'h:
"Aftor k)Ik ovor tho Crackor
Crook and Caldo Cove diHrictH protty
tliorouKlily I am propiirod to
tmjr that thoro Ih moro work koIiik on
Ihoro now than thoro wax throughout
tho ontiro iinmp thin timo liixt your.
It lookx nilnhty good to mo.
"At tho California I found a liig
now, oomioutratliw plant wpiippod
with modorn machinory, up-to-dulo
in ovory roHpoot, and a wo 1 1 do
volopod nil no. Tho mino and mill,
howovor, aio now nluit down for a
day or ho wlillo tho oorlitl tramway
which dolivorH tho oro Ih liolng
lovolml up. Tho oporatiou of tho
initio whilo Iho ropuirH aro kdIiik oii
would havo iuvolvod Iho oiontion of
ikddltioual IiIiih, and im tho company
Iiiih nu oro xupply whloh will IiihI at a
low CHliHilntlou two yoiirn, thin oxtru
tixpoiiHit wiih doomod liioxpodiont.
Thou thoro Ih Iho Kod Chlof which
will roNiinio work In a fow days.
Arthur lliuilioo, of tho Virtuo,
and Mr. Miloholl, of llukor City,
who nro intorctdod in tho proporty,
woro thoro yodlorday mukiiiK
iirrHUKomoutH to tdart.
"tu tho hiiiiio dlNtrlot aro tho
Valloy Q110011, doliiK good work, tho
Lani Ohnnoo, oroolltiK a holnt, mid
tho 'Alpine, liiHtalHiiK a Uwuity-ntuinp
mill, Crown I'oiut, which Iiiih
roHiiiuiMl, IwiddoH iiumoroiiH othor
Himillor oonipanloH which are forging
Htoudily to tho front.
"Around llauovor I found oporu
tioiiH pHrtloularly autlvo. Tho
OrloaiiM, Iiiih liig vnluon In tho faco of
IIh tiiuaol which Ih tiuinvMtioimhly
tho pay volu of tho mntlior lodo.
Mayor (Hohmoii, thin hUIo of tho
OrloHim, Ih gotllug tin excel lout
((utility of oro. Thou thoro Ih tho
Midway which Iiiih junt completed
0110 of tho Inrgont holatiug plautR iu
tho hUIo. Very little work ban boon
hitherto done in tho Hiiuovor Houtlou,
liut it U ipilto active now.
"At tho North Polo oro Ih tielug
taken out 'of No. II, intermediate
BUVING LARGELY
OF OREGON STOCKS.
Noil J. SoroiiHou suyH that u vory
gratifying cliatigo Ih taking pluco in
tho imirkotlug of Kiixtorii Oregon
Mining Htockn; at loiint, ho far iih
tho biiHiuoHH triiiiHactod liy Ills llrm Ih
uoiicoriiod, and It in prvnumcd that
thiH Ih an indication of tho liimlnoart
in gonoral.
Formerly a groat many pooplo
bought Hinall lilnckn of Htock, few
moro than 1000 riluircri at a time.
At from llvo to teu centa a Hliuro,
HiIh mount an Investment of from
50 to 9100. Now, howovor, a
di Heron t cIiihh of luvcHtoro aro bocoin
lug IntoreHiiNl, pcoplo of moro means,
who aro willing to put anywhere
from ouo to ten thounuud dollarn in
a Hlnglo company. Ho suys that at
tho proHout tlmo ho Ih negotiating
moro nal oh Involving ton thousand
Hharen mid moro, than ho has ovor
before handled iu any nix nioutha.
Sovoral dun Is of this magultudo havo
boon clone I during the pant weok.
Thin U one of the moat encouraging
HtgiiH that haa como to tho attentiou
of tho Mluor. During the pant two
or three year thouaauda of peoplo
have invented small sums in the
various miuiug companies; but
somehow, the heavier Investors have
not operated to any great extent Iu
this district.
Good Looking Rock.
L. G. Sterling roturuod a day or
ho ago from tho tSreonhoru Divide
where ho la Interested in a miuiug
proporty. Ho brought aonio'apecitneus
of talc, slate and other oio ftom tho
claim which from thoir appearauco
will assay well.
mid No. 4 tunnels. A high grado
of oro is being taken also from nn
oightcon Inch stiiugor In No. 1 on
the bod of tho creek. This tunnel
Ih :i.0()0 foot long, tho laigost work
ing on tho property.
"So much publicity linn boon glvnu
to (lie Tabor fraction lately that
Untie Ih Utile need of culling uttcu
lion to that. The (iuisoi'-Honrfryx J
pooplo arc opening up tho Victor iu
good nhiipo. ThiH proporty adjoins I
both tho Tabor mid E. mid E., and
contains u parallel vein to tho tnothor
lodo. Attoiitiou should bo called to
tho fact that these veins parulloliug
tho mother lodo uro showing up ex
ceptionally well. Iu every iUHtanco
they huvo boon found to carry good
values not only good values but
exceptionally good values. Notablo
examples uro tho Iiuckoyo, owned by
Doano A: Oloasou, whoro tho rich
strike whh recently made, and tho
Ureal American.
"On tho other sldo of Ihodivldo
iu tho Rock Crook Hindu aro tho
Highland, the Adelene, (ho Maxwell,
iiaisloy Elkhoru, South Polo, Kelly
property, Proobstol group, Urcat
Republic, and tho Votnorn Union.
"Those proportion nro Hltiiated on
either the mother lodo or ou parallol
veins, mid thoro Ih not a single ouo
of them but that has exceptional
merit. This Rock basin is u section
which has boon comparatively
Idle until tho present year, liut
thoro Ih n wotidorful amount of work
go lug Jon now and the prospect is
cortainly vory bright.
"To tho man who Ih hero all tho
tlmo these changes aro not ho patent,
but to ouo who has boon uway for
almost u your, and who Ih moro or
Iohh familiar with tho outlro
district, they uro moro observable
and will make n groator Impression.
(I4t)
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k4X1u SiAS
OF SUMPTER
Capital Stock - $25,000
Surplus, $500
OFFICERS
J. H. ROBBINS,
J. W. SCRIBER,
R. H. MILLER
H. S. DURGAN
Praairian
Vlea-Praaldant
Caahlar
Assistant Cashisr
Safety Deposit Vaults Gold Dust Bought
Does a GeneralBanking and Exchange Business
.E.O'Rourke&Co.
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PRICES 1 IN GROCERIES
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JB Granite St. Sumpter, Ore.
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and two pair of trucks for
sale cheap
Call at Office-
Sumpter Lumber Co.
SUMPTER OREGON
IF YOU W4NT 1 STRICTLY LEGITIMATE INVESTMENT
BUY STOCK IN A LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISE
The GreenhornGold Mines and
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Development Company
GREENHORN MOUNTAINS, OREGON
Stiok 10 Cuts Pir Shin' Pir Villi J1.M '
Owns and controls four full claims , known at Iht Lucy Gronp, adjoining Ih. celebrated
Morning and Psyche mines In the Greenhorn mountains, in the center of Iht great gold tell
of Eastern Oregon. Is organised under the laws of Ih State of Oregon. Prominent mining
men of Oregon and business men of Milwaukee art Its officers. Capitalisation $1,000,000;
$600,000 treasury stock. The mine Is surrounded by several producing mint. Iht' company
has a clear Mile of the property, has no debts, no promoter's stock. Work has been com
menced, Its buildings completed and slock will be advanced at development work progresses.
This Is a business proposition, not a speculation. The company owns tht property abso
lutely, All stock sold U for Iht purpose of development. 1 he claims adjoin some of tht
great producers In tht Greenhorns. Tht officers and management art eiperlenced mtn of
ability.
Lot Ma Sana" You Our Proraootua ana Tall Yau All
About Thla Promlairtf Praaorty. AMraaa
Secretary and Fiscal Agent of the Greenhorn Gold Mines and Development Company
Or M. P. Keogh, Treasurer. '
Offiois 307 Mitthiws life
MilwukH, Wis.
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