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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1903)
Wednesday, December jo. iqo$ THE SUMPTER MINER THE CRACKER JACK REPRESENTS THREE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES SAFETY CONSERVATISM CERTAINTY A It Not Infrequently T T Tlmt Western mint' is advertised with more freedom in tin- Hunt than it 1m fT.AOOenS llt '"",,(' Where thin in done then1 in ripe indication of lurk of fuitli. While rr prophet nmy not Ui without honor except in his own country, n mine intuit h accorded linnor in ittt own vicinity, or it in deficient in worth. Those who livo where mint" are made kuow.that it in not only tint likelihood of values tlmt makes u mine, hut the character ami nhility of the men hack of it 'Business management is the llrnt requisite, lieeauso without keen commercial foresight the value of the property might Ik-In doubt, hut where there are ruputntioiiH to he upheld it Ih n foregone coucliiHioii that honesty in 'the directorate will I hi supple mented with honcNty from the grass roots down, or, to lie exact, with values that will be sutliciently protlUihle to make the property nn earner for all lutcreHtcd in it. Those who live in Oregon, and wIkihii interest Ik centered in minim;, know that the management of the CltACKKK JACK COXSOMDATKI) UOl.l MINKS COMPANY in tried, capable and of reputation. They are not novices. They are not pushing operations on. the Cracker Jack group on hearsay. What they do is based on study, investigation and fact. The Cracker Jack Ih not u mine, hut a group of mini tig claims, ossessed of just as much to recommend it as may bo found on the North l'olo or the Cracker-Oregon. The procrty is "young." A little later on the company can talk of assays, and other things that will tend to enhance the selling price of stock. At present it is n mine of opimrtunlty. It is a safe place to put one's money. It will not earn right away. If it could the stock would lie selling nt par, and it would no longer be a mine of opportunity for small Investors. In the Hast it would Ik- well to tell about the Cracker Creek mines, hut out here in the Sumpter Helds the story of these iiropcrtics is too well known to call for rretitlnu. What has been done on the Cracker-Oregon and what is being done in that mine most Oregon eople know. Those who will investigate will Hud that the continuation of the veins (northward) carry the values up into the Cracker Jack. This means intrinsic worth in the Cracker Jack group. It means profits later on, and pro lit means dividends. This is the story in a nutshell. Three Tunnels Started Three tunnels have been started on tin Cracker Jack. Work In two is being prosecuted. When these workings have lieen driven a little farther we can talk of values. Hut is it not belter to buy stock now and nrofit bv the uncovering of those values that every mining engineer in the Similiter Ileitis knows are there? Is it not wiser to put your savings in a corjioration that Insures the safest kind of security and be among the "charter members" when the time of dividends arrives ? To lie brief;: Is it not wiser policy to secure this s'oek while it is low, in order to realize returns on your money when the day of profits arrives, than buy'at a higher price and receive less than you can secure now 7 As One Knows, You Realize That such towns us Sumpter are built on minim; success. To talk of Eastern conservatism to you wmld bo time wasted. Notwithstanding, because you do know, where sheer luck wins once. -method and business management win a do.en Hies Therefore, the safest wav is to follow the Hicccssful haulier. The men hack tho CKACKKIt JACK C0NS0l.ll.U'i:i OOM MINKS COMPANY have t i periled to guide llieiii. I'liey have had to do with the California, over in Cable (Jove district; they have ueuw. imwii through the Cracker-Oregon, and their excellent service for the (Solcouda established a record in mining annals. Now they say that the Cracker Jack is all that any of the other mi huh could In), mid they declaie that the day is not far distant when this proierty will be one of the big producers of the district. They claim that it will lm a dividend payer that no stockholder need lie ashamed of, ami they are selling stock in the Cracker Jack for the same reason they sold stock in the others. They do not wish to or mit anything to lag about oieiiiiig and equipping the property. Thev are not growing careless because the treasury of the company is well supplied with capital. They are looking forward to the time when they will need much more money for equipment, and when that time arrives they intend to Ihj found prepared This company is willing that you should reap your reward from the eirnings of this mine. He one of the wealthy investors of the region if you like. The pioneers of other camps made their money through correct invest ments. They didn't make it by wondering, nor by blaming fate for missed opsirtuulties. They sought likely proKsit!ons and linked their fortunes witli them. It is fimple enough if you will but take the time to investi gate. The proNtrty is with you, ami the reputations of the men who offer you this stock are represented by three monuments that will withstand much discussion the California, the Cracker-Oregon and the (lolconda. You know lietter than you can he told that, once valuable ore or extensive ore ImmIIcs chance to be opened, the stock has a skyward tendency, and it generally stays up there. When' the Cracker Jack has lieen deve oted you will bo positive that it is worth your coiilideuce, hut the stock will ho tteyond its bargain period. Now your opMirtuuity is that of In'romlng interested in one of the best proM'rties lu the district excepting none. (irasp that opiHirtuuity. Huy stock. Hoy it today. If you doubt, there is the property, and In the same neighborhood are the substantial testimonials to the worth and integrity of the men back of it. If the Cracker Jack group could be exhibited in New York, the necessary funds would lie forthcoming in a single day. Were you Kast you would appreciate this truth. Then why not appreciate now V What you invest now will help the Cracker Jack, and the development of the Cracker Jack will help you after u while. The iHiuelit is mutual and the reward will be worthy. Should you wish to procure a copy of the company's prosectus, address any of the oflices named below. Also make your checks payable to LEES. OVITT FISCAL AGENT wnt. M..tA.y.f Th... AMr.....: M'n Office, 34 Merrill Building, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Nw York Office, Suit 129, 380 Broadway. Chicago Office, Woman's Tempi St. Louis Office, 417 Odd Fallows Building. Boston Office. 831 Board of Trad. ' - ' : V