THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, January i? t94 D. L. KILLEN RELATES A CHEEREUL STORY, TOO Report s rrom eastern Drancnes to me Effect That There is a Good Demand For Mining Stocks. And now, I). L. Killen comes to chinrfiil ntory iiliout tlio front with h mi iniiniv(til mining Htoek nuiikut, confirming tlio nrtiuln pultl IhIiuc in 'I'll.. Mlmir Mill l(i.lut jwftijl I .... Aliti ..... ......... ........,....,,, i.iKiii.iuiK linn matter, on thu authority of Wheeler & Company, tlio Now Vork brokors mill ImukurH, t tint iiru operating ox tmiHlvtily in eastern Oregon propor tion. Today ho stated to 11 Minor ropnmeiitHtlvo: "Yes, my roportH iluriuK tlio punt fow ilHyM from nil our oHHtoru liiiiuoh OltlOOH HDI Of till) IIIOHt encouraging imtiiro. From thirty to sixty ilayu ago thliiKH lookoil rather blue, lint tho whiilo aspect of tho HitiiHtlon has changed hIiioo tho first of tho yoar. At that tiniB largo sums of mouoy wont paid in iutoroHt and dividoudii. Tba people who received thlH money are now looking for invest ment, and the best feature of the situation la that they are looking toward the woat. Itecout exposures of queationahle deals on Wall street have ahakon puhllu coufldoncoln that imrtor, and wo am going to receive tho bouotlt. TIiIh 1h unruly going to bo thu lnuit yoar tho gold fields of eastern Oregon Iihh ovor ox per I onood." Ho also oxproHHod hiniHolf ax highly elated ovor (ho complete success, judged from a mechanical mid scion tillu Htaudpolut, of tho initial run of tho Hiuoltor, Haying (hut arrangements MIDWAY PEOPLE WELL PLEASED. Tho paity of Midway people from Iowa, aud North Dakota, composed of Ij. Van llecke, II, J. itoau, aud W. II. Rogers, aftei visiting tho property, loft yesterday afternoon for Portland, to loturu Thursday. Tliey wore very highly pleaded with tho development of tho Midway, and aro going l.auk to tho mine again tlio last of tho week, when tho crosscut from tho 100 foot station will have reached tho vein. lu addition to visiting tho Midway, tho party wont through several mines in tho Cracker Creek district. J. PIERP IS KING OF GAMBLING FRAT. A Washington correspondent quotes Commissioner Richards, of tho general laud ottlco, as saying that J. 1'lerpont Morgati is tho head push lu will noon bo inudu for continuous operation. Mr. Killou and family will lonvo for tho OiiHt Wednesday, to lio gone porhapn Hixty dayH. Mrs. Klllcn uud tho children will remain with lior motlior In Nebraska, while hn makes a trip of Inspection to tho money ooutorH lurtlior ciiHt. Corroborative Evidence. Thoro sooms to bo a general quick ening and HtronKthouiuK of the min ing stock market in tho eaat. O. C. Wright, general manager of several proportion, notably, the Hlun Hlrd, Iliickhorn aud Muck llutte, for which Wheeler A Company, of New Vork, are II sea I agents, bears out the state ment in regard to tho bettering of the market, made in the last issue of The Miner, as far as Sumptei proper ties aro concerned. Mr. Wright makes practically the same statement. Ho says that during tho last ten days moro stuck has been sold than during th'i previous two months. He looks for tho coming year to be one of tho most prosperous lu tho history of the camp. (Hack liutto stock, Mr. Wright thinks, will bo put on tho market within tho next few days, or just as soon as tho litoraturo la out. He thinks that at tho outside a mouth will see tho sale of all tho stock it is Intended to sell at this time. tho gninbllug fraternity. This is tho way Mr. lticlmrds sizes up tho situa situa teon: "I toll you gambling Is ono great system. It begins with the little fry, mill culminates at a common center. Out lu tho west, on tho ranches, tho cowboys would bo paid otr at the end of a week, they would gam bio among themselves, with tho usual result that at tho end of tho play some ono of tho party would corral most of tho mouoy. This successful player, delighted ovor his success, would hustle off to the nearest town, aud got into a game with somo of tho tin horn gamblers so common throughout tho west. Ho would lose his little pile aud return to tho ranch, while tho successful tinhorn follow would hie himself to the larg est city of tho state, and in turn lose to a moro successful sharpor. This city sharper, elated at his streak of good luck, would take au early traiu and stake his pile iu tho stock mar ket, either at Chicago or at New York, and, lu duo time, would lose all, J. Pierpont Morgan would wlu on the last deal, aud ho always wins. "Of course, at each successive stago of tho interesting game of gam blers, the number of suckers multi plies. Tho town gambler stacks up his winnings from a series of easy marks from the towns, and so It goes. Hut in the end the gambler's money finds ita way into the stock market, and into tie pockets of J. Pierpont Morgan." THOUGHT HE WAS BEING HELD UP. Tho average stranger who visits Sunipter on other business than that connected with the mineral Industry, comes with the idea that he Is going to bo hold up, have sundry blocks of mining stock unloaded on him, regard less of his wishes in the matter. So strong is this impression among a great many that the very mention of tho words miner or mining is taken for a slgual to stand and deliver. This was Illustrated a day or so ago when a Mluor representative ap proached a clerical lookng stranger whoso presonco and appearance wero suggestive of a "Btory. " After duo introduction, in which the stranger evidently caught only the word "Miner,' ho visibly paled, aud gesticulating lu an excited man ner said; "No, no, you can't soil me any mining stock I not au ounce I Not a pound of it I am not here for that purpose." Ho was told to keep his shirt on momentarily, aud oxplanatlous set him at eaao. Ho aoemed greatly re lieved aud was the pink of affability when be found out that there was no intention to sell him mining stock. MIDWAY PEOPLt ARRIVED THIS MORNING A party of Midway people from Iowa aud North Dakota" arrived this morning aud loft at once to inspect tho property. Tboy were L. Vau llecke, of Sioux Falls, a director in tho company, 11. J. Roan, Jlowa, and W. II. Kogors, North Dakota, stockholders. (!. M. Anderson, of Inwood, Iowa, is coming by another route, aud is expected iu another week. The party went out to tho mluo with Harry Houdryx to make an in spection. They will remain iu tho city for several days. Rich Strike in The Cougar. Last Friday, Not liabcock, while working in tho Kid tunnel of tho Cougar group, lu au uprise drifting north on au intermediate love), struck four inches of high grado free gold ore, which is very rich, just speckled with coarso gold. This property, the Cougar group, is situ ated on Cougar ridge, at Quartzburg, aud is owned by Marsh Howdl, of this city, aud George Shearer, of Portlaud. The property has beeu lyiug idlo for over a year, but a few mouths ago tho owners gavo Net liab cock aud Hert Roberts a lease there on. These boys have beeu working steadily ou the property ever since, aud aro meeting with success, as tboy have beeu opening up some good voius of rich oie, of which the latest is the most valuable Prairie City Miner. FOR SALE. Ono Munday 12x10 hoist engine with Liuk motion, horizontal boiler, good coudition. Engine has two drums. Cheap. Write or telegraph A. J. McCabe, Tacouia, Wash. DEVELOPMENT AT THE ALPINE Dick Addoms, superintendent of the Alpine, came iu last night. Since the suspension of mill construc tion on account of the snow, Mr. Addoms has been concentrating his energy toward development work. The Alarm drift, Mr. Addoms states, is now in 350 feet. A fault recently occurred, but this has beeu straight- ened out aud the drift is proceeding. The width of the vein has not yet beeu dertormlued, but Mr. Addoms thinks it vast In extent. A nice bunch of ore is being opened up. At the same time a crosscut is being driven for the Alarm vein further down the moun tain. Mr. Addoms will continue de velopment operations and resumo work on tho mill in the spring. ALMO MILL TO START MONDAY The Alamo mill will bo started Monday. E. D. Trenbolm aud W. R. Elseuhour, stockholders, returned today Bud made this report. J. R. Casslu will remain at the property, until the mill is going. The flumes were frozen up or operations would bave begun sooner. This caused the delay. Mr. Elsenbour ia now on his way east In the interest of the Alamo and Big Producer, the latter ot which he is general manager. Mr. Trenbolm is going back to Spokane. J. NAT'S LOST PLUG UNDER DEVELOPMENT.' J. Nat Hudson came up from his broad acres, which lio over against Baker City,thiB morning, armed with a cau of milk given down by his ladyliko cows, and suudry othor ar ticles of food aud drink, to hio him self to the Lost Horse, and there engage iu developing this world famous property. J. Nat has a torco of meu at work, but he doesn't work much himself. Ho occupies bis timo very largley iu assembling supplies at the farm, aud delivering them at tho niiuo. Hy making frequout trips with his hand bag, ho cuts out freight charges. HAS ORE IN TWO PLACES Matt Kaue took a load of provis ions out to tho Umpqua group, in tbo Ibex district, to continue work. He has a force of five men engaged, and has ore in two places at the prop erty. Roth crosscuts have encoun tered a satisfactory quantity of oro. Sold at Auction. A horse formerly belonging to Ed Young was sold at public auction this morning at Tom Taylor's stables, under foreclosure of an over duo chattel mortgage held by A. P. Goss, for 833 to Ike Williamson. To Rent Large bouse on High street. Low rate to the right party. 'Apply to F. O. BUCKNUM. -rn T a Ia1tar Ti Tttt l.li ni miumrn Hiiiiiawiii