The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-18
THE GENTLEMAN
FROM COLORADO
Discusses Portland as the
Mining Center.

In IHE MINER last week was published
some interesting remarks made by min
ing man from Colorado, anent prices
charged for prospects In the Sumpter dis
triet. The gentleman returned a day OF
two since from a trip to Portland. He
read the report of his after.cheese.and.
crackers speech and didn't like it; said
that on an auspicious 0ccusion like that q
man doesn't talk for public consumption,
that under such circumstances one Is too
apt to say what he thinks, which is never
the proper thing TO do, when this talk Is
TO he made public through the medium OF
the press.
''Besides," he said, "there is a sort of
Free Masonry among miners, of similar
high order to that for which the plumbing
fraternity has been made famous by the
funny photographers, and We don't like to
take the stock buying public into our conf.
dence. No harm Is done when you adroitIy
allow yourself to be run down and cornered
Ivy one OF these very prevalent alfalfa re.
porters, who will take In any kind of
pipe dream and, after leading him on to
making you confess that you are one Of
the worlds great mining experts, possess.
ing some sort oi an occult power to pene.
trate aud reveal the secrets Of old Earth's
bosom, give him an exclusive story
about a wonderful mine you own. DO
YOU know ! love TO read that kind Of
stuftf They are all built on the same
general design. OF course, the property
Is one to attract the interest Of the con.
servative investor; the ore Is not rich,
carrying only about t2,6I.A3 In gold with
enough copper to yay for smelling charges,
but there is a good sized ledge OF Il, io7
feet In the face Of the tunnel, which Is
easily mined, with plenty OF timber and
water handy.
"And speaking Of stock buying, that
reminds me that have Just returned from
Portland, where went some days since
to 'sorter' size up the camp-,hough, as a
matter ot fact, Portland wouldn't remind
any one ot u transaction in stock In q |
thousand years. had been reading the .
Evening Telegram since my arrival here
and saw much IN its columns about the !
town being the mining center OF the North.
west. That interested me. because II |
DO any business here, | will perhaps have
10 turn trick or two in the min.
ng center ot the Northwest. 80 | went
DOWN to investigate; to look over the
ground IN the day time 10 see wha,
,ould p>k up at night, rs II were.
"Well, haven't before in all my eN.
'eIlente been 81 much disappointed. It is
10 mining tenter and the people now there
Aill never make II such. They are 10,
u stree, torncr suspendct merchants and
tutk wagon vegetable venders. They
,ave been noisily endeavoring tor months
o raise SSooo ior the purpose OF establish.
ng a mining exchange and have failed.
n the first place, that amount OF money
ould float only a toy exchange, and II
hey had ten times the amount, the en-.
erprise would I've failure, because what
Imports mining exchange is popula.
ion that trades in stocks. The trend Of
he Portland mind is narrowly CONNER.
ial; what he wants to buy Is a bankrupt
took OF 'clodings'. II he has a sporty
train In his blood, he is satisfied with an
Investment in Chinese lottery ticket.
"There Is no question but what its lota.
on and transportation facilities favor the ,
establishment there Of . smelter, but II
ne Is ever built and operated, It will be
v men from other sections. Aside from \