The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-09-24
THEY ARE ALL
COMING HERE
Puget Sound Mining Men
Want to Take Gold Out
OF the Ground.

TIM MINER has on several occasions
commented on the fact that the enter.
prising, honest mining operators NJ Sc.
attic who have sold great deal of stock
in companies, the properties Of which
have proven by development to bc prac.
tically worthless, have come Ia eastern
Oregon and bought either claims or
mines for the purpose of protecting their
Stockholders. They have met with re-.
mnrkablc success here and are the best
friends and advertisers this country has.
and having known n number of thes,.
gentlemen for ten years past, he was
much in demand. 4 half dozen ar more
Of them called at his hotel to enquire
about conditions here. They had heard
the gold fields of eastern Oregon COM
mcnted On favorably and were eager for
information regarding the Sumptcr dis.
trict. Several stated that they would
come her" at an early day, for the pur.
pose oi buying properties.
One broker, who has doubtless sold
more stock IN more companies than any
other one individual on the coast. said
81 have spent many thousands oi dollars
developing prospects IN the Cascades
during the last five or six years, aud !
haven't made u mine yet, This money
was expended honestly and economical.
ly, under the direction oi intelligent, ex.
pericnced mining men. Many oi the
. investors own stock In all the companies
which have organized. They have re-
lied on my personal judgment, aud even
II my intentions were not good, ] am
bound to protect these people and make
some money for them, or go out III the
business. Up IN this country, have
but one hope left, aud that il that ! will
make mime oi u property which am
now dcvclopiIg IN the Mount Baker dis.
trict. u fall down on that proposition,
l am going to eastern Oregon and get
hold ii something from which ! can take
some gold. Ia replace tina, which ! have
k~" extracting from the packets of cast.
ern stockholders during the past half
d"sen years"
Another gentleman remarked oi n
mutual friend, in his presence: Gene
IL unloading his mining interests as fast
~ possible. lie turned IA great trick |
last week, saving of n big block on
Schn'xlts. the iashionab BILE tailor. lie had
spr,ssi u give him 10000 shares for suit
al clothes, but when they were finished
he handed him u beautifully lithograph. |
ell certificate for $4,000. The tailor
wanted to know il there wasn't some
mistake about the matter and WAS told !
'Oh no, that's all right. You might as
we'll keep the change; ! have plenty
more III the same kind Hut Mr.. Tai. !
lor's suspicion Was aroused and he en-
quirri anxiously II there was any liabil-
ity attached. IL il should bc discovered
hc had sach property in his possession.
without a license. lie finally consented
Ia retain the certificate, on being ear
mostly assured that the stock was fully
paid. worcestershire, non.iorieitable,
non.tsxsbl. aud non.proluctive."
Aui all these are facts. II Is u condi.
I iou aud uot theory that confronts the
miuins men of Puget sound. Tn. MiNER
,".sGt wish to assume the role of
kn"ckrr. but II Is the living truth that
there il aot = dividend paying mine in
tho stat. oi Washington. You can count
tho producers on the fingers Of one hand,
aud 1t would require the fingers Of n
crowded ,sfiosd oi people to enumeratc