Show baker city herald J W messner general manager of th indana indana copper mine at medical springs northeast of baker was in sumpter yesterday on business connected with the smelter he was accompanied by J H keller percy brown and J C hurd all of mt carvel illinois who are stockholders in the indiana and who came to sumpter to be present at a test of indiana ore to be made by the smelter A couple of shipments of high grade copper ore have been made by the indiana and the returns return shave have been highly gratifying manager messner states that owing to the high cost of transportation no further shipments will be made until a reduction plant is installed at the property in the spring 0 |