Show SUMPTER MINES ARE SHIPPING special correspondence sumpter oregon feb 8 S the closing of the sumpter smelter has not materially affected the operation of the principal mines in ill baker county although a number of the smaller properties have been compelled to shut down for the time being the columbus north pole buffalo and ben harrison are shipping steadily to the tacoma smelting smelling Sm elting company it is reported that a group of detroit capitalists expect to obtain a long lease on the smelting smelling sm elting plant of the oregon smelt ing ilig refining company and that operations will be resumed as soon as the deal is consummated it is not known definitely who will be the metallurgist in charge but as former superintendent W S keith is remaining in the district it is quite probable that he will have charge of the plant at the united elkhorn mines the power has been shut off and the pumps pulled allowing the mine to fill with water E I 1 field who has been general manager of the property for the past three years has moved loved his family to portland where he will open pen an office as consulting mining engineer other properties in the district still work 1119 g are the cornucopia queen of the west virtue etue spero metallic bimetallic DI bi red boy and south pole T S kennerly has assumed charge of the highland hig h land mine min and will keep a small force at work during the remainder of the winter mr kennerly also has a few men at work on the la bellevue near granite |