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Show EZRA THOMPSON BUYS BIG BLOGKOF SELLS Purchases 50,000 Shares After His Engineers Examine Ex-amine Ore m Property. Ezra Thompson president of the Car dlff Mining A Mining company closed a deal yesterday for the purchase of 60 000 shares at Sells mining stock He refused to discuss toe price paid for th bock but it is understood that t was ohnsider ably above the market price Mr Thorop son bought th stock after he had had two engineers examine the ore body t the BeUs ground and after he had re celved tehlr reports There wits a persistent rumor in mln Ing circles yesterdav to the effect that Mr Thompson and associates had bought a large block of the stock and that they were contemplating the p rcliase of an additional block The figure was said lo be considerably alxne the market, it being pointed out that no large Mock could be bought on the local exchange without d iving the price of the stock to much higher levels It as also rumored that the Sells compa v was in excellent flnan Hal condition a d that the bonds against the property had been taken up The Sells off lain refused to confirm or to deny the n mors relative to the pur base of the 50 000 shares or to the proposals pro-posals for a larger block The 8ells officials admitted however that the com pany was in a popltlnn to take care of any present obligations or any obliga tons lat mlel t arise In the future When asked bv The Trlbi ne eterdav aho it the leal Mr Thompson said that 1 o had bo ght 50 000 shares of Sells stock after he had had a report made on the present on on of the property by two engineers bo h of whom examined the ore de elopmcnt |