, 1885-10-10
THE COLWLLE COUNTRY.
Mining Matters aud Miscellaneous
Melange.


I The only assay office in the coun-
try is at the old fort, or Marcus, on
the Columbia river, where J. c. Co.
baugh has reen established for more
than year. Messrs. Reilley d
Hanley have Of late been using this
office for their assaying. 1t will
soon be removed to the stamp mill,
and with additional apparatus will
be used conJointly by the three as
sayers.
Three miles below Kettle falls are
what Is known rs Grand rapids. a
vein carrying gray copper ore, very
pretty, has been located here, by
Mr.. CObaugh. He has traced it to
where it crosses the Columbia river.
1t assays fairly.
Hickey hill, about nine miles he
+. low the old fort, shows up some fine
prospects. Thefirst mine discovered
in this part OF the country, perhaps
the first in the territory, is situated
here, and Is called the Cleveland.
1t was first discovered by Henry
Oliver, and located by Joe Open
heimer, July 25, 1875, under the
name Of the Orient. Tho vein has
been entered to the depth Of 20 feet.
Sometime ago an assayer from San
Francisco selected ore from differ
ent parts Of the 2O-foOt vein, and the
average from the whole width was
$40 to the ton. The quartz is silver
Learing. The present owners are
Marcus Oppenheimer, John Hickey
and Capt. Pinkston, who also own
the 81. John and Boston on the same
hill. Several other locations on good
mineral have lately been made in
the vicinity, and assays as high as
5000 made. The surface prospects
are splendid, but IN most cases the
veins where the ore came from re-
main yet to be found.
Doe Thomason's mine, the Rose
bud, looks none the worse as devel-
opment progresses. This is in
southeasterly direction from Hickey
hill.
On Gold hill the Hail Columbia is
working, and shows a 3-foot vein of
gold.beuring quartz. The Bunker
Hill will receive attention this week.
II. NJ. Mccartney is busy survey
ing for the road from the mines to
the stamp mill. The grade will be
hardly more than seven feet to the
hundred. The survey for the ditch
has been completed. 1t will be 100
feet ia length, and will convey about
5 inches Of water, which will be suf-
ficient for present purposes. The
stone foundation for the mill is un-
der headway. The superstructure
is under the personal supervision Of
Prof. Reilley.
County court meets IN Colville the
18th inst.
"Pat," one OF the employees at the
stamp mill, fell through into the
coal pit Saturday, aud his legs up TO
his knees were severely scorched.
Glassford's saw mill, on Gold creek,
three or four miles west OF Colvillc,
will be in operation IN a few days.
The proprietor promises to sell lum-
ber at SO per thousand. Lumber at
the Mission mill has been selling ut
SIS thousand, and they have a con-
tract of cutting $1,000 feet for the
stamp mill.
Meyers Touring mill will be
ready to lesumes grinding by the
first of next week. 1t has been fitted
throughout with new machinery,
including burrs and new turbine
wheel.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Haskell have
taken up their permanent residence
in Colville. Such ladies as Mrs.
Haskell are a valuable addition to
society anywhere.
The Misses Douglas are enjoying q |
respite from city life in the little |
hamlet Of Colville, whose environs
afford many attractions for the pleas
ure-seeker.
The engineer for the stamp mill |
is Mr.. Green, from Astoria. Very |
sensibly he brings his wife with him,
a very welcome addition to our pop |
ulation.
The teacher at the Mission school
has located a claim n stones throw
from the buildings, We hope the |
"chunks Of gold" he claims to have
found will not prove to be pyrites,
Hurry yup the Sterens County Miner,
Messrs. Slater 4 Benham. People |
afe going crazy in suspense.
One Of the prettiest little valleys
in this country is Echo valley,
through which the road to the Littlef 7
Dalles runs And a "gude auld
Scotchman," Robert Bruce, has
lived in this favored apot for 2s
years, His is the only stopping
place between Colville and the Lit
tie Dalles, and everybody up here
knows the whole-souled, gOOd-na-
tured Bruce. He can entertain one !
many long evening with stories Of
the early days, including the hard
ships endured by the placer miner
on the Pend dOreille, when it cost
the prospector oyer 81 day for food,
and nothing less than S5 diggings
would pay. 1
The Howell lode, on Mission
mountain, shows up large quanti-
ties Of iron pyrites and sulphurets,
in a vein several feet thick. No as
taN IL