The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-29
The Rich Domain Where Rolls
the 0kanogan.
TIMBER AND WATER PLENTY.
Hreak ANY Raek and Yon Find II Giitters
-spiendId Lodges Already Brought
90 Light.
RI. RIsvea i oksnogsn oatioos.


tho line, a. point about 80 miles west by
north of Spokane Falls, and about the
sane distance north by east OF Ellens-
bnrgh. Fifteen miles from the mouth OF
the Okanogan river. creek. the Concon-
ully. sometimes called the Salmon
river. flows down through q narrow
ing gorge or Eulch which very
nearly cluses about twelve miles northwest
from the Okanogan. At this point IS sit
uaie3 the town OF Ruby. and on the range
on the western side Of this guich the first
mineral prospects were located in iss6, as
soon as the reservation Was thrown open.
This range, called Rnhy Hill, is from l so
10 1900 feet above Ruby City. which Is
about 100 feet above the sea, and the
claims are easily reached by good wagon
read from Ruby.
The Conconnlly creek has general
course northwest By southeast, having It's
course IN a range % high, rugged mount
aims lying west OF the Okanogan valley and
cutting its way through deep, rough can
yons in a southwesteriy course 10 its jane
ton with the Okanogan river. In the fall
season this creek is stream OF small d.
mansions. rod or two IN width and de-
livering 700 or 500 cubic feet OF water per
minute. say twelve or fifteen cubic feet
per second bat in the spring season 1t Is
raging mountain torrent. scarcely forbade
except in favorite localities.
The climate is very mild in winter for a
latitude so far north, the Thermometer
barely reaching zero during the past win
ter, with not enough snow for good sleigh
ing. though quite deep on the ranges and
on higher ground.
The climate IS dry and hot in summer,
but the nights are always cool and pleas
ant.
The entire district is we'll timbered with
yellow pine. fir and tamarack. The princi-
PAL lines of approach are from Spokane
Falls and Eliensburgh: from the former by
rail to Davenport, thence by stage to Ruby
and Conoonully, the trip being made in two
days: from Ellensburgh by stage forty
miles to the Columbia river. thence by
steamer up the river, amid some OF the
grandest scenery in America. TO the mouth
OF the okanogan, and thence by stage 10
ConconulIy.
A railroad is being rapidly pushed west
from Davenport and is expected TO reach
10 the Columbia this fall, and then there
will be not over fly miles of staging TO
reach the mines. A railroad up the Okla
hogan valley and RUDY canyon is antici-
pated and may be built next year.
The country rock of Ruby district is
mostly granite gneiss. mica and
hornblendic schists. all presenting a
coasely bedded structure, uplifted or
folded TO a nearly vertical position. hav-
mig a general trend from northwest
to southeast and dip northeast at angles
varying from 90 degrees TO nearly vertical.
These bedding lines of the granite schists
cut through the mountain ridge at oblique
angles, say Is TO 20 degrees, the longitud-
inal axis of the ridge ueing Is to 20 degrees
more southerly than the course of the
bedding planes OF the country rock.
The general aspect of the country
rock is course feldspathic granite with
alternating bands or hornblendic and
mlcaceous schists of coarse granite struc-
ture. No true states are seen in this dis
trict Their formation is evidently of
primordial types and probably belongs to
TO the archian series.
The ores of Ruby bin are mostly an anti
monial copper, carrying silver and silver
sulphurets, with probable general
average OF all the claims OF sixty ounces Of
silver per ton; 30 to 500 ounces per ton
and even q much higher assay, being not
uncommon.
There are about twenty-five claims on
Ruby hill: these prospects are in various
stages of development. While the devel-
opment of most OF the property is limited
to assessment work, yet quite few shafts
and tunnels varying from one to several
hundred feet. while the Arlington and
Fourth OF July mines are sufficiently de-
veloped 10 warrant the building of mills.
While a number OF claims have been
opened and developed on Ruby hill, new
districts have been found in about every
direction from Ruby, until now the whole
of the Okaaogan country may be said 10
be one vast mineral field, extending
seventy or eighty miles north and south by
twenty to forty miles east and west
Eight or nine miles southeast OF Rnbv
is the Lover salmon district not much
worked at present, bat showing good gafer.a
prospects: assays from one shaft now
down sixty feet giving 80 per cent. of lead
and IS ounces Of silver per ton.
A new strike some twenty miles west Of
Ruby shows some very fine chloride ore
assays from which run from 50 10 401
ounces of silver per ton from nav streak
about two feet wide Work is being rapidly
pushed on this ledge. which is of great
promise.
About six miles north OF Ruby ia the
town Of Conconully. the county seat of
OEauogan county Is is surrounded hv a
number OF good claims, and work has been
done 10 large extent ora several. notably
on the Lone star. which has some !. 10
feet OF shafts, tunnels and cross-cuts: one
shaft is down 275 feet
The ore IS an antinoniaI copper and cor
per giAnce-rioh in silver. The princinat
mines or prospects near Conconailv are To-
Gated ca Mineral hin
Mineral hlii rises vest Of Corcon;tlIv 20 a
height 81 some 6.oo ieet above the level OF
the sea and a9oat $50 ieet above The town
OF Conconuily. There are quite a aurn Der
Of claims on this Hill and considerable
work has been done in developing them
The ores found are gray corner. galesa
silver chlBTi}es hrig;ie silver. etc Asseys
run extraordinary hseh froga some OF these
ores, u8iss tests in Portland. or. riv,74y
40 ounces per Ton from several sacks of
ore from the Sunrise clam The I.asa
View saAs fine chloride and black snfnh;sIs
oi silver whlcA easily raas SO {, the sack
Taken IA al. the prospects around Coaro-
naliy I'll make IS good showing as auv
camp in tie moFtbUest
81 Of seven Ea4les north az Rabz. and
extending noTth over twenty miles + the
mineral locality cslIeo the lane Be.E In
tbs locality TIE prevailing country rocks
are limestone. granite. hisis siates et-
AID ihe ores are mostly copper glance and
sl4gsF salpAarets. A nus4ber q! claims
have besn partially Opened. ard aseavs
sf.i easily average oyer tfG ounces cf silver
per ton The majority o. the Claims are