, 1889-08-22
CHEWELAH DISTRICT.
A Fine Body of High Grade Ore
Struck in the Enterprise
Mine.
A Mining Man Urgus the I'm
portance of Smelter at
Spokane Falls.

w. T. Embree, superintendent and
one of the principal owners of tho Eagle
mine near Chewclah In the Chewelah
mining district, is In the city. Mr., En-
bree Is one of the pioneer miners Of the
Colville region and has perhaps done
more than any other man to bring that
great mining section into prominence.
Mr.. Embree was the first, in fact, to
recognize its true Importance as min
eral producing country and he caused
the fact to be made known through the
columns of the REVIEW ut the time and
endeavored to impress upon the then
few though enterprising citizens of the
future metropolis, Spokane Falls, tl,e
importanccof the Colvillo country us a
tributary mineral producing section.
Mr.. Embroe was seen by REVIEW
reporter yesterday afternoon and was
asked II there was anything new in min.
ing matters up that way. "Wcll, yes, )"
he replied. "Onc OF the richest strikes
ever known in the ChcwelHh district was
made about three days ago in the Enter
prise, which is owned by j. n. Squicr
and others. They struck fine bo1v of
very rich ore and there is every indica-
ton that the Enterprise is bonanza"
Being asked how the Eagle was showing
up Mr.. Embree said The Eagle never
looked better. OF course the mine is 50 fur
developed that we Know Just what we've
got. We have expended about $4,000
In development and it is the only mine
in the ucighborhOOd that is supplied
with hoisting machinery. We are talk
ing out ore right along and have about
800 tons on the dump now. We are not
shipping any ore at present, but are
HnNiousl ~ awaiting The completion of
the Spokane & Northern, which prom
isCs to be of immense benefit to
the entire Colyille region. The great
drawback to the country heretofore
has been the absence Of Transportation
facilities, hut this road will furnish us
IN outlet for Our ores, It's too bad YOU
have no sme.tCr here in Spokane Falls.
| notice that ihc REVIEW has been agitat-
ing the subject Of establishing smeltcr
here, and ! hope IL will keep the matter
before the people until that desirable end
is accomplished. The importance
of such an enterprise can
not he overestimNtcd. There is
no reason in the world why the ores of
all these tributary mining regions should
pass right through Spokane Falls to the
coast, Montana or Omaha to be worked.
There is not u finer point in the world TO
establish II smc!ter than in Spokane
Falls, which has every possible advunt-
age for such an enterprise. | have
heard IL stated that one drawback to
putting in q smcltcr here Is that huNing
can not he procured. This is all non
sense, for tlNSing can be procured al.
most anywhere IN the COlvillo region,
and some of the ore will almost work
itself 4 smelter could be operated
very cheaply In Spokane Falls on ac-
count of the water power, and If properly
conducted could secure and hold the ore
trade of all the vast tributary mining
regions. There is bound to he a smcltcr
here some day, and the sooner it is es-
tablished the better It will be for the
town.
"IIow is 1t that the Colville smelter is
not kept running2n was asked. BE
cause the charges for working ore are
ssXorbitant, Captain Vivian and
N that section now. Captain
Vivian told me the other day that II the
miners would guOraprSe them certain
amount Of ore he you'd start up the
Smelter 5n. nr,aS1 and ,Tcp ..,,o1 it running ming:
n decided reductiSn' In the price
of working the ore the miners will not
guarantee anything Of the kind Many
OF the ores are low grade, but would pay
handsomely ii thcy could b. shipped to
"a large smelter which could afford to
work them at reasonable figure. Ores
of much lower grade are worked else
where at large profit Mr.. Embrcc
says that the Chewelah district j. be-
yond all question one OF the richest min
ing regions in the West.