, 1889-11-14
ORE NEAR DAVENPORT.
Specimens From Large Ledge
Sent to Spokane Falls
for Assay.
IL Runs Fifty-Five Per Cent in
Lead and Eight Ounces
in Silver.

For several years, says the Lincoln
County Times, 1t has been known
that mineral existed I'm the canyons
and hills bordering on the Columbia
and Spokane rivers, In this county,
only short distance north of
Davenport, but no effort has ever
been made to prospect the country.
Time and again specimens bearing
every indication of galena have been
brought to town, but no Interest was
manifested In the rock. There is
now u prospect that work will be
done toward investigating this Sec
ton, and If IL turns out as well as
the surface indications promise,
Davenport will have valuable mines
near at hand. Mr.. G.. Blake, living
near this place, recently discovered
cropping ut point twelve miles
north of town, and without saying
anything of his find knocked off
pieces of the groupings and sent them
to Spokane Falls to be assayed. Mr..
Blake received returns Saturday
showing the rock to contain 50 per
cent of lead and eight ounces of sill
YER. This is not startling return
nor one liable to create an excite
ment among mining men, but there
Is every reason to believe that the
ledge will improve with depth.
Thomas O'Connor has purchased
an interest in Mr.. Blake's claim and
1t Is proposed to do developing work
at once. Should the ledge hold out
and become richer we will see rush
of prospectors to u section that has
been travelled over by mining men
for years without attracting ntten-
ton. This ledge il II limestone for
nation and has been traced for $500
feet. We are anxious to learn the
result of further explorations, for If
IL turns out well the near location to
Davenport will give the place u
fresh start ON the road to prosperity.
THE Low GRADE PROCESS.
ROCKY Bar Bulletinl
Major Cavanah returned from
Atlanta Thursday, where he had
been to investigate the new process
by which Rudolph Buehren has
been so successfully working Buffalo
ores. He unqualifledly pronounces
| IL the best and most complete
method yet tried for the reduction of
ores i'm that section, and adds that
all of the immense ledge of ore I'm
the Buffalo mine can be worked by
this process mt IA big profit, as also
that of the Monarch and other
mines. -st..l ....a.
Five stamps only have been drop
ping at the Buffalo mill, which re-
duce eight tons of ore each twenty
four hours-all of which passes over
one vanner. The shines from the
bottom of the concentrator run
through II series of settlers and the
concentrates from these settlers
alone have paid all milling eX-
penses. After leaving the settlers
the tailings run over burlaps II dis
tance of 10 feet, after which eX-
periments have proven them of no
value-showing conclusively that
all mineral Is saved.
Fifty tons of ore are reduced to
one ton, and the concentrates
shipped to Denver for further redl,c-
ton.
Miners have proposed to take out
rock and place 1t in the orehouse for
81 per ton. From there it costs 81 25
to get 1t to the mill. So ii IL evident
that with few more stamps and
vanners, Rudolph can work large
quantities of low grade ores at II big
profit.
The Davenport Times says it is
reported that the Chilson brothers
have recently made very rich
strike in the Okanogan country.
These boys are the most persistent
, prospectors and luckiest miners on
the coast. They have discovered
rich mines in California, Arizona,
New Mexico, Montana, Idaho and
Washington. They have made sew
eral good sales in the Okanogan
country and ii is said the last find
surpasses all Others. They deserve
their good fortune.