, 1890-06-12
THE INC0RP0RAT0RS.
Tho Mines to BE To. .
a Railroad.
SPOKANE CITIZENS TO DO IT
They Will Control the Development
of This Vast Mining District
With S5,ooo,ooo.

gion IL going to be developed on q
grand scale In tho near future. The
Okanogan Mining d Railroad Com
pany has been incorporated with q
capital stock of S., 600, 900, The cor
pomtlon \ object Is to secure railroad
connection with this vast mining
region, to build wagon roads through
the district, to build II town to bo
known rs Okanogan City and to
generally develop the mines. with
the exception of Colonel w. Thomas
Hart, who represents the largest
and wealthlest mining syndicate In
the United States, the gentlemen
who incorporated the company arc
all of Spokane Falls. II can be seen
at glance that this new departure
will be of great benefit to this city,
THE COMPANY FORMED.
An Important Meeting Hold in tho
Hotel Spokane Monday Night.
hc iHtttlHB Nhltu ItHullth III
the formation Of the Okanogan
Mining d Railroad Company was
held in the Hotel Spokane Monday
night, and the articles Of incorpora-
tion were filed with County Audi
tor Smith yesterday afternoon. AZ
ter the articles of incorporation
had been agreed upon, the trustees
proceeded to elect the following
named oilicers:
CYRUS II. BURNS, president.
SAMUEL |. SlLVERMAS, vice
president and general manager.
JoHN r.. REAvIs, secretary.
j. W. CHAPMAN, treasurer.
The company has already &C.
qulred n large amount of land and
mining property in the heart of the
Okauogan district, and their pur-
pose Is To develop these miues and
bring them Into connection with
this city, by the building of rail-
road aud the construction of large
number Of wagon roads through the
district. They also intend to cstab-
lish u city, 10 be called Okanogan,
in the immediate vicinity of the
mines, on land already secured.
The Okanogan Mining d Railroad
Company Is the outgrowth of about
six months OF work, in which Mr..
Sllverman has taken u very con-
spicuous part, lie Is the man who
sold the Fourth of July mine to the
Helena people, who recently refused
an oiior OF s75O,0O0 for it. The
Okanognn Mining Il Railroad Com
pany has buck of II the largest and
wealthiest mining syndicate In the
United States, which is now opcnt- |
ing in Montana. They have been
looking for new mining property !
for the last fourteen months, and, ]
after II most careful examination, !
have concluded to commence on
emtlons In the Oknnogan district, |
and for that purpose have acquired |
q large amount OF property, and will /
Immediately commence operations /
on most extensive scale. This con. !
ccrn Is represented On the board OF /
trustees of the Oknnogan Mining 4 /
Railroad Company by Colonel W.
Thomas Hart.
Extensive reduction works arc to /
be constructed Just above the town /
on the hench of the mountain In j
which most of the mines arc located. /
The Spokane Falls gentlemen
who have gone into this enterprise /
have done SO with tho expectation
of making their developments Gu
tlreiy In harmony with the best in
teTests of Spokane Falls. ANY i'm.
of the Okanogan .
would naturally be adding .
another source of trade to this city. /
One of their principal objects viii
bo to secure railroad connection with
this city IA soon as possible. At the .
present time there are two railroads .
In this district-the Sp0-
kane Falls ~ Northern and the
Washington Central. There In .
no doubt whatever but Mr.. Corbin
will build his road this way, as pre-
llminary surveys have already been |
completed, and II Is possible that II
portion OF this line Will bc built this I
season, and IL will certainly get in |
there next year. The Washington |
Central will no doubt reach the
Columbia river early next summer,
and will there be met by the road TO |
the mines TO he constructed by the |
Okanogan Railway & Mining Com
pnny.
Messrs. Burns, Sllverman, Reavls |
and Hart leave. for the Okanogan |
mines within few days to begin |
active operations. a large force of
men will be put to work as soon ms
possible making improvements and |
surveys. Colonel Hart left for |
Helena last night to return Satur-