The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-22
IN OkANOGAS COUNTY.
Cattle Men and Miners Look Conf
IDENTIFY Upon the Future.


Loomis. April Is.-SpeciaI.-The cattle
me9 a e jto'tant over the past easy win
ter. There have been no losses whatever,
and the heavy, warm rains of the past
week have insured good early feed Most
OF the stockmen carry over large
amount OF hay.
T. S. Blythe. of Sprague, a wealthy
stockman who ranges on Crab creek. Is
buying cattle in this vicinity TO drive TO
his range.
The people living in the vicinity OF
Palmer lake and Simi.kameen river have
petitioned the postmaster general to es-
taOlish a new postOffice near the Rush
Mining and Smelling Companys mines.
The new Office Will be situated twelve
miles north Of Loomis and be named
Chapaca, with Jesse Hunley as post
master.
a. X. Troupe. proprietor OF the Loomis-
ton Journal, has removed his plant 10
Ashcroft. Is. C. where he Will publish
weekly paper. The citizens greatly regret
his departure. as he was universally re-
spected by the community and had a
large circle OF warm friends.
The owners OF the Grand Summit mine.
Palmer mountain. have on their drmp
over 100 tons high-grade free-milling gold
ere. and have commenced hauling IL 10
the Black Bear company's mill. which
will commence working IL as soon as
there is enough ore In the bins 10 insure
"A continuous run.
Miller & R-Gfath. OF Seattle, have been
working upon their gold group. Mount
Chapaka. all winter. and have made n
fine showing Upon the one they are now
developing they have uncovered a lead
that is now seventeen feet wide. twelve
feet OF which shows considerable free
gold. visible to the naked eye.
Superintendent Berg. Of the Rush Min
Ing and Smelling Company. Mount Cha
paca. was in town yesterday, and reports
twelve men working upon the big tunnel
The company have recently completed
new boarding and bunk houses, and win
soon put an increased number OF men 10
work on new propeties they have recently
purca .scd
MIR Cameron. of California, who re-
Gently purchased the Triune mine and
mill from Dell Hart. has formed A stock
company and will commence active oprra-
tlons on the property at once. There Is
sixteen tons Of new machinery at the
boat landing on the Columbia river await
ing wagon transportation 10 the mine IN
Cluding two Frue vannas test run Of
ten tons recently made gave a result Of
eight ounces OF bullion, besides the con-
centrates.
NJ. II Mccartney, OF Salt Lake CITY.
formerly or Spokane. ia actively pushing
the work OF the Silver Blum Mining Com
pany's property IN the Lime Belt. lie re-
ports the mines as increasing in richness
and viii have ore enough at boat land
ing on the okanogan river. mouth Of
Johnson crekk. by May for large ship
ment "a the smelter.
I. =. Ware, Of Seattle. has been ~ work
all winter on the incline shaft in the Con
tentiou mine, Palmer mountain. and the
property IS looking weN. He Is now
building an arrasta 30 thoroughly test the
ore.
An option bond has been given anon the
Gold nm properties 20 allow experts time
% examine the claims II is confidently
expected that q deal VIII NJ made and
work soon commenced upon them as
these are considered some OF the hes,
leads IN the camp.
bond has been given upon the famous
Rainbow group. Palmer mountain. hut
the names Of the parties and the terms
have not been made public.
The Hartford Mining Company. az Hart
ford. Conn. represented by sam !. SIN
cock. superintendent. are developing pros
pecfs on Palmer mountain which thev
have under bond Their president and
general manager VIII he here from Fhe
East IN a few days. when they viii pat
on an increased force II miners
Joseph Hunter and a =. Holt have rN-
Gently made several new Ioca ions on LIZ
tie Mount Chapaca. Hunter. well known
aS ChickamIn Joe. - wen known in sN
the mining camps in the country, and has
made many fortunate locations In this
camp he Was the original locator cf the
famous Black Bear and War EsEie ~ ines
Valu,er Mountain and the M0un sin
sheen. on Mount Chapaca. one of the
Rush Company's group.
Or r : Revnol.3s "A former resident
stopped here on his way from Wisconsin
% Hrttssh Coiumbia. Ha has sold his
rlacer interests on Qaesuelle river. r. e..
70 the MacIaren Brothers for large
amount WaHe here he bonded tWo
claims from William CLARK and Ds, ia
peyer On the same river twenty mites
above his former Interests
There 81 considerable travel fhroaeh
here hosh 20 the STATE creek and TraD
t-~esk countries. and Notwithstanding the
rtysh 70 he Iate gold eXcitsments. rns out-
look for a prosperous mining season he-e
- better thsn aay tlu1e since 's@ Segy~ai
f.arsb.s NJ capitalists ara - oe acre scoa
from q Wisconsin. Cn.eaEa aud - LcAis
s~-.-f-e- srr, mining 8tsTaSta-