The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-05
OKANOCAy COUNTY MINES

f9% SNx1sKts, and on the TcE1a%fN tfst s+e<ft
tkss s. lntessscts1 by 6tkes 81 hlsex safe
and serpentfne. The eastern portion COT
si#fS ~ slate capped ever Ssth dosoEni1es
which forms h-zh white buttes. noaacesD.s
through all the coanfry &Touno. WINS
furfsseg east are large a1kes OF wildly COR
torted dosonsEfs extending 20 tne DsA-
nowan river. Tire black slate - Only nefs
and there osesiaid with dosorzlfs. wnefe
the latter has resisted glacial action. Mill
erals have been found IN asi these forrssa-
tionz On the eastern slope are veins o.
silver lead ere carrying 3 good percentage
cs gold IN contacts 81 aoso-nsts and BACK
slate. Through tbs black Niate run on
north and south lines great quartz seins
carrying gold. on which are tfe friune.
Spokane and Wshe groups % tfs nor 80
eTn part % the mountain, N the bsae
slate. are large. prominent lodges carry
ing high grade silver ore a. SeIl a. COCA
percentage Of gold. on which afe the IVAN
hoe. Empire and Bullfrog. In the serpeh-
strIe ard kiaek slate contacts which e1teh1
On the northwest side 70 Mount Eltesne-
ham and on the west overlook Palmer
lake are some OF the richest goid-bsaring
veins on the mountain. among when are
tEaa Leadsiiis group and the Bunker hiii.
On the south end In the dtorlte are god
bearing veins carrying . small percentages
Of silver on which are the Black Bear,
War Eagle Wisconsin Central Grand
Summit and . large number OF Others.
eoursinx northwest and southeast Iron
caps are found in the diorite IDENTICAL In
character and ln sasnticai formation With
those across the boundary. and they also
occur Of large size. IN diorste walls In
the syeBific formation 70 the weets winch
runs through Asneas mountain Douglas
mountain Gold hin and Mount Chapaca
Palmer mountain shows surface disturb
ancAs which account for the breaking over
18th q a
tanned II II found that they are permanent
and that the break-over IL merely sur
face disturbance. This Is proven In the
Lack Bear. where the greatest depth mas
been reached and with the experience AZ
the carlboo mine at Camo Mckinney, u.
G.. which IL on the same geological
formation and shows the same surface
displacement These disturbances caused
many prospectors TO think thcsr Lodges
near the surface had given out and scared
away some tirnid investors who were In
experienced In mining.
When IL was thrown open 20 entry. IRON
caps were found all over the okanogan
country. bast the great wealth OF mineral
witch they conceal had not then been
made known. and as the surface ore rave
such low values that II would not paw 90
chip In country where long wagon hauis
shut out all bat the highest grade ores.
q little work had been done. The pros-
pectors turned their attention 10 free mill
ing quartz and high grade silver. and
soon found enough 10 occupy them. me
first strike which attracted notice was
the Jessie on the east side of the ridge.
near the summit. by G. H. Schepstur.
william III. Townsend and Charles Cole.
Here they found four-foos ledge OF hisn
grade ore, having on the surface great
quantity OF porous decomposed quartz.
containing gold In the cells. The owners
pounded up some OF this rock Ia hand
mortar PANIED out the sand and melted
down quite an amount OF bullion. Iney
ran a ffty-foot tunnel on high grade ore
all the way. The property - now owned
by Mr.. Townsend and Adeibert Hart.
manager of the Trinne mine. Then came
the discoveries of the Pinnacle. the west
side OF the mountain. overlooking the lake.
by Msssrs. Van Cieye Mann. Flanagan
and Myers. Then In rand succession
came the ivauhoe group. the Black Bear
group, Leadsiile group. Rainbow. spo-
kane and TIinne. 80 that within Few
years the whole mountain Was covered
with locations Shlpments Of high grade
ore from the Ivanhoe and great fields OF
free gold In the Pinnacle. Grand summit
and other claims drew general attention
70 the district and started the invest
naent of capital for It's development.
The Ivanhoe group OF four fun claims.
the fyanhoe. Express, Vulcan and VAL
ture. were all located In 1883 by Alfred G.
Cowherd and Alexander Mcintyre. ex-
eept the Express. which was bought from
Measrz. Mcpougail. Myers. Cornell and
Adams. Having discovered an almost fat
ledge near the surface. the owners con-
tractcd fer the removal or the surface soil
by plow and scraper. a method of uncov-
srlng LEDGE which had not before been
tried in Washington. and thus made an
open cut 1Ssx6a feet on ledge twenty
inches TO four feet thick. OF quartz carry
ing brittle. ruby. malieabie and native 81
yer and considerable free geld. From this
cut about f.aop tons OF ere was taken. and
sssa pounds was shipped 10 Denver IN
septanb@r. iS9 whiun returned 16l
ounces gold. 81 ounces silver. and al
though freight and treatment cost over
sl6e a tor. IL returned profit Of over $50
ton. The second saipment was taken
out by Mr.. sowherd himself. aud was
sorted hv his wife and amounted to la,-
81 pounds, which returned one ounce OF
gold and IS ounces Of silver. The third
shipment Of $500 pounds returned one
ounce gold ~ ounces silver. The ledge
averages about ffiy ounces silver and
SO gold. though picked pieces have ran
into Tire thousands af ounces in silver and
several ounces Of gold. A shaft has been
SINK III Et%t Al a NAt8tL 4sN At-ai
west Of the open cut and shows q ledge s..
feet at the bottom. anA a drsft has been
ran from e 70 feet toward the opcn cut.
which 70 Will soon reach. After the third
shipment Of high GRADE ore several thou
sana tons OF second grade ore had ac-
cHmusatss'. ard a min was erected at the
/ foot az the noantain to reduce 10. a road
/ three miles teng bsins cug is the mauatsin
/ slfse on which - haul the ore down THE
( Owners incorporated In February. tSss As
/ tAe fvannoe Company. With si.aoa.asa capt
tai the officers being President. Fred r
WsssrHn. vice president. A. &. SowhrrG
/ secretary. George : Ratty. ten-tor
/ pesxe pglvsrlKer vas erected. with anal
/ Eaaattnx plates. concentFstoF and siiuss
/ tahles. bat cwLaE 20 the fail 10 the price u
silver shs company met with FeSesSes ard
could not eonsinee operation. bat Nj and
Afs4 CuwheYa WIRE equal te tie egnef.
( xeaey. TAsY ran TIE mill uaaited for sew
sFai seasons reducing tie accnnsuls FED
second grade ore. Mr.. Coshert ieoktns
T after - mn while Ais brave wife attend
81 10 tAe engine The coaspasv r. row r
I fair eay to set cat 81 SIS dlf7euities, foi
/ Is has formed a syndicate ~ Spokane cap
saHsfs. who wfi furnish snspie funds q
/ eexelNp Ehe property u Sc proposed q
+ kisg ire shaft 20 a segta % several han
/ srea feet aRA qua the levels - al airNe
sseas shipping che high srass ore an
+ rtiing np the secoat grade until the con
( ranx can pat "a a larger ass more can1
1 plste plant fer sAe eoenonScst hsnSlisl
( 81 So wark has hcsn resumed en tas shaf
ard VII bs wsashes unrsrnittfariy
/ tsa tssss surface of the PEnnarle ietxe a.
,rsxlmAt sNnrvs foun8 quite a r3rn rac ket
{ frssra 80 naunfs az whtsA saev taok sossI
5 = sse So free aol8 oat sneF Abandoned IA
I claim aAE h Nas relocated As fhe Bar ke
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