The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-09
NO SUCH YEAR EVER KNOWN.
Prosperity in the OkanOgan-Devcl-
Opment Of Promising Mines.
Special Correspondence.


LOOMS. Wash. March THE season
just passed has undoubtedly been the
most prosperous one ever experienced In
upper Okanogan. There has heea more
mining development than ever before the
stockmen have received the highest prices
In ten years for their beef; an easy win
ter. with the mercury not once touching
the zero point: absolutely no loss in cattle
and an abundance of hay: a market for
horses at fair values. the first time for
several years; and for the ranchers, album
dant crops and good prices. and. lastly,
many homesteaders have been enabled TO
file upon their claims after years of tedi-
Gus delays, with the prospect OF three
additional townships soon to be plated
and several more upon which contracts
have been let 10 be surveyed.
The prospects for the opening season
are certainly the most fiattering in years.
Nearly all the mining companies will
prosecute development with increased ia
ciHties and forces. and two OF them viii
probably set up new ar compressor
plants. and several properties are TO be
worked by new companies. notable among
them being the Mount Chapacca claims
OF Miller & Redpath OF Seattle. who have
made arrangements with Philadelphia
capitalists 10 develop their mines.
The Palmer Mountain Tunnel Com
panys plant, which has been shut down
for a few days. will start up about April
!. Preparatory work is now being pushed
at the tunnel. getting matters in thorough
shape for a long. continuous run through
the season, by which time the great bore
Will be well into the bowels OF the mount
ain and Will cut several rich surface
ridges and undoubtedly encounter addi-
tional blind leads. several very promising
ones having already been met that are
absolutely free milling and asgaying over
~ SIrs 49,.
but all the energies OF the plant viii for
the present be directed 10 advancing the
big main tunnel to the center OF the
mountain. During the past year this
company has expended over S}5 600 in a
new hve-drill air compressor plant and
$50 feet OF tunnel work. gaining a vertical
depth Of about GO feet
The Bull Frog Company has been work
ing small force all winter sinking upon
one OF SIS main hedges. showing average
value of $S27. mostly in gold. This
management Will undoubtedly put In a
power plan, this season. and will move
the Wyandotte MIL to the shores Of
Palmer lake as soon as the output will
warrant Several tests in this mill OF
tweuty-ton lots Of Bull Frog ore have
given good results
The Rainbow Company has worked
continuously through the winter. sinking
and intends greatly increasing tho force
April l. 4 mill viii be erected upon this
property az soon MS sufficient depth IS
gained to supply Stopping ground
Tho Hercules Company. OF Pittsburg
which has been working for fourteen
months continuously upon Il group r. iron
cars. has expended over S2a.e1 En- develop
mert work. After an inspecto 0f the
workings by the directors II was not CON
sidered advisable to continue the work by
hard drilling, and they decided - sus-
pend operations until an air compressor
plant could be erected.
The Golden Zone Company (practIcaIy
tho same as The He-..ulcs Company has
been working all winter on a group Of
g0ld-heariDg quartz on Mount Chgpacca,
and tho tunnel has been run INTO the
mountain about 80 feet. attaining a yer
teal depth OF nearly 90 feet The com
rauv s. working iD veTv rich ore. and VIII
erect q MIL Il the values hold which ~
considered very probable.
The Triuae Company of Golden oper-
nted q tcn-s-amp mfl through The 0pen
season. doing a large amount q develop
ment work and opening extensive sfoping
ground. The mill turned out large
amount of bullion ard s. a dividend PAYER
The Allison group AZ orovllie. under
bond 70 the ouintette Company. have had
q large amount Of work performed upon
them and recent a3vires state that active
operations VIII ~Con Pc recommended up1n
this group Of free milling properties. pr
I.anghammer. manager. beng already
uu0n the ground.
the WHISKY HlH Tunnel Company. Of
Elleushurr. which has a group o. twenty
one claims one mile from the Okauoaan,
only performed assessment work the past
season. sinking eighty fee. and drifting
twenty feet each way on the ledge al
bottom Of shaft. al IN ore without en-
counscrlng either wall With cheap rrana-
portation this WI make a valuable prop
ertv II IS stated that The management
wilI spend a considerable amount OF mon
e. IN development the present season
Nainwar3ng and Berry. respectively %
s@atfle and Tacoma have been working
the past winter upon a very promising
property on the west slope o. Palmer
mountain.
Malnwaring & Nsggy Of Seattle. have
performed over go feet q rofk upon the
Gladstone group On the shores Of Palmer
lake upon which there are two parallel