The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-06

Special Dispatch to the Post-IntelIigencer
ROsALIA, Dec. 5.--Although Rosaiia is
located in the fertile Palouse country,
where farming is the principal industry,
the town Is having mining boom of no
small proportions, and there Is great ex-
element over It's prospects of becoming
a mining center
Resale citizens are heavy stockholders
In the mines OF the Colviile district. and
word has been received here from j. l..
Harper. superintendent of the Hawkeyc
mine, that the shaft on the Hawkeye is
down $50 feet, and that prosecuting will
begin this week The ledge has been
traced distance OF 800 feet. and Is 100
feet In width, with 30 feet of ore assay
Ing from s. to IS per ton in copper at the
surface and 3H at a depth of 100 feet, the
average assay being s35. This is from the
surface to the 1oo-foot level. gradually
increasing from - to $64
The Hawkeye Is owned by citizens OF
Rosalia and Latah and all the capital in
vested In it's development has come from
these two towns The property Is less
than two miles from the famous Belcher
mine. also largely owned here, lying In a
northwesterly direction from that proper
~. and It gives promise of equaiing that
property In richness when Il is developed
to the same extent as the Belcher. The
success of the crosscut on the Hawkeye
will be to the North Half OF the reserva-
ton what the Manila Is TO the South Half
party OF Rosalia stockholders Of the
Hawkcye will leave In few days to
inspect the property and decide what new
development Of the property. as 1t has
been determined to develop Il thoroughly
and make # a producer before the close
Of next summer.
Discovery Of Natural Gas.
Although Rosalia citizens hold extern
sive interests In the reservation mines,
the principal interest here centers In the
development OF the natural gas which
was recently discovered near here. and
the prospect OF coal and oil being discov-
cred. Several companies have been
formed to investigate these new discov-
cries, and few weeks will witness act
I've operations In what Is believed to be
an extensive gas and oil field. There Is
no doubt that natural gas exists in a
large scope OF country near Rosaiia. the
only question being as to whether II is
in paying quantities This 10 to be de.
termined by development. and several
wells are to be sunk in this neishborhood
in the near future.
The citizens OF RosaIia are endeavoring
to discourage the farmers from leasing
their lands to foreign capitalists. and are
encouraging them TO form local compa-
mics to develop the properties themselves;
In paying quantities the owner of the
land will get the benefit. Several of the
business men Of Rosaiia and number OF
farmers have formed a company and will
sink well. They have sent representa-
tive to West Virginia TO investigate the
oil and gas fields there, and he has writ
ten urging the farmers to be careful
about leasing their lands 10 corporations,
In speaking OF conditions In West Vir-
ginfa he says
Farmers here are getting bonuses OF
from sa.eoo to 5000 and the law provides
that the owner of the land shall have an
eighth interest in the product. In some
instances nothing Us found. and the boz
nus Is net gain TO the farmer In eonsid-
Grafton OF these facts II Is well for local
capital and enterprise to sink shaft or
we'll on some promising prospect and as
certain II there Is anything under the
ground and II IL develops all right and
the mineral Is found TO be In paying
quantities the farmers can then demand
Of OH men and others. seeking leases.
fair consideration
The farmers Of this district are general
~ weil-to-do and many OF them are
wealthy few are worth $4,000; Il good
many are worth $500, and many %
them are worth from $1,000 70 sisteo, SO
tho owners OF the land can well AFFORD
10 spend some money deyeloping their
property 10 ascertain II they have coal,
gas or atl.
indications of Coal.
William panahoe wno owns farm ad-
tainlng Rossiia on the south. has long
ronSended that there IS coal unier his
land and In 1854 he made a contrast with
4 practical coal miner. Wha declared that
ssaai surely existed on Mr.. DonAhoe's
land ID develop the property on shares.
a tunnel was driven ies feet ia tee hlli
ar blAf overlooking Pine creek ON Mr
nonahaeis land and excellent tHdAcauaus
49,, f,mrA huf the miners capital gave
an ana ne gave up the strugEle ana quit
OLA Goat mtnsrs wh0 were shown Tire Gs-
hygs tskeu fram this turned declare that
savtSe8 MT IsoAahee tn develop the pFap-
crfv III tAe light % resent discoveries
e4ptNer down on Pine creek interest ~
wr rsannhbe's property has seen reawnkt
s5,es and n saai or gas Is found Ia paying
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