The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-08-22
RICH IN FOUR METALS
Central Washington Destined to Be
come q Big Mining Center.


CoNCONULLY, WAsH-A bright day is
dawnlng for the mining interests of central
washington. Recent developments show that
this part of Okanogan county contains ore
oodles that are rich in gold, silver, copper
and lead -
Ihls Is a booming mining camp to-day,
Where year ago but little was doing There
are several rich properties being developed,
and the immense veins of highly nineralized
matter assure years of profitable mining
Jonathan Bowen, millionaire mine owner
VINO operates mines in several western states
is making elaborate preparations for work
on the Ruby and First Thought promising
properties which adult on the south the
extensive holdings of the Salmon River COM
pany. In fact, the tunnel which the Salmon
River company is now driving in pay ore
is on the same vein that extends into Mil
lionare Bowen's mines adjoining
On the opposite side of the Salmon River
mines, is the Mineral Hill company, of which
DR.. May of Bridgeport. Conn, is the head.
This company has already expended ss5 GOO
in development and is installing SIS 900 cleo
trio plant
Great activity is discerned on all sides.
Both the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cfc have surveys adjoining these properties,
and the prospects are that the Great North
ern will build early the coming year.
The immense ore bodies, that be mined
by tunnel methods, coupled with an abund-
ance Of timber and water power, lead proni-
nent mining engineers to predict that this
will become one of the greatest mining camps
OF the west. The present interest and activ-
tty are largely due to the showing in the
workings of the Salmon River company,
which is opening almost inexhausthle quanti-
| ties of good ore.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLA strike that
| gives promise of extending the producing belt
| of the Cripple Greek district five miles beyond
| the present northern conine, was made this
| week in the Hawkeye mine in the Gillette
section At depth Of forty feet a two-foot
vein ore has been opened, yielding values
of l71a ounces gold, ninety ounces silver, with
some nickel and quicksilver
| It is announced this week that contracts
| for enlargng the new Telluride reduction
works at Colorado City from its capacity Of
| $50 tons day to $50 TONS have been let,
| work to be commenced Immediately. The
projected improvements involve the expendi-
| ture of between s250,000 and 100000 The
| first unit of this mill was opened two months
| ago and so successful has the process proven
| that the plant is to be more than doubled.
| The officers of the United States Reduction
and Refining company of Colorado City an
nounce that the Colorado plant at that place
will resume Sept. l. This mill was forced to
close down three weeks ago on account OF
shortage of water.
The directors Of the Gold Coin Mining and
Leasing company declared a dividend OF 1
cent a share on the issued capital stock
of 1000, 900 shares. The United Gold Mines
| company also declared dividend of l cent
a share, amounting to s40,097, payable on the
25th.
SPOKANE, WASH.-The Old Dominion
mine, in Stevens county, Washington, has re-
Gently been taken over by Minneapolis mining
nr Wh Is
in the mining circles of this region, w. F.
Kyle, a mine owner with headquarters in
Minneapolis, ard E. L. Danforth, also of
Minneapolis, have associated with them some
moneyed men of Minneapolis and Chica go, and
their enterprise is attracting wide attention.
) c. G. Carruthers, mining engineer of Col
Vile, Washington, will superntend the work
, on the properties.
From the upper workings, known Solo
mons Cave the Old Dominion produced
about 100000 worth of which came from
a depth below the grass roots" of not
greater than seventy-fv feet. The property
is equipped with all necessary machinery and
it is believed the cost of mining is reduced
to minimum.
From actual measurement, there sew
eral hundred thousand dollars worth of or,
in sight.
| VANCOUVER, B. C.-There is disap.
pOlnLnSly small nrSt Work up this year a.
British Columbia's greatest hydraulic gold
e mine, that of the Consolidated Cariboo Hy'
: draulic, at Bullin, Cariboo. 1t has only real
= lied about $4,000, instead of 100000, first
q enormously reported
There was small snowfall last winter and
l there is consequently shortage OF water fol
full runs of the plant. 1t therefore looks
as if the mines output will this year only
realize between $780, and $4,000, a sum
insufficient to pay dividend, as most OF such
! a yield will be taken up by expenses. The
mines best year 1900. when $3.50, 900 Of
gold were produced, and it was hoped tina,
this year like return might be made and q
fair first dividend paiG