The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-09-05
MINING conditions
GOLD HILL CAMPS
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EXPOSED
J. c. MacCrimmon Visits the Districts
and Tells Herald Readers His
Unbiased Observations.

Editor Herald-During my three
weeks visit to Gold Hill mining camp
I went into several tunnels to approve
or disapprove the flattering reports I
had heard of the camp, which be-
lieved to be manufactured for the pur.
pose of selling stock. can say to
those who share in this opinion that an
examination of the various properties
will convince them Of their error.
The Coronation property. owned by
]. ]. Armstrong and Charles Lull, Of
North Yakima, was the first examined;
the tunnel Is situated about five hun
bred feet above the bed Of Moores
creek on the side of a very high noun
tain. The development work on this
property shows that this mountain
contains rich deposits Of ore. There
is handsome reward for the promo
tiers Of the Coronation. Its location
cannot fail to attract the attention Of
any experienced mining man.
On leaving the Coronation we cross
ed Moore's creek to the Diamond Hitch
mine, situated on Silver mountain and
owned by Mr.. Burke, whose work indi-
Gates the thorough miner. The location
of the property, the cabins and site
denote careful investigation and care
full construction. Mr.. Burke. surely,
has all the wealth he could wish for
in the Diamond Hitch.
Continuing our journey south we
reached the we'll known Elizabeth
Hope. II. c.. Wilson and others Of this
city. which is situated on a face of a
break of Gold Hill mountain, and in
the enter of Gold Hill camp. The
great heaps of ore on the dumps, valu-
ed at $4,000, and ore blocked out
in athe various tunnels stimated at
$2.S00.000. with vast bodies OF ore
within its lines untouched, give one
an idea of the value of this immense
property. With the necessary plant,
which I am informed can be installed
at the mine at a nominal cost, suffi-
cient ore can be reduced in one year
to yield the stockholders handsome
dividends, besides paying for tho plant
The Elizabeth mine with ordinary
management will make its owners
rich.
The Fidelity Mining company, oper-
ating about one-half mile south Of
the Elizabeth mine. owned by Mr.. Riar-
son and others. is preparing to install
fine reduction plant at its mine.
which, am informed, will be ready to
handle next years output. There is =
large body of ore exposed, assaying as
high as 5000 per ton. taken from a
sample of ore with no apparent sign
of value. Mr.. Hicks, the manager
of this company. said that this assay
was a great surprise to him. as he did
not expect to find anything of value
in the rock which he had assayed on
account of its similarity to Montana
rock.
There are millions of tons Of this
rock in the Gold Hill camp and II 1t
carries one-half of this assay value
the wealth OF the camp will go far be-
yond the billion dollar mark.
w. E. Thornton Of North Yakima, the
owner and manager Of the Inca mine.
on Granite Peak. has on exhibition the
finest samples Of ore the writer has
ever looked at. They are indeed
choice. and would caus rush to any
mining camp. except Gold Hill. Unless
all accepted signs fail Mr.. Thornton Is
the owner of one of one OF the finest
mining properties in the west. I would
advise anyone who goes to Gold Hill
to visit Mr.. Thornton.s mine. In addi-
ton to seeing a rich deposit Of ore.
scenery in the state Of Washington,
or on the Pacific coast.
I regret did not have the time to
examine the property owned by Jack
Campbell and others of North Yakima.
I learned that Mr.. Campbell has found
a large body Of rich free milling ore,
which hope will prove bonanza for
Jack and his associates. The fame
Of Gold Hill owes much to this sturdy
mountaineer, whose faith and persis-
tent efforts led him to climb those
mountain peaks. bore their sides and
expose the wealth hidden beneath
their fiint-iike Gaps. May fortune
abundantly reward all who how from
the rough side Of life the way for
others to dwell on the downey side.
Let us all raise our hats to the man
In the toil-stained overalls.
The Blue Bell property. situated on
the north side Of Gold Hill at the
head of Union creek. owned by Thos.
Fife. John Sawbridge. VIM. B. Dudley
and others of this city. IL located in
a very fine mineral belt. The breast
of the tunnel Is in good and highly
mineralized rock, and indicates that
the mother lode is not far distant.
The manager said to the writer that
he got an assay of s12 in gold from
a talk seam in which he did not ex-
pect to find much value. since my
return to the city I learn from L.
Simons. that they had reached the
mother lode and I expect that In a
short time we will learn that the Blue
Bell has developed into a very rich
mine. ! consider the Blue Bell mine
a very valuable asset. and all who are