The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-03
MILLIONS TN WENATCHEE ORE BODIES
Stamp Mill Has Arrived for Treatment
of Squillchuck Ore and Stamps Will
Be Dropping Within Sixty Days.
Squaw Saddle Deposit Valuable in
Gypsum and Is Being Mined

Mining machinery is now in We
natchee for the mine being opened on
| the Suuillchuck Fourteen men are
/ now at work excavating for the site
/ of the stamp MILL which is to be in
stalled Immediately. The excavation
will be completed next week, follow
| ing which the foundation will be put
| in, the building erected and the stamp
mill installed.
The management had hoped to be
ready to start the mill going by the
first of January, but it will probably
| be February | when the stamp begins
to drop. H. Leighton, who is per-
sonally overseeing the work, is in
Seattle for the purpose of securing
some large timbers which he was un-
able to buy in Wenatchee.
The building to be erected Will
have a height of 40 feet on the first
| level and 60 feet on the second and
will be in size 46 by 5014 feet. The
stamp mill will have a capacity OF
100 tons per day and will have 35
stamps.
The stamp mill is located in the
canyon about so yards from the road
and the stratum A tunnel will be
run under the road to the foot of the
dixie. The ore shutes will be so
arranged that great quantities of ore
NAV be blasted from the rocks above
and loaded onto the cars below.
Low Cost of Milling.
One of the best features in connec-
ton with the whole proposition is Its
exceedingly low cost of milling when
handled with proper machinery and
in large quantities. With electric
power already developed, plenty of
water. good roads and by quarrying
rather than by mining. it is estimated
that the cost Of handling and putting
through the mill will not be over 20
cents per ton. The engineers estimate
that 165 100000 tons are now in
sight averaging between 81 and So
/ per ton. s
Expending $5O,OOO.OO.
The company has such faith in the
! mine that it has decided to expend
, $4,000 in its development. This is
testing the mine. Should it fulfill
all expectations the company will i'm
mediately start to work on the install
alton of 200 stamp mill which will
=, ! employ in all departments 1000 men
:. making this the largest mining enter
prise in the Pacific northwest.
No Stock For Sale.
AS further evidence of the faith
of the owners it is said that there is
:, no stock for sale. And a still fur
ther evidence all of the lands adjoin-
: ing have been bought up by the men,
:, bers of the company. Two men own
practically all of the stock in the
company. Kenneth Macintosh, pros
ecuting attorney of King county, and
H. Leighton, a real estate dealer and
= loan broker of the Sound metropolis.
Many Tests Made.
Many tests have been made of the
mineral in this vein, assayers and
mining men having been on the
ground for many weeks. Every care
has been taken to ascertain the guam
tity of the mineral, the permanencv
of the ore deposit and the estimate
l of the cost of handling it. The ore
deposit has been found to extend in
a northwesterly direction from the
Squillchuck valley through the noun
tain to Canyon No. 1.
Another Mining Company Busy.
Being aware of the mineral de.
g posits on Squaw Saddle some mining
claims were filed upon about year
- ago. After considerable prospecting
% 1t was found that the results were
- more than encouraging. A local
mining corporation, known as the
Squaw Saddle Mining and Milling
company, has been the result. Fol-
lowing are the officers of the new
company: Pat Heley. president; John
Keegan, vice president; Henry Sem
mons, secretary, and r. s. Ludington.
treasurer. 1t is incorporated with a
. capitalization of $25O.00O, with
= shares 81 each.
The above named officers were
elected at the organization of the
corporation and will hold Office till
January 1, when the new stockhold-
ers will take part in the election and
70 new board elected.
~ While the Squilchuck ore is free