The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-24
1 G00D ORE IN THE RUBY
\ Dsft at the 500 Foot Level
sI,;tes an Extensive and
Rich Ore Shoot.

0uFi|Ie Friday last, anu lfOlll MN WAS
l.ned the first authentic statement
rrrdng the extensive and rich body
~ recently opened up on the prop
!. he has charge of. 1t has not been
-rorally known that Mr.. Harman has
u ! force at work drifting north on
shdse 1t the 5O0-foot level. This is
- new, nor heretofore barren,
~ Is It was discovered long ago.
u had been prospected for some dis
rnoe The ore contained therein was
= as1ceptional to the ore found at diff
hnt points and at different levels in
u process Of development that has
- soing on for several years, but
Narength Of the vein and the extent
~ liberalization encouraged Mr..
Exnan to extend Investigations
~ work started this last time the
rhss have drifted 100 feet, and for
II last 75 feet have been driving in
nv shoot from about two feet wide
tlhs beginning to over four and
ihalf u the present time. This shoot
tha ledge in place some six feet
| ~ and from the way the pay ore has
cadmlly spread out it now looks as
/ tough In short distance the entire
NJ would fill out in solid mineral.
Bovever, even if it does not increase
hvidth beyond the present showing
hb ihoot Is sufficient in size to pro-
dbnayery large tonnage. The ore
~ assays exceedingly high in places,
~ Mr. Harman considers it a very
enaervative estimate to place the av
ny It Us per ton. Already there
~ = tons OF this ore corded up on the
pAt1Rm, which was extracted with
1nuck. No effort has been made to
Noek down any more than just what
1oeeqary to continue the drift.
y Sndersto0d that the Ruby COM
- Tor some time been contem-
the installation of a plant to
~ ~ output of the mine immedi-
Z the ground, and this latest
s. )MEf be an Incentive for moro
4el5 action on the part of the direct
- But Mr.. Harmon has a decided
w@ 10 the matter of treatment plants.
y b. seen the mistakes made in this
9per country in the matter of install
- plants In advance of securing ore
Nletsnt to keep them running, and in
sleesing plants that were not adapted
2 treating the ores produced. Mr..
nan insists that the plant selected
ytae Ruby people is one that will
seeeesfully treat the ore and save all
- values In it. There must be some
afsntee that the plant will do the
ssS claimed for it, or no payment
~ oe made. At any period for
~ ume there has been ore exposed
.ne Ruby to supply mill of con-
.aefsole capacity, and this last strike
~ makes assurance doubly sure that
= naterial is at hand to treat if the
sns we're at hand to do the treating.
ane Ruby mine is located on the
sap'tous side of the north slope of
: 'pur OF mountains topped by huge
Aca, directly on the line of the
,'suad, some five miles beyond Night
W. Work has been in progress on
property, at times continuous for
. n'ns, for seven or eight years.
.n'fe Is probably more underground
-'e'opment on the Ruby, in the ma
~ oi tunnels, drifts, cross-cuts, up
and wines than any mining
rvpersy In northern Okanogan. The
n vno 70 a considerable depth and
I, mas been thoroughly prospect
y aad In the process of that prospect
much and excellent ore has been en-
!, n'ered. The ledges cut are of large
4. - ma we'll mineralized. In places
'sc Is In solid bodies. Some of it
\ 'a@ very high in gold, silver and lead,
y 'nief values being in the two lat
!. metals. and there is sufficient of
u'sn grade stuff to run up the gen
!. sverage so that it can be treated
good profit. The mine is so stu
|. = mat the ore can be extracted as
p'y as similar work can be done
snere that mining is carried on,
d aas the advantage of transporta-
g iacilities almost at the mouth of
main tunnel. The Ruby has al
3. oeen looked upon as among the
p'0mising mining holdings in the
ana the feeling has long pre-
. 'eo that it had excellent prospects
!. making a paying mine. With all
"ork already done it can be seen
ne recent find that the real value
'so Ruby is still unknown. The
4 5es Ssa are that by going further in
= ueePer down other, more extern
~ q sno more valuable deposits are
,TS!e ~ TO be found.
- !, ,Wrlter has known the property