The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-03-12
IMPORTANT MINING DEAL
A New York Party to Do
Extensive Development
In This Vicinity.
A CITIZEN OF 0ROV|LLE IN ON IT
What Promises to Be One of the
Most Important Mining Pro-
jects in the County.

Henry Bahrs, who has done as much
as any other single individual to adj
vance the interests of the mining in
dustry of northern Okanogan county,
and has been instrumental in interest
ing large capital in claims, arrived in
Oroville Tuesday evening, leaving
Wednesday morning for Loomis where
he expects to remain only two or three
days. He came in directly from the
east and will return at once.
The last party to be induced by Mr.
Bahrs to investigate the mineral re-
sources of this vicinity is Charles II.
Brooks, of New York city, Il gentle
man who has made success of mining
in Mexico and in the west, and who,
having the confidence of investors. is
backed by unlimited capital. Mr..
Brooks was out to Loomis in Decem-
Der last, and while there saw consid-
cradle of the adjacent country and the
ores that the country produces. While
not a demonstrative man, and one who
merits of district without careful and
minute investigation, Mr.. Brooks eX-
pressed himself as well pleased with
what came under his observation. In
deed he was SO favorably impressed
that he closed contracts with claim
owners, even locating ground himself
that promises to be followed this spring
by the most extended system of eX
ploitation that has as yet been attempt
ed in this country. A practical and
experienced mining man he knows how
this time that if he does not succeed in
making mine in fact as well a. in
name there is little use delving for
mineral in paying quantities around
this country. Mr.. Brooks will he out
here in April with his consulting en-
gineer and decide upon plans to be fol-
lowed in developing the properties he
controls.
In this transaction a resident of Oro-
vile is to be large and deserving
gamer. Chas. Gerhardt is that party.
He owns Il group of claims on the
summit of Palmer mountain, upon
which he has spent thousands of dol
lars of hard earned cash, and devoted
some seventeen years of his life in
prospecting. If he had not had a show
ing that fully justified this eNpcndl-
ture OF money and labor he would have
given up the holdings long ago. But
in his research he uncovered large
Lodges that run strong in gold and
copper, and the presence OF these val
ues in such large deposits has Cheercd
him on in his struggle, These claims
Mr.. Brooks has bonded, lie has also
secured adjoining claims clear TO the
west slope of Palmer mountain, which
are wanted for IA right-of-way for Il
driving into the mountain many hun
dred feet to reach the ore deposits on
the Gerhardt group. The claims re-
! ferred to as held in conjunction with
| those OF Nlf. t6fnafuJ are lar from
barren, although to Mr., Brooks their
chief Importance is as a connecting
link for a tunnel site. There are nu-
merous veins OF good mineral bearing
quartz on those claims that can be
opened up in the process of driving Il
tunnel and without interfering with
the progress OF that work. The WORK
as laid out 10y MIR. Brooks Will in all
probability be inaugurated early in the
spring, and when once started there
will be no heart-breaking suspension
to create doubt and disappointment,
for Mr.. Brooks commands the oinew,
to carry on an. thing IN mining way
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