The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-09-01
WORK on An OLD NINE.

A double shift was put to work Mon
day on the Caaba mine, and active de-
yelopment will continue for six
weeks or two months. The result of
the investigation now under way may
mean the continuation OF mining op
erations on that property indefinitely.
The Caaba is one of the old, old loca-
tions along the Smilkameen river, Is
situated a few miles west OF Night
hawk, and adioins the once we'll known
Six Eagles, from which at one time so
much was expected. 1t has not been
worked. except the perfunctory as
sessment work annually, for a period
almost beyond the memory of man.
Years ago a conflict OF ownership
arose between the late J. NJ. Haoarty
and P. 5. Harris, OF Loomis. This
precipitated litigation, and The case
dragged through court term after term
as cases in which property is :.J - tx
/ usually do, and was at last deciI-l il
favor of and awarded TO Mr.. Harris.
The successful litigant did not have
the means to carry or development
on an extensive scale, and the claims
have remained idle. Harris attorney.
the late Judge E. ". Taylor. secured
an interest in the property as fee
for handling the case. Very recently
Fred Neal, in conjunction with John
f. Reese, secured short time bond,
or option on the property and the
| work just started is the result OF that
( deal.
The gentlemen interested have not
entered into this mining venture blind
ly or unadvisedly. nor without excel
lent prospects OF winning out in the
h. NJ
cured the services of Marcus E. Jones.
a geologist and totanist of Salt Lake
City. TO examine number OF claims
in the norther part of the county. with
the object OF securing options il the
reports OF the expert justified the in
yestment. Mr.. Jones visited a num-
Der OF claims from Coneonully TO Col
den and Nighthawk, and made careful
and thorough examinations. AS re-
suit of these investigations Mr.. Jones
reported that the Caaba presented the
most promising showing of any min
ing property that had come under his
observation. He advised securing the
claim on option, and the making of a
thorough test. as by that means alone
could the real merits OF the property
be determined. 1t was on the strength
OF Mr.. Jones findings that Mr.. Neal
and Nr. Reese took the flyer.
The Caaba ledge Is prominently ex-
posed at the foot of cliff into which
II dips The ledge starts in at apoint
of the elevation very near. and 80 or
40 feet above. the river. Ii follows the
irregular contour of the mountain in
northeasterly and southwesterly
course, and has been opened up by
number of cuts and shafts OF various
depths One OF these inclined shafts
is down some 65 feet on the ledge.
and is filed with debris. IL is the in
tention to clean out this shaft an run
drifts both ways on the ledge. The
one OBJECT is 10 thoroughly test the
ledge matter. and by carrying on the
work at different poinst this can be
the better accomplished. This work
will be under the immediate direction
OF Mr. Jones.
The showing on the Caaba. so far
as can be judged from the ground al
ready opened. is certainly attractive.
The ledge is strong one. OF heavily
mineralized white quartz. The values
are in silver and lead, with a small
amount of gold and copper, ana many
assays have run very high. 4 Quan.
tity of this ore exhibited at the Port
land exposition was awarded gold
! medal as the best OF the class among
vast number OF exhibits. II the work
. under way demonstrates that the val
les are uniform and the ore as eX-
tenSiVe as there is every reason TO
believe, the necessary capital will be
forthcoming TO place the mine on
producing footing