The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-02
WORKING THE DIVIDEND,

development work recently started
up on the Dividend mining claims.
ana Il number OF men are employed at
the mine. with the prospect that work
VIII continue indefinitely. Fred Strong
ana others have been putting down a
concrete foundation for I0-horse
power gasoline engine and COMPRESSOR
10 De used in operating power drills.
and this equipment is indicative that
those who are interested in the prop
erty are preparing to explore the
ground extensively and systematical-
ly. Little has been said relative to the
renewal OF work on the Dividend by
those directly Interested. as the fresh
start Is not for the purpose of stimu-
lating the sale of stock, and it is diff
ficult to secure much first hand infor-
nation. What meagre information
that can be picked up leads to the be-
lief that the Dividend people, after a
long suspension of activity, have
started In to make q mine, feeling that
what has already been uncovered in
the way of mineral insures that re-
suit ultimately. 1t Is stated by those
in a position to know that an effort is
being made to induce the Great Nor
thern to run a spur from Orovillc to
the mine. II this concession cannot
be secured Ii is the intention of the
mine operators to put on line OF auto
trucks to haul ore to the railroad. 1t
is case OF the mountain going to
Mahomet, If Mahomet will not go to
the mountain, Transportation is the
vital problem In the making of the
Dividend, wagon hauling Is too slow
and expensive, and in lieu of a rail-
road auto trucks are the next best
thing.
The Dividend is located on the east
slope OF Kruger mountain, on the west
side of OsOyOOs lake, some eight miles
north OF Oroville and just arcoss the
line In British Columbia, 1t is easily
accessible. as a good wagon road is
constructed to the workings. The Div
idend Is one group of "A number of
mining claims on the same mountain.
all within radius of a few miles.
and there are excellent mineral show
ings on all of them. In some cases
the ground is more extensively opened
up than in others. but the indications
are very much the same. The leads
on Kruger mountain are numerous
and strong, and the values in gold,
silver, copper and lead Gold and cop
per are the principal values, and in
some instances the assays give very
high returns. In past years great
deal of prospecting has been carried
ON around Kruger mountain, and the
side hills are peppered with tunnels.
shafts and open cuts. There are
number of properties in various stages
of development. and on all of those
where work of any extent has been
hn has hcpn
very encouraging. The most eXten-
sive under ground work is hardly be-
yond the prospecting stages. and the
true value of the deposits can only be
determined by following some of the
leads to depth. This the Dividend
people will no doubt do. in fact it is
the only system by which mine can
be made. In past years considerable
ore, in small individual quantities, has
been shipped from the various claims,
and the smelter tests have always
proved highly satisfactory, but the dis
tance from transportation runs the
freight charges so high that continual
shipments are not justified. The ore
is present in the hills, and it carries
values, and the general opinion among
mining men cOnversant with condl-
tiOns in the district Is that eventually
there will be producing and paying
mines on Kruger mountain.
Proceedings at the Dividend VIII be
watched with much interest by the
people of this vicinity. If the Divl-
dend can be made a producer there
are several other groups of claims In
the same neighborhood that can be
made profitable under development.
The success of one mine would stimu-
late owners to redOuble their efforts
on the others. 1t Is to be presumed
that If further investigation should re-
sult in exposing large ore deposits
some provisions will be made to treat
the ore near the place of production
and that would be the economic man
ner of securing the values anyhow
In that event great activity would FOL
low on the mountain, and naturally
Oroyille would benefit greatly by eX-
tensiye development so near at hahu:
A paving mine near Oroville would
he as prominent factor in the up
hnilding of a city at this place as the
settlement and cultivation of. the fruit
lands of the valley. 1t is resource
that at some time Is going to con
tribute very materially toward making
Oroyille the largest and most tlourlsh-
ing CITY in north central washington.
LOST AT PENTICTON.