The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-02-16
VANEO MINING co.
HEAD OF ICICLE RIVER
The Van EppS Group Capitalized at One
Million arS---ROad to Mine
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circular from AL Van Epps, who is in
Seattle, says that the group of claims
at the head Of Jack creek, one OF the
tributaries OF the Icicle river, form the
basis of a million dollar mining COM
pany, which is to be known as the
Vance Mining Company. Mr.. Van
Epps is quite we'll known here, where
he has been coming for the past fifteen
years, three or four times each year
for supplies.
Thos. H. McGough is president; Al
Van Epps, treasurer and general man
ager, and A. Ohlsen, secretary. The
group of claims comprises % claims Of
90 acres each, or a total Of $50 acres
of mining ground, and is distant from
Leavenworth % miles by way Of the
Icicle valley.
A limited amount of stock will be
placed on the market to further aug
ment the working capital of the com
pany.
1t is the intention of the company
to begin active operations the COM
ing summer. The development work
has all been practically completed, the
ore blocked out and values proven.
All the energies Of the company will
now be directed to the matter Of
transportation. Getting the ore to the
railroad is the obstacle in the way of
making Of the proposition dividend
paying mine. It is the intention of
the company to build an electric line
from Leavenworth to the mines and
| ship the ore to the Tacoma smelter,
where already some smelter tests of the
value of the ore has been made and
proved satisfactory. Writing about
what work has been done in the past
on the property Mr.. Van Epps says:
I'm the past I have been somewhat
reluctant in giving out information re-
garding the extent and success OF the
work being done on the Vance Mining
claims at the head OF Jack creek,
with which I am connected, consider
ing that sufficient development work
had not been done to determine the
merits Of the property, but the uncov-
ering Of new ore deposits in recent de-
velopment work has placed this prop
erty beyond the prospect stage and
long delayed anticipations seem about
to be realized in making a producing
mine of it. There have been more
than $500 feet OF crosscut tunnels
driven on the 500 feet level on the
Pickwick and Eureka claims, which
has tapped several ore bodies at differ
ent stages of its progress, carrying
good values in gold silver and copper.
In the aggregate about 5000 feet Of
development work has been done
upon the different claims of the cor
poration, exposing several large bodies
of low grade chalcopyrite ore. This
ore will be concentrated, thereby in
creasing the value Of the tonnage to be
hauled.
There is an abundance of timber
and water power on this property all
that is necessary for future workings oi
the mine, etc.
On the Eureka a shaft has been
sunk which has penetrated a high
grade ore body to the depth Of Ito
feet, blocking out about 5000 tons oi
ore, besides placing about 700 tons on
the dump, averaging about $50, smell
ter test. In running the levels on the
contact vein from shaft, two fssure
veins have apparently been crosscut,
showing values from $50 to s400 pei
ton.
Work on the property is still pro-
crossing, with supplies enough fol
several months to come. AS soon as
practicable the crew will be increased
and preparations made for Inauguration
Of transportation system. The matter
Of transportation has not been duly de-
termined as yet, but am Of the
opinion that eventually it will develop
in the form Of an electric road from
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