The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-01-17
STICKING TO HIS JOB.

Ed. KOlb, who came out from the
east several months ago to inaugurate
a new line of development, or deep
prospecting, on the Ellemeham Min
ing company's holdings, is still on his
job, and will remain at the mine until
the projected work is we'll under way.
Time is really no object to him If in
the end he can feel rewarded for the
days, weeks and months he has de-
voted to the task that has been in
trusted to him. The aim of the COM
Sany is to go down on the ledge and
Bcertain how the size of the vein and
as value of the mineral holds out, and
thu, Kolb is here to carry that object
Mr.. execution. There is strong,
into defined, well mineralized ledge
we'll down on, the values being so
to gam, even if low, to encourage
unifo,lie that with greater depth a
the ed change for the better will be
mar in the ore. The character of
IouOre and the strength of the ledge
~ justification for carrying out the
-, IN as decided on.
piThe Ellemeham mining property is
nat was formerly known as the
Nighthawk mine, and is located on the
.lorth slop of Ellemeham mountain,
1uite near the village of Nighthawk,
yhe postoffice deriving it's name from
the mine. 1t is not new discovery,
srecently opened up. 1t is one of the
s2ldsst and best known holdings in
northern Okanogan county. upon
which not only has large amount OF
money been spent in underground de-
velopment, but through the enthus-
iasm and prospects of early dividends
engendered by, encountering a ledge
in the main workings five stamp mill
was installed The history of the
Nighthawk, or Ellemeham, is only
repetition of the history of many an
other mining property in this upper
country, where expensive mills stand
a monument to poor judgment. These
flukes are inseparable from every
mining district, and the mill craze Is
not especially confined to the Okan-
ogan country. The mill proved to be
somewhat premature, yet 1t is an as
set that may yet prove to be OF much
value to the property, especially
should deeper workings expose a mill
ing ore of greater value than that now
in sight. There is no question as to
the presence of mineral on the group.
There are number of prospect shafts
and open cuts on the Ellemeham
claims, openings that demonstrate the
presence of mineral, but the chief and
most important work that has been
done toward opening up the mine is in
the nature of an audit of large d.
mensions that has been driven upward
of 100 or 1900 feet into the mountain,
with the object of cutting exposed
cropping lodges on the surface. The
Nlovn nf r.
cording to the rules of the game, for
there were defined lodges to be
reached, only the distance to 60 to
reach them was considerable, and
driving a tunnel of the size laid out
costs money, and a pile of it. If the
company had the funds to go ahead
probably the wisest course would be
to follow into the mountain until the
lodges were reached, but without a
well supplied treasury the plan now
under way promises cheaper and
quicker results. This big tunnel cut
a strong ledge at some 600 feet, and it
is on this ledge that Mr.. Kolb is sink
ing shaft. A hoist has been set up
and this means of prospecting is be-
ing carried on as economically as Is
consistent with good workmanship.
J. P. Gormley, who Is familiar with
every foot of the surface and under
ground workings, is experimenting
the work, and the job could not be
in more competent hands. He will
get results if results are to be gotten.
Mr. Kolb makes no pretense of be-
ing mining expert. He is simply a
careful, conservative business man,
and applying those principles to his
private affairs has been fairly success
full. He has the respect and conf
dence of the stockholders in the COM
pany he represents, and was sent out
to this country empowered to make
the best arrangements possible, and
to carry on prospecting along such
lines as he considered the most ad-
visable. He was not hampered by
iron bound instructions, and every
thing was left to his judgment. He
looked the situation over carefully
consulted with those in a position to
advise wisely, and decided that sink
ing on the ledge was the most advis-
able procedure at the present time
and under the circumstances. He Is
hopeful that the showing he can make
will encourage further investment
in more extensive prospecting. Mr.