The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-09
LUCKY KNOCK Sv!5!;;.s Z
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WELL KNOWN ANTIMONY M
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THIS COUNTY EQUIPPEE
A TREATMENT PLANgQ
NEARLY READY TO ST., n M,
After Many Years This Il
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Property is at Last to BE.
Thoroughly Developed

Ben O'Hara and E. S. Bru q r
in from the Lucky Knock mine g.
last. Mr.. O'Hara took train &ns
cago. Mr.. Bruce remained iEe
vile a few days securing supp- =
the mine, and arranging for g
livery of freight. Under theE
ton of Mr.. O'Hara and his COST
Mr.. Bruce, transformation aEz '
worked at the Lucky Kn&E ;
spring. They have gone at thN >,
quietly and unostentatiously ~
fectively to the end that the ~ Z
nearing the stage when act'.rrr'
duction may be confidently log !
In some manner, or throuGt ~ s
channel, that deponneth knowisn =,
Mr.. O'Hara became cognizant
existence of the Lucky KnocT
nowledge of it's existence 4.
lowed by examination and subs
possession upon terms of no pa :.
interest to any one excepting e. "a
ties of the first and second b~a. T. !,
matters little how this was x \
about the interesting feature ~, :,
he has taken the property itsy
is making extensive improJ 1
and perfecting plans for extr3s =.
the values from the ore. Fro Z
progress he has made, and thes
pective results of that progress,g . .
fortunate for the county that heS9
into the proposition.
Nothing has been said in this p#.,i
relative to the work under wa-p
the Lucky Knock, simply because =.
publishers were requested not to-
tion the same until it was finally &C
tain that the plans outlined by t
operators would be carried out. Th
were not in the game to make graz
promises, and then fall down on l,
complishment, as has been too oft,
the case in this upper country. TIL
ban has been removed, and we are
liberty to annouce that those connec
ed with the enterprise are so we
satisfied with what they have in sigf
and have the work of preparation
far advanced, that the mine and pla
will soon be working steadily, wi
every promise of melting the expect
tions of the operators in the way
metal production. So far what h;
been accomplished is altogether sa
isfactory to all concerned. A lar,
building, that is in the nature of
smelter on small scale is comT,M
and two furnaces are ready fc mi
The building is constructed ~
view of increasing the number IN II
naces if that is considered expe& II
after actual smelling gets under ~
The boiler and engine, important
juncts to the plant, are installed
solid foundations. There is a car IL
of coke in the yards at Oroville rea'
for delivery, with provisions for
steady supply, and there is ore enou,
in sight at the mine to keep fir
burning under the furnaces indefi
itely. At. present only a small for
is employed as a few men are ST.
hcient to meet all requirements f
labor in the present stage of prog
but it is expected that the forcc
be gradually increased from ii X
time. Mr.. Bruce, from whom thi.
formation was secured, is supe
tending the mine at present. He. :
careful and conservative both Il
statements as to what has been r
and what the operators expect
complish, giving out few
rather reluctantly. AS a safe =
ager and hustler Mr. Bruce apf
to be very much awake, and theTr,
man for the place. Getting resi-.
is his aim in his official capacity. a
he evidently gets results.
The Lucky Knock is an antimo
deposit on a ridge just across t
county road from the west of tn
conspicuous land mark, Whitesto
mountain. The presence of antimo
was discovered by the merest chan
several years ago. w. A. Ingha
who has a homestead close to whe
the mine is located, was crossing t
ridge one day when he stumbled oy
a moss covered, weather-stain
boulder, barking his shins. He had
hammer in his hand, and in a bu,
of rage, accompanied by an empha
ejaculation, struck the offending r3
violent blow. A piece Clipped.
Lunder the stroke of the hamm !,
xsing to view solid ore. Mxvw''
ny all sense of pain j. j.
Iof "a" discover
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