The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-04-25
AFTER MANY YEARS

preliminary work is under way at
one of the oldest mining claims in
this north country, property that
has remained dormant and practically
abandoned. so far as development is
concerned, for almost score of years,
the aim being after so long a time
to thoroughly explore the ground by
means of long working tunnel, which
tits calculated will cut the main
ledge at vertical depth of 1000 feet
This property Is the 1vanhoe group,
situated on the backbone joining
Palmer and Ellemeham mountains,
overlooking Palmer lake. The direc-
tion of the work now in progress is
in the hands Of John Ryan, a practi-
cal mine operator, and the first step
that has been taken is the construc-
tion of a road to the fiat a short dis
tance south of the Bert Champney
ranch, where the boarding house and
other necessary buildings are to be To-
Gated. 1t is also from this fiat that
the tunnel is to be driven into the
mountain 1000 feet The PROPOSE
tion has the appearance of bona fide
effort to open a mine, because those
behind the project are not depending
upon the sale Of stock to carry on the
work, nor are they inviting publicity
through the medium of press agencies.
This encourages the residents of the
vicinity to believe that work will be
continuous until the object to be
gained is accomplished.
1t is not the intention at this time
to dwell upon what the syndicate be-
hind the enterprise expect to do in the
way of opening up the claims for this
paper told the story of the rejuvenat-
ing of the lvanhoe few weeks ago,
and nothing new has been given out
by those interested, and the manager
is not counting publicity. anyhow,
What Is going to be referred to now is
ancient history, with a mention of the
surprise it was to the old timers to
see work renewed upon the Ivanhoe
after so long period of desuetude.
They have seen work start on many
mining claims in this country preced-
ed with blare of trumpts and bright
promises of glittering success, only
to end in failure and abandonment,
leaving bitter memory. The Ivan
hoe was somewhat in that catagory.
The lvanhoe was at it's best some
twenty years ago. There was mineral
present in the under ground work.
ings, apparently lots of it, and of
strong values. Work had progressed
so far and the showing was so good
that a concentrator was considered
necessary, and one was installed The
late Alt. Cowherd was largely inter-
ested in and had charge OF the pro-
perty. He worked energetically, and
for time indications held out pros
poets of putting Mr.. Cowherd on
Easy street. MIR. Cowherd was ably
seconded and assisted by his estimable
wife. This lady, unused to such hard
ships and Inconvenience, came to the
country in Its then new and raw state
and was helpmate both in name and
fact. She took personal charge of the
engine, and assisted in the care of the
vanners and other machinery Of mine
and mill. Small in statue, but of in
domnitable pluck. this little woman
worked her shift as earnestly and dill.
ligently as the huskiest miner on the
job, encouraging her h9'' md by. bel
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