The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-07
A MOUNTAIN OF MINERAL
Where Number of Valuable Mines
Will be Eventually Opened


diversified, generously distributed and
largest aera of mineral of any emin-
| ence in this part of the northwest.
The name Kruger mountain is not con-
fined to a single prominent peak, but
embraces the ridge extending north
ward from the Similkameen river into
British Columbia, forming a portion
of the mountain barrier enclosing the
| 0kanogan valley to the west, throw
ing out spurs east and west along its
general course which is north and
south. The presence of mineral on
and through Kruger mountain has
been known for years, and for years
prospecting and exploration has been
carried on. During that period sew
oral very promising claims have been
| partially opened up, from some of
which ore has been shipped out for
treatment. A few of these properties
have reached a stage of development
| that would warrant concentration, or
treatment, plants Immediately on the
ground, but for lack of capital, or a
| lack of wisdom, those in a position
to ship are either shipping spasmodic-
ally, or lying idle waiting the coming
of operators of force and means to
make them source of steady income.
The hour and the man will arrive
sometime, for the showings in the way
OF mineral exposures are of an extent
and character to insure the making
of mines when once vigorously and
methodically operated.
At the upper end of Kruger noun
tain are the Dividend, Lake View, 49th
Parallel, Gold Dust, Golden Chariot
far enough along the prospective stage
as to be almost, if not wholly, in the
producing class. On the south slope
| OF the mountain, along the Similka-
| meen river, located claims are just as
| numerous, but in that section of the
| mountain development has not advanc-
mountain, yet the mineral showing so
far as prospecting has been carried
| on, is equally as extensive, and the
values in the ore as high and we'll
distributed Most of the south claims,
| however, are merely prospects, with
the exception of the Owasco, which
has reached the dignity of mine, and
| their possibilities as producers can
| only be determined by more thorough
and extensive workings.
Among these many claims there is
one group upon which sufficient work
| has been done to establish it's merits
and right of recognition as property
of great promise, and that is the Lone
Pine, one of the earliest discoveries
and locations on the south slope of
Kruger. The history of the Lone Pine
| is the history of numerous other min
ing claims in this part of the north
west where surface indications are
such as warrant the expectation of
ton; where the ownership has rested
| in persons without the means to prop
| erly open the ore bodies; and where
| the work done has not been along
lines that would assure the best re-
suits, or show up the extent of the
| mineral deposits to the best advan-
| teU hu Of he
along the mountain side on the trend
of the ledges, ore has been exposed
| in a number of places. Taking the
total exposures of all these openings it
| is safe to say that no where in the
| northwest can be found a larger
! amount of strongly mineralized
: 1t is no eXaggeration to state that
there are hundreds of tons of ore on
| these dumps, and in sight, that carry
! high values in gold, silver, lead and
| copper, and there is hardly a pound
of it that would not pay to treat.
Moreover, what has so far been TAX
face of every cut shows as good ore
as that upon the dump. In any other
country on earth where mining is car
red on at profit the Lone Pine would
| create a sensation, and it's discovery
| be heralded over the land to attract
the attention of operators and invest
| ors.
Recently the Lone Pine was taken
| over by c. S. Jennings, one of the
most experienced and thoroughly
practical miners and operators who
| has ever secured a foothold in this
| county. Mr.. jennings has been en-
| gagged in mining on this coast for
years, and his knowledge of mineral
| and the best methods of extracting it
| from the earth has been acquired in
| the school of hard knocks and first
| hand experience. He has made for
| tunes and lost fortunes in the game,
which is the common lot of those who
chase treasures hidden in the fast
| ness Vi tHe edIlH' NheH II Soiheo
down to concrete facts about mining,
however, he knows, and through his
efforts the Lone Pine is going to make
a noise wherever mining is the chief
Industry. Mr.. Jennings was favorably
impressed with the Lone Pine as soon
as he saw the property, but the final
verdict as to its merits was not based
upon the evidence of casual observa-