The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-07-31

ior snort distance to the north af-
ter having reached depth of hardly
~ leet' Here the ledge widens out to
iuily fourteen feet and mineral is
proiusely distributed throughout the
ehtlfe width. This mineral is not do
posted in kidneys here and there
through the quartz, nor does il Law
III pay streaks, but it is everywhere in
ana through the quartz. No niece of
quartz can be examined without de-
'ectihg the presence of mineral. and
ih generous quantities, too. No sort
ing is necessary. The filling between
"alls all carries values. The ore is
sent TO the mill as shot down. and all
run through the stamps. There is no
"eau work to do in order to extract
mining ore the extent of the deposit
making its extraction more like ouar-
rymg than the ordinary method of
inning. Shooting out the quartz from
wall to wall has left vast chamber.
and over head, at the breast, or where
ever there is sign of quartz there is
10 De seen the glittering mineral. II
Is an eXhllarating sight to see, and
leaves the impression even with a no.
vice that this is mine The rock
IS exceedingly soft, easy to break out
ana shatters fine under the rending
lorce OF powder. Every round of holes
breaks down tons of ore, and muck
ers are kept on the keen jump to clear
cut the floor in time to give the ma
ohine men room to work.
Mr.. Harper is running the old Night
hawk mill on the Caaba ore, and has
twenty stamps steadily dropping night
and day. The ore is hauled by wagons
from large bin at the mine to the
mill, a father slow and expensive
method of handling the output, but
the only means available at the pres
ent time. Trucks will no doubt soon
supercede the wagon as a means of
transport The results in the wav of
N'"ihe oh ole treated is most en-
couraging. The ore reduces II to 1.
producing concentrates of very high
value. At present three tons of con-
centrates are turned off every day.
These concentrates carry gold, silver.
copper and lead, and are shipped to
the smelter at Tacoma for treatment.
The mill is working smoothly, and the
operators are having remarkable sue
cess in saving values. The loss in the
tailings is infinitisimal
The making of a mine in this part
OF Okanogan county is no longer a
hope of the future, as it has been for
so many years The Caaba is mine
in fact, if there ever was one, thanks
TO the efforts of Mr.. Harper. When
he first saw the Caaba in the Judgment
of Mr.. Harper that claim was mine
in empryo He believed it was the ma.
king of a mine, and in the short time
il has been under his management he
has verified that judgment. There
can be no question as to the quantity
and quality of the ore. Even at the
slight depth already gained there is a
vast tonnage in sight. But this is
merely upon the surface. The ledge
certainly goes down from every indi-
cation and with depth the chances
are that the values will improve. The
mine is good enough if the present
values simply hold. Mr.. Harper COM
menced sinking on the ledge Monday.
Sinking will not suspend the work of
extraction or the present level and
| it's continuous treatment.
If Mr.. Harper had the ready means
at his command he would more speed
lily place the Caaba in the dividend
paying class. But he will make pay
| ing mine just the same. The process
may be slower on account of the man
ner in which he must manage, yet the
final success of his undertaking is
| lust as certain as the coming up and
| going down of the sun, and Will be
even more to his credit than If he
| had unlimited capital to work with.