The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-13
WORK TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
After Driving Tunnel the Old vanhoe Mine Palmer
Lake, Over Three thousand Feet, Operations
Have Been Hung Up for Few Weeks


has been closed down, that is insofar
as underground work is concerned
although several men are kept con-
stantly employed about the property,
making necessary repairs, building
roads, etc. This suspension of opera
tions is not permanent and work in
the tunnel may be resumed any day.
w. B. McChesney, who has charge of
the property, states that there has
been no loss of confidence on the part
of those largely interested in the en-
terprise, indeed they are perfectly sat
isfied with the results so far obtained,
and the present shut down is more for
the purpose of making repairs in the
big tunnel to intersect the chief ore
body He states that the tunnel has
already cut sufficient ore, even if no
more were found, to insure steady
operations for years to come. Within
a brief period the Ivanhoe will again
be the scene of active operations that
will speedily lead up to finished
mine.
This paper has referred to the Ivan
hoe frequently in the past, not only as
to it's original history, but to the work
now in progress. These later reports
have been meagre, confined simply to
statements that development was in
progress, because it is close corpora
ton that is handling the property and
the management has never sought
publicity. They inaugurated work and
have carried it on without extravagant
noise or promise. They have given
preferment employment at all times
tn resident miners, and have spared no
expense to provide pleasant surround
ings for their men. 1t has been diff
ficult to secure any information as to
the intentions of the company, how
far it was to prosecute development,
it's personnel or it's general aim. This
paper has been given to understand
that those behind the enterprise have
the means to carry out to the end any
plans they may formulate, even to
providing means to treat, and that up
to the present time they are perfectly
satisfied with the claims, the work
that has been done and the prospect
for eventual remuneration upon the
investment.
The manager prepared for every
contingency before ground was brok-
en- for the tunnel. Necessary build
ings were erected, machinery OF the
latest model installed upon the ground
snd line built to take electric power
from the Similkameen Power COM
pany's plant. 1t was decided to drive
a tunnel to cut the ore body that was
opened up years ago, and from the
site selected for the purpose of gain
ing depth it was necessary to run that
tunnel 1000 feet. The tunnel has al
ready been driven over 5000 feet, is
perfect piece of mining work and has
been accomplished in a wonderfully
short time. That the operators have
not been disappointed as to results is
evident from the statement made by
Mr.. McChesney, who says that even
il the tunnel encountered no more ore
than that already cut there is suf-
ficient ore already in sight to insure
continual operation for so years to
,riN
would be of only temporary nature.
II has cost large sum of money to
accomplish what already has been
done and those who risked their mon
ey in the venture on a chance are not
going to lie down when the chance
looks so flattering as it does at the
present time.
AS to the nature of the ore, it's as
say value or extent no information
has been given out, but it is enough
for the public to know that the char
acter, value and quantity of the ore
is satisfactory to the operators. 1t
Is but natural to suppose that in its
6oheiai quaiits IL 10 Siiiiioi W lhat
taken from the mine score of years
ago, and that is good enough for any
mine For be it known that the orig
inal owner worked the property a
quarter of century ago, put up a
stamp mill and extracted much ore
of a very high grade. That was in the
days when the freight wagon was the
only means of transportation, and the
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