The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-01-01
MINING ATTRACTS ATTENTION
INCREASED ACTIVITY IN THIS
SECTION GAINS MUCH
PUBLICITY
Mining Journal DevOtes Much Space
to Favorable Comment on
Developments

Mining activities in Okanogan an,
Ferry counties are beginning to at
tract the interested uotice of the min
ing journals again. The DEVELOPMENT,
about Oroville and old Ruby camp ant
in Republic have been of such nature
as to promise substantial results anC
ia the last number of the Alaska ano
Northwest Mining Journal the Spokane
correspondent for the magazine fur.
nishes the following information
which is of particular interest here
Operators OF the Rich Bar and
Golden King gold mining properties
near Oroville, Wash, are buying ma
chinery for the erection early next
year of $4,000 mill, announces ].
W. Douglas, who two months ago took
over the management OF the Rich Bar
mine. The plant will have 5O-ton
capacity
The decision to establish a mill at
Oroville is result of favorable de-
velopment work during recent weeks
and it is predicted that the district
will experience the most active year
OF it's history in 1916.
The Rich Bar mine is working on
six-foOt ledge at the present time.
The Golden King has completed a
shaft to a depth of 130 feet and will
continue it to 500 feet, having a nine
foot vein of ore and 12-foot ledge.
Gold mining is at its best now and
we may expect to see four or five pro-
ducing properties in the Rich Bar and
Golden King section next year. states
Mr.. Douglas. The Caaba will begin
operations within ten days or two
weeks and the Golden King is working
as fast rs possible ON its shaft. The
arrangements for installing the mill
have been completed and this should
be in operation for next season."
Writing of the developments in Re-
public camp, the same correspond |
ent says:
The Western Union Mines COM
pany, recently organized by j. l.. Har-
per and K. ID. Reiter, Republic; G. M. |
Fripp, Grand Forks, B. c.; Dell Hart, |
Oroville, and s. NJ. Croft and other |
capitalists of Huntington, w. Va,
which has acquired the holdings in |
Republic of the Republic Mines Cor
poration, the San Poll Consolidated |
Mining and Milling company and the |
Last Chance Mining company, has au-
thorized the advertisement for bids |
for constructing a central power plant |
at Republic, Wash, capable of gener-
ating not less than 1000 horse power
Diesel engines, with directly connect
of electrical appliances, according to
officials of the company who were in
Spokane this week comforting with
representatives of different concerns
handling Diesel engines. The COM
pany plans to make the proposed pow
er station the nucleus for large
plant, capable of generating sufficient
current to provide light for the mines
and camp, and power for the mines,
and 1,000-ton daily capacity reduc-
ton works that is contemplated. A
number of improvements have been
made in the San Poll reduction works
since they were acquired by the West
ern Union mines, but during the per-
iod of rehabilitation the plant was
operated and about $4,000 in gold and
silver bullion produced. The mill now
is operating satisfactorily; and with
the output of the companys produc-
ton will approximate 100000 month.
The North Washington mill, said to
be one of the best cyanide plants in
the west, purchased recently from the
receiver by the Harper-Croft interests,
is being repaired and enlarged, and
it is expected that it will be increased
to 225 tons daily capacity by February
l, 1915, when it is believed the new
power plant will be operating"
Writing of the revival of operations
ia old Ruby camp, which has been
closed down and deserted for many
years, the correspondent from Spo
kane says:
"Old time mining men of Spokane
are recalling the town of Ruby, in
the Okanogan valley in north central
Washington, which was typical wide
open mining camp in the early 9O's.
Work in the mines there was discon-
tinued, when the price of silver fell,
and the old mills have been idle ever
since. OF the old camp only some
stone foundations and few timbers
mark the spot where there was town