The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-12-31

Ioi properties upon which work was done
the recording Of the strike In the IvadIhoe
is one or tine most satisfactory events il
ms newspaper career 1t is the fuifiiment
OF Il hope long deferred. 1t confirms the
claim that he has SO frequently made thai
When mining man Of experience, wit,
the means to carry on mining as 1t is con
Quoted in those districts where mining
Is paying Industry, went to work sys-
tematically % make mine In Okanogar
county, mine would certainly result. The
and demonstra ted that the Gazette editor
was correct 1t may be added that all In,
mineral In thls locality Is not confined
commence mining right more mines vii
naturally follow.
The statement can be made based upon
the most reliable authority, that early in
the spring tie Ivanhoe people will spend
plant. This plant will be located on Pal
mer lake, only few hundred feet direct
ly below the mouth of the tunnel. and
will be modern in all it's appointments. Ore
can be treated on the ground at a mini
mum cost, as it can be handled altogether
by gravity. The further development OF
of the mill will give employment to a
large number of men next year.
At this time congratulations are due to
Mr.. w; B. McChesney, through whose in
domitable perseverance and tenacity is
wholly due the fortunate denouement al
the Ivanhoe mine. Mr.. McChesney organi-
zed the company that took over the Ivan
hoe some two years ago, put much of his
own means in the venture and devoted a
great deal of his time to the general man.
agement directly at the mine. The com
close corporation, the stockholders being
leading business men of Edmonston, AL
berta, and men prominent in public life
in the province.
When Mr.. McChesney broke ground fol-
the tunnel at the Ivanhoe definite plans
had been decided upon, and those plans
have been ri. .dly followed out. When op-
erations coni9,enced there was no ques-
for the men. e,aind the project had ample
means. Soon'c1fe European war broke out
the financial pinch came upon Canada, and
there was difficulty in raising the
seaIe psase that @ %aa being @ foilowed [ Mr. % Me- t
SH was % ss so as o Ssep
work going on until the goal was won
He has the proud satisfaction of carryir
out his plans to consummation, with the
company clear of debt and q property o.
inestimable value.
During the long period that work h.
been in progress little has appeared in
print as to what was going on at the
the start before Mr.. McChesney would
consent to make any statement as to his
purposes and then only upon the promise
that as little as possible be said about it,
Mr.. McChesney has never cOurted pub
licity. He was not out to work the public
in the stock selling game, his associates
were satisfied with the manner the work
was being conducted, and hence it was
really no business of the public generally
The enterprise was a legitimate under
taking for the one single purpose Of max
ing mine IL the ore was In the hill, and
if he failed, those who contributed would
not be seriously crippled, and If he won
those who supplied the sinews would
profit greatly. Mr.. McChesney has never
asked assistance from the people of this
county to the amount Of dollar.
During the time work has been In pro-
gress on the tunnel Mr.. McChesney has
dsbursed thousands upon thousands o.
meet the pay roll, and through that
roll his operations have been a great
beneft and blessing to the residents OF
J that immediate part of the county.