The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-29
IMPORTANT MINE DEAL
'HlCAGO SYNDICATE SECURES
LUCKY KNOCK ANTIMONY ON
STRAIGHT CASH DEAL

b. S. Bruce, of Chicago. was n Wis
itor in town few days this week.
Mr.. Bruce's mission was to secure.
II possible, a practical and exper-
fenced well driller, for Mr.. Bruce is
one OF the syndicate that recently
purchased tEc Lucky Knock antimonv
mine, and a great want that has al
ways prevailed at the mine is abund-
ant water. Operations in the DAYS
| when work was in active progress at
the mine were handicapped for a lack
OF water supply, it being necessary
to haul from distance, by means of
| tanks, sufficient water N supply the
plant and for domestic purposes. 1t
is not proposed by these who guide
the destiny Of the Lucky Knock to de-
pend upon that means for necessary
and adequate moisture, and the first
step to be taken preliminary to re-
newal of operations at the mine is
the drilling of one or more wells.
And well driller who knows his bus
| mess is what Mr.. Bruce was out after.
| Mention was made through the COL
umns of the Gazette a few weeks ago
that VIII 1ngham and others holding
interests in the Lucky Knock mine,
for the interests were well scattered
| in the shape of stock, had bonded the
property to Chicago capitalists. This,
in measure, was an error, although
at the time based on second hand in
formation. The mine has changed
hands, as announced, but the trans
| fer was a cash transaction, the con-
sideration being in the nCighborhood
of $4,000. The Chicago gentlemen
purchased the mino outright and hold
! it in fec simple. They did not buy
merely as an inv stmcnt to hold in
idleness to await further advancement
in value for the profit TO be gained
The company now in possession re-
quired antimony in their business ,and
| the mine was acquired a source of
supply for raw material needed.
Mr.. Bruce did not go into any de-
tailed particulars as to the future
plans of the company, of which he is
a representative He was connected
with the people who put in furnace
at the mine several years ago, which
did not come up to promise or ex-
-, 1A Of hn nf.n
Another process known only to the
prospective operators, that is believed
will meet every requirement and will
properly reduce the ore, is to be in
stalled, and the mine will be worked
Thoroughly and to capacity if the pro-
| cess proves to be success. No defi-
mite date for the resumption of work
has as vest been fixed Mr.. Bruce
calculates when development and
treatment are fully under way so or
60 men will be given employment.
That will make thai particular spot
on the map of OkanogGn county a
pretty lively and busy place.
This antimony mine is located di-
rectly west and only a few miles
from the Ellis-Forde Orchard tracts,
on the southwest edge of Whitestone
flat. When operations are in full
blast, the plant turning out antimony
and large quantities of supplies are
needed at the mine, the nearest and
Imost convenient depot and shipping
point will be at and from Ellisforde
station, on the Oroville-Wcnatchee
branch. That will add to the neces-
sitv of a bridge across the Okanogan
river at that point, as it would be a
great saving to the mine operators tc
cut out the long wagon haul either to
| Tonasket or Oroville.