The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07
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Dear Mr.. Editor of Gazette
Replying to the editorial in the last Is.
in regard to opportunities in the local
mining field when metal prices are so high.
1t appears that these very high prices
are just the reason that money cannot be
secured for undeveloped property. One OF
the mining broker of Spokane went to
New York to get money for development
purposes and on his return he stated:
Development propositions do not interest
them at all unless the property can be
work or equipment to put it. in very
Few months on a paying basis"
Two years ago an offer was made to
put in $50. 900 for development purposes in
one of our copper properties. The offer
was declined as the owners We're not In
cllned to let go a few months ago these
still make the same offer and the answer
was: Nothing doing at present as our
people are all crazy over war stocks"
plant and the stock was oversubscrlbed
1t is a mistake to think that there is
apathy on the part of the claim owners"
1t is far worse than that. They have an
exaggerated idea of the value of un-
developed mining prospect They, dream
in millions and get nothing. There Is.
however. a very real apathy on the part
Of the business men of Orovile in regard
10 the large and varied mining interests OF
this locality. With one or two exceptions
"a heart to heart talk with them Will re-
veal the fact that they have grave
uoupts that there is chance OF tnere
being any mines in this section. The
local atmosphere is apath<tic Mining In
this section has passed through a bap-
tism of fire, partly from ignorance and
partly by reason of wild cat operations
but there are indications that the near
future will prove the actual merit of this
camp.
Apathy of claim owners In no known
camp has such a fierce struggle been made
by the owners of mining property as here
and the records of the local freight office
will show that shipments have been made
from the following properties:
The Dividend has shipped so cars, the
o. *. cars, the 49th Parallel cars. the
the Charoot 5 cars. The Owasco has pro-
duced upwards of $50 900 in bullion and
concentrates. The Craig. just outside OF
the city limits is getting out ore to ship.
These properties are all on Kruger mour-
tain and only the high grade ores have
been touched. In every case there are I'M
mense bodies of low grade ore that can
only be profitably handled by big capital
at a profit. The Condit Brothers are stead
lily shipping from the Horn Silver mine.
about Is miles west of Oroville. The Lucky
knock (antimony) is shipping from near
TOnasket The Arlington mine near Con-
conully is shipping and developing. The
Tungsten mine about 20 miles from Loo
mis- is shipping and taking in machinery.
Fred Neal is developing his tungsten mine
near Tonasket. DIR, Elmer is getting ready
to ship ore from his property. Properties
near Golden are getting ready to ship out
a few cars of ore for smeter tests. The
lvanhoe mine has spent upwards of $3.50
900 In the past two years and is now block
spend probably not less than $250,O0 for
cilities
1t is not apathy. Mr.. Editor. and we are
wood with all the saws we have got.
j. c. FISHER.
Secretary, N. w. Mining Assn.