The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-03-31
WHY THIS APATHY!

Considering the rapid increase in
the price of metals ii is surprising that
more of the many mining claims In
this part OF the county, possessing es-
tablished merit, are not being deVel-
oped. There are prospects and par
tally developed mines where there IS
a sufficient amount of ore in sight to
pay for handling and pushing investi-
CATION. Not for years has there Deen
such alluring inducements to enter the
mining game Lead is higher just now
than it has ever been known since the
discovery of galena in the northwest.
An enormous quantity of lead has been
used since the beginning of the Euro
pean war. There has been no new lead
deposits discovered and opened up In
recent years. The present unprece-
denied price of the metal may not hold
for any great length of time, unless the
war continues, but the price is going
to remain above normal for number
of years. Copper has reached the
highest figure it has touched for ages
and that price promises to hold in the
face of the vast present consumption
and the enormous amount that will be
required in reconstruction after the
great war Silver is also at figure it
has not touched for decades. 1t is the
psychological moment for renewal OF
mining activity in order TO secure ad-
vantage of prevailing prices, and such
prices as the miner has not enjoyed
within the memory of the present gen.
Grafton
In the face of the market conditions
the prevailing apathy among claim
owners in this locality is beyond un-
Outstanding. 1t is an opportunity for
placing at least some of the local
mines in the paying class. There are
numerous properties within few
miles of Oroville upon which the show
ings would justify immediate develop
ment and extraction. On the upper
workings of the old Nighthawk mine.
where sinking should have been done
il early days instead of driving a
tunnel. there are tons of silver-lead
ore carrying good values, which by the
way, it is understood will be shipped
out for treatment Then there is the
Caaba with a large body of excellent
ore already opened up. The Number
Oae, the Rich Bar, the Prize, the Gro
gan group, the Ruby, the Golden Zone,
the Lone Pine and others in the same
general district upon which prospect
ing and in some cases, prospecting to
very large extent, has uncovered ore
that will run high at present prices.
The Copper World, the Copper World
Extension, and various other proper
ties about Loomis could be made to
add to the output Nearer home are the
claims on Whisky Hill, and the KIM
berly, the Maquoy group, the Triune
and others on Ellemeham mountain
have the ear marks of mines. And right
at our doors are the Owasco and the
several holdings on Kruger mountain
that should be turning out considerable
pay ore. Ore has been shipped in con-
siderable quantities from the krugar
mountain mines, bringing in encourag-
ing returns when the prices of metals
l were OlllA dpOQl HAIL " IL - lOuds
Considering the returns in the past
and what they would be at the presen,
time it is really a mystery why these
mines are not being operated to the
limit of the ability of large crew to
extract the ore.
The ore is here, and here at depth
as has been convincingly demonstrated
at the Ivanhoe mine. What has been
accomplished at the Ivanhoe can be &C.
complished upon scores of other prop.
critics with equally as encouraging
surface showing if the same systematic
mining methods are employed by men
the sam, brand of determined enter
prise. A revival of mining would es-
| tab'ish an industry in northern Okla.
hogan county that would more speedily
| fill up the country, bring prosperity to
the towns, and result in the more rap
i'd production of wealth than any other
enterprise that could be set on foot
The prospect and promise of quick
and large returns on the investment
is so great that mining men should be
encouraged to investigate opportuni-
ties in this locality, and it is certain
that investigation would be followed
| by investment and extensive explora-
tjOn