The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
ANOTHER MILL.

For some time the Hudson Consoli-
dated Mines company, Of which c.
Dorr, Jr., of Syracuse, N. Y, is at the
head as president, has been carrying
on considerable preliminary work on
the property acquired by the company
last fall, and doing that work without
saying anything about it. This proper
ty is one of the oldest mineral holdings
in this vicinity, and has been worked
off and on for quarter Of a century.
Under every management, strong we'll
mineralized lodges have been exposed
and worked to greater or less eX-
tent, but failure has invariably follow
] ed faulty management. The mine
seems to be in the hands Of men now
who will handle it on business prin-
ciples and by working it systematic
ally demonstrate it's true worth. The
claims are along the north shore of
the Similkameen river, only a very
short distance west of Oroville. The
property has been worked under sew
eral names. 1t was originally known
as the Okanogan Free Gold, but in
more recent years fell heir to the
name of the Owasco the name usually
used when reference Is made to the
property. The nature of the improve
ments that have been going on for
some time has been cleaning out tun-
nels and underground workings, tim
bering, taking out ore and preparing
for the erection of a treatment plant.
The installation of a mill will be in
conjunction with extensive develop
ment so we are informed. Consider
able ore has been accumulated on the
dumps some of 1t exceedingly high
grade, and this ore will be shipped for
smelter test. If this mine can be made
producer, and all the evidence points
to that being an almost certain result
of proper operation, the Hudson Con-
solidated is going to be an important
contributory influence in the upbuild-
ing of Oroville.
On his way to Oroville Mr.. Dorr
stopped over in Spokane, and there he
was interviewed by reporter of the
Spokesman-Review, to whom he gave
out the following information that ap-
peared in the issue of that paper of
February %:
FINANCIAL arrangements have been
made for the installation of a 150-ton
mill on the property of the Hudson
Consolidated Mines company, formerly
the Owasco," said c. Dorr, Jr., presi-
dent, at the Spokane, yesterday. "The
equipment will include ball mill and
flotation system. The engineering will
be in charge of the Dorr Engine COM
pany of New York and Denver. The
highest efficiency possible will be
sought. The expenditure will be about
$4,000.
THE Owasco, also known as the
Okanogan, was acquired by the Hud-
son company for $500 after the Bank
of Montreal had removed large guam
tity of gold-silver ore. We have ex-
pended but from three to four thous-
and dollars in development. We have
about 10000 tons Of smelling ore and
100000 tons of milling ore. The ex-
pectation on the latter is about $500
to the ton. A surface tramway is be-
no cuAAt iOi Tie uiOFcucUL OI ore.
shipment of which will begin in 80
days. The destination will be the Trail
smelter of the Consolidated Mining
and Smelling company.
additional resources have been dis
covered since the withdrawal OF the
bank Ore in body four feet wide has
been opened on three levels under our
ownership, chiefly in recent weeks,
and with force Of only three men.
This force will be increased. Opera
tions are proceeding under the direc-
tion of A. E. Wilson, superintendent,
R. A. Coe, of Kansas City, NO., is the
mining engineer for the company.
I'VE expect development to prove
the existence of large resources in our
property. The mine is but 600 feet
from railroad and is crossed by
line of the Washington Water Power
company"