The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-10-13

SSk the past fortnight q discov.
- Z placer gold has been made on
= a1nilkameen river, q few miles
< Oroville. that had 1t been dis
"a near any other town in the
I,kWssl 1t would have created a
~ sensation. although in this com.
my the find has been taken SO
LILY Il not to crAxte a ripple. and
n never hears the incident men,
1noi upon the street. Not since the
al1lne days of the Occur d'Alens gold
1o4ery has there been such a re-
nntabio placer find in the northwest,
hrrine. OF course, Alaska, as that
~ within the past few days almost
X i sigat Of Oroyille. Since the great
4 boovsry on the Similkameen in 1856,
'! ~ he washings We'd with the rich
( = = he Pacific coast, the auriferous
~ and gravel of that stream have
4 II worked spasmodically and
Gu1oly. always with some response to
4 fssn put forth by the pr0spector In
/ ~ ~ Of flour, or small scale gold.
Is nomehow or for some reason the
~ hunters failed to strike the
oooe deposits and most undertakings
(. ) more ambitious character-and
~ have been many-have been
onoopsd. 1t has been left to single
NU6cector. after a period Of &C years
~ TIE first discoveries, to prove
~ ~ bed bars and banks Of the
kamsen river. In the ncighbor-
kof Rich Bar, just above the -:alls
\ ~ Similkamesn, contained uutoli
ri>n
octorS iave put In much time
Doeting the gravel along the
-. and while they have been en-
1oeed with the results Of their la
4 \ was left to single prospector,
" Coyle, an old resident OF OrO-
y Who has done more or less
eof hunting along the same stream
~ Mary Ann creek, near Chesaw,
elng the past fifteen years. to make
, tlDo0very that promises to create q
- 1tion in mining circles and yield
: aueetantial fortune to the discov-
~
u. Coyle had been washing gravel
= the north shore Of the river. ON
~ embraced in a quartz claim that
~ been held for years by julius
0ehlin. Some three weeks ago At
|ssHey w. Il. Grant was driving along
~ road. the washings being just
|1lew the road between Oroville and
hthawk, and stopped to talk with
3. Coyle, suggesting to tlat gentle
~ that he prospect along a.reef
(nning from the hill into the river
- 200 feet up the stream from
Aere MIR. Coyle was working. Mr..
Vie took the hunch and immediate
made tae discovery that the gravel
= fairly lousy with gold. Not the
=. flake gold, SO hard to. save, and
11eh requires SO much labor in or
: to obtain quantity Of any value.
! large pieces of solid gold. two of
Hlch at least are as large as the
1T Joint Of a mans finger.
NJ. Coyle at once returned to Oro-
llis for the purpose Of securing
~, or option. upon the ground, and
|hplayed his find to few acquaint-
nees. Besides the two nuggest men-
|oaed he had small bottle partially
ma with coarse gold. We have never
- suca placer gold since the Occur
fAlsn discovery, and, as has been
"a before in this article. II the same
IA was placed upon exhibition IN
" community in the northwest any
11ere in touch with mineral bearing
Iodnd. a stampede would instantly
6llow. Old and experienced mining
nen who have examined the gold de-
elntod It to be as fine sample OF
Dlaeor gold as they have ever seen,
~ - to size Of the specimens ana
~ quality OF the gold. Mr.. Riley
uInt6s that the gold was picked out OF
~ gravel with the point Of his pen
No. He made no attempt to pan any
2the gravel. There it was before his
~ and he was too excited and busy
yleking up nuggets to waste time
NtA pick, shovel and pan. All ne
wanted was to establish the fact that
- gold was there. secure sufficent
= prove beyong caval that he had
nA4e marvellous discovery. and then
M off further investigation until ne
es1lA secure possession Of the land
y tins not be robbed of the fruits
= he labor by being forced off the
'uuund.
4 required some days to get IN
N9ch with the man who 1eld the
0oend under a quartz location. and
1Ke days to close a deal, but at last
lease has been consumated, MT
~ is now on the ground preparing
make more thorough investigation
= push work until cold weather
mpels shut down. Those who have
= the gold that Mr.. Riley picked ou'
sae gravel will look forward witt
neou interest to the further extrac
- q the precious metal, and II the
.eslty Increases, or even holds ou'
- present promise, 1t can be ex
- that there will be great actlv'
Along the Similkameen this fal
=. next spring and summer.
= nay be stated that from the sp
sence Of this placer gold 1t hal
faveled great distance, ant
~ II Is perfectly smooth showint
= Tor ages 1t has been ground fla