The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-05-05
MINING OUTLOOK
BRIGHTEST EVER
visitor to Fonr Metals Property Gives
Information About Developments
OF Interest to All.

me showing that has been made by
development work at the Four Metals
mine near Nighthawk and the plans
Tor increased activity there, so i'm
pressed a recent visitor to that prop
erty that he gave the following inter-
view to the Gazette on his return to
Oroville:
Things are looking up in the min
| ing business, il what is going on in
the vicinity of Oroville. is any indica-
ton as to what is doing elsewhere.
The concentrating plant at the
-Four Metals mine is in operation and
in few days will be working three
shifts of eight hours each daily.
The Ruby mine is shipping high
grade ores direct to the smelter and
also concentrating the lower grades
, in their mill.
The kaaba mine, we have it On
the best of authority. is going to start
in the immediate future, and 1t Is said
that Mr.. Douglas and associates are
going to build concentrating plant
immediately that will handle one
hundred and fifty tons of ore daily.
Il visited the Four Metals recently
and had the pleasure of eating dinner
with a full sized mining crew, in what
had all the appearance of live min
ing camp.
The general manager, Albert /.
Goodell showed me around the prop
erty. Mr.. Goodell was recently with
the American Smelling and Refining
mining field. He was general manager
for the Northport smelter and the Le-
Roi mine for several years, and SUBJ
sequent to that was in charge of the
Idaho Continental mine when it was
operated by the Anaconda company.
He is we'll known as a metalurgist and
4 designer of smelters. He is confident
that the Four Metals is going to give
a good account of itself and has
acquired a substantial interest in the
company.
The mill consists of modern con-
crushers, two ball mills, two elevators,
two classifying trommels, two four
compartment jiggs, hydraulic classi-
flyer, dewatering conveyor with tank.
an eight compartment flotation ma
chine and four concentrating tables,
each unit operated by its own motor.
"The mine equipment consists of
Is horse power double cylinder high
and low pressure compressor, manu-
factured by the Blaisdell manufactur-
ing company, driven by rs horse
power electric motor with chain belt
foundation, both Ingersoll-R and
Sullivan machine drills are used In
the mine. Water for mill and COM
pressor is furnished by a pumping
plant on the Similkameen river, which
crosses one corner of the property.
THE two principal quarts veins
traversing this extensive property
have been proven by shafts, tunnels.
up-raises and open cuts at various
places for a distance of fully five
thousand feet north and south on their
group of claims.
lHe NCiuo dNSid dSCo luiiy oC'Sh ioVe
in width between walls filled with
sulphide ores carrying silver, lead,
copper and gold, of high milling grade
and readily concentrated as proven by
numerous tests already made. The
company has complete modern assay
office and laboratory.
The power to operate the mill and
mine is furnished by the, Okanogan
Valley Power company from their
hydro-electric plant recently complet-
ed on the Similkameen river near
Nighthawk.
Harry Mccormick of Chicago, who
has for many years been associated
with President Grant of the Four
Metals in mining undertakings was on
the ground. He has been a guest at
the Hotel de Grubb during the past
month, and he has been a frequent
visitor to the property. When Mr.. Nc
Cormick was asked as to how long he
intended to remain with us he ans
wered: that is very indefinate. | find
so much that is interesting that l can't
say Just when | will be through. It
is rumored that Mr.. Mccormack is
contemplating a big interest and par
ticipation in the management of the
company"