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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1888)
THE WEST SHORE. eoi very uniform climate, us, no matter how well fel the sheep might be, cold winter weather caused tho fila ment of wool grown at that season of tho year to bo of less diameter than that grown in Bummer." It ii the general effect, then, of the uniform and mild cli mate of Western Oregon, in its influence on both pa, turage and wool, that underlies the fact that tho wool prlact of Western Oregon and a few of the coast counties of Northern California rates in the market from three to five cents per pound higher than that produced on the South Pacifio coast and interior east of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges. THE OKANOGAN COUNTRY. rPWO years ago that portion of Washington former. 1 ly included in the Moses Indian reservation was thrown open to occupation. It lies north and west of tho Columbia river and adjacent to the British Col umbia line, extending one hundred miles from east to west and a little less than that from north to south, in which direction, through its center, runs the Oka nogan river, emptying into the Columbia. The Me thow is another stream, though of less size, flowing south to the Columbia farther to the westward. Into this region a great tide of immigration is pouring, composed of miners, stockmen and farmers. Bomo of the richest ledges of quartz yet discovered on tho Pacifio coast have been found here, and the report of tho quality and great extent of tho mineral ground has drawn a great number of prospectors. Tho min eral zone extends from the Chelan mountains east ward across the Methow to tho Conconully range, and the strongest veins yet discovered appear to bo on Ruby mountain, though the possibilities of rich discoveries at any point are great Tho width of this zone is two to three miles. There are several lodes reported in this district that have a course nearly north and south, and dip east at high angles, varying sixty to eighty degrees below tho horizontal plan. These cut through the bedded formation obliquely, at angles varying from thirty to fifty degrees, thus marking them distinctly as true fissure lod. Home claim that there are contact veins hero notwithstand ing. Rnby mountain, where theso mines are locatM, is said to be two thousand five hundred to three thousand feet perpendicularly above what is call! Raby City, on Conconully creek. Loop Iyp City lies on this mountain proper, and is reached by wagon road from the Okanogan up the Loop Ip, &r by road from Conconully. Adjacent to this town of Loop Ixp are the Idl ing mines of which so much is said, and which are Rawing the attention of capitalists in many of our principal cities in stato and territories. Many of these locations are sn from loop and all are in close proximity. Among them, noted for richness and quantity of ore as far as develop!, are the First Thought This mine shows three strong 11, with over thirty feet of ore matter in the middle shaft Three shafts have been sunk, or art in the pnnvss of sinking, and all show fine ore. While ore has reached eight hundred ouna, the average went one hundred and sixty.fivo ounces. This mine is attracting much attention and is Wing worked night and day. The Arlington is further south, but on this mother lode. This mine is among tho Iwt and tnott valuable in tho camp, and belongs to capitalist of Portland It is being worked night and day. It is said U I nearly five thousand feet atuve the sea IcnL The Pomeroy joins the Arlington, llotwcen the Arling. ton and the First Thought there are a number of mines. The Fourth of July is one of them, and has a very largo body of rich ore. It is predicted that it will bo among the lending mines. The Emperor, Key Stone, Monitor, Hecla, Misting Link, Uuckeje, Arizona, Becond Thought, ltuby, Fairviw and Poor, mao are other promising location. The Kuby is a very large ledge, and will prove a valuable projrty. Tho Wooloomooloo is a very rich prospect, ling at of the Arlington. Home of thea mines have not bn developed enough to know what there is in them, but no mine that has shown an ore body on the surfac has failed to liberally rrspon 1 to the work done in de. velopment A little further north are the lWek, Idaho, War Kagle and others, all in the lip Iq camp, and they are claimed k !t on the mother UU These mines are repute! by mining men and rijrU to be richer at present development than any mlnea of which there is any record. Timber and water Wing abundant, the farilittai fur working these mines are all that could UdlmL It is said that the Consolidate Arlington and Pome, roy will put their mining works on the Ip I near the city, where thw ore can U ruily and cheaply reduceJ, and on a road by which the prudoel ran U hauled by the shortest routo t Okanogan river, Kllensburgh or Paaco steamboat, or to the railroad when built. Thus ore on the mountain may U worked at the least eipcnae there a&d th prlct sbipH by the nearest and roost ?-Mib! rout. Oa the rait side of the Conconully crrk, opjiU Kuby City, is the Anaconda rain. H has a klgb elmtion. The ore Is rich, and if it continue in rklnM m it cow stalls, it will prove ote of the cvt nloabU mines in the district North from lp I"p l Wtd U!L KX,st the'rouUtU kill atd i&outUks M prospect holf future cUtety,i&etL Miwral till