Kw YEAR. No J.iOROVILLIL WASHINGTON. DECEMBER 24. 1909.

\u25a0[MORE IN THE RUBY

\u25a0| Drift at the 500 Foot Level

9 Strikes an Extensive and

I Rich Ore Shoot.

"as Marten], ami, while not an expert,considered tho showing at that time,ami alter the ledges w,.,. e mol , e PxU>n .

-ivelv opened up. such as to almost in-SUI e an out put ter. He hopes to seetile Unity vet paying dividends, notonly lor the great heneiit that a pro-ducer would prove to he to the countyand the stockholders who put in theirmoney in good faith, hut chietly on ac-count of the manager. Monroe Harman.No man has ever invested in and stuckto a mining proposition in this countyas faithfully as Mr. Harman. He notonly invested his own money, but hehas devoted a number of the best yearsof his life, so far without recompense,in Ins elTort to make a mine. At timeslie has been discouraged for lack ofmeans to carry out his plans, hut at notime has his conlidence or faith everwavered. He was not trying 1 to workthe public for his own aggrandizement,He simply felt satistied that he had aproperty that, if he could only succeedin opening up, would reimburse him-self and those who trusted him with theirmoney many fold. Persistent, tenaci-ous, determined he has hung on whenmost any other man would have aban-doned hope, and at last ho sees lightahead.

A MAN WHO KNOWS HOW?

always been considered by old timersto lie one of the best in the valley, andwhat adds to its value is a creek run-ning through tiie place, providing wa-ter for Irrigation, something that fewranches in the county can lioast of.Mr. Warner has employed to prepare,1 iy out the grounds and plant the trees

H. fwight, a graduate horticultur-ist, a man who has learned tiie businesswhere it is made a specialty, and liasthe theoretical knowledge polished andreinforced by long practical experience.Mr. Warner will plant the place toapplet, having ordered iMKMItrees, chief-

Sfptzenburgs, and will devote idspersonal attention to making a com-mercial orchard. If favorable con-ditions will carry a man to success Mr.Warner is ticketed through to win.

A WATER WHEEL THAT WORKSHas Become Interested in Irrigated

Lands and Will Apply Science

to Carry Out Reclamation.

A New Fangled Current Motcr

that Promises to Come

Into General Use.

H Monroe Harman, man.-ic-i-ami -un- i \u25a0

Hwritnl of H'e Huh.\ mine, was inFriday lasi, and from him was

tlrst authentic statenu-i.t

the extensive mill rich 1 h i,l v

\u25a0 rf«fe<»ntlv opened up mi the prop-Hjykl bischarge of. It has nut been

\u25a0 iwn»y known that Mr. Harman Inis

\u25a0 (force It work drift ing uurt hmi\u25a0 the 500-foot level. Tills i .

\u25a00 | new. nor heretofore barren,

uit was discovered long ago,

\u25a0ad bid been prospected for some dis-

Imh. The ore contained therein was

\u25a0 mneeptional to the ore found at ilif-

B kMt points and at different levels in

81l (mess of development that has

Bllggoing on for several years, but

Billtnilgtb Of the vein and t he extent

Btftfemineralization encouraged Mr.B|mg to extend investigations.HfeMwork started this last lime the

Briswshave drifted 100 feet, and for\u25a0 itlut 75 feet have been driving in

B 1 w«hoot from about two feet wide\u25a0 libs beginning to over four .and a

B ihsHaltbe present time. Th is shoot

B k illledge in place some si x feet

B dfo,sad from the way the pay ore has

m HKmIIt spread out it now looks as

B dSMh in a short distance the entire

BUp would mi out in solid mineral.

U Brower, even if it does not increase

B k width beyond the present showing

BWhdMXKis sufficient in size to pro-\u25a0ln a very large tonnage. The ore

B Mr ways exceedingly high in places,\u25a0 \u25a0IMr. Harman considers it a veryBMairTative estimate to place the av

B «*g* M #25 per ton. Already there

B asM tons of this ore corded up on t he\u25a0 (inform, which was extracted with\u25a0 tbiauck. No effort has been made to

\u25a0Mfon any more than just whatBipHnry to continue the drift.HAfpjndintood that the Ruby com-m wt'kttlOT some time been contem-

nßtlp|tks installation of a plant to

Ik*Output of the mine

*lffil>un(L alu' this latest'be ah incentive for nioro

?pa^t action on the part of the direct-fob But Mr. Harmon has a decided"foe in the alter of treatment plants.Hi his seen the mistakes made in thisaper country n the matter of instal-kf plants n advance of securing orefoMdent to keep tliem running, and in\u25a0ketlugplants that were not adaptedk (noting the ores produced. Mr.knan insists that the plant selectedHythi Ruby people is one that will

\u25a0foaMnlly treat the ore and save allnines it. There must be some

lunntee that the plant will do the?*k claimed for ~ or no payment?01 be made. At anv period for a?f tune there has heen ore exposedk*e Ruby to supply a mill of con-OOaiWe capacity, and tiiis last strikeU\u25a0?Onassurance doubly sure tli.ilfobfoOteriai is at hand to treat if the##fokwere at hand to do Lite treating.

*ke Ruby mine is located on thekselpitous side of the norllt slope of

mountains topped hy hugedirectly on the line of the

JjOwtd, some five miles lieyond Night-Work has been in progress on

\u25a0?Property, at times continuous forfor seven or eight years,

?\u25a0?roil probably more undergroundshipment on the Ruby, in the na-

JJ*8 ®! tunnels, drifts, cross-cuts, np-?fod winzes than any mining

in northern Okanogan. 'l'lteto a considerable iloptli .and

T*0®8 has been thoroughly prospect-r7**®^°t,he process of that prospect-*l®uch and excel lent ore has been en-7unt *red. The ledge cut are of large

fo*H mineralized. In places?More Uin solid bodies. Some of it

j.?* l'y kigh in gold, silver and lead.

«ief values being in the two lut-* ®«t»ls. and there is sufficient of

.

®igh grade stuff to run up the gen-average so that it can be tieated

* good profit. The mine is so silu-Uiat the ore can tie extracted ns

P*y as similar work can tie done

?'fcSk* 1'8 bbat mining is carried on,x ***bke advantage of transport a-

fj?L *B®WEles almost at the inbuth of? y® tunnel. The Ruby lias al-

fjbeen looked upon as among the-?"?promising mining holdings in the

t?^le feel ing ims long pre-*?***? that it had excellent prospects"making a paying mine. With all

kv :°rk alread -v done it can lie seen?T® recen t Hnd tiial the real value? **? Ruby is still unknown. The

*re that by going further inHE « S®r down other, more exten-

lUki- .**. more valuable deposits areto be found.

has known tiie propertysince the first prospecting tunnel

Among the numerous strangers whohave come into the county and securedland in the Okanogan valley duringthe past few months is F. 1). Warner,and among all of those wiio have tintssecured real estate holdings there isnot one who brings with him the ex-perience in, and knowledge of, irriga-tion and fruit culture as this same Mr.Warner. Others are novices in thescience of reclamation, and have beenattracted to tlie Okanogan valley livreading of the success that lias attend-ed the efforts of those engaged in ap-ple growing elsewhere in the stale,and are anxious to try their fortune inthe same industry. Mr. Warner comesas a professional in the art of makingbarren land to fructify with a wealthof golden and crimson fruit by the sim-ple application of water. It is no ex-periment with him. He knows thebuisness from A to izzard, and comesto put ids knowledge and experiendeto practical use, and reap the richesthat are the reward of reclamation, itis cheering to see sucli men come intothe Okanogan valley to carryout theirplans, for it is evident if there was notan absolute certainty of success in sucha venture in the valley such men asMr. Warner would go elsewhere toapply their effort, their money andtheir talent.

C. A. Neyland, of Spokane, lias in-vented, and is installing for use inmany places, a current irrigating mo-ler. The principle of utilizing thecurrent of a stream for pumping pur-poses is not a new one. Many invent-ors have studied the proposition, andas a result many varieties of currentwater wheels and current moters havecome into existence, but it has been leftto Mr. Neyland to solve the problemin a manner to accomplish tho bestresults. The design that lias been putto practical test and lias been found tofill the bill to perfection, was not asudden inspiration. Mr. Neyland feltconvinced that it was possible to util-ize the current of a stream to lift wa-ter, and he studied tiie problem foryears, tried many experiments, andafter applying much time, labor andworry at last perfected the moter he isnow introducing. As said above therehave been many current moters de-signed by man, but when put to thetest some weakness somewhere pre-vented them from satisfactorily per-forming the functions expected of them.Mr. Neyland has an invention thatpumps water, and when set in motionplods along without the necessity ofa boss, engineer or overseer. Set upthe machine on a stream where thecurrent runs three miles an hour, startthe blade dipping and the owner canstroll off about his business. Thatmoter works the pump, and tiie pumplifts the water to any reasonable heightor distance, throwing a steady streamto the full capacity of the pump.

The writer was somewhat surprisedto learn that Mr. Neyland had bloomedout as an inventor. He knew the gen-tleman years ago as a pill roller, asMr. Neyland is a graduate pharmacist,and a good one. Although not a prac-tical mechanic he had tills mechanicalidea in the roof, and proceeded to workit out to sucessfui reality.

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CHt'UCH NOTES

Remember watch night service inthe M. E. church new year?s eve, Dec.>l. Special musical programme is be-in', prepared. Everybody welcome.

rhp regular Christmas service willbe held in tiie M. E. church Sunday,Dec. it*, at 7:30 p. m. A splendid sungservice lias been prepared. Selectionsby old and young. A solo by MissJessie Mae Sigrist. A solo by Mrs.Fairchild. A selection by the youngladie-j' quartette. Two choruses by anumber of little tots. Special selec-lionsjby the choir. Address, ?'Lessonsfrom the Sheppards,??Luke 2-15, by-Mrs. Thompson. Everybody welcome.

Rev. Course will hold services atCircle City and Kipling Sunday. Ser-vices in Peerless ball Sunday evening,with Christmas subject.

LOOKING AETER THE SCHOOLS.

County School Superintendent E. B.Orinnell was lingering about town afew days this week. This is the pro-fessor?s home, when he is at home, buthe is not home much of his time. Hisduties require him to do a great dealof traveling, and he is busy much ofthe time (lilting from place to place.Then lie must show up at the countyseat periodically, and that requiresmuch back tracking. The superin-tendence of a county the size of Oka-nogan, where the facilities of travelare largely confined to tiie stage,if pub-lic conveyance is adopted, is no softsnap. It is a far cry from one end ofthe county to the the other, and thereare quite a bunch of districts to lie vis-ited. Prof. Orinnell has putin lime

pretty industriously for a couple ofmonths, anil lias not reached all of theschools yet. While here and there

there may ho an exception to tlie rulethe professor reports that in the maintiie schools of tiie county are in an ex-cellent condition.

AFTER A FLACK TO MEET.

The high school boys are negotiat-ing to rent the Cummings store build-ing as a gymnasium, more especiallyto secure quarters in which to practiceand play basket ball. Of course theexpense would be 100 much of a strainon the scholars if they attempted tomeet the cost of rent, light and fuel,but they are in hopes of being able to

obtain small monthly contributionsfrom the people of the town, and this,together with the door receipts at thegames with visiting teams, would in-sure the regular ghost walk. Tiie ideaand Hie plan are good ones, and shouldlie heartily encouraged and supportedby the citizens. There is no room attl« Tool house that can be used forthe purpose, and if there is to be bask-et ball adequate quarters must be se-cured elsewhere. Athletics in con-nection with the school will add to itsefficiency, and create a stronger espritde corps in tiie home institution.

Mr. Warner is a civil engineer, andfor a number of years has been em-ployed by companies the sole businessof which is to secure large tracts ofarid land, install an irrigation sys-tem, plant fruit trees, and dispose oftiie land in small tracts at a large priceper acre. There is no sentiment in thisprojiosilion. It is not individual effortto better tiie condition of the individ-ual. Tiie investment is not made withthe object of advancing the interest ofthe particular locality w here the in-vestment is made. There is no inten-

tion to go on from year to year watch-ing. and nursing, and training the tree

to rejoice in tiie li nal fruitage and en-

joy tiie substantial returns from labor

well spent upon a praiseworthy object.It is just like any other speculativeventure where the speculator goes to

it with the aim of selling so soon as he

sees a chance of gain on the original

outlay. No matter what price those

companies pay for the land so soon as

they can get it in shape to net them

SSO an acre above the purchase cost

and subsequent outlay for improve-ments they sell with avidity, and spy-

out more raw land where they canwork the same scheme over again. It

makes no difference to them whetherthe land they handle ever produces a

single box of fruit, or whether the

fruit is worth tiie picking after it is

produced. They are in the game lie-

cause there is money in it, and people

will buy irrigated land without invest-

igating* as to its adaptibility for the

jiurpose it has been applied. Of coursethese companies make a good job of it,

and have reclamation down to a science,

otherwise their efforts would spell

failure. They are in it for the moneyto be made on quick turns, and to ac-

complish their object it is necessary to

employ only the very best and most

modern method of procedure.

It is from this work that Mr. \\ arner

comes into this Held, but he comes not

to continue the work in which he w as-

employed as a subordinate. He comes

to make the desert blossom, and to

reap the benefit himself from the blos-

soms. As lie be figures it out that if

land can be made worth from S2OO to

$;{00 per acre before trees are in bear-

ing. and then it jumps to slooo, or

more, after the crops are ready to liar-

vest, the person who does the work of

reclamation is short-sighted in not

holding on a few years and securing

the benefits of the accretion produced

by nature. That is what he proposes

to do. Mr. Warner, says, and he speaks

from knowledge gained by careful and

extended investigation, that there are

only a few localities in Hie northwest

that will produce first-class apples, no

matter what may be said to the con-

trary, and of those fortunate, and

choicest, localities is the Okanogan

valley. He traveled far, and made

close study and inquiry before casting

his lot, and that lie cast it in Okanog-

an county is sufficient evidence that he

is sincere in his expression of judg-

ment regarding the Okanogan valley

as a fruit growing paradise. He suc-

ceeded in purchasing the old M. D.

Griffin ranch, on the west side of the

Okanogan river, a short Instance be-

low Tonasket. This piece ot land lias

(Ol MIL FROCEEI>IN«.S.

Minutes of the meeting of the towneocnoW of 1it« u>» - n of tJroviUe, Mon-Hay. I feceraber 20, 1909.

Councilman J. F. Samson was elect-ed mayor pro tern.

i?resent Mayor pro tern Samson,

Councilmen Scii wabland, Desmond,Signs and Schalra.

Minutes of the previous meeting readand approved.

Bid of \V. J. Thrower to construct asidewalk to conform with ordinanceNo. 44, for 25 cents per lineal foot, and

cross-walks for $5.75 per 1000 feet oflumber used, read. On motion the

same was accepted and contract oi-

dered drawn with a bond of SIOO.Ordinance No. 15 given its first read-

On motion the clerk was allowed $2

for preparing and certifying to the as-sessment rolls of each assessment dis-

trict, and tiie same passed.Report of building committee called

for. it was reported that they had

lie id a meeting and were preparing

plans and specificat ions. .On motion it was ordered that the

second story of the city hall will lie

lathed and plastered.On motion it was ordered that the

contractor lie required to furnish all

material, except as much rough oneinch lumber, at sbi...o per UkW. as he

will use.~

On motion the council adjourned.I-;, s. Taylor, < lerk.

ft- is a very simple contrivance, yet

difficulty to describe understanding!}-,especially by one not familiar with nia-

chanics. There is no complicated ma-

chinery to gel out of order, no greatfriction to cause wear, nothing thatcannot be understood at a glance. Themotion is steady, smoothe, regular.There is a metal blade attached to a

long but light sweep [extending overthe water, attached by a chain to a

nicely balanced beam above extendingat right angles, and weighted at theend. The blade dips[into the water, iscarried a few feet by the current, isautomatically lifted from tiie water bythe beam above, and the weight swingsit back into place where it drops againgently into the stream. The motionof the blade by working an attachmentis what turns the trick of liftingthe fluid to where it will do the most

good. Tiie description is about as im-perfect as a description of a piece of

mechanism could well be, but it isenough to say that there is no questionas to the moter doing tiie work claimedfor it.

AN ECHO or OLU TIMES.

Monday night reminded old timersof the palmy days of fii-st railroad con-struction. There was a miscellaneousassortment of the human species intown, booze flowed as freely as waterin an irrigation ditch, and everybodyseemed ripe for a row, runction or riot.The ensanguined condition of the snow

in divers places Tuesday morningwould have led a stranger to imaginethat a massacre had taken place. It isreported that one man had an eyehanging down so low it looked like a

watch charm; another had his nosedriven up so lie could look down hisnostrils; another had his chin pushedbehind his left ear. A whole flockcould have appeared at a masqueradedisguised as a slaughter house. Therewas an indiscriminate application ofglassware in one case that disfiguredphysiognomies, and colored up the sur-

roundings a rich and rosy red. Asthere were no inquests tiie exercisescun be set down as a free and easyfrolic.

The great drawback about tiie me-

ters heretofore invented lias been thelack of provisions for meeting the riseami fall of the water in a river. So

long as the water remained stationarysome of these moters would work allright, but a change in the volume ofwater threw the moter out of commis-sion. This drawback is avoided in theNeyland current moter. it rests on two

iron rails extending from the water to

higher bank of the river. A wire ropeis attached to the moter and also to a

capstan anchored on Hie bank. Withvery little exertion tiie moter can beraised or lowered to conform with thestage of the water, and is ready forbusiness in a few moments. Driftdoesnot interfere with its operations.

Mr. Neyland has one of these motersin the Similkameen river, at Dr. t'. f?.House's home place, and all who haveseen it work feel satisfied that it is thecoining method of irrigating smalltracts, even up to liK) acres, or more.It has been tried on the Columbia, Spo-kane and Okanogan rivers, and givenperfect satisfaction. When land own-ers along streams of any size come tounuerstand its usefulness this moterwill come into general use, for it iswithin reach of men of limited means,and there is no expense attached torunning it. Ed Cox, of this place, rep-resents Mr. Neyland. and he will lakepleasure in exhibiting the moter andgiving all the information that may bedesired on the subject.

the CHRISTMAS TREI-

Old and voting, and especially the

latter, are not liable to forget the reg-

ular annual Christmas tree that will

bloom with its dazzling array of at-

tractions at Sigrist ball this H'.day

evening. Those who shouldered the

labor of love of preparing the tree, its

burden, and Hie program that will pre-

cede the harvesting the fruit the tree

willbear have labored faithfully and

industriously to make the event the

most interesting of the kind that has

ever taken nlace in Hie town. Ibt

cantata ??Everyone a Santa Claus, s

a special feature that will please all.

in order to aid in detraung ? u j t',?

jlenses a charge of 25 cents will be

made for adults. Children free.

MASQUERADE hall

Next Friday night, December 31, isthe date fixed for the masquerade ball,to be given under the management ofNorth Star Circle, Women of Wood-craft. A carnival dance appeals to thepatrons of the pastime, and the mere

announcement is sufficient to start

people who prance to the ?luciviouspleasings of a lute? figuring on thecostume they will wear and characterthey will assume in the giddy throng.This masquerade will be the dance ofthe season, and no one can afford tomiss it, either as a reveler, or anamused looker on.ONE Ol A COMFAN V

Last week mention was made of an

irrigation enterprise in which L. U

Wotk is the chief mover. Tins papet

has been requested to stale that Mr.

Work is one of a company organized

to put water on a large tract of land

adjoining Orovilleback from Spokane. «ben. o

of the company, he placed orders fo

the necessary pumps, to be oiroratedb,electricity, that will supply

irrigation, The company 1? b,

the latter part of

particulars will be given m a »eek or

two. in the meantime the public

be pleased to learn that the P'°J

a sure go.

A JOLLY CROWD.

A jolly crowd of youngsters, with a

goodly sprinkling of older peojile,gathered at Peerless hall Wednesdayevening to participate in the goodtilings prepared for the Federated Sun-day school, and all others in or out ofthe school, by the ladies of the churchand through the generosity of citizens.The hall was packed, and there wasan abundance of good things and goodtime freely distributed to all comers.There were vocal selections and reci-tations. Through the courtesy of A.E. McMillan a Victor phonograph wasa pleasing feature of the occasion.

HOI'GHT FRI?IT LAND

W. H. Rasch, John Rasch and B. E.Breshears have just purchased landunder the government ditcli near

The Oroville Weekly Gazette

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JSi.SO PKR YEAR

Omak. Mr. Hroshears bought 40acrc*S|Mr. Rascb and his son John buying 10acres each. Ifthere had been a ditchsystem here these gentlemen wouldnot have gone away from home to in-vest, for the land about Oroville, withwater, is equal, ifnot superior, to theland down the valley. People herehave no idea of the rapid increasedvalue of land where water is available,and fulhermore there are plenty ofbuyers at the advanced price.

F. O. Burnham has returned to Hol-yoke, Mass., for the winter.

The public school has the regularholiday vacation next week.

Bee Rhoden has moved his grocerystore into the building,on Main street,

formerly occupied by .las. Calahan asa saloon.

Horace Brown, who has lived inLoomis and this vicinity for ages, leftduring the week to spend the holidaysin Montana.

< onsiderahlc assessment work is un-der way in this vicinity, which is giv-

ing timely employment to a large num-ber of miners.

Harry Grab!man has resigned theollice of r. S. Commissioner at tillsplace, and Geo. .1. Hurley has beenrecommended to lill the vacancy.

Mrs. Win. Pierce has returned to

Loomis from Toronto to spend thewinter with her son-in-law and daught-er, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Richmond.

The fall and winter have been veryquiet here, but the people, with per-ennial hope, look forward in anticipa-tion of a lively spring and summer.

Geo. Loudon, who has lived with hisfamily in the old Loomis residence foryears, has moved into the Arthur Lundresidence on the hill near the schoolhouse.

The Palmer mountain tunnel powerplant is closed down for the winter,and the camp lias returned to thepriraalive candle and coal oil for light-ing purposes.

Mrs. Geo. W. Loudon, who has beenvisiting oh the outside for a couple ofmonths, returned home this week, feel-

ing in much better health than she didwhen she left.

The spirit of the holidays seems to

be in the air. There has been a goodtrade and the people of the camp willobserve and celebrate Christmas withthe old time ardor.

The GAZF.T'rti was in error sometime

ago in announcing that Harry Grahl-man had sold out his soda water plant.He is still in the business, and hasquite a large made up stock on hand.

.Jack Long returned from the eastrecently with a car load of bloodedjacks, with the object of going into themule industry. He will dispose of someof the animals to stock men in the

county.£lt is evident that the dance to bogiven by the Miners? Union, in Kaglehall, this Friday evening, will be thelargest attended dance of the winter.The knights of the drill have sparedno pains or expense to give the pa-trons a good time.

The Sunday school children will en-joy a Christmrs tree at the M. K,church this Friday evening. The ladiesof the camp have had charge of thearrangements, and a cantata, musicand other exercises will proceed thedistribution of gifts.

Clarence French proved up on hishomestead, located on Douglas moun-

tain, Saturday. Although he was onthe land before it got tangled up inthe forest reserve it required someyards of red tape to get the filing ac-cepted. Mr. French has putin a num-ber of years hard work, and now ownsa valuable place.

A young daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Herman Krause,living in Horse Springcoulee, was painfully injured recently.The little girl found a giant powdercap in the cellar, and in some mannerit exploded, terribly lacerating the lefthand. The injured child was taken to

Riverside, where it was found? neces-

sary to amputate the thumb and first

finger. The family have lived on Pal-mer lake and Horse Spring coulee for

years, and they have the sympathy ofthe residents of the whole surroundingcountry.

During the full F. G. Burnham pur-chased and brought into this section adrill with the object of sinking an ar-tisian well on the Fred Till place thatMr. Burnham purchased last summer.

It is reported that K. C. Litnback, whohas had charge of the work at the I?ai-mer mountain tunnel, may start up thedrill this winter. This experiment isworth while, and the result will belooked forward to with much interestby a great many people. Artesian wellshave been successfully drilled in vari-ous localities in eastern Washington,and assuredly there is no more promis-ing spot to strike (lowing water than

j in the valleys of northern Okanogan,] surrounded and in ju.xtopasition to

i high mountain ranges. If a flowing! well can be struck on the Till place it| will open up a new system of procur-

j ing water for irrigation purposes in1 tlie Okanogan country.