Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-03-02
AROUND THE MINING CAMPS
PROSPECTS AND DEVELOPMENT
Big Ore Body of Great Richness In
the Republic In Eureka District
The Outlook at Florence, Idaho
In Madison County, Montana
Big Palmer Mountain Tunnel.

Fifteen feet of ore. averaging $30S per
ton in gold. That is the latest report from
the Republic mine in Eureka district, on
the Colville reservation.
The past weeks developments in this
remarkable property have been the sensa.
tion of the Spokane mining world. When
the news leaked out that the rich ore
chute in tunnel No. had widened to nine
feet, experienced and conservative mining
men were startled. Two days later came
news that the ore body had widened to II
feet. The last report of 10 feet of ore go.
ing $30s per ton has fairly taken the
breath of the mining community. Rlining
men of long experience and careful state
ments agree that for the development done
nothing like it has ever before been dis
covered in America. Butte in its early
days had no mine like the Republic said
mining man. Cripple Greek has no such
ore body. II is now only question of
depth. Ii these values go down, the Re
public mine alone will add immeasurably
to the wealth and population of Spokane
But with all this remarkable wealth,
Republic camp is handicapped 1t can not
oct sufficient hmher for bu;,dipg nur.
noses and while the Renublic has its own
sawmill. IL can not sell lumber to other
mines. Rough lumber is selling there for
from s,O IN S6O NOR thousand and IL is
hard to get at that. II is brought in from
British Columbia.
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orators of the What Cheer mine have bcen
encouraged by finding AZ inches of choice
ore in the tunnel, about 20 feet from its
mouth, where they thought they only had
two feet. The lower drift on the Mikado
is in 40 feet and the ore body is showing
improvement. Negotiations are on for
the purchase of the Empire. The property
is in fine condition and there is little won. |
der that il proves an attraction to invest
ors. An important strike, one of the most |
important of the winter. has been made |
on the Coupon. which is an extension II
the Banner on the west. A solid ore body |
30 inches in width has been encountered |
in the tunnel. The ore is similar to that
produced by the famous Banner mine. and |
the ore body shows indications of widen
ing with depth. The tunnel is in over 200
feet, and day and night shifts are EN-
ployed. Two feet of rich ore have been
encountered in the tunnel on the Doubt
ful. which is being opcrated by Frank |
Hunt. The quartz is decomposed, and
the values are high with free gold show.
ing plainly all through the paystreak.
In Mnd,,on Couuty. Montana.
Tho weu known mining engineer Of |
Whitehall, T. II Wilk;nson. il busjly en-. |
,.oed in nerfectinp ARRANGEMENTS for the
of a oroup Of mines on the
of, fork of Sou,b Boulder creek. in Mad
son .oun,v Montona which he secured
,st tau for Minnesota capitolists. The
f,on, an oI,;,,d;naI s,andpoint
.anL omnro tho highest in the state. be.
.,a o,or o3oo foot ohove sea level ON the
- oI1 uol,o,y Ton maintain. the
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