Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-16
LETTER FROM M. H. JOSEPH.
REPUBLIC, WASH, July s, 1898.

EDITOR SENTINEL l an resting alter
the celebration Of the Fourth Of July in
my quiet little retreat on the hillside
overlooking the town from the eastward.
My domicile is q neat tent, fitted on .
skeleton wooden frame, with board sides
and ends.
The business Of the camp is dull. which
naturally follows, as . reaction, the
mushroom growth that succeeds the rich
strike in the phenominally rich Republic
mine-a mine Of two years growth, that
actually has three million dollars worth
Of ore blocked out 10 il. There are sew
eral other mines in the district Of great
promise, and some Of them have already
large reserves Of ore that will yield hand.
some profits whenever the metsllurgiosl
problem OF successful treatment can be
assured. just now they are awaiting
the results Of the Republic mill, which
works up to 80 per cent, and with slight
improvements will probably save as high
as "a per cent. The Republic quartz
carries about ounce for ounce Of gold and
silver. and those metals, which appear to
be in free state in the ore, are Of such
microscopicsl fneness that the eye, with
the aid of msgnifying glass Of ordinary
power fails to detect them. As much
may be said Of nearly ell Of the quartz
ores of the district. The high grade ore
from the Republic mine has heretofore
been shipped to the Whatcom smelters.
but additional facilities are to be added
to the compsny's mill, when all Of the
products OF the mine will be treated at
home.
Among the old time Eurekans whom /
have met here are Dick Polkinghorne,
AL Buckingham and u. w. Cross and his
wife. The latter have recently left for
Spokane. Jim Harrington, who, in early
days drove the stage, ct the same time
as did Hank knight. from Mineral Hill
to Eureka. is mining recorder here.
Brig. Gen. 7. f. Haley and his amiable
wife are here from Rosslsnd. B. c., vis-
iting. having come for the special pur
pose Of celebrating their silver wedding
on Sunday evening and was pleasantly
participated in by the Eureka friends Of
the family and others.
The glorious Fourth was celebrated in
Republic with All the enthusiasm that
the average good American citizen usu-
ally entertains for our geat nations natal
anniversary. The orator Of the day was
our stalwart young Eureka friend, VIM.
F. Ford, who did great justice 10 good
training in . neat and well delivered
speech Of short duration. but Of pith,
patriotism and eloquence.
Since my last letter, Charley Brown,
who was formerly assistant ssssyer with
Frank Robbins, in Eureka, came here
from Colorado. He will leave in few
days with Dennis Kesfe for The south
half Of the Colville reservation, where
they will engage in prospecting.
When l was passing through Grand
Forks. on my way from Spokane, l met
II. A. (Rash) Henderson, who formerly
clerked for Johnny Lambert. He 10 10
business there. Among other things, he
told me that James A. Parker, one OF
the locators Of the Albion mine, at Ruby
Hill. committed suicide about three years
ago at Burke, lin the Occur d'Alenes),
Idaho.
was on the point Of writing Charley
Lautenschlsger in reference TO opening q
brewery here, but find that . Spokane
corporation are just starting to build
one. We have dance house among the
places Of entertainment. There are sew
eral liquor saloons. surely enough for the
business done. but everybody drinks,
and the toll is l2a cents head.
Every Eurekan here desires to be re.
membered to their friends in the old
camp, and there are none of them but
have good word for it. The SENTINEL
ia much appreciated here by ell Of them
and is looked for with pleasure and an