The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25

lures. Equal with any Of these in surface
Indications. bar only Just In the infancy
OF development, are the His or Miss. faio
Alta. Pearl. Surprise, iren Mash. ~, Looking sg
Cove. Lost Lode, Ben Tfllman. Liberty.
Ruby. Mark Tapley, d. 4 %. group and
Luck. Besides the above are fully a. many
on which only assessment work has been
done.
Although winter has set in 1T Republic
% development now going on In fact.
recent rich strikes have served TO stzusn-
late the owners of hitherto idle claims to
begin development work on their proper
fiss. with the result thar the camp - now
enjoying unprecedented activity. 1t Il real
iy an ofY-day when one or more companies
are not organized tnsSpokaue for the S,ur-
pose OF opening up new claim Ia Kepuo-
lie, and IL is q rare instance where pro-
motors stock placed On the local uss--kef
IS not Immediately gpbhled up. II is a
stiil further remarkable instance that up
TO Gate the stock Of every Republic COM
pany has advanc~-d from its original start
ing price. II = true, that some of these
stocks bear a fictitious value, not war
ranted or based upon showings OF ore
bodies discovered under development work
or surface showfrgs but rather because OF
the tact that the claims lie Immediately ad-
Joining or in direct line with the ore bodies
IounC an the prominent mines of the camp.
IL Is fact. however. that upon nearly ev-
cry claim upon which sufficient develop
ment Work has been done. ore in paying
quantities has been found.
Republic Has Many Arteries.
Recent strikes made have demonstrated
that Republic has three parallel ore bodies
embraced within width OF three niles
and extending in length for a distance OF
nine miles. How much further this ore
bearing zone extends viii only be known
By the future development Of the camp.
Patrick Clark. the millionaire unning man
and large owner OF the Republic mine
and other properties in the camp and who
by the way is one OF the most conserva-
tive OF men in making statements for
publication regarding any mining district
in answer to your correspondents press
ing inquiry said today:
speaking OF Republic camp as whole
] have no hesitancy in saying that from
miners standpoint ihs pefmanency Of
the camp is now assured beyond Ques-
ton"
This statement coming from a man
whose standing in mining circles is of
the highest and whose many years OF min
irg experience place him in highest ranks
OF mining experts, means much for the
future OF Republic ana will set at rest
the doubts of many who believed the
camp was simply being doomed for stock
Jobbing purposes. So thoroughly satisfied
is MIR. Clark with the prospects of Repub-
lie that he has called In his small army
OF prospectors ard mining experts that
he keeps scattered throughout the various
mining camps in search Of promising
properties and will. hereafter devote all
his energies and capital to purchasing and
developing Republic Claims.
Mr. Clark stated further to your corre-
spondent that a mistaken impression had
gone abroad regarding the character OF
the Republic ore bodies. that Ii is low
grade. while, as a matter Of fact, 1t is,
generally speaking, high grade. The main
cause for the impression that the ore is
low grade Is because of the exception
ally rich ore body found in the Republic
mine. which averages about 500 to the
ton. The general average OF the ores
found in the camp runs from $l2 to so,
while ore ciassed as low grade runs from
s. TO S.. AS the average cost OF mining
and milling the Republic ores when treat
ed on the ground will not exceed S. to the
ton it will be seen that the ores of the
camp viii net good big margin OF
profit.
big Strike In the Morning Glory.
The most sensational strike at Republic
the past week was made in the Morning
Glory claim, where free milling ore was
encountered In the shaft almost at the
surface. assays OF which have run from
$50 10 SEQ. The Morning Glory is situat-
ed on the ledge para.le.ing the Republic
ledge. about one mile to the west of It,
IF these values Increase with depth or
even maintain the present values. the
property will develop into a bonanza. Z.
is said. however. that this rich ore is
contained only in a small streak In the
ledge and will not hold ont. In running
n second tunnel IN the PaIo ALTO in order
TO tap the ore body az a more convenient
point the ledge was found after rernov-
ing two feet OF earth. From ten assays
made from the ore in the tunnel an aver
age vai,te of s4s has been obtained. As a
result OF the strike Palo Alto stock has
Jumped from 5 to IL and Is cents during
the past few days.
Superintendent Clyde. OF the Republic
No ? group. arrived in the city last even
ing with 100 pounds of ore for assay. 1t
was taken from q AZ foot ledge that was
encountered In the tunnel. IT is identical
in character TO the ore from the Re-
public mine and while its value is as yet
unknown it is undoubtedly rich Mr.
Clyde is thoroughly satisfied that he ID