Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-03-16
gone far towards paying the expenses OF
the undertaking.
Purchase Price of the Josie.


The dividend when holders of Josie
stock have been anticipating from the
money paid over on account Of the pur-
chase Of the property by the British
America Corporation will not be paid this
month. Possibly there may be division
Of the fund next July. but as there was
general understanding that a payment
to the stockholders was to be made in
March, the people who hold Josie shares
may deem it wise not TO build up hope
again until they have the cash in hand
II was understood, though never definite.
ly stated by the directors, that the pur,
chase price Of the Josie mine was 5000, 600.
Governor Macintosh has been quoted as
saying thathis corporation had contracted
10 pay that price. There was prevailing
impression, which was never contmdicted
until now, that the price was about A
cents per share" As the company is
stocked for 100000 shares, this figured up
S30s,000. A circular has been issued to
the stockholders this week over the sigma.
ture of +. f. Snodgrass. secrctay, convey.
ing the information that the mine sold
for $26l 900. This is the first informa.
tion Of an official nature that has been
given TO the stockholders since the deal
was consummated.
Ore shipments.
The ore shipments from Nelson, y. G.,
for the week ending March 5 show a
marked increase over the previous week,
both in amount and number of shippers
The figures are as follows: Hall mines,
matte, 10 tons; Trail smelter, matte, lO3
tons; lie Roi mine, ore. 1860 tons; Payne
mine, 100 tons; Queen Bess, lOl tons:
Kootenay Ore company, 81 tons; Vancou.
yer Mining company, 40 tons; Comstock,
70 tons; Idaho, 20 tons; Black Diamond.
20 tons; Poorman, Rossland, l40 tons;
Iron Mask, 80 tons; Fern, 81 tons; Monte
zuman. 81 tons; Whitewater. l3l tons.
Total for the week, 2606 tons; value,
$234,750; making the total so far for 1893,
20,sl5 tons, valued at $2,304,457, an aver.
age daily shipment of 325, tons, valued
at S36.O07.l4.
The Republic Camp.
Unless all signs fail, not many years
will elapse before Republic will rank with
Butte and the best camps in the Coeur
dAlenes, is the way it looks to recent
visitor. So far no serious disorder has
marred her history. Although lacking
thorough organization under the law, the
rights Of all are respected, and peace and
order prevail. The first locations here of
mineral claims only date back about two
years, since which time the development
has been steady and sure, and has re.
suited in opening one Of the most phenom.
cnal mines on earth, the Republic. While
the development Of the Republic assures
to it's owners great wealth. owners of
other claims have not been idle, and there
are good two score Of properties within
q short distance which bid fair TO equal
tho Republic when developed to the ex-
tent OF that property. The first location
in the camp was made on February 27,
1896, by Phil Creaser and Tom Ryan. A
few days later these men located the Re
public, Lone Pine and others. On Febru-
airy 20. ls06. John Welty located the
Black Tail. On March ], 1906, Joe Shus-
ter located the Lost Lode, on the surface
Of which is the north part OF the town Of
Republic. Other locations followed, until
hundreds OF claims are stakcd out in the
territory Immediately surrounding the
town.
The Kellogg Tunnel.
The Kellogg tunnel being run by the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Con
centrating company from near their mill
to the mine, is in over 1900 feet. When
completed il will be about two miles long
II was thought probable that new ore
bodies would be found while the tunnel
was being bored. but thus far there has
been no sign Of ore, although it is getting
well under the hill lying between Ward
ner and the south fork,