The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05
REPUBLIC MINING CAMP.
A Typical Boom On, and Business
Threatens 10 he Overdonc.
Speclai CORRESPONDENCE


REPUBLIC. Wash. June IA stsrs
route ha" Just been established between
Republic iaL6ng and Republic. The first
ins;ailment Of passengers came In Sun
day night. the majority OF whom came
from Seattle. The fare for the trip was
SO Less than VIA Spokane Marcus and
Grand Forks. They report a pleasant and
: romantic trip up the Columbia and Okla
ncgan rivers. The state road leading from
Republic landing 10 Republic has been
placed In good shape. and the actual dis
lance Is only forty-five miles. The stage
line thar has Just been put on makes close
connection with TIE steamer Ellensburg.
The people Of Republic are jubilant over
the new route. II Is now an ASSURED fact
that Seattle has been put in touch with
Republic, and both places will be benefited
" the nc arrangement.
Republic IL located on open ground Much
OF the townsife is slightly h!av but na.
more so thar is the city Of Seattle Tbs
main business street extends for about a
Tile ANA a quarter There Is what Ia call
ed the cid town. which Is all hilly ex-
cep'ing the business street. Between the
old and nov towns there is about a quar-
ter OF n mile that IL occupied solely with
few scattered shantiss. There Is a Jog
IN che tusires7 street between the two
towns ~ about one block There are
sbou: 20 business houses In all up 10 this
tine. TAtr- 500 but few dwelling houses
or much Ir"tension. The PEOPLE live At
present mostly in log cabins. tents and
houses combined. shaeks. or In tents
There are huf few families here. How
ever. the leading dressmaksr OF the place
rays there are now NJ least 80 woIner IN
the camp. Every stage that arrives brings
fIare
Concerning the mines. those who are
tire best Informed give II as their opinion
tina. t5is will he THE greatest mining camp
in the world The Republic mine is fur
ther advanced in development than aay
other mine IN the camp. In fact IL IL the
richness OF the Republic that has made
this camp. At the same tine there are
scores o: raints in the camp and tu-
mediate vicinity on which development.
work is rapidly progressing that show
tip even better than the Republic did a:
The same stage OF development.
Concerning business here. there is OAR
ger Of It being overdone. and the town
has the appearance Of being a regular
boom town
Par; % the TOWNSHIP Is on patented land
;hs locators having proved up on their
mining claims. The remaining part Is oe-
cuEesd by sQuatters, several tHo-StoFy
buildings having been erected.
Al newcomers remark that the town
ani surrounding country does not look Ike
a .,.n.rg camp. much Of II having more
the appearance % grazing or farming
raseer than mineral land. one would
have Thought az taking up the Republic
cisi1n a. a farm or sheep ranch rather
tan mine * the reservation had been
n.,,vr oyen 20 settlement.
Fne country around Repub1ic resembles
TIE Yo{.nE pFairiys ~ Iowa. and produces
as mans flowers With scattered pine trees
In soree directions and corpact groves
tn croeEx with ne un3erbr9Sh. and with
mos. f~eclp1ees and rugged mountains IN
the q stance.
There are several streams near ny, IN
wat.h trou: fishing Ia good. TIE Cur,sw
Lax. = eiEht miles long. ard from c,3s-
o.4ar-e- q oae-nAlf H,lls VIDE. and : FIVE
/ ,1,i.rs distant from Republic and or 'ae
read ta Nelson ana Grand Forks This.
,e.s ~ weI supplied with FISH.
Ner - 10 have money and are posted n
/ ,,,3t,.~. 1peretfons are investing here vltA
,.,.--x assurance z big returas, There =
a., t,x..~.surpty OF ruea hunting NoTk- TSs
nav f-i a. the Republic nine Is FGn~
,,t~.. smoothly hut thr puNAc arr hot ~
advised a. 10 tAe cleanup
I.utl wftAtn thc last rorfh ne '2ti9&T
- hartsa frory Grand Forks. Bat nov
tn.ra are 40 sswYui'ts. plauf1g na'''
snd = xh!nk.c ru}H supplying the to~
Wi tltsr pradaots
persons intending % looAte hsFe sAi .
,a~ ,,,nse ard lcoA the ground over aTst
.rl BE- sure 20 kee2 oes Q: tA9 Jaws -
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