Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-19

cut became tunnel, and 1t viii continue
to be tunneling until the work is almost
completed. The water will be introduced
gradually, hume being put in, and all
the available gravel of the neck washed
through it. When that is no longer prac-.
ticable the whole river will be turned
through the tunnel-or cut it viii then be
and the present bed of the river will
be mined The gravel so far taken from
the cut and tunnel has run from go to 20
cents per cubic yard. an amount that has
gone far towards paying the expenses OF
the undertaking.
Purchase Price of the Josie.
The dividend which 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 a division
of the fund next July, but as there was
a general understanding that payment
to the stockholders was to be made in
March. the people who hold Josie shares
may deem it wise not to build mp hope
again until they have the cash in hand.
1t was understood, though never definite
ly stated by the directors. that the pur-
chase price of the Josie mine was $500, 900.
Governor Macintosh has been quoted as
saying thathis corporation had contracted
to 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
$308, 900 A circular has been issued to
the stockholders this week over the sigma
ture of f. +. Snodgrass. secretay, convey
ing the information that the mine sold
for S26l 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. B. c..
for the week ending March show
marked Increase over the previous week
both in amount and number of shippers.
The figures are as follows: Hall mines,
matte. 60 tons; Trail smelter, matte, l03
tons; lie Roi mine, ore, 1860 tons; Payne
mine, 100 tons; Queen Bess, lOl tons;
Kootenay Ore company, 81 tons; Nancou
yer Mining company, 40 tons; Comstock,
SO tons; Idaho, 80 tons; Black Diamond,
20 tons; Poorman, Rossland, l40 tons
Iron Mask, 80 tons; Fern, Al tons; Monte.
zuman, 81 tons; Whitewater, l3l tons.
Total for the week, 269G tons; value,
1924 $50; making the total so far for 1898,
On Nr,l,,nI 4 -
age daily shipment of 1851 tons, valued
at $36.007.l4.
The Republic Camp.
Unless all signs fail, not many years
will eapse before Republic will rank with
Butte and the best camps in the Occur
d Alenes, is the way it looks to recent
visitor. SO far no serious disorder has
married 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
wears, since which time the development
has been steady and sure, and has re-
suited in opening one of the most phenom
email mines on earth, the Republic. While
the development of the Republic assures
to its owners great wealth, owners OF
other claims have not been idle, and there
are good two score of properties within
a short distance which bid fair to equal
the Republic when developed to the eX
tent of that property. The first location
in the camp was made on February p,
1896, by Phil Creascr and Tom Ryan. a
few DAYS later these men located the Re
public, Lone Pine and others. On Febru
airy %, 1896, John Welty located the
Black Tail On March ], 1896, 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 staked 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
centlating company from near their mill
to the mine, is in over 1900 feet. When
it will be about two miles long.
1t 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
we'll under the hill lying between Ward
ner and the south fork.