The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-02
REMOVAL.
Miller River Index and Mt. Baker Mining District
Properties Western Washington

Ine Great Republic owns in Western
Washington, in the Miller river district. In
dex' Mount Baker. etc, the following proper
ties:
THE GREAT REPUBLIC GROI-P-Four
claims, each 6O0x1, 500 feet in the Mount Baker
district, viz: Lorena. Pershut. Laura and
Jesse Irwin. This is strictly a gold proposl-
ton, carrying highest values in taIluriur and
assays from two foot vein run from $50 to
$500 a ton Development work on these claims
is now being prosecuted by the company At
present these valuable claims are difficult OF
access, but by another year the state road
now being built Will be completed to within
mile OF these properties then machinery can
be taken in The Post Lambert located close
to these claims. recently sold for $500. 900.
HAPPY THOUGHT GROUP-Aliiler river
district, consisting Of the following claims.
each 6OOx1, 800 feet and numbered l. , >, l.
g. 9 and T. A tunnel has been started on No.
Z. The vein is twenty feet with walls of slate
and granite The surface assays run from SIS
to SO. The values are Of gold and copper
THE AJAX GROUP-In the Index mining
district, Washington. consists Of five full
claims each 6O0x1,5 800 feet, and numbered 1, =
tne celebrated Copper Belle group for which
$509000 was refused this year QSS9l This is
strictly a copper property and carries the
Copper Belle" lead. This property is now
being developed by open cut, showing well de-
fined walls. The vein matter is forty feet
wide; the ore averages Is per cent copper
=
THE FOSS RIVER GROUP consisting of
the following claims, each 6OOx1 800 feet. viz:
"copper" Jen; Cooper Belle; Stopper
King; 4--Mnnie; 5.-Ravin; 6.-Van Anda:
7.-Copper Queen. These claims are located
on a mountain, between the south fork of
Miller river and the west fork Of Foss river.
about five miles from Skykomish. on the
Great Northern, in King county. Washington.
The property has only recently been acquired
by the company, after a thorough irvestiga-
tion as to its value and title. The ledge mat
ter is thirty feet between walls Of slate and
granite and has been traced for a distance Of
over 1000 feet. 1t is to be developed by TWO
tunnels Values. gold and copper; assays on
surface, 81 to $1J. Ore concentrates. 80. TO L
THE MILLER RIVER GROUP. consisting
OF the following claims, each 1,5OOxGO0 feet
viz: Blanche S, Maud s, Leonard 5. J. Y
Terry j. D. Mcclure, F. ]. Maess. J. NJ
Bruce. F. Nj Spear, J. ". Wolfe These are
our principal mines at present. There Is q
tunnel on the Leonard S. vein 2S5 feet into
the mountain 6XS feet. The pay body on the
footwall is three feet; no cut Yet made TO the
hanging wall. Ore averages: Gold St; cop
per, 50; silver, 96 cents; total 81 9j The
ore concentrates 80 10 1. The tunnel is ex-
pected soon to crosscut the celebrated ''Third
OF July ledge, $50 feet below surface which
contains sixty feet miueralized matter be-
tween walls and runs from $50 to $50 per ton
in gold and copper.
The Great Republic company owns the Miller
river group of mines. consisting of nine claims
into which tunnel has been driven 80 feet
Following the ledge of the Leonard : claim.
Various assays made during the progress Of
the work have shown the following results:
The first S692 ton. the next $40 O6 the next
S16.I6, the next $3.50, the next $50 and
the last $50 "a. From this it may be seen that
the ore is increasing in value with the pushing
in OF the tunnel There is q great saving in
tunneltng in the operation of this mine from
the fact that the Oye ledge can be followed as
the tunnel is driven in until it nearly reaches
the Third OF July ledge, in the same groun of
mines, which be followed for several hun
dred feet until the Maess ledge is cut max
ing 1t possible to develop these three large
ledges at least with tunnel. and that too.
while driving the tunnel through pay ore prac-
ticatiy the entire distance. This mine is ready
to ship ore and will BE- sending a large volume
10 the smelter the railway is com
pleted. In addition to the Miller river group
the Great Republic has options the Happy
Thought group, consisting OF seven claims, the
Lynn. of six claims. the Three s group and
controlled by the Great Republic company in
the Miller river region the company also owns
the Great Republic group Of four claims and
the Dunn group Ct six claims in the Mount
Baker district. This region is somewhat mac
cessabe. but inGsmuch it is a free mining
proposition. that is, requiring a quartz
crusher rather than a smelter. the cost of the
machinery for the operation Of the mines will
be exceedingly small. The assay from average
rock taken from these mines shows S16T 10
the ton, while much of the rock Will run to
several hundred dollars. The Mount Baker
property promises very large returns for money
invested. The company also controls a group
Of seven claims In the FOss river country
These claims are exceedingly valuable A
ledge about thirty feet In width extends across
the property for distance OF about 400 feet
and shows by assay most excellent lOW-grads
ore The company has an option on the Ajax
group also, consisting of five full claims in
the Index district. This is a high-srade copper
proposition. lying close to the Copper Belle,
for which $3.50 coo has recently been refused
The Great Northern railway IS making a sur
vey for a branch line which viii run close to
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