The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-03
snecsai Correspos1aer,ce.

epFvgLIC. Wash, Feb. 1.--Reptif-
IL il fast demonstrating its right
I, 20 the nickname OF the Cripple
Creek camp of Washington.
continue To be reported from all
49,. a the camp. SO that like the famous
H.sfsh statesman with regard to the
es~rl victories OF his day. one has to
s.,rssth the bulletins daily for fear of miss
- as
.1svs esges bring In twenty Or thirty new
- Rooms are at premium Some
~ ~ ceDpae VINO came In tonight had TO
= htxef In offices. About Nifty new
sS.anxs u one sort and another are now
- up There IN no hotel In the town
~ age b badly needed. Six inches OF
- fell In the Las; twenty -four hours.
rrpying the trails Temporal The
-s.skeY tonight h clear and cold.
raasss In the Prtnc~ss Ledge.
- features Of the week in the camp
80 been the strikes In the Princess
-, FAr Hill and Paio Alto That In
~ PTfnceA Maud was not unexpected
3 8 ferf the superintendent confidently an
euored last wetk that he was hook .ng for
- ledge to be struck at any moment.
- shs confidence did not make the re-
III esry the isse gratifying 10 the owners.
- whom the glad news was flashed into
- eUwn there was general jubilee, In
ea1ch several cases Of champagne played
y important part The firss Assays ranged
lpom 90 to $s1. Those returned later gave
a. following exact values: S3s.ss: sss74;
2N Now that the ledge has been
svuek. the Princess Maud people have
seaffAd to drifting south or the ledge
he Princess Maud ICES almost tmrnsi.~
nteiy southwest OF the great Republic
nfne. from which IL L. separated by a mar
~ triangular strip known az the Dude
frrctiDn II lies Immediately west OF the
lin Blaine and south of the Republic
ssoky. J, was bought As a prospect iaxs
tuIy BY III. w Lane and Fred Diver. \
company sss Incorporated and promoters
csre IN for ] cent a share. The company
- 06e Of the first In the camp to b..
Innoeposatsd on the ssssesabis plan. Since
1hat time a shaft has been sunk lee feet
aad croascut tunnel has been driven 4o7
III.
rlaU Mil Creates = Furry.
The strike on the Flag Hill Was even
uoss sensational in lis way, and created
/ esuuine furry on North Clark avenue.
~ local bourse OF he town Of Rep,stalic-
~ Flag Hill property Hes northwest of
~ town Of Republic. immediately adjoiD-
I'M the Iron Mask and the Mark T'spisy
snd only n short distance east Of the
Nonsng Glory. being in fact on the same
ne With the latter. The town WAS
II aeoE by the news that streak
y rich ore had been tapped ~ very mod
ssute depth. When the aseayer's returns
vws out the excitement increased for
thar showed the very neat sum Of ss01so
= TIA tor This was followed this morn
~ ~ another assay showing Sivs. and
vfns the streak is conceded 10 he only
N Or eight inches wide. II would not take
! vey great ran vf saich ore 10 Insure
tie fcrtune of the Happy owners. The
lhsn on the r1as HUI is only about
p.shtaen feet deep. Prior TO the discovery
x the rich streak there appeared at the
I2tom Of the shaft about thirty inches
4 Quartz averaging Sli a ton.
SD another assay from the vfch pay
srSsk = reported tonight ~ showing the
Isbs,lous value Of S1ts ounces, or more
ban SO To- tho tom This has set TIE local
market Wild and a. most OF tn. stock -
ssA here the telephone wire has been kept
hns toH.Eht.
TIE Flag Hil property was pnrcliased
~ November by r. II. Curry. and abort
IS sftarwarei was incorporated by n. f.
-rry. Henry kehoe, J. u. E,mendorf
isorve W Woss~r and John q. NoMiian-
hufk WAS begun early in January ard
sntH recently has been purely exploratory.
IL the properly ~ believed 20 hold TWO
snrth and south and two east and west
sievs II required a good deal OF cropping
o determine the best tines of procedure
h ass finally decided 10 sink and drift on