The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-27


camp more absolute and unsvcrv-
M than it is today This applies to
- euntinneut both In the camp and In the
- world outside With an area Of
4 Ssroxtnafely forty square miles the camp
800 fairly challenges the mineral world
- similar showing, Everywhere
q se1..enxf1 hill and dale wealth peers out
: -. the very threshold Of the earth, and
& 800 ana grows with increasing depth.
n ksve spent six weeks traverang the
1ru from north to south and from east
p 49, and have looked into every rep
s1nenhfive property and into many whose
6aims are az yet practically unknown TO
= eufside world. On every side there
e ~ same story. Hardly claim In the
~umo on which any development work has
fsM done fails to make favorable show
- Almost uniformly the values increase
- depth. In many places where tho
I xrface has been merely scratched with
90 cuts the showing In remarkable. II
one.haK. yes, II one-tenth OF the proph-
na6es now ensbosomed in the Undertaking
ms a. the north half OF the Colvliie
,nuefvIffon are fulfilled, Republic camp
IN prove one OF the maryels- OF the clos
- yen o. The nineteenth century and
- corupcopia OF its matenIess dscover-
r. VIII scatter wealth over q goodiy por-
- OF the state of Washington.
S4he people Of Republic and these who
have frg taken hold Of and developed tire
ntnes. are thoroughly loyal to the state.
"a while II il true that there has nat
uaily been a large influx of British capt.
81 yet Republic Is far from being dsna-
t5enalsxed.
There are two or three things which
0ust be brought about before Republic
noperties reach the contamination Of their
hepes. First and most essential of these
= the introduction Of capital In EufYicfent
amounts to prosecute the work OF develop
nent. AS one trayerses the camp today
h Is almost pitiabie to see some OF the
fatrest and richest properties peggng away
With force OF two or four men. whose
supreme efforts can do nothing more
within six or ten months than uncover the
had q little more clearly or delve lit.
tle deeper into the ledge so Al 10 show
what the property may be worth.
Capital is needed tn take hold Of these
pFoperties. MANY OF them are approved BY
Tie most competent mining expcrta in fhe
world. Public interest IL looking their
way. But they ARE not seif-ieveloping.
Shafts do not travel downward of their
own accord. Tunnels do not excavate
themselves
Work In Republic In cheaper than in
RcNeand. TunneliaG In Rosxiand costs 80
to 500 per foot; In Republic IL averages
about $50. But tho y7-so must BE- paid.
Tho powder. the picks the dsiils, the cab
ms the provisions. the days wages. all
these must De provided for. Fortunately
the eyes OF capital are now turned to-
ward Republic. Canada is looking that
way. Montreal and Toronto are sending
embassies Of experts and investors. The
Eastern states are growing interested.
Boston. New York. Chicago, 81. Louis.
b.. Paul and Minneapolis are warming
the wires with their orders for Republic
stocks Florida. Texas and North Caro-
lina prick up their ears at the wnndreus
tales of the wealth evoked By this med
ern Aiaddins lamp. Staid Europe catches
the electric thrill across the great ocean
depths and cables her orders for Republic
stocks. The capital IL coming.
The second crying need in Republic
mining properties just HOW Is a propaf
method or treating the orea. There Is
but one mill in the camp, It's output Is
about 80 per cent. Of the gress value Of
ifs ore. and for producing this II Is conn
PEELED to pay a royalty of per cent.
thus suffering practically net loss at -
per cent. on it, ore. * now has experts
the Republic mine will probably make %
larger saving. Meanwhile, what Of the
other and less fortunat. properties not
yet In the attitude of shipping Their ore
will pot bear the expense of transporta-
ton. They cannot erect their own mills.
What them The outcome may be the
meeting Of the base and dry ores AZ some
strategic point, and meanwhile the con-
etruction OF railway into the camp may
help to simplify the problem.
A third need in the operation Of proper
ties at Republic liz the consolidation or
grouping under one management of claims
which now stand Isolated and alone.
There IN strong presumption that the
new management OF the Republic WI
work in this direction. There IL a quiet
but persistent runsor here today that the
Lone Pine San Poll and Hack Tail are
10 be- united under one management. An
other suggestion includes the Jim blaine.
Princess Maud and Butte 4 Boston. All
these look IN the same general direction.
The next distinctive movement In Repun~
lie camp will be the grouping of proper
ties. Each member of the consolidation
will thus he strengthened. and the group
will be able to do for each member what
no single member OF the group could do
single-handed. Machinery can be provid-
ed for adequate development wnrk. and
oil the faclsas,as for mining operation.
The snow N disappearing fast from the
undaiatine hills around the town of Re-
public. and the idiefs about the place,
who have been praying for ehtnooks ard
impFecating each dturnaf descent or the
thermometer. are SLOWLY moving out 10
the work of prospecting. rode out
Horseback ever a very broken trail. The
roAa VIII new he had fer several weeks.
until II dries up and packs down. just
now sletghs. stages, saddle horses ard
pack horses Tningta in Wild cos4fnsioa
al owe sea level, we caught binding
saow storm for s~u hours "a the eaets
morning The storm fess six inches OF
fresh snow on the pass. hat Gsd not
touch the bare places in the valley hsiow.
nnd We redo up 20 the mi s'sav Staten
With cur horses sweating and the a9ats
ANAty.
Here IN Spokane the interest in fiepnh-
lie continues undated. and there ~
strong un.efcurFaak % desire. partly self
Sab and partly fyatesual. that Seattle viii
get Ia and share SRakane's good things.
Truth - tell Spokane Ia today "A seller Of
steSks Seattle - 4 buyer Truth to tell.
also, Spokane has a very tender sssst near
her heart for Seattle. and probably tao
other two cites in shs state are SIS near
togei her m spirit Spokane rstsa are thor
oash ieSsf - spokane. hst they cen
eeav willingly - Seattle A very large
piaco ss tne affairs OF the state.
Nfth regard - fnsn.ng matters. I talked
seany with q war}eer IF representative
naef,. Foremost Among these. sfxasn HsgTY
pHint ef view MAS Patrick Clark. the
father ~ Eapuaiic. Mo has lust returned
from t6s East after negotiating the ssie
~ the famous Republic mine. Af. CLARK
eatS
~ Bile n the f-as, found very wide
spread ard tnfeasigvut Interest la kegtsh~
liz, ard in ssct | may SAY in Washington
mines generally. Indeed ! Fsas So =
efep farther. Tn}a interest is ssssf sssei-