The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-17
epecial Corresnondence

Special Correspondence.
4N EfUBLiC, March u. - Today, for
Il the first time in months. the great
& output Of the Republic mine Is
- stopped. The mil IN running. but
EE me Is closed down for the
sunday. and the miners are taking
~ The reason given by the local
s1t:es is that the ore dumps and
- al full ana there 10 therefore no
- ~ having the men work on Sunday
- eircles. however, believe that such
Fl m6UDal proceeding indicates that the
k1nai for the sale Of the Republic
lty has been contaminated. ard that
1oal manager II merely awaiting fn-
eeens. Manager Harvey Is of course
seommittal, but he will not deny that
Smte Of the Republic has probably been
r. Alyssdy Indicated in the Post-Inteiii-
the sale. II effected. " probably at
~ exceeding - .OO0. 00e, and II under
~ 10 be TO War Eagle people. mainly
n Toronto members OF that company.
Ehuu known here some time ago that
lnltk Clark. the high mogul Of the Re-
80 had corralied more than s00.00o
1fw Of Republic stock and was nego-
- deal. II Ii asserted here among
ng men that the real reason for the
s ~ b the final transfer In an effort 10
tn In the few remaining shares.
Ma the rumor OF sale first reached
I'll was discussed among all circles In
~ camp with the widest excitement.
IL tngle Institution In Seattle, for In
-. so overshadows and overwhelms
1thing elae as does the Republic mine
u True. there are other properties in
camp that are regarded ~ valuable.
1ether interests. both mineral and mu-
1t0al, but after all the Republic mine In
eentrxl Ein around which the lesser
rDnets revolve
~ OutIook for seattle Properties.
h a noteworthy fact. and one fire.
unity commented on here, that almost
NtTy property With which Seattle men
~ prominently identiiied il looking well,
~ the expression Seattle luck" Is al
NAdy heard ON the streets and in the
9pkers Offices Among those which oc-
- at once 10 m.nd are the Troubadonr.
Hebate. Admiral. Treasury. Yellow Jack
K Suowdrop, White Horse. Red Shirt.
ION King, Dead Line. Puxxier group,
hige. j. +. and others
The two latter are Few properties. hut
bib have excellent locations | was osis
i took at both OF fhem few days ago
" could not fail to notice that they lie
oNfiy In the path az the Mountain Lion
~ Merrirnac lodges. TIE two together
&Hualiy constitute one claim. Little
ssk has been done on either. owing 10
N fact that there lis stiii good aaa; az
Nv ON the ground On the slape lead
= around from the Mountain Lion We
TO ride nj places through three and
3half feet af unbroken snow. II viii
ay be away before April l. One has
~ 10 glance at the map 10 see the adj
Mtageous location OF the property. ard
: personnl survey Of the ground is even
negs convincing. Both claims have the
vantage OF boing able to reach the
le.s AZ good depth George II kitsinger
= PRESIDENT Of the company and the work
Nm b In charge of Superintendent O. "
HAckley.
Real Estatc en- the no0na.
n, kiftinger. who was here few DAYS
- After absence of several weeks
tSprsssed himself az delighted with the
eneral progress and prosperity Of the
map Since | was here" said he. "ths
~ Of property in the town has slmcS.
Not quite doubled. fact that speaks
vRanass in itself. People ara coming in
nyedIy from all parts of the country. and
believe that by July there will be from
~ 70 1000 people here. fhe two lots on