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

lark avenue that were sold the other
uay 70 ar. Finch. Of Rosssand, for ~ 80.
were sold only last April at 1850 With
the organization OF the new county ana
ts Capitalization here, business prosper
lily will naturally increase.
As 10 the mines and mining properties
OF the camp, they are their own best
vinu1cation- They need no putting or adj
VersiSng- The truth about them Is good
enough and as the world learns more and
more about them they are attracting more
and more attention. Some of the FORE
n1osf mining experts have recently passed
favorabiy upon them and some Of the
largest mining Investors In the world are
now taking hold OF them. Yes. Seattle
people thus far have nothing to regret az
to their investments here
This Noble Three Republic Company. OF
Spokane. has sent Peter Armstrong here
to take charge of Its work
W. c. Lice. OF Spokane. who owns large
interests here, Is I'm town.
r. L. barrow. operating the Mountain
eer group In the Teroda district near
Sheridan. twelve or fifteen miles from
kepubiic. il here. He reports matters
looking well in that district
Edwin Hall Warner, OF Seattle. arrived
this evening Mr.. Warmers office was
formerly IN the Bailey building. Last fail
he went north to take charge Of the work
of bridge construction for the White Pass
= Yukon read. He comes here expecting
10 make Republic. his home He il a mem
Der OF the American Society Of Civil En-
gineers.
Development OF the Mines.
There Is fine showing OF ore i'm the
south drift OF thu Princess Maud Almost
the entire face OF the drift is in solid ore.
All the machinery for the new Mountain
Lion compressor plant has arrived and
the machine drills viii be In operation in
a short time.
The Mark Tapieye shaft has passed
through large body of tale and is nov
In solid porphyrY. A crosse 4 VIII soon
be run to tap the vein that Is believed 10
pass I'm that vicinity.
The Tom Thumb Company has been re-
organized and plenty Of money placed In
the treasury Werk * TO be rssumee. on
the property Immediately ard prosecuted
With a large force.
Water In considerable quantities has be-
gun TO come into the face or the crnss-tut
tunnel on the Merrimsc. and indications
point To an early cutting OF the vein.
which is well defined
Various contracts for work are being
let throughout ths camp
The shaft OF the Cuba has passed
through the deep wash and Is now In
Bold FORMATION. There are evidences OF
ledge matter in the bottom ard II is
thought the north and south vein com
Ing m frcm the Morning Glory has been
reached.
An effort is being made to reorganixe the
Paio Alto company and place II upon an
assessah'e basis The Patio Alto has real
merit ard 1t Will bear thorough develop
ment IL has large and weil-d%Yeiope,,
vein, but II has been run so far near the
surface and the ground IS mere or less
broken.
Strikes are reported today on the Mabel
the Lone Pine and the Good Luck
The party Of railroad Surveyors now
here Is making rapid progress down the
San Poll valley. From private sources IL
IL learned that the party Ia undoubtedly
acting under Great Northern auspices
The new county commissioners ap-
pointed by Gov. Rogers. Messrs H. L..
Percy. II, w. ysargin ard l.. f. wamos
have held several Informal meetings bat
IS their bonds have not -, been approved
no organization has been effected
HERBERT H.. BRUCE.