The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-16
Large Body Of Tweny-Dollar
Material on the Rebecca.
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Special Dispatch TO the poet-InteIligencer.
KELLER Nov i5.--Ths Rebecca group,
consisting OF the Re5ecca. Rebecca Exten-
sion. Little Lake and other claims. Ia ABOUT
sixteen miles southwest Of Keller and
mile and half north Of the Columbia
river. Recent Developments On this prop
erty have been OF a sensational Character.
Everything taken out OF the shaft now
l. of shipping grade and ore bins are to be
constructed at once, and all the ore stored
for shipment Al present there would be q
wagon haul TO Keller. then 20 the Columbia
river, then 10 Wilbur, q total distance OF
fifty miles or more. II Is doubtful whether
the ore. good ~ It In. would pay for -
long a haul.
Thirty Feet Of Ore Opened Up.
The more expedient plan Will be for the
company TO store the ora and await the
coming OF the railroad next spring. The
prospecting OF the vein shows THAI the good
ore extends entirely across the thirty feet
OF the vein. The shaft Will be put down
100 feet as soon as possible when a crosscut
and drifts will be run. These will open up
IN a short time very great body OF ore.
The opening OF the mine VIII probably
have direct effect in Fastening the build
Ing OF the railroad UP the San Poll valley
to Republic. What the railroad people
want Ii tonnage. and this II what the Re
dance. At first the ore would be hauled
to tho railroad at keiier. a distance OF
about sixteen miles. This would COST about
n ton. A freight and treatment rate Of
about so could probably be had from the
Northpoins smelter. making the total cost
OF transportation and smelling not far from
So. which would leave good margin OF
profit on so ore.
High Values Foand ON . strfngeP.
John Patterson. who has been at work
two months on Lambert creek. says that
the Befcher will prove a mine In the fullest
sense OF the word. Preparations have
been made for a three-dr;ll compressor
and other machinery, which will be shipped
In before the snow leaves next spring. In
the meantime arrangements are being
made to work all winter A great deal Of
prospecting work has been done on the
Belcher, but the most scrviceable develop
ment was the running of a foot tunnel
which cut big ledge OF smelling ore.
While tho tunnel was being driven q
promising s,ringer was cus. and q winxe
sunk on II. This ssringer carries high
values. and IL VIII no doubt run into the
main ore body at a point a little beyond
tho face OF the Wine, which Is down near
ly seventy feet.
George Anderson. OF Rosalia. the man
ager Is confident he has q mine that will
De READY 10 snip ore nt sVFttS. Tie HkuFeS
that the cost OF shipment will be less than
81 ton, and as the ore runs all the way
from so TO 80 per ton. good margin OF
profit win go TO the account OF the mine.
Carries Ore similar to the Beicher.
Adjoining the Beicher Is the property OK
the Gold King company of Republic. Tho
ledge IL five feet wide and carries orc
similar to that taken from the Beicher.
Picked samples run as high az Sss a ton.
Cuts and shallow shafts on the property
show fine ledge. and 4, Is the Intention OF
:h- company 10 explore IL by running a
top-fooi tunnel, This company has been
stocked.
The company recently organized with
capitalization OF S0tao There are i.tooo1p
shares at par value OF cents each.
Three hundred thousand shares have been
Get aside M treasury stock TO he cold for
treasury purposes. The following are the
officers: President. r NJ Hammond, III. F.
vice president. George T.. Needy seere-
iary. George +. Curry: treasurer. NJ Ed
Hams The above named with r. l. Moody
and ". II. Bigham form the beard OF
trustees The claims. the Eureka. Alpha
ard Omega. we're located early In the
spring OF iS@ by the Moody brothers AMI
w. II. Eigham.