The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-30
CONSOLIDATION Of MINES.
EXAMPLE Or REPUBLIC TO BE
FOLLOWED ny OTHERS.
Result VIII He BrneH~fat for the
Entire Camp-RelativeIy small
Amount of Development in the
So c.arresp.nns!ence.

~ POhANE, March .S-Ihe transfer
and reoF1s n4xa;}on OF the Republic
~ mine whisFa VAS co1suum9Isd at
the meeting 81 the stockholders in
this city Saturday morning. is regarded
by the friends Of the camp with feelings
Of unfningied satisfaction. The movement
VIII undoubtedly result in the consolida
Ton OF ether properties ana in the more
progressive equipment OF the Republic.
4 months soJ0urn in The camp has con-
WINGED me that Il Is beyond question the
most promising mineral area of its ex
Tent today In Anerh.a. atave never Wis
tied Cripple Greek or RossIand bEt from
what l have heard OF those two camps
Republic is ahead % either In the vast
nsss and versatility % it's resources. /
have made IL po.nz Ia go 10 every part
OF the camp-norfh south. east ard west
visiting alike the obi established proper
ties. ard the undeseloped claims which
are as yet mere prospects.
Everywhere the story is practically the
same. There is hardly property in the
whole camp on which any development
work has been done tha, is not making q
favorable showing.
Amount of Development.
OF course the amount Of development
work done thus far in Republic is reia-
lively small | asked mining supcrintend-
ents there for estimates OF the total and
figuring cut an average. estimated that
on the hundreds Of claims in the camp
not more than 5a.00o feet OF funneling and
shafting has been done In view OF the
vast area OF thirty five square miles COW
cred BY the camp. nearly every foot OF
which is mineraiized. this showing Is mere
ly the scratching Of the earth.
Many claims ia the camp have been for
tunate In being able to make a magnificent
demonstration of mineral resour,-- >'@h
a minimum OF development work. L.
for instance such claims rs the Trouba
dour. the Delta. the Guilp. the Snowdrop.
the Tnsurgen, the Rebate, the Treasury
and "A dozen others that might be. a.
readily singled out. The development
work on these is comparatively insign;ti-
cant. yet the showing is superb. The
surface showing alone on the Delta. for
instance, is such as few mineral regions
can afford. The end discovery stake is
set I'm solid cropping. fourteen feet wide
ard the same ledge can be- traced from
end TO end OF the property. running north
and south. This is not said to single out
the Delta as the best undeyeloped prom
erty in the camp. There are dozens OF
others that have as fair promise scores
of golden buds which may blossom, with
as rich a fragrance and mature into az
good fruitage. This one claim is men
toned merely as an illustration and type
OF Its kind
sketch of Patrick Clark.
Patrick Clark, with whom I talked re-
Gently. had many kind things 70 say about
Seattle. He ia a unique character. and
worthy the pen of "A great sketch artist
While he was East recently the yellow
journals published all kinds Of fake stories
about him, based on the simple foundation
Of fact that he Is man Of rong native
ability and common sense who has made
his fortune in very brief period OF time
by JudtciotiS mining investments. Some
cf the Eastern papers reported that he
was worth a fabulous SUN. possibly sieo
ns,ea. AMI as a result Mr.. CLARK was
overwhelmed with all kinds or calls for
charity
In reality Mr.. Clark Is very plain and