The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-25
h|OCH WORK 1t REPUBLIC
I've New MILLS Are to De Pat In In
the Near Future-Aetive Exploita-
tion 81 All 81 the Principal and

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| Special DISPATCH to the Post-Intelligencer.
| REPUBLIC, June 2.-There will be an
| immense amount of work done in the
| mines In Republic the coming summer.
| from present indications. The superin-
| tendents OF the leading mines have plans
| for development worx that Will take sew
| eral months to complete, and the nanag-
| ers Of the smaller properties are all san
| guine as to the future There has oecn
| a considerable amour. of work done he
| las. vir ter and this spring. and the sum
/ of money expended IN the last year for
| development work alone will run close on
| TO a million collars. The district will pay
| iiae interest on the investment. The
&c, eIopment OF the ore cody IN the Noun
| tain Iiof: alone is worth &2.00n.Uc: that or
ths San Fell 8. co., 90; the Lone Pine.
| s. 90 90; the Republic. $1.0U,Oo; to say
! nc thing about what has neen done on the
Black Tail, Quilp. Ben liur. Trade Dol
lar. Surprise. Morning Glory anu many
others that might be mentioned. Republic
has done In one year what 1t took four
years to accomplish in Rossland.
Within 50 days, or four months at the
latest. the machinery for two mills will be
here and in working order This Is
positive fact and no guess work. as some
may be led to believe, as facts and fig
ures are proof Of the assertion. The latest
sensation in the mining circles Is the fiur-
ry In the stock market Of the Trade Dol
lar. owing to the bond now held by Pat
rick Clark and the resumption of work
IN the property by mis- superintendent,
Tho has nine men at WORK sinking in the
shaft where the big strike was made
last week. This property having good
merits and being opened up by such a
man as Clark. gives g''sat faith IN the
future for it as well as the district sur
Rounding ii. The vein running through 1t
and on which the work is being done Is
the San Poll which adjoins it about one
half mile to the south. and in which the
ledge In the drifts in the tunnels Is an
immense one of high values.
Mountain Lion.
Development on the Mountain Lion Is
going ahead very satisfactorily, the two
shafts being sunk rapidly and the Burleigh
drills In the tunnels doing effective work.
An additional drill was put in place there
in the north drift yesterday, ons oeing
worked in the working shaft also, making
four drills now in operation on the mine.
The engine is on the ground to be run
by air for the fan that win be in place In
the tunnel this week.
A visit was made TO this great mine yes
;erday by the correspondent OF the Post
Inteiligencer, as well rs most Of the prop
critics in the north end. including the Re-
public Giant, Agnes. Gopher. Little Four
Consolidated, Stray Horse, Reoate, Tom
Thumb and others. and the work under
development In this region for the last
thirty days is wonderful and SHOWS the
expenditure of many thousands OF dol
lars. The majority CT 1t, however, is be-
ing done by the sinking of shafts ald sur
face prospecting on the claims adjoining
the more developed mines The working
CHI &c ha tai in
Us feet and with another 70 feet the vein
now being drifted for from the tunnel will
be reached, as the ore now coming from
the bottom Of the shaft Indicates The
horse within in operation here Is working
smoothly and good prog cess is being made
The survey for the mill location has been
made on the south of the tunnel and east
of the power house, on the side OF the
mountain, indicating that the ore VIII
probably be hoisted up through the saa.t
from the lower workings and run through
the mill similar to the location OF that
OF the Republic. By so doing the ned or
the Granite creek can be used ior me
place Is very low during The sumn'e., and
the amount of water the yea. round is not
enough to furnish power. survey IL now
being made for the building of water
trough from Trout creek, two miles north
81 the Tom Thumb and 10 follow the bed
of Granite creek. Any amount OF water
can he had from this source. which would
mean a distance of probably tonr miles.
and the water he of the hesr class sor all
purposes 1t is possibility that the other
mines through, which the water supply
will pass may later on be able TO tap this
fume by arrangement with the owncrs.
To enable them to get power for machtn-
cry in contemplation to be nlaced on Their
properties. This supply of water will no
doubt benefit many claims on tile cr.ek
between the Lion and town.
Tom Thumb.
This is one of Mr. CIark's best prop
critics and lies north and cast OF town
about four miles. II is the furthest de-
veopea y: operty in the north belt. and
one that will some day be a big froposi-
ton. Mr.. Downey is the Superintendent
and man OF many years OF experience
as his past work will sho-. There has
been two shafts sunk on two veins which
seem to run parallel north and south
THE shaft No. has been sunk 60 feet
and at this level a cross cut is in 80 sect
following the lead to the east The No.
shat, is down la feet. and cross cut OF
~ feet TO the west at the 100 foot level
is on the VEIN which has a dip. but If
straight would be Il feet wide. rhe ore
from both shafts seems To he Of the same
character and averages quite satisfactory
Good assays are made occasionally. watch
seem to improve as depth continues. There
are two whims propelled by horse power
In operation that assist in making good
progress daily. There are at present IA
men employed on the property,
On the Rebate new shaft Is being Siiuk
80 feet to the east of the ledge above
the hanging wall. and ~ feet souther!y
from the north end of the ground The
expectation is that the vein Will lie
reached at depth Of 100 feet
claim G?9.
This claim adtoins the Golden Lion.
which lies between il AID the Mountain
Lion on the north. Some surface pros
pes ting has been made ard a tunnel 800
feet has been made. which il now a. a
depth % over go feet. Several veins have
been penetrated, hu' as Yet the strong
vein or assure IS not ia sight. The prop
er;y is owned by CocbIn and others. OF
Spokane and is well located for the max
ing OF good property Considerable
wash tS on the property. which has made
tinaber.ng nfces sary-
Golden Lion.
This is one % the ola ms belonging 20
the Little Four t'ousn'ida ted group. lying
north uf TIRE Mountain L. Oh. on the same
nelt IL was in the tunnel here hat a