The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-15
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REPUBLIC. Aug. l0.-The weather Tor
4 week has been very wet ana storMs.
There have been two or three neevy taun-
der and lightning storms. followed ~
heavy rainfalis Yesterday heavy rain
and haiistorm prevailed Up the mountains.
which caused quite Hood OK ofa'aAse
water down the ravsnes through the streets
Of the town. causing some oaHAse - .ns
exposed trenches Of the water mains re-
Gently laid by the fownsste promoters, but
NO material damage TO any other part OF
The city. The food occasfoned consider
abie inconvenience TO the travelling pubic
From ali reports from the surrounding
country the storm seems 10 De local. AZ
beyond a thres-miie radius from tvssn
nothing unusual has occurred the last
twen;y-fosr hours.
Miners Picnic.
Today Is picnic day for the 20 miners Of
the union here and their friends PIC
turesque ideal picnic spot has been Sc
Iected. Just east OF town on the Ban Fos.
river. about q NILE distant, where good
tine - being had by about 100 people. The
barber shops and a great many OF the
business houses are closed to allow their
employees a holiday. The weather sas
cleared up and the occasion viii no DOUBT
bo . grand success.
Moving the COunty Records.
g. c. Gpiggles. county auditor arrives ,
Yesterday from a weeks absence az LII
Vile where he assisted In the maj WORK
Of compiling the county records from those
az Stevens county.
Joseph n Tayior. an abstractor o. COL
viije had the contract Tor the WORK
Il finished at cos, of ts.x2sh nat lnyioF
returned with Nj spiksies, aha T,s hoas.
also arrived today and will be tndexed ana
written up Immediately. As the books
were not allowed to leave stevens county
courthouse. The srsnscsin,ns naa . 10 ns
vehence 10 citizens OF this county ano toe
county offcials. who have had TO make
several trips there to look up important
fltngs or record valuable papers.
Wagon Roads.
We hall soon be able to travel TO spo-
kane n q day instead Of two. as at pres
ent. by the mali stage The road 70 NY
err Falls and Marcus Ii nearing compile.
ton. The work on the Kettle Falls road
Il being done principally al the expense OF
ci,irens OF the town and farmers adjacent.
This road will cost nearly &ub 70 COM
piete, az the work IL very heavy on both
SIDES Of the summit. but II Is wen under
way now. When opened i will enable the
farmers there 10 market their produce ana
grain here in Republic. which viii benefit
both places. The heaviest grade over tho
summit + only % per distance ssn Is only
rs far by B0esburg. they will be In a po.
sltion 10 compete al q fair profit. and land
goods in hail the tinst now required the
Poll Ia the summit. which is al an eleva-
fion of $500 feet. and then down MIX creek
to Kettle Falls river and the town or
Kettle Falls and Myers
Canaaisa Capttalists.
Gen. Cox Of Montreal president Of the
Canadian hank OF Commerce; Robert Jaf-
frey. president Of the Crows Nest Pass
company. and part owner or the Toronto
Globe. r.. q. Ryhert. Of Montreal. promot-
sr Of many large deals IN nm mines ra as 'n ~
the big Republic deal and representative
OF the Canadian interests az this mine. c.
T. /. POI tins. who represents J. Ross; .
and w H. Aidrifge of the Trail smsiser
all wealthy Eastern Canadians, are here
They are looking ever tha minnie interests
In this part of the country, and were more
than pleased with what they saw Of Re
puh,ie mines They examined and took
samples OF ore from the Republic, Mount
ain Lion San Poll Lone rns n .nsr, ,nn
days IN this camp From here they went
TO Mckinney camp and Greenwood. They
were shown over the properties by MAJ
X. q. Il. Iackis. manager OF the Republic
mine.
Mr. p. q. Rothroek one Of Republics
prominent mine owners and capitalists, re-
turned from visit to the Baker city dis
txict n few days ago. more than ever sat
isaed with his own camp. He visited the
mines around Sumptsr and Granite dis
tricts. He reports that there are some
good mines over there, but they are scat
tered There SCENE to he boom al SnFnn-
ter He says there are already many
small mills and considerable machinery
has been placed on properties that ar.
now NJ standstiii having been erected
last year There seem 20 he men Docking
for good Investments. but they are hard To
find lie thinks Republic win soon sur
pass them all our district Is In regular
tab xxtf he
continuous.
News From the Drili.
The raise from the lower workings 81 the
Mountain Lion up through the ventilation
shaft 10 the surface Is coinelesed IRIS
will he great assistance and q vaaaels
acquisition for mining here on a largo
scale The new boarding house near the
creek he'd Ia comriated and occupied. and
the bunk house adjoining viii soon he
ready. About sixty men are employed ny
,h, company. TIE sit. IL being cleared
fer the erection ~ the mill,
On the Gopher, which a1totns the
Mountain Lion. eight men are employed,
The work lately has been in tsmeering
the working shaft for extensive opera
ticns. The prospect shaft and cross
tanneiiup viii he abandoned for new
crosscu,s from the new shaft. and deep
On the Stray Horse. which Is narth cs
the Mountain Lion ard south of the Re-
bate ard Tom Thumb. a crosscut tunnel
feet depts. One hundred aud seventy
Ave feet ~ work has been dane already.
and II Il evnectea Ia reach the vein the
firsf OF next week There arc at present
SIX men employed On the mine
From south Halt.
Joe Davis. the pioneer - ravtS camp.
near Park City. on the south haiti. was
In town - few DAYS ago. on the Har-
ve>t grSlup he reports the shafts down
fifty~iive feet and a good body of CON
centrniinx silver ard lead ore, A ,annei
Is also being driven on this property ~
strike the vein. II is now driven about
80 feet,
ON ,hc Park Central. which Is also on
the west fork. ASSAYS 80 hice a< 80
ounces In silver and - otiaees IN lead
have been received. t'nnsidera bile work
all over the camp IS h%ing done.
On th,N bulldog group. at sha mouth 90
the forks. a contract has been ie, TO T
Dexter. who has been experimenting
tunnel the last month AZ ;we 90 she prep
erty, for dr.vgae a soAssog tunnel lowe-
Down the mountain. ~ thts isngsh =
depth nf r2a feet IS cxGpcts>,i 20 reach
the vein. Mr.. Dexter IS tn town - DIFF.
chase car and srark IL sens ssavSFs ~
the mine. together with The necessary
sast,~ 10 tNfssass1fs the contract wnt4rs