The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-20
SI6H LEANING REPUBLIC.
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KEPT BLIC. April ix-The snow. which
h2s beer an eyesere ta the yssrs~ OF fhls
camp fer months. "a fast dssmppexrsnx. ana
WITH TIE advent OF warm weather work
IN earnest san be begun GA The scores Of
claims which. because OF the presence sf
tns BEAUTIFUL. have Ezin Idle daring ths
winter
Promising reports come from sar ess-
Tying districts In every dfrrcr.or nrtscs-
tsiaf IN the Cursew regfcn. near cariew
isss, sartsw r.ysr along shs. barsser Ere
adjoining the Geld Hill ard Kettle Fails
read. siong San po.l lake ans river toward
fa> south half az far az Keller. the sher-
lssan camp and through the Okanoean
country "a ard around Loosn1s. Ora Kairs
View and other mining and agricultural
towns Of tsat far-sSmed country.
The claims around Republic are moving
some temporary trouble being had In some
OF RE deep saaftS from surface water
seeDsnx through @nA stopping IRE work.
These small streams hav. been casEssa ny
fH~ sudden melting ~ the enow from ting
higher attitudes. htst thas far IL has not
been OF Sufficient quantity 10 stop ~grk
but for short time The work ia the
shaft Of tire Laa~ P.He, however. which is
srsing sunk 80 feet below the east drift
level may De suspended for thirty days.
as IL Is deeper from the surface at present
than the ma larsty hat the shifts employed
there can asst IN the different drifts ana
eresgrats already Ia operation IN the main
sasnet of this valuable property The
miners In the shaft 81 the eross~cnss Of
fns Inssrgent have experienced no trouble
to speak OF.
IL sbe snow continues to disappear as
az present, the okanogAn river ought to
be nzvtga Die Ia a Short time. Capt Griggs
who Is running the steamer E.llensburg
from Wenatehse ZIP the Columbia 10 Viz
ginia CITY, lie miles. IS having a Hight
temptation. TO navigate rhe okanegan, as
the prospects for a heavy freight traffic
to Republic aud OkanogSn towns are in
sight the coming summer.
lie has already forty car loads engaged
for Republic coming from Seattle. Goods
can De Landed from 81 cents Ia 81 cheaper
BY this route than ~ way OF Marcus. ana
the saving of at least two days time. ana
facilities VIII Improve as the weather and
streams OPEN UP more. From Virginia
city or Brewster the boat will run 20 The
mouth OF johnson creek From this point
II Is fifty miles suto Republic. over d much
better road and more direct route than
from Marcus.
Another route that may be feasible Is
along Johnson creek from the Okanogan
10 the vest fork Of the San Pe.I and up
the San Poti valley TO Republic
Either one OF these routes would give
the Sound cities great advantage over
Spokane shippers In freight rates and in
time ~ delivery. until the San Poll rail-
read is finished from Wilbur, which Is ex-
pected 10 he done before Christmas. as
the survey r. practically completed.
There is 81 80 available far repairs 80
the state road running towards Loomis,
and s. 6s1 toward tase San Pol road which
IS soon 10 be started by the commissioners
lately appointed.
There Is already stage line running
from Wilbur Ia Keller, on the south half.
carrying passengers. ard as the grade
from the latter STATEN ~ very easy and
tie ride a pte8sant one In summer, there
Is scarcely doubt but that the main
travel 10 this earn VIII come this way
during the summer. II Is expected that
a passenger leaving Seattle in the after
noon Will BE- landed al the stage station
I'm .seufy-fuur hours. tbence II Republic
IN twelve hours. ma King thgty-six hours