The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-09
IN THE NORTHWEST CAMPS.
Record Of Discoveries, Develop
ments, Dividends and sales.

Record of Discoveries, Develop
ments, Dividends and sales.
A company was organized In Republic
last week to develop the Gold Coin prop
erty. on the west slope Of Palmer noun
lies northwest OF the Black Bear mine. l..
Fl. Coy, superintendent Of the Golden Lily,
is manager.
The Gold King company. Of Republic, has
found a promising ledge on its ground,
which adjoins the Relcher Fraction, ON
Lambert creek. A new tunnel will be
days. The ledge carries quite large per-
centage OF copper. IT Is five feet In width.
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Eight miles from-Ferguson, on the
North Fork of the Lardeau, Tom Horne
handed he has driven a tunnel 100 feet on
the lead, gaining depth of 126 feet. The
ledge is twenty-five feet wide and carries
gaena ana q gray opp sSng al the way
Of clean ore exposed in the tunnel
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The first shipment OF ore from the Monte
Cristo mine to the Trail smelter consisted
of forty tons. A car load Of ore from the
Boundary Creek Mining and Milling Com
pany's property, near Greenwood. has also
arrived at the Trail smelter. 1t carried 131
ounces silver, two ounces two pennyweights
gold, 10 per cent. lead and 1ia per cent. cop
per, and Melted $1,000 per ton over freight
and treatment. or $2,2l2 for the car load.
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The Bodie, at Republic, has closed down,
pending the arrival of more powerful ma
chinery. Superintendent Kehoe reports the
incline shaft down S42 feet. About two and
a half feet of clean quartz is shown in the
vein, and about the same width OF mixed
material. At the depth Of $50 feet 1t In the
intention to put in q station and COM
mence drifting on the vein toward San
Poll ground.
The Quilp crosscut, Republic, from the
bottom of the sixty-foot winze, is in twen-
ty feet without yet encountering a wall.
Maj. Leckie. manager for the syndicate
ting some large assays from picked sam
pies. The property is still in charge of s.
NJ Hall, who also has charge of the Morn
ing Glory and Stray Horse.
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Maj. Leckie. general manager Of the Re
public, states that the south drift of No.
tunnel ia IN 160 feet. There is at that
point fifty feet of ledge matter. There
through it, but the most Of it is quartz Of
good quality. No actual work has been
done on the new mill. but it will soon be
under way.
The Spokane Review says the Republic
holders OF Golden Lilly stock would like to
know what the trustees intend to do with
that property. II mas been Idle Tor some
time If steam hoist and pump were put
on the property. it would not be more
than sixty days before the value of the
claim would be determined with reason.
able certainty. If a tunnel is run it will
be at least ten months before much will
be known about the mine.
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Preparatory to the beginning of opera
lions in the Mountain Lion mill. at Repub-
of ore continues. The drift from the south
tunnel is now 430 feet in good milling ore.
A crosscut from the 125-foot level Is in sew
enty-five feet and has almost reached the
vein. Delays In the arrival of machinery
have almost stopped work on the mill.
Five car loads of machinery are now at
roads NAV delay its arrival indeflnifelY.