The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-30
MINING NEWS.

I News from Index states that the
mines OF that section are doing good
work and that rich ore - being TAX
en- out. The Golden Tunnel company
u about 20 put In a io-stamp mill ON
their property on the SkykomiHh
/ river. They viii also buiid bridge
across the river over witch the ore
carts VIII run 10 and from the mine.
The ledge in the Golden Tunnel ex-
tends a distance Of a. feet In the
mountain and IL "a feet In width
The assays run from 81 Co n.sS In
[ FREE gold A new copper strike II
said 10 have heen rvccntiy made In
a mine adjoining the Sunset. about
one and a half mile from Index. The
vein Is said 20 he Of large slHe and
the ore assays In value about ssi
per ton.
The Black Tail mine Is the latest
Of Republic properties TO pass 20 the
control Of Eastern Canadian capital
Clarence ]. AcCuaig. the Montreal
promoter. i reported 10 have bought
100. coo shares % the stock recently
and to have taken a se-day epsioa
upon 100. 600 more About hair % the
stock Of the company IL already held
in Eastern Canada and this addition
al purchase takes the control cut %
Spokane.
When the new working shaft on
the Mountain Lion reached depth
Of ~ feet a solid ledge four feet in
With was encountered. TIE ore IL
not high grade. but Il l. nevertheless
rich enough 20 min. and its diseov-
cry ]. pretty conclusive evidence that
the Mountain Lien hin is literally
ribbed with quarts veins The sam
pie was a large ore. The value In
gold per ton Vas fs.s1.
TIE Tom Thumb mine. near Re-
public il said 80 b. producing good
ore. the ledge is 20 feet wide. There
10 said TO b. between seven and eight
feet Of orr that will assay 500 per
ton. There ls a shaft on the proper
~ % feet deep. The ledge Hes in
contact between slate and porphyry.
The Roaring Eagle is another Of
the big prospects in the Republic
section. II IL Undoubtedly On the
same ledge as the Pspcose. but u is
not 80 large a. on the former. II IL
only abou, feet wide. The values
are fully as wide as thors Of the
Papoose.
II is Understood that the rix eix
viii shortly resume work. The In.
surTent values remain about the
same AZ reported a few days ago.
The ledge - nearly ten feet wide.
The shaft on the B0dis r. 10 feet
In depth. the ledge ia said 20 main
tain fss width ard tire values have
not changed the last 20 feet.
The ledge Of the Princess Maud
mine u said 60 be full % good quarts.
IL ls stated that the drift % the
FL Caliph mine at Rspubsic contains
three feet % quartz. The walls OF
the ledge are perfect. bat the ledge
filing is considerably mixed. While
Of good quality. ~ IL not az rich as
some that has previously been taken
out Of the shaft. II ls no, iulprob-
able that II will be richer within =
few feet. as all the lodges of the
camp vary In spots 10 far a values
are concerned. II viii take several
days TO open up the ledge enough 90
fully Determine how valuable u is.
When cut by the tunnel there was
fault much like that found In the
san Poll lower tunnel IL was not
until n number Of feet had been
driven that tbs ledge contained any
considerable quartz Of value.
The first shipment OF concentrates
from the Ymir mine was made yes
terday. WHEN q tons wsre sent 10
the Nelson smelter. There II large
quantity u sacked concentrates re-
naming on the depot platform all
read for shipment. and about ~ tons
are coming down daily. A large ore
bin has been constituted by the fnir
company At the railway depot for
the reception Of the crude ore that
IL to BE- shipped The stamp mill In
again temporarily stopped In conse-
quence OF an accident TO the rock
crusher.
AdviceS received from Republic
state that the Liberty claim IL soon
TO be thoroughly prospected. There
mas been considerable surface work
done this spring. but this has not
benefited the property In the least.
There are but two methods that can
be pursued that will be OF any bsne-
ut 10 the stockholders. One II 10 go
still deeper with the shaft and cross
cut the ground. and the other Ia to
continue the North Star tunnel into
the Liberty. The latter plan would
undoubtedly the cheaper and more
effective.
Struck by q Splinter.