The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-30
RAINS STOP PROSPECTING.
TUNNEL WORK IN REPTDI.aC COW
TIMES TO he Pushed.
ConaeeffOs With the Spokane Il
Northern via Colvflle. Hut the
Route II Looked on ~ q HAD One.

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the last few days have retarded the sur
face prospecting to some extent. but tie
tunnel work continues uninterrupted. and
II making much better advancement each
nsenth over the preceding one. The rev
tunnels on the Surprise. Stray Horse, Re
public. Kate Hayward Chico aai FYag
Hill. all Of which have been started this
month. are progressing fayorabiy
ard will no deuot &c in ledge mat
Ter the coming month and producing salts
factory ore. One advantage this country
5as Is that the rains are ef short dura-
ton. and the soil bsing light. IL soon dries
out. and as far as the roads are concerned
they soon get In good condition. The hills
are so bare OF underbrus.s or stGnpage
that they can De travelled over any place
on HORSEBACK and are accessible for pros
pectinE easily in any direction. In this
respect they are wnexcelled
Rumors of Railroads.
II has been rImcred that Great Northern
railway surveyors are surveying a route
from the Spokane and Northern railroad
along the Fiat creek. commencing some
where In the ne!ghhorhood of Cniviile. and
70 come into Republic frcr, the northeast,
This route may be all right for the dis
:ancs hat would De out Of the question
as Ear as grade is 10 be estimated and
cost as compared TO the San Poll river
route from Wilbur, as there will be a
mountain range to come through which
would make the cost at least a third
greater.
Black Tail.
This property Is coming to the front
very rapidly, although the management
has known for several weeks pas; that
they had surface showings that cannot be
exeeiled by any claim in the camp
After q criaca! examination Of the shows
Ing made by the cuts and shafts sunk on
TIER main ledge. and that OF the Sur
prise extension, az well the drifts from
the tunnel. by the experts in the camp,
tie true value Of the property has been
estaolisnec and reported on. causing
great rise In the stock market and lie
maad for the same. and heavy DEALINGS
cy some Of the moneyci men in our nifa.
II Is reported on good authority that NJ.
MS1uSz 81 Mcntreit, rae purchased 3d.
Ve shares lately showing his faith in its
merits
The principal owners at present are
Finch & Campbell and Nolney William
surface have run as high 80 and none
less than So. The shaft now being sunk
Is ut a depth ef ferty-five feet on an in
cline toward the south then a short cross
cut To the east following the vein on the
Tomorrow work will be transferred TO
tbs tunnel.
There Is 1890 feet of tunnel and drifts
iecEes running through the claim with
many cross veins. causing considerable
drifting TO fellow the ore shoots Al a
point 20 feet in the tunnel a drift has been
run TO the north for Ios feet, WHERE the
face IL new In good clean quartz II is
Tam this point that drifting is 10 be ex-
tended 20 meet the shat. i.s feet north,
providing the dip remains the same as
indicated from the lotion OF the saar
The depth from this level TO meet the
ttnnel level Will be twenty feet by a yer-is
cal survey or - II the dip OF the ledge
Is followed.
This property WIS examined today by
your correspondents. az well az Others in
the vicinity. by the courtesy of the super
IfteEden,. Mr., krummer che of the nlast
practical mining raen In the camp.
SUIT Settled.
A suit Of long standing over a mining
calm has been settled in the United States
court at Spokane the last few days In
favor OF the claimants. the War i.asie
Now York. for possession OF their claim.
called the Ben Tilirnan The question was
The priority OF location.
y lies just north Of the Republic and
value some day.
The representatives OF the present own
cfA started men today To work prospecting
the surface for the most desirable location
on tao ledge for sinking.
south Half.
h+NFAt t1s returning miners from the
south half tell al properties being davei-
oped there that are looking renlar kably
welt
The Davis district on Gold creek seems
70 - the most talket or. proAably because
II has been developed considerable 4
ia-2e company composed u: James Hawey
rnd others have "A very Hac propertr there
which seems 10 he D silver AM gold proao
s8tton, that will rs douA{ take 4 sief.itlc,t
advance as large lodges ere I'm sirfit ard
high assays have been obtained trc,n the
surface. This property is between tho
Junction Of Gold creek with the west fork
q the San Poll ami Park city Other
claims n the vicinity on the same creek
or" showing M fine.
On the Roaring Eagle and the pappoose
Cla'r0s a fine showing OF galena has been
found
Orr'saa hoy.
The shaft f. now sunk gixtv-fys feet
which has passed through csnslls.,-a MI,
cqpstnme*ate bot Is now rettinr in ore
matter showing wal A. Jeldnes. Il. SUI
p$E!ntcnainv ibis claim
ainrEaret Claim.
This IS a new claim lately located hv
parties from here and men are now str4r-
sinE tire surface 10 begin active opera
liz as
Il lies southeast or the Republic ami
haS 81 F"sd lead showing up we'f There
are ma y claims ia tifs vicinity coming
. he front os good prospe is
RtcH STRIKE ON KETTLE RIVER.