The record-union., 1899-06-09
WASHINGTON ORE.


Portland Oregonian: A body of fine
ore has been found on the Summit
claim, near Republic, Wash.
The promoters of the Summit, or, as
it is usually called, the Summit Re-
public, have always contended that the
north extension of the Republic vein
must run through their ground. The
Republic vein, so far as located in Re
public ground, appears to run north
and south. and if the north extension
should continue in the same course it
would run through the Ben Tillman.
as that claim lies directly north of the
Republic But so far no indications of
the vein have been found in the Ben
Tillman. The theory of the Summit
people is that a series Of faultings oc-
CURED in the Republic vein in the
neighborhOod of the north end line of
the Republic ground and that these
threw the vein several hundred feet to
the west. Their ground being to the
northwest of the Republic ground,
would, therefore, be in position to catch
the north extension.
When one goes on the ground where
the series of faultings is supposed to
have occurred in the north end OF the
Republic ground, he will observe sue
cession of draws running down the hill
north toward Granite Creek. Each Of
these draws is believed to mark fault
1t will be further observed that if the
Republic vein were to, continue the
course it appeared to have in Republic
ground. it would run almost right
through the town of Republic. But no
we'll defined vein has yet been found
running through the town. The North
Star lead a little to the west of town,
appears to be the first one of a series
running through to connect the south
side group with the northern group.
The town of Republic is built chiefly
on sort of shale or sandstone, and
not on the porphyry of the mineral
belt. 1t is very plain to a close OBJ
server that if the great Republic vein
runs to the northern group, including
the San Poll, Quilp, Surprise, Lone
Pine, Mountain Lion and others, it
mus. do so by moving far to the west
before it gets there.
Three months ago the Summit peo-
Pile started cross-cut at the north
base of Republic Hill, but several hum
bred feet west of the Republic grounds.
southwest, the theory being that the
vein would come down the hills from the
southwest to the northwest. The tun-
mel soon encountered a large mass of
conglomerate, containing here and there
a little quartz, which showed low val
ues There was little to indicate that
it was the Republic lead. A few days
ago superintendent Easton of the Sum-
nit began some surface work on the
hill almost in line with his tunnel, and
soon found the outcrop of a body OF
quartz. It was soon sufficiently we'll
opened to leave no reasonable doubt
that it is vein in place. Some very
good looking decomposed quartz is be-
ing taken out, and the ore body ap-
pears to be widening. 1t is too early
to say how important the discovery is.
or that it is the Republic vein, but the
discovery is certainly important. 1t
may be a solution to problem that
has claimed the attention of almost
every mining man who has come to the
camp For what every one has been
trying to determine is how the Repub-
lie mine is connected with the north
group of mines Perhaps the missing
link has been found.
THE BUTTE MINE.
Amador Dispatch: Last Saturday,
through the courtesy of DR.. G. H. Glib
bons, we were enabled to pay a visit to
the Butte Mountain mine, east of town.
Superintendent r. L. Marsh was suf-
fering from indEsposition and could not
accompany us through the works him
self, but he put us under the guidance
of one of the miners, who showed us all
about-under and over ground-explain-
ing the character of country and rock
gone through in working the mine, get
ting us several samples Of rock and
showing specimens of the ore after
crushing in a mortar and panning A
tunnel is being driven which will be