The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13


tied thar found III the Requisite nine and
Princess Maud shaft The ledge has rao,
JET beer crossed ard SIS w:dt1 viii 70:
- known for several days yet. The srss
assay made across the face os the tunnel
when y Was Just entering the ledge. vent
30. which Il Just $50 more than vas
shown 81 the Iower level OF the Republic
nasr2e as Il came into the same ledge lat
er assays. taken from the clean quartz In
TIE ledge. have shown al average value
o. 80 aE9 the appearance % tire quartz
Indicates that IL II likely 70 carry as high
valnes as the Republic and Princess
Maud properties. The point - discovery
Ia tue Butte x Boston Is about 40 feat
| south OF the Princess Maud shaft. and
there IL no question but " nat il is tho
same ledge. u passes through the south
err part os the Princess Maud for q bss:st
20 feet, and then through the northwest
eTu part OF the Jim Blaine into the Repub-
BIC mine. u has been race between the
Butte f. Boston and Princess Maud COM
paE.ies as 10 which 81 the two tunnels
would first reach the ledge and the former
| has wor. IL IN fully expected that the
Princess Maud tunnel VIII encounter the
ledge within the next day or TIVE. ard as
soon as IL does the stock OF that property
viii 60 sailing skyward
Republic No. 2.
Work on the Republic No. tunnel is
Superintendent DeayItt expects 20 reach
the big blowout ~ ore within a short time
s-oEns excellent ore has been encount ers>z
an she tunrei up 10 date and the lr4.ca tons
are that the reverse stF1Egsrs vii shortly
tunnel UP 10 date and sne Indications are
unite in the main ledge. a four and
haf foot ledge recently crosxcqf Yielded
Sl-9s in gold 10 the tor. New that the
Butte & Boston has come ug.on the Re-
public ledge there Is bat little DOUBT that
ii continues into the Republic No. ? group
which Immediately join on the south.
senator Wilson Invests
Senator Wilson. tust before going hack
70 Washington. purchased for himself
and Eastern associates e controlling inter
est N the Dexter. Maud s ard Monument
Claims which lie between the Republic
No. and Golden Harvest. The daal was
said 10 involve s25.e1. Very little actual
development work has been done on the
claims but number of open cuts have
showed NJ a good looking Gre vein. The
senator has arranged for extensive work
to commence az once.
Troubadour.
The Troubadour shaft Is aow down forty
FIVE feet and the ledge IS greatly improved.
The shaft Is in d full face Of quartz that IS
looking fae. a number OF assays have
been made with succeeding depth. on which
10 !nforuaa Ton u giyEn cut as t. the values
received, but IL IS known the ore is rich.
Golden Lily.
The Golden Lily tunnel Is now IA eighty
feek ard another contract has been let for
a twenty -Ive-foot extension. when. IL Is be-
heved. the vein will he cut The property
is looking most favorable
snow Drop.
Five creascuts, ranging n depth from
three 10 fifteen fest. have been made iu the
Snow Drop ard on Thursday last a ledge
% fue quartz was uncovered thar - six feet
ia width. an assay taken from across the
shaft A. depth ~ twelve feet showed a
value OF St - IN Gc.d This showing vas 50
satisfactory 10 S1Ipertaterdent Cleary that
he has decided 70 Increase the working
force to three shifts and aha development
ot the property Is now progressing rapidly.
Next week It IL proposed 20 commence work
on a CE0sscut tannel that IS expected 10 ,1lt
the ledge = vertical depth OF loo foet The
tunnel VIII be short oae q uot much Fnor~
than 100 feet In length. the contour Of the
couutry being such that about one foo. Of
depth viii &c Obtained Tor each foot ut taa-
nal run.
Camp Mckinney.
Camp Mckinney. = G. is rapidly at
tracing the attention of the Investing pub
lie ard numerous deals e pr0E~rties tn
that camp are being noted Several great
strikes have been made IN sna camp IN tie
past TWO weeks. notably that - the little
<'ari@oo and the ArGnte L. tAs adjoining
claim. and ownea Is The same company
on the Lathe Cerlbco the shaft az q depth
Of twenty I'VE feet came {rto q fsg hosy *
aae~foook30g qua Ttz that .<eve ar average
assay - SO Ia gold ana 81 81 .n SILVER. or
q total value 81 Is - g@r t0n The strike
was male OF what Is undoubtedly the Carl
boo ledge. which pp % 1ste. has ma&a fer
tunes FOR a number cs Spokane people.
ON the Annie t. THE shat, at 81 deptA <
thirfy-ive feet came upon = ledge ~ rich
ealessa oFe. The rock was crushed and
Planned and showed fire string os gold
An average sample OF tire are vss gathered
and sent away for assay. fhe rsturnS from
which VIII be eagerly awaited bv the COM
pany.
A. Z. J. percival thiz week purchased the
o'Saea clainl IN the same camp ard inside
q ehree days ne fs0atea ssao GO snarvs Of tse
s'eck az company organized - develop
the properly. Tire o'Shea has ban sFevei.
oGei ny a number OF epen cuts f. the guy
face. which has reached the presence es
t-o we'll defined le5ees ou THE property A
shaft has been SINK TWENTY-FIVE feet in
BE larger - these hedges ASSAYS OF - ard
30 being obis nei a. tha, depth. Manager
Fereival vii sAortiy commence Develop
n5eat ark with ae'lhle shift q men.
Fort Steel District.
Tho 81, Eae,ae miro. uasr Moyie CITY,
SEQ tho FtFt steel district. one - sre ola
@~t cations in that camp. has been bond
~ - Mathfs0a s go 81 Lons}an sar faa
snrn ~ ssss@s1 Tee deal for the transfer
nf TIE property has been pending f2r surue
TINE. Tia f.rus3ca syndicate sent svsa
natea1 experts = INSPECT The property ard
sF'ta sent h2<k faost fAtoT..-se Reports
}aha A F3oca ~ Spokane a~3 Peter
Larson. TIE ~t} EHoWH rGs5rost8 coFttrar-
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