Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-02
MINES AND MINING IINRJ
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
from the Rich Regions of the
hc Northwest-News From All
the Principal Mining Camp.-per-
sonalS-MininE Note.

oLe closely riveted? Is il ar, 6lqgIsa.
washington, or Oregon, or Idaho ~.
montana, or Utah, or Colorado pc
por'S Oh fabulously rich finds and Of
pnenomenally larger sales. have an
pedred during the past few months
from each of them. Just how MANY of
them are founded upon facts, and how
many are the output of heated imagin-
lngs or the artistically manipulated
notes of spectators, will all be learned
IN time. But can any one tell just now
Where the mining storm center is, or
where it will be next spring?
Republic.
The hsurgent will soon be worked,
Thecrosscut tunnel is to be extend
ed tohe vein on the Alabama.
Accent strike of high grade ore has
bee encountered in a crosscut on the
cd Bug.
The Tom Thumb mine, in Republic
amp, is to be equipped with all needed
machinery.
Baling out water and preparing for
development on the Gold Ledge is the
present program.
Inc Quilp mine has passed into the
hands of Canadian capitalists. Major
Leckle, OF the Republic mine, put the
deal through at Spokane.
The main ledge on the Conner Moun-
tain has not yet been cut by the tunnel.
put the feeder or spur of the ledge that
has been followed for some feet shows
some fine ore
he passing of the Quilp and jim
Blaine to the control of Canadian can
lta!ist5 of the Republic camp that will
De more important 10 it's prosperity
than any event in its history to date
The superintendent is pushing work
on the Golden Harvest. Adit tunels
are being driven north and south on
the ledge. The tunnel that is being
driven north will penetrate the hill
about 300 feet deeper than did the old
tunnel.
1t is stated that high grade ore IS
being taken out of the shaft at a depth
Ct 230 feet in the Ben Hur The state
ment is probably true, as the ore di-
'ectly above the point where it has
been cut showed exceptionally fine val
ues. The ledge is the same as the San
oil.
A reliable mining man who has ex-
amined the recently discovered copper
claims at the head of O'Brien creek
states that the high grade ore is about
TWO feet wide-nOt 20, as reported.
There has reen so little work done on it
hat IT'S real worth is hard to deter
hline. Some fine ore is being taken out
of the clam.
There is unquestiOnably a great fu-
ure for K pl bile. The mines are there
and so are the values. When her
mines shall have been developed it will
DC the most prosperous mining town
IN TIE world. 1t has grown steadily
and will continue to grow. Republic
is not dependent alone upon the mines
,f this Vicinity. There are already sew.
eral promising camps lying from five
to IL miles from here that are now and
ALWAYS will be tributary to it.
A carload of ore from Republic mines
has been sent to Norris, Mont, for
process, in charge of Superintendent
Hall of the Quilp. The Republic, Ben
Hur, San Poll and Quilp are all repre-
scented in the shipment The Norris
treatment consists in crushing, roast
ing and amalgamating without the use
of teaches. The inventor of the new
process claims that he can save 80 per
cent of the ore at a cost OF 81 20 per
ton. Much interest is manifested by
mining men in the test which is to be
made at Norris, and it is understood
that several fro mthis city will be pres
ent.
British Columbia.
The SLOGAN trouble is settled and the
mines will again resume operations.
The Giant of Rossland will have a
new electrical compressor just as soon
as the plant can be secured and put in
place.
The owners of the Unexpected in the
purnt Basin are planning to commence
development at once and will let con-
tract for sinking so feet.
Tho main shaft of the Mother Lode
mine in Deadwood camp is now down
400 feet and is all in ore estimated to
average in value at least SIS to the
ton. - VI,
The list of producing mines at Ymlr
&c constantly increasing. The output
for 1899 will aggregate over $4,000
tons. oficial returns of the Ymir mine
for September show favorable con-
dition Of affairs at that big property.
The Virginia of Rossland' which is
u,onning steady and regular shipments
will have a siding of its own Tor load
'H1 The provincial government is now
oditod with quietly taking hand in