The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-26
NOT ONE LEDGE HAS Punched OUT.
Remarkable Showing Of Properties in Republic Camp
Soft Coal Found in Porphyry.

road. are breaking up with the ~ ing
,haw Up 10 this time and during she
winter months al travel has o>en ~
sfeighs over easy grades. There are on'y
two roads into Republic One from Eess-
hurx. via Grand Forks. b. c.. distance
~ nsnety miles. and the other over the
Sherman pass from Kettle Falls. rs
.ance of shirty-fsve miles. Both r,Ads are
rough. bot only such can be expected
at this season OF the year Many new
coming in prefer a ride on horseback rom
Kettle Fails. and saddle horses are NUM-
erous. The much-taIked-of road from
Marcus over the summit Is dismal fall
ure.
The favorste idea here Il . road to the
mouth OF Johnson creek. on the Okanogan
river This route Is now practically open
IN travel and as the Columbia and Okan-
ogsn rivers are. good portion OF me
wear. navigahie from the crossing OF the
Gee,t Northern railway to Johnson creek.
.ra,srs rfation once established in this d.
racticn would place Republic nearer 10 and
within easier reach from Seattle than from
Spokane.
The scarcity Of lumber in this camp now
q especiaiiy annoying 10 the progressive
sp.rft of Republic There are two saw
mills with a combined capacity OF per-
baps from $500 TO 1000 feet per day.
Carpenters have been obliged to temper
ished and the owners are grooming under
the disappointments akin to these con-
ditionA No doubt the present output OF
the mills would meet all ordinary de-
u,ands but for the fact that the mines
now In operation must first be served
and they consume vastly more timber
than one would imagine. The demand for
lumber is RAPIDLY increasing. and is in
evitable because the roads are breaking
up and new machinery plants. cannot be
brought In without great expense for some
time to come.
Too Many Inexperienced Men.
Another problem has touched up the
pride of the camp. and the question Is
what to do with the many idle men now
here. Republic Ia a city Of fully 1890
people. One-fourth of these are employed
In the mines within a radius OF ten miles
Of the center of population. Only exoeri-
enced mining men are wanted, and all
places are full. OF the many who have
fioated in with the rush there are scores
of them who never saw a mine. and have
no call for services in the line OF their.
training. These must go. and the warning
should go out now that there are more
men here than can be supplied with work.
Experienced miners. however. must re ex-
copied from this manifesto.
The county commissioners have about
completed the appointment OF the first
county officers OF Ferry county as fol-
lows:
Sheriff. Henry Waisman. Republic
Treasurer L. III. Mason, Republic.
Auditor. s. l. Spigg!e. Republic.
Clerk, NJ. E Jasseph. Republic.
Assessor Andrew Casey. Republic.
Attorney, w. G.. Morris, Republic.
Surveyor. r. B. Thomas. Nelson.
Superintendent schools. Thomas Dolin.
Nelson.
Coroner. no appointment.
The only deputy yet appointed Is Jacob
Griswald.
The county commissioners appointed hy
the governor are L. p. WiImot, OF Keilar:
W. D. Yeargin and H. L. Percy. OF Re-
public.
A full complement OF blank books for all
the county officers have been ordered and
are expected here in two weeks.
1t is reported here that County Auditor
.. c. Ely. OF Stevens county, whose duty
1t Is to make complete transcript OF all
the records pertaining to the new county.
refuses TO do so. because Stevens county
will be obliged to take Ferry county
warrants below par In payment for his
services.
The board Of commissioners has fixed
the saloon license at $500 per annum. There
are over twenty saloons in the county.
sixteen OF which are In Republic Tho
county now has about $500 cash In the
treasury as a result OF saloon licenses paid
In.