The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-01
IN THE NORTHWEST CAMPS.

Record Of Discoveries, Develop
ments, Dividends and Sales.
One hundred men are employed in the
mine ana mill Of the Ymir. British Co
lumbia,
The WIDENING. Of the Republic vein to
crosscut in No. tunnel Is reported.
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Assays from the Last Mine in Summit
camp, b. c., are very satisfactory. The
and siasa in copper at 10 cents. This
total of $40 was obtained from gem
efa .sanmP 9 Of a. fonr,foot vein. vein taken
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Recently a Cinnamon, digging on a
claim in creek near the ocan-Cariboo
Company's works. in Cariboo.. turned up
This is the biggest nugget ever found in
the Cariboo district. The nugget was
bought from the Chinaman by Mr.
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Jim Harvey states that the shaft on the
Rebate at Republic will be continued an
other hundred feet at least. Drifting
snme See Tor sone tme Ne has adopted
s s,s e q the TOM Thumb with the sinking
plan.
Despite the approach OF winter unprece-
dented activity prevails in all the camps
adjacent to Grand Forks. This Is espe-
river district. which is probably three
years behind Greenwood camp in point Of
development.
The final papers transferring the, Q. K.
mine OF Rossland to the Old National bank.
Of Spokane, have been signed by Receiver
Plewman. The consideration Is about $780,
900 which covers the indebtedness Of the
Ia r..tx1n ala fvV1l
Old National bank itself, with charge of
$4,000 for money advanced.
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The ledge in the Bodie shaft, Republic,
is about three and a half feet wide. The
on sSs pi tines they Per t
The shaft is being sunk at the average
Its depth is nearly $50 feet.
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Six feet OF galena was recently struck
in the Harvest Silver-Lead drift in the
south half of the reservation near west
fork The mine Il Tnea a BY spGse
A good deal Of the stock is held in Re-
public The stock has never never, been cen, put sat
the original incorporators.
Work of development has been begun
on the. Copper King at Keller camp.
which S s one s Of the Ss ccnsar 6ond
about one mile from town, and adjoins
the Iconociast It Is copper-gold
ss ledge xoss SO s to the ha on the ss
group was bonded for $4,000. to run for
one year.
o. G.. Latree, of Spokane, has purchased
the Don Juan mine. sumpter, or. It has
about 500 feet Of development work and is
fully equipped with machinery, including
new ten-stamp mill The property has
purchased one-fifth interest in the Key
stone and Belle properties. which are the
direct extension of the Bonanza.
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George B. Mecham, of the firm of Me-
purchased 100000 shares Of Republic Gold
Mining Company stock from w. r. Smith,
better known as Pie Bitter" Smith: The
treasury for development. This Republic
group of four claims is three miles west
OF Greenwood, in Smiths camp, B. c.
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1t Is little early in the game for the
optimistic ambulant correspondent of the
reservation mining camps, or even the
talented and far-seeing Jack Reavis,
to begin. comparing Republic with Grip
as crppe
is producing something like si3, 100000 in
gold annually, while Republic camp has
ylelueu ndlI mliiioH Since us discovery.
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A strike of copper-silver and lead ore
has been made on Deer creek near Cur
lew. on the south half of the reservation.
1t was made on one Of the Drummers'
Development Company's properties. A
short time ago crosscut was started at
the 75-foot level to tap the lead which
left the shaft twenty-five feet further
up. The night shift broke through the
foot wall. and now there are three feet
of fine ore.
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Spokane parties have secured an option
on the Oregon City claim, Ten Mile. Il.
c., from the owners, Messrs. TrumbuII
Boswell. Parkinson and Whittier. of Kas-