The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-01

tapped by the new tunnel small mill
wal be Installed on the property ard con-
centrases shipped either 20 Republic or
down the Okznogan.
The company has money enough Ia the
treasury 90 run the mire all summer. and
Il the plan OF work laid out By George
Hedges. the present manager, ~ carried
out. this property will BE- among the best
o.. the reservation. Mr.. Hedges has man
aged the workings and development ever
since the mine was opened up. and knows
group. as well as the whole country adj
JaceHt thereto and will no doubt make IL
dividend payer before many other prop
critics that are now much more in a state
OF development.
The properties are owned by Seattle peo-
pie who have great faith IN its future.
as well thew may. Additional men are
TO be put en- the new tunnel. and both
veins thoroughly worked for the imme-
date determination As To their merits and
values. and as work progresses. II found
necessary. compartment shaft will be
sunk on the main ledge when the proper
depth 10 reached.
Adjoining on the west OF the Wauconda
Is the Monarch mine. which Is composed
OF right claims on which eonsidera bic de-
yslopment work has been done. There
are three prospect shafts. several cross
cuts on the surface and tunnel that IS IN
10 feet. There are several large lodges
running through this property that give
tunnel running cas-; was started to strike
the Monarch ledge that gave very high
assays from the surface. but at the forty
foot level what $ known as the Ncnpareii
ledge was encountered and a winze sunk
on the vein for some distance and some
good ore found. The ledge was found to
be Of immense width. but Of late water
has hindered operations In the shaft me-
cessitating closing down operations there
Below the tunnel this vein was sunk on
by fwenty-foot shaft through soft con-
glomerate until the hanging wall of the
ledge was struck and a ledge Of ore five
feet wide cut into Of white -four color
and as ciean-looking ore as has as yet
been found in the whole district. An as
say from the full width of the vein for
an average sample was taken by your
correspondent. and ran SD I'm gold and
9l.H In silver. Owing 20 the surface water
In the shaft work was shut down for the
present. but will be resumed shortly.
On the whole group i 400 feet Of open
cuts have been made and the lodges ex-
posed that show up satisfactorily. On the
dip the Nonpareil ledge measures thirty
feet across OF fine decomposed iron-stained
oxide quartz that carried good values.
II. M. Sfaight Is manager Of the
group and has worked hard to make the
mine show up so satisfactorily.
The majority OF stock of this company
Is held In Montana The officers are ex-
Gov. George A. Black. president: r. NJ.
Dudley. secretary and treasurer.
Valuable Group Of Lime Claims.
lmmeotatety on the south OK the Mon
arch IL a group Of tive claims owned by
the Republic Gold Mine and Lime Works.
which are at the head Of the main Gran
tie creek. and the state road runs through
the group. Two of these claims are re-
served for the manufacture OF the i'm
mense bodies Of lime found on them that
after burning carry 50 per cent. pure lime.
This property was located I'm 1896 and the
line seems to be on lime and porphyry
contact. and on examination Is certainly
a wonderful discovery. and no doubt Will
prove very valuable I'm building way.
and for the use of the large mining dis
frtct which is adjacent 10 this whole coun-
try. This is supposed to be the only true
lime found in this part OF the state, and
there seems To be solid hills OF The lime
exposed A 500-barrel kiln is In opera
ton. and another OF similar capacity Is to
be erected Immediately. Lime has been
furnished the Okanogan country for tie
last two years, as well as the Republic
mine and other mines In the district. as
well as many building enterprises. and all