The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-20
The District Will Become the
Wonder of the Country.
The BIG DIVIDENDS PAID.
There Is Not pisroaraging Pros
pect I'm the Camp. and There are
Dozens of Them Which show Ev-
evry Indication of Neaith-ore
Becomes Richer as Miners dig
Deeper-Seattie People Invest.

Another fir-n Of mining brokers viii open
ia. This csty Ia 1aUdie Rspuni}c properties
j. 4. Slater and - ]. Smith. al Republic.
arrived here " ster1aS. and they are ST
tina Hotel Bu.ler Mr., Slater spoke in
terestiugly u Republic
Republic camp OF what was until re-
Gently tins Colville Iudi2n reservation is
acknowledged 70 pc the W0Sl remarNa o'e
goG-pFoducsng region now attracting he
attention II mining men. sslld ne iAefe
are not to h@ found anywhere such vast
deposits q ge!}-3eagiog quartz iedEss
The Republic mine itself Is = wonder.
considering t4a: Il only showed values cf
s. per ton pa The surface. At I depth Il
iu.l feet tie values have Increased u $50
per ton In gold in a ledge showing
width of twenty four fee. one year ago
IL was a mere prospect. AMI not very
promising ore az that. BUT within iln Iast
four months il has paid $50 per month
dividends or a total OF $1,000. This
month the money that would otherwise
be paid in dividends Is being psed IN dou-
bling the plant OF machinery al the mine.
thus enabling the mana cement 10 Iay
s6o $50 per month dividends 10 the stock
holders. The payment ST the nrst diVi-
dend was The signal TOR awakening tncT-
gy In this camp and today there are
stores OF properties forging TO the front
with ore enough in sight "a insure many
discouraging prospect in this heavily min-
erahzea region. which to"ers Il well tO-
fined area Of country four n(icS wide )
twelve long. There are many men VINO
walked into the camp Yea" ago with
all their earthly wealth invested IN a
prospecting outfit who are TOW rich.
Men who made their wealth in Hosa-
land and other adjacent camps arc luick
to see the advantages of reipVest nent in
Republic, where they have the assurance
OF adding greater strength 10 their bank
account
Van b. De Lashmut, formerly mayor
OF Portland who made Il million in Occur
dAlene mines and lost ii In banking. has
regained his wealth by the recent devel-
Opment of the Morning Glory Col ". W
L. Turner and Senator George Turner.
OF the lie Roi have interested themselves
heavily in the jubilee, which promises 10
be one OF the leading properties OF the
camp, 1t is especially noticeable that Sc
attic men who have u keen eye to a
good thing are quietly dropping into The
camp ana securing good propt rites.
The town Of Republic Is a city Of from
5000 to 4hJ people. and every evidence
is held out 10 the effect that il VIII II. a
city OF 2ooo0 people within year. Tnis
may seem an eNtraVoSant declaration.
but the careful man who viii 20 there
now cannot but be impressed with the
wonderful progress being made in ali
classes Of enterprise.
The farmers in the adjacent country
are also reaping a rich harvest. Hay sells
for so per ton, potatoes cents per
pound apples $3.50 per box oats $50 per
i0o. pork 10 cents per pound, and all other
farm produce commands Il corresponding
price.
The greatest problem in the camp is
the matter of transportation. Republic
Will have q railroad soon. The iron horse
VIII put in his appearance there within
the next year. but from what point OF the
compass he VIII COME has not yet been de
termin"d. At present all freight ami
passenger traffic is carried on sleighs
over the route from Bossburg. on the line
Of the Spokane 81 Northern railway
around by Grand Forks H. e. a dis
tanC- OF ninety miles or via the Kettle
Falls across the Sherman pass. a dis
lance Of only thirtyfnur miles The lat
ter route has only recently been opened.
but the short distance has made il very
popular. In fact yon can leave Seattle
in the evening over either the Northern
Pacific or Great Northern and arrive in
Republic the following evening"