The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-22
GOLD CAMP LOCATED IN A GARDEN SPOT.
Rich Mines of the Republic District Situated Amid the
Natural Beauties of the Colvile Reservation
Entire Region Highly Mineralized.

direction. A. hrsT fns theory vas ha,a
t--A( {assN weFe tG~ee oS tas.@ F. 5SeS r47-
Aii4s- pr3-4. SIS parzllgl slsSht!y e9a<.rs.-
4aS @saT I2e AoAu.a}n lien bar SD Macy
cTcss veins hays aeyn struck tsat expert
a,-'1eya,os ss,s uog believe tae camp Is
h4Si2l3 .zlll.e-2lszed tarouz houg- Tae eTeri
2E some proEnoterS - construct mars
slowing h1S these masa ls>i.s necessarily
ran thr9s,%a thesr particular properties has
Deem u some cases very gsjscusour-
TIE iron caaps1E wasch ia 3he British
t@lan3oa districts Indicates thu presence
o. ore 5 .4cksrg here. TIE LEAKS are udj-
catea by o4fcropp.ags @t deecmpo=e,i
quartz ottcn mixed w-th porphyry. The
edges are generally covered WITH several
Feet o .9iny WASH. ne a&}art2 II sAe
T~fes IS Aa.siec than the country 70. =,
Ia seine cases the country rock mas been
worn away aTd lett tae quartz standing.
In the 1luiip ghe is{ge stands IN some
PAGES twenty or thirty feet above the
ground. From the cuba, watch I visited
today, ore can sse the hanging wAll ~
the Morning Glory ledge 5u,tinx out on
tine south side % The hillside ike a para
pet.
score of Paying Mines.
Requisite differs In several essential par
tlcuiars from t..e rsch camps ~ Idaho.
Colorado and California where tae entire
camp IS nsouopolzed by one group az
Kepussic the properties thus tar Developed
Indicate from dozen 10 twenty paying
mines. VITA q poSSI aiiity az twice that
number. One Of the must accurate and
scientific statements thus TAR made CON
CcTsIng the camp Was that made by Fred
Wells of the kamloops Mining aad De
NeiopHenf Company. As published in The
Republic Miner # is as fellows:
My hrst visit 10 Republic camp was or.
septe mis'F 81 l2s. in the interest OF the
kamloops Mining aud development Com
paEy. | spent one dav here looking NJ
the groupings II the Republic San Poll
Black Tail and Lone Pine I liked the
looks OF These ledSeF very much anl de-
Cided that II there was gold in this quartz
taere Was a big camp. took hut one
pocket sample. That vas from the dump
81 the nrSt SHAFT on the Republic. sbn HA
return 10 R0Sslaud had an assay made
which gave a return o. So IN gold. THIS
Interested me and took the next train
Tor Republic, with the view % giving the
camp a most thorough examination and
decide tor our company whether IL would
make 4 camp or not.
MY method OF examination was TO sam
PIE systematically all the surface omen
cats made through the Groupings NJ the
veins in the camp and all o. the ore
dumps OF the few mines working - that
time by permission Of the owners and SUI
p.rntendentS. which vas freely given
My samples were taken in the following
manner: Across a vein in an ordinary
open cut | would take > 20 Ion pounds or
rock. taking - nearly even ali over the
cut as possible. This would be broken
down in a large mortar and reduced on
both sides % the last cut FOR duplicate
assays. In this manner I was able 10 take
from eight 10 Ten samples day.
Results of Assays.
II spent three weeks examining and
sanpllng the camp went out with
map % the camp and about 100 general
samples FOR assays. on the results OF
which depended the action of oar com
pany in regard 10 locating and purchas-
Ing properties in the caIup. My samples
We're taken "a RosSland where the as
SAYS were made ay c &. Woodhouse. jr.
and IL. l.. D. Merry. together aith OK
hauSIive tests for cyanide treatment of
the ores The results % the assays were
follows.
Surface assays of the Republic
First open cut south ot main shaft SO 70
Second open cut south ~ main shat. trace
Third open cut south of main shaft trace
Fourth open cut south Of main SHAFT trace
FItth open cut south Of main shaft trace
No. - op"; cut - feet north 90
main shaft ..-....-.......... ........... trace
sample IA undisiurhed surface
quartz cropping from main shaft ~
aDout Ia feet south ~ same IS -
Sample IN uatisturDe3 surface
quartz cropping from main SHAFT 10
about - feet north - same Is 80
Surface open cutS Of Tom Thumb.
Sample No - Observation-Disclosures. trace.
Sample M - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
- mple Ne. - ..............--.......-...-t trace
Sample NJ ~ ............ ............ trace
Surface cuts on Rebate
Sample NJ - Observation-Disclosures
sample No - ..-........ -........... 81
,'rosscat drift on Little cove:
Sample VI - ............ .--.........s -
sample Ne > .---.,. -.........-.. 2 ~
Lone pine surfaces crosseuts-
Sample No - ..-.............--.... 81 ~
- nple No s6 Observation-Disclosures. - g
- npIp NJ - -... ..............-. 5 =,
Surface cuts on Surprise.
ryt-.f.s -. 4 -