The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-12
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npecaal Dispatch to the Post -Inteslisencer.
REPUBLIC. May u.-6tocks are now
11tting back to norma. conditions. since
- d11erent claims are boanx opeuea nm
"a their values Determined. and the Wild
enAe tina. were fioated on the market when
~ snow wac on the ground are now being
upeaTthe6 BY prospecting for Aoat, etc.
which often never mAterialize let alone
ledee. and these claims are about weed
q out A. there are pIsnty Of deserving
clnims that can be seen by inspection nov.
and groupings that will justify expendine
noney on. as well defined lsdges appear. 4
WIN not he long till many promising claims
Win be opened and operations carried ON
q q legitimate manner
The claims that have not been vorked
e1tensiyely ms they win be lie In the SOUTH
en- direction. and from present Indications
there VIII be some good properties opened
~ there that Will pay we'll for working
1ah1se is quite a depaand for properties fn
~ neishborhcod a the Mountain LAor.
alaD, - wei a. many lying eaH Of there,
1ae snow prevented much developine ne
~ done In this region. - from now on Il
VII bs determined which are worthy Of
money expenditure and time consumed and
which are not.
The great furry In surpriss stock ana
tlA great showing made here on the prop
esty has been the principal movement the
laGt week This has stimulated other stan.
daId prooertjes to such an extent that =
~ In each and more money Investments
win likely occur.
T8o0baAOR.
work In going ahead here satisfactorily
j the firxt shaft water has caused ! sus-
psnsson o. work. ana new shaft has been
SINK further up the hill. where q greater
depth vii! be attained on q different ledge
RAINING parallel On the est Of the. llrst one
sunk on. This ledge II probably m e..
feasann of the OGDEN LAZY. adjoining. ana
peoaihiy the same ~ the Hit or Miss. on
fas south In the tunnel solid formation
now eeinx cut through and there are
pearing.
Trout Creek.
Ihis property II located about four snd 4
half miles perth from the Tom Thumb
an6 few miles from the CurIew lake dis.
tr1et, on the west. and = coming TO the
mont IN good shape. There = 4 group Of
claims, Including the Standard ana SNOW
saoe. which u being opened by q company
n which II. y. Casey. OF SPOKANE. n In
tGssted. being also president Of the Morn
in9 Glory company. also Arthur Booth.
NJ Miller and Superintendent Krum-
Yer. OF the San Poll and Blacktail mines.
A gang OF men are stripping the surface
q present II find the hest sinking ioca-
tan on well defined vein thereon. There
- also good tunnel site on the property.
which viii be available when necessity de-
H.Ands It, This property Is on the min
sfal belt that y supposed to be hranched
cast from the granite contact below the
Mountain Lion lode.
Anac0nAa.
The tunnel here IL now In about a;s fac,
having passed through considera bic broken
formation q rerrhyry rock. quarts and
spar. but at present hna Improved rr~~fsv
- It II suppose. the ledse WIN soor h.
struck. when Ecod quarts wal certainly he
round. as the walls arc now sfraishtenin9
w ana stfiftEers ma king their Appearances
Ine Anaconda Il on the Republic heit. a
snort distance west OF town, and adio,n.
We Jumbo, Dora and other good prop
f. PaIo Alto.
1hs Palo Alto lies just adjoining an IN.
nefth OF the Anaconda and Liberty ara
nas similar looking formation. The tunnel
IN zD feet and Aa9 = large vein OF six
neet which has been orosscut ana drifted
ga Considerable broken formation has
oesn cut through. and Ut present some new
moertng has been necessary for Develop
NJ property. Some dinculty was erper-
ssnced At the mouth by cave tne, hut a
present cross cut from the tunnel is be-
III opeTated to the west and 4 similar one
% tho same depth has been cut 10 the
eest There has OF late some good show
ns been made on the surface stripping
and cutting.
other Properties.
From the Mountain Lion northeast to
.ns Tom Thumb and Rebate prospecting
- being done by at least nifty miners OMEN
inE up new claims. cross cutting ana
stripping the surface preparatory 70 sink
ing Tor lodges. II being assured the Noun.
tam IAon ledge runs In this direction On
the stray Horee = tunnel has been opened
70 STRIFE the ledge sunk on from the
surface. where lately such promising as
says wers found.
Consultations In Prospect
There Is authentic rssmor here this even
Ing that the consolidation Of tho Lone
Pine. Surprise. Pearl and BLACK Tail under
the management OF Patrick Clark and as
sociatss win be settled very shortly
Pniisp Creaser. the original locator OF
the Republic. Lone Pine. Iron Mast and
ctner valuable claims and Z hsNvy stock
holder OF tho Surprise. NJ we'll az the
Others. has been telegra Pied for AZ Spo-
Kane for consultation ON this suhfec. and
leaves Tuesday morning. He stated that
there are several propositions before the
managers of these properties. the most
feasible one OF which he fs not I'm a rasi-
sicn tn give 10 the public. The hone ~
contention seems tn be lust where the min
site will he located and al 10 whether the
lHsurgen; win he Included in the deal.
The two sites for the plant 10 be erected
are spoken of 10 hc on the Lone Pine
claim and AZ or rear the present Eep,ss~
Tic mill cite. While the former would he
IN the center OF the group and probably
he more convenient. the great objection 10
II would be that there IL practically 10
water power there. which il very tnror~
sans factor In the operation 81 a smeiter
And reduction works besides ~ the latter
sste the ground h mere adsptsi for build
Ing and ss AT thu junction e the San
Poll ana Granite rivers. II the latter Is
accepted an electric car service could be
inaoxuratea ur the Granite gulch 90 the
mines and the ore brought 20 me MIL
very ehesr and quickly the distance
wcuis only he shout mile and half
II the consolidation should take place
The chances are ali the stock would hr
Pooled into ore company and taken 81
the fnaske; and Mr.. Clark would probably
- IN Toronto and dess he stock ~ one