The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-08
FIRE ENGINES.
two CHEMICALS VOW ON HAND TO
Protect THE TOwN.
Private water System 10 Also Ges-
tisg n Shape Very Fast-An ia-
portant Discovery MADE In s9aiI
Fraction AAt~fniag the lsoaelaA-

Special Dispatch 10 the Observation-Disclosures.
kEPfrBLic. July I. - Two chemical
fire engines have arrived Tn to~n from
Chicago They are Of the very latest
passern each OF a capacity OF nfy-Hse
xalions and are beauties. They are two
wheel carts. ard when charged ready fos
pse weigh only loo pounds Chief Fred
Wells was determsned TO have them in
readiness by The Fourth. 80 rent special
team TO bring them from Marcus They
are already housed, ard NJ a trial s1hini-
tion proved ala they are claimed TO ne
Each is supplied with h0 feet OF nose.
and two extra cylinders of acids for re-
loading. The cost Of each was tive. ana
q great advantage In handling hres over
one machine IL apparent from the fact
that while ona In In use the other can be
moved to other located TO prevent
spreading by c3ndsrs or through the action
Of the wind. and also another advantage
Is thai while one II being reloaded the
other can be constantly kept In use.
The private water system for fire pro-
lection IL getting In shape very last
C. c. Wcodhoiise has returned from Spo-
kane, where he made arrangements TO
have the four-inch pipe fitted and shipped
Immediately. TO connect with the two
reservoirs now under construction by the
company. Four hundred feet Of main VIII
he laid on Clarke avenue and stand pipes
UP tn the roofs Of the higher buildings. and
q good pressure win be obtained when the
work In completed which will be In two
weeks time. The reservoirs will hold
t0.0dp gallons Of water. enough TO give the
pressure to threw q good stream over the
highest building. AZ present there IL a
two-inch pipa laid two blocks on the ave.
nue., with ~ feet Of hose. II sufficient
water can be obtained and shut-Ons at
tached 70 a. to retain the suppsy'in case
of fire, II Is possible that water Tor 90
mcstic purposes can be taken from this
supply. The cost OF the system TO these
gentlemen will be about sS.o0o.
d. A. Mills. mining man recently set
tied here, has what he thinks Ii a valuable
ind. As 10 well known BY miners familiar
with tho Republic belt. Definite trace OF
the Republic lead has been supposed TO be
Tilisnan claims. until found again north
about two miles. The Tfiiman property
Hes close TO the Granite creek bed, just
north IT the Republic hill. The vein has
not as yet been found in place on the
east side of the creek. or ttist back and
adjoining the town. the direction many
experts have claimed II should run On
good showings have been made, and edge
matter has been traced for many feet. but
az yet no high-grade values have been
whether they have the Republic lead OF
not. They have good Indications Of II.
but must g, more depth 70 determine
deftnlfcsy. ptrectly ADJOINING the Town
Ironciad claims. al of which have been
prospecfed for the Repubite lead bat moth
ing favorable hN beer discovered. In
0fderTto square ~ the Erdman and Iron
Glad. their south nnas wsss moxed so az
to leave a traction twenty four feet by
lis feet on the ends and ! 30 feet long.
The frouciad people claim they have this
located and staked properly. under the
name OF froncisd M. 2 Mills claims
there is no discovery stake or notice on
the fraction He has gone ahesd and
opened two cuts on the surface. which
disclosed good decayed Iron-sfained quartz.
Below lo6 feet on the ironeiAd property
that shows up a six foot body OF ore, de-
cayed quartz. ard the wallis showing plen-
~ of tale. with small seams Of solid white
quartz. The showing made with such a
mining men that have seen II that there
must be an immense ledge further In the
mountain and 81 high grade.
II + reported experts of the War Eagle
people have examined It. and the report
has led 20 a deal Of some sort with them.
az the late decision In the Ben TIIiman
case being In their favor. may lead them
10 think that a great advantage To them
would he had by getting hold os this frac-
ton. or the control OF IL. Should this
happen II may lead 10 a big consolidation
deal
The chances are that whoever takes hold
OF II VIII forward contest 10 Washing
ton on the applications Of the adjoining
claim owners for patents on the ground
that thew have never discovered a defined
lead ~ any continuation. The property
Is h~inR surveyed and examined by people
whose interests are involved In The DIS
coyery Should this prove 20 he the miss
ing link Of the Republic ledge Il will be
npcrtant news Tn every MINING man In
and some ore taken that locks weii.
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