The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-18
SPRING RUSH HAS BEGUN.
STAGE LINES TAXED To CARRY
PEOPLE INTO REptBLfc.
With the N.deration ef the wealth
er Work Has Commences On n
sumser of Prospects There
Which Have Been Untouched


srecsaI EsszpaseN 70 TIE Post-fnteggsgenc
SPOKANE. FEB THE extreme c5lA
weafheT that has prevailed a. Eep&38ac
camp for na9re thar p gaosth Ea@t has
moderated considerably during the last
wess, ard as q ysssllt work - being start
81 on a ia.Hs y1naser Il rsNw claSfas htth-
srzo sGatD@.1hsd wlTH he PICK. aasDgsi or
drill. T1sa anticipated RgT5ag FsSa fnto
shs camp haa afsg tewazn, the stage geels-
tiles from 1afssaa. Kettle Eaiis ans BDzs-
burg now bsiag taxed - tfsir capacity -
carry Tsazs@ngeTs from these rz5lrssa
points intD Hepubiic- IL vii he fEofs than
a month iougef. however. before the man
tie OF snow iisst Boys covers tbe perth
ern country several feet deep all ls gone
Dara strike Donstea.
souls toabt has arisen ever the extsn.
OF the strike reported ga tAe Dora CLAIM
last we~k supt. Blackburn Who eanaa 20
Spokane 20 report the news 81 ftsa strike
10 tie Officers ~ che company here at iaat
time stated tfsas be had tafse feet - soiia
ore Ia tha shaft thai carried afs hign
values reported. over go ten. From
Republic comes tbs report thla week tl1at
this rtcb ore waA contained la stFanEer&
running through tho sarse feet % ledge
matter. To ascertain tito true extent of
expert 10 Walt she Dora and make q re-
Bort.
Fame of Republic spreads.
Patrick CLARK, the principal owner 81 the
Republic mine. returned thlz week from
his Eastern trip and reports that lie found
the fame Of HSpuolie camp h8a already
reached the cities ~ ete Fast aaa the
Indications are that considerable Eastern
capital will seek mining Investments
throughout fse northern section this cum
fns spring Mr. Clark stated that tia reg
siIar monthly dividend 81 s19.01 ffofn the
Republic maine would be passed thls
month. az the cold snap had seriously In
terefered with the operations OF the rnilI.
II il q creditabIe fact, however. that the
net returns OK the limited operations Of
the mil xas more than ample to pay all
EXPENSES ~ development work Oh the
mine.
The Rebate.
Tuesday OF this week a force ~ men
were put 10 work sinking au incline shaft
on tho Rebate Ia catch the ledge at q
point near the bottom Of the wine. and
another force VIII commence raise TO
connect with If. This plan. after mature
d.iiheration. has been decided the most
expeditions ard economical manner OF de-
yeiopng the property. The ledge Il ak
feet wide aiitf carries its fun width in Zoe
looking quartz that averages ia value
about s. per ton. At the bottom Of the
wirze. now down fifteen feet. tho ledge
has Strengthened ur 10 pitch OF about
s. degrees. and appears 10 he getting
straiEhfer very fast. The size and pitch
of the ledge WAS 81 surprise To forecant
from it's present appearance the indica-
uens are that at = depth OF ffty feet per
rendlcliiar from tlIs surface tina ledge vii
not bo less thar twelve feet in width
and possibly much Wider. The property
"a
outlook and hids fair Of being SOON eiassed
among tbs top-hotchers Of the camp.
Golden Chariot.
The Golden Chariot ledge. which was re-
cently c0t n the Tunnel has uow hem
eruss-cut asld waa found IN be thirty-tw@
feet wide. This tunnsl cate the ledge al
= depth % sixty feet and assays taken
AZ intervals "a the vein was cresa-e eat gave
results from 81 20 60 So 3, or an average
assay across tho entire ledge OF si70s
This Is an excellent showing from ao wids
ledge sud 81 such depth \ wiaxe 81
new being sunk az the end of the tunnel.
which Will Sc down City feet
Butt. aud Boston.
The Butte ara BOSTON ledge waa cross
cut Monday su3 WsS found 10 be seven
feet vide. A dTift has been started north
along the iedga and - now In twelve feet
There are six feet az clean quartz Ia the
which ia this camp IL looked upon with 80
much favor as Indicating richness No
assays of this quartz have yet been made
at this writing.
San Foil.
THE San Poll Viii soon b. numbered
among the dividend payers az the camp
The enTnpanYs officers are In daily receipt
Of assays from the ore Row being taken
from the Wine. which seeraS< about the
Same as that found Ga the Taisn SO - the
ton.
Mephisto.
Interest IN tho Mephiato ts revived fhis
week hv tho Information brought - sp,-
kane ~ the superintendent % the ere-t
THAI strong ledge has beeu opened ur,
on tho property sane ~ the ore frore
tho ledge has berA sacked ara farNar
Ia this cts fer assay.
Insurgrns.
The lnsvrgeuI cia5gn Is furnishing ot, ~
The marry aensatians fram the seassfjanai
camp ef hspuhUc W4Kk vaA r~rentge
Hisrtef ou TIA t-aneetT. crt - ts t,sv.
reported thar T.aff is l.eiuw sauk
about 80 fet ffeu tte san la side l.ne.
upon rlEhf f.,t ~ uuarlf vfta a-.f. s.,a
Wall tn s'Eht A~ "a res1ft of xhs~ strike
FnnHrr-ut ste.N Bass soare3 rfaen ccnts
70 gtHta wltAtn tho rA~t fcS Days
Morning s.tory.
Taa Mornlee tfosv tavn.} ST, heinz
pUEntd With au apeef frAart4 taa pas
ehaae but aa tnc ra,A lbs se~r hsrs
rroA1@es IS stow ass II Wi}} o., several
DAYS before Sc Viii - sapect arie- tpe
shagt ~ 3 int where the two -raaz
hedges tstue tote cr91art gsr sauerla.
.en8enf rXN,.efs - uo8 the ore 81. tsts> seam
nei faitS es terh 81 .et r1ehsr. tase $3.50
high ASSAYS faua3 ia sae neft
nag sale ia >s&ht
Three eFg.a-fs haZr &c eesfrr. fssae as 70