The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-23
Valuable Showings Are Found
in Many Localities.
BIG LEDGE CONGRESS GROUP
Owners Have Planned to Make IL a
shipper AS Soon ms Arrangements
Can be Completed for Treatment
bryan and BONANZA Groups
Each Have Promising Outlook
Work Outlined on the Flag HilI.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligenoer.
REPUBLIC. June 22-on the south half
encouraging reports OF work being done
and strikes in different localities still
come In from the Keller district. w. &.
Smith, an old-timer down there, is in
town. and from him the following infor-
nation is learned.
The late strike of nickel found In the
Congress group. east of town, is consider
ed to be valuable The ledge Is large,
and II is the intention to run tunnel 400
feet on the property, and make II a ship
per from the start, Il the question of
treatment is soon determined by several
Eastern concerns with which the owners
are in correspondence There are only
three or four plants in the United States
that can treat nickel ore, and the estao-
lishment giving the best rates will receive
the ore. Sufficient samples have been
forwarded to each for testing purposes.
About three miles east of this property
another nickel strike was made last week
on the Bryan group, owned by +. A.
Mayors, ID. W. Bennett and IL s. Fetters.
The ore is thought TO be very rich. /, is
supposed that the ledge is the same as
that running through the Congress. The
Bryan is just east OF Dewey mountain.
and the surface showing is similar TO the
Congress. The ledge on the surface IL
said to be thirty feet wide and can be
traced for some distance. No assays have
been made. but the ore is undoubtedly OF
high grade
The Bonanza group. just bonded by
Norman e. Nichols, of Spokane. is be-
ing prospected by tunnel. where work
Is progressing rapidly. The outlook Is
flattering This property was at one
time in the hands OF w. A. Martin. of Sc
attic, who lately left for Nome
on the Manila. the tunnel being driven
by the Clarks is now In nearly ninety
feet and the showing is improving with
every shot. 1t Is TO be run 300 feet, get
ting a depth of 235 feet from the surface.
on the Cuba the new tunnel Is in fifty
feet and is now In stringers of good cop
per quartz. Three shifts are AT work.
. fan and blowpipe for the Dewey
mine have arrived, for use in ventilating
the tunnels and drifts now being ex-
tended
j. f. Hailahan, the new president or the
Flag Hill Gold Mining Company. states
that work IL to be commenced some time
before July. and will be prosecuted all
summer There Is a valuable pay shoot
in this mine some place. as assay. from
a small stringer about year ago ran
over $4,000 per ton. Drifts from the pres
ent tunnel Will be run and the property
prospeoted thoroughly to catch the ledge
(which is the same as the Morning
Glory, when the ore will be extracted for
shipment. Some mining men claim that
the big San Poll ledge also runs through
this property.
Many Spokane men are coming to camp
and the hills are being prospected and
claims being worked in all directions
quartz are brought to town daily, and the
town Ia putting on new life. The pros
meets for lively summer are encourage
ing.