The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-10

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
REPUBLIC, May 9-The mines up the
Eureka gulch are making preparations
for shipping their ore to the Custom
MILL soon to be in operation. Contracts
for building roads. bridges, hauling and
loading wagons are being made. ana
within the next thirty days from fifty
to seventy-five tons of ore per day will
be passing through Republic for treat
ment. As the Reduction mill is south
of town about a mile, near San Poll
creek, all the ore will necessarily have
TO be hauled through town by wagon
until the proposed tramway is built.
Many of the mines intending to ship
are now having the ore assorted on their
dumps This ore will probably be treat
ed first as II is now handy for loading,
and being already extracted will require
no further expense of mining
After the experimenting at the mill on
the Republic Consolidated Company's ore
the actual cost of treatment will be deter
mined accurately. At such time the re-
duction company will be ready to con-
tract with the several mines for enough
ore to enable IL to run the plant to its
intended capacity, at present of seventy
five tons per day. The mines preparing
TO ship first are the Lone Pine, Surprise,
The Mob Hill, In the same neighbor-
hood. has several hundred tons OF ship
ping ore ready. but II is not known
whether the intention Is to ship to the
Custom mill or have 1t treated at the
Mountain Lion mill, the owners being
identical.
As soon as the Quilp compressor plant
IS in operation, which will be about the
middle of the present month. the man
ayers intention IS to Slope their ore and
keep it on the dump until the Republic
nF1T 9 IN
where II is to be treated
The compressor plant on the Chico ia
not in operation as yet. but 1t is thought
the intention is to ship to the Custom
mill also.
Any of the foregoing mines could ship
nifty tons per day with the aid of air
drills. and without their aid at least
twenty-five tons with the regular crew of
men. 1t Is the intention at first to limit
the amount of ore from those now in
a position to ship in order TO let each
ship some This will be necessary, ow-
ing to the limited capacity of the Gus
tom mill, which will be at first but sew
enty-five tons per day. If the ore Is Of
fered in larger quantities. as now looks
probable the management of the mill will
Increase It's capacity large enough to ac-
commodate all applications. The COM
pany has plenty of capital. and will in
crease to 200 tons per day IL the demand
justifes.
on the Qulp the boiler and compressor
houses are completed and the machinery
all in place. There remains the connect
ing pipes to be put in. which will prob
ably be completed in another week. The
foundations of stone and brick are very
substantial, and the big boiler Is now
ready for the fires. All the timber on
the claims has been felled and stacked
into cordwood for use at the plant. This
furnishes about $50 cords of wood TO COM
mence operations with. fiume from
the mountain above carries water to the
boiler room for steam purposes. The
air compressor plant IS of seven-drill
capacity. the boiler 100 horsepower,
which also furnishes steam for the hoist
ing and pumping outfits. II is estimated
three cords and a half Of wood will be
consumed a day. There are four iron
buckets for use In the shafts and winzes
of a capacity Of one ton each. There
viii probably he three cars in operation
tramming ore to the dump. which Is run
across the creek ravine on a trestle lately
constructed. Three shifts are working
the mine, which consists of development
work. For the last thirty days the mine
has been IN charge Of Capt y. D. Howes.
a man Of wide experience. and lately ~
Rossland. where he had several mines
under his management Capt Howes has
sent in his resignation 10 the company. 20
take effect Immediately. as he received
encouraging news from his associates In
Canada and an urgent request to return
and assume former positions with them.
He has made many friends In his short
residence IN Republic.
George Bradley. former superintendent
past week and is 10 take his old position
at the mine Mr., Bradley is a large stock
holder in the company. and by having
the confidence tn tho mine refused 20 sell
TO the new company organized last win
ter. and now his holdings are rated by
the present stock value at $4,000.
Black Tail.
The Black Tail the last week has shown
great Improvement IN ts ore bodies Sli-
pegintendcut " II, Krlmmer states that
after continuous MINING operations for
two years and "a half and on a showing
OF nearly 2~o feet % development work.
II looks a. n the mine from now on VII
De a producer This mine has paid All
its expenses out % the sales Of treasury
stock, ard there SIN remain l50o0o shares
for future work ~ necessary. Not a dol
lar OF assessments has been necessary
There are four shifts employed on the
Black Tail-two in The SHAFT and two in
the upraise. The shaft is being EXTENDED
from The surface. following The alp Of the
lesige n is the FIRST shaft sunk on The
man ledge Of The property. and r. now az
n dePth ~ hfty-six fcet. II y following
and q n quality that averages ovar 90
per ton Prom tho intermediate level an
upraise l. being cut 70 connect with the
shaft above. and &c Is expected 70 make
tho connection in a few days A. sounds
from the drills q both workings can b.
distinctly heard. In this uprise the
Ledge shows eiEhi feet % AZ hne-loosing
quartz as the property ever produced
TIE fun width Of the vein Is not known.
The lower level az the main wolk kim tun-
mel Is AZ a depth ~ ~ feet from IT, sur
face. This tunnel s. IN sp feet, and has
several drifts north ali south In the
BLACK Tan a. least "a half dozen veins
have been crossed that carry good pay
shoots. hut IL seems tn b. tAe present In
tentlou 70 begin Stopping for shipment from
the main Black Tail ledge The valuable
Surprise vein that runs through the Bla K
Tail will not az present he worked The
ore from This leige for shipment will be
delivered In shouts from the intermediate
level now bling Constructed 70 the dump
adjoining the wagon road below. Prob
ably twenty-five tons per day viii he de-
livered 20 start with from this mine.
Lone Pine.
II is thought the main Black Tail ledge
runs through the Lone Pine which adjoins
Il on the north. The main tunnel OF thc
Lone Pine being an adit. enters the ledge
from the guIch dividing the properties At
this point a shaft is now being sunk to OBJ
tain depth % this vein from the surface