The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-17
REPUBLIC AND SOUTH HALE.


Special Dispatch to the Post Inteliisencer.
REPUBLIC. July M-The foot wall
"a The upper tunnel OF the Manila mine
was struck several days ago. proving that
the tunnel ~ running through tho ledge,
or crossing IL. instead OF running with
,n ~. a. many = predicted s, The Width Of ore
depth OF only nifty feet, and as the low-
or tunnel VIII gain a greater depth Of
40 feet. the size of tho vein at that point
VIII no doubt prove something immanse.
by July 20 the vein will likely be struck
- the lower tunnel s now In over 200
should tho walls be found In place at
this depth the value OF tho Manila nina
VIII be solved and the future wealth
doubt. ss a district OF copper and galena
ores.
rhe tunnel on the Princess Maud is
In 40 feet. In the winze a depth OF $50
feet has been attained since the uew
superintendent, Matt Hodges. formerly
O. Butte. has taken charge. Fifty feet
following the ledge and through ore most
OF the way In several places there has
been from one foot TO three feet of high
srahe ore. many samples carrying free
sold Assays are regularly taken. but
no Information has been given TO the
n ns,ns e. ga 70 Values, The ledge Is aver.
q day Is being made by one AIR drill.
rhefe u now no trouble from tho In
How OF water. and the rock Is quito solid
az the depth Increases the compressor
plant II working smoothly and giving
satiefncttoh, From the AQ~foot level IL
tue winxe the ledge win be drifted on
employed on the winKc
In the Republic mine additional men
getting ore ready for tho new mil 4
SHIFT has been put on to work la the
winse which IL sunk from tho No. 3
contract has Just been completed for
the last atty feet. Twenty I'VE men are
AZ work. and from now on thu force viii
fnE res a NU.N
stoping gronna Tor the first operation
VIII GENE from the drifts on the vein
az nc face % No ! tunnel, which Is at
face, the tunnel being q ~ feet long.
from which all the ore 20 be mglled iN 10
raas Through to the sampliug mllt This
min brins ~ separate building viii
be completed by August aud viii enable
considerable testing and sampllag " tho
Treatment Is ready, which VIII likely be
the middle ~ August Most ~ tho ore
pilled hy the old reduction plant gave
pne year and cAmae from the NJ ! and
nv ievots. The ere 60 he EXTRACTED from
these levels VIII bV run So the No !
~ chuteS, which viii empty into bins.
from which the tram car tn Tho saniPilug
mill Will connect. lhe machinery -
fast eeing pat In shape and the euild-
iue ahout completed Tho seven boilers.
four AfHokrNtarka, Vuntilatur~ a majority
~ thu p~Fculatiug ard vYahtdius tanks
the rnsimTa and compressor pumps ete
are all atoul ready Tor work, and GNrte
remains he unst Important department.
tire F0esttng pilates, owens. DRYERS and
msn's 9hs Nil = NV esp ss 81 f' i4a.
tvs out 81 toes yer URV II Ntlt have tNe
tAcinttts 60 inrr~aae The Fvvtnction a,
krem prvssut declarations e IS auite
hket tesefal % the uiuss ln ths north
end MI contrast WITH 'hs llepue'ic rem.
nve 70 oue hundred tsua per HaY 40 tastr
nigh sfaie ere Abe tvASg causrA BY
defeettvs machinery " ,ec hepebNc ~
on tbe Niaektsh lone Pine San puu
lifn ftHr ana n'1 rr norih rnA ntincs ihsl
$3.50 49,. ~ ~" .''"
Dbs= trtatst ute aut Ute ehates arr naw
ntied 30 .hf.r rtrarty STA sHlFptng err
eNfrastirs 90. ass 81 her FnsaF g. sair
9, nf>es. .'ated ~ cSte lFndtns IL i'
yery vat'5tvnsg. hat q i, 'eovsh. ,ts
by Octabog B. vvAAY fev business. Hs,
On thr meantime Ehs lrirr aw rrrs "a IA
contract With aye c'mpanS taat ,an g''e
tnrm TIRE ufal treatment
rhe new compressor piar; ca thr Torn
Thumb b. ia operation ard thr tvo 'rNas
ar inaslnk S',,@. rrosrccss s.nCe * e'1h
orr ho3tes have Increased ta stre paa
The values als.. IL - tAcushl thr tr,irg
cauaeitN Wtl b. foo small fag hoistiu :
rev Boiler - ierGrr raNarfts n- ar
ether ~ tty rfesrnt eatatiN- forty b -rrt
ANfNFf ~ sea f'.'.taat'tN tfN tfFtAetfA tHf
company ts couei8er{uR stuee Yrcsidfat
l. Wc,frct. cgery ana other .itre~tofi
have lately examined tho mine she Ad
Visibility ~ putting tn nny-tnh daiis
capacity reduction ptant OK It's own
Among the reasons t0- treating its oNr
ores are the fact that tAc mine has herr
shown - have large Web defined Nein,
carrying values ihat VII paw handsome
N Tor shlppius that the ledge Is similar
Nnl prove 70 carry quantities ~ pay ore
and that the matter 81 hauling a distance
A&nns natis4 10 tbs eaStsEn NIL &c Resls