The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-27

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligeucer
REPUBLIC. Feb. 26.--On the Princess
Maud the new machinery IL working very
satisfactorily. One drill Is In use and
making a good showing. The WINE In the
tunnel Is down about sixty feet. When
depth OF 100 feet is obtained Il is the
intention TO drift toward the old shaft
which was discontinued after striking the
pay shoot, at n depth Of I02 feet The
ledge al this depth has been found to be
over Ave feet In width, with a shoot OF
high grade ore.
On the Stray Horse work Is continuing
without interruption. The main tunnel,
running east, has been driven 30 feet At
this point the sinking Of winze fifty feet
has been prosecuted steadily. The work
fngs are in ore matter but no great values
have yet been found. A crosscut TO
the north from the wnze has been extend
OIL seventy-five feet, and should strike the
ledge In the next seventy-five feet. This
Will give n depth of about 100 feet from
the surface The Stray Horse IL near the
Rebate and Tom Thumb, and is thought
to carry the same ledge.
Work has been resumed on the Tnsur-
gent, after a shutdown OF several months
II Is not known for what reason the work
stopped. but Il had n very depressing ef-
feet on the stock OF the company as well
as on the spirits OF the stockholders The
shaft adjoining the line of the Lone Pine.
which lies TO the west. The present depth
Ii iis feet. With greater depth II is pre-
sumed the same body of ore found on the
Lone Pine extension OF the vein will be
tapped. There IL some reason to think that
ultimately the ore from the Insurgent viii
be trammed for shipping through the east
drift tunnel OF the Lone Pine. which now
reaches the west line OF the Insurgent. and
could easily be connected with drift from
the present shaft, No. O. Of the latter
property.
The Rebate development continues to be
favorable. From the working shaft, which
r. down seventy feet. drift has been run
10 the north and one to the south. The
south drift is In thlrty-six feet. and the
north i16 feet. The latter drift s produce
ing ore that assays with increasing val
uns as the work progresses In these drifts
come high grade samples have been found
The vein Is on a dip to the west. and is
about seven feet wide, with the walls well
defined.
The Rebate carries the same vein rs the
Tom Thumb both properties being shaft
propositions, situated at the extreme north
end of the belt.
Tho machinery Is all on the ground for
the Tom Thumb. and will In a short time
be In active operation. This property has
had great drawbacks In the past from the
fact that work In the shafts has been re-
tartied by the innowlng Of water. causing
the hosting and ore extracting labor by
hand 20 be very slow. This viii be over
come and n good showing soon made Tho
facilities now comprise a steam hoist and
pumping outfit. with plenty OF power 20
run the compressor plant to be installed
before summer,
The boiler il 4 nfteen horse power. and
the hoist a twelve horse power capacity.
A steam pipe connects shafts Nos. / and 2.
draining both successfully. The new double
ttf l4aff kaa of rfx ~
feet, and will he prosecuted rapidly from
now on From No. shaft a drift has
been run through an ore shoot lbs feet long
that Is fine body. There is large
amount OF pay ore In sight. and the out
look was never better for the making OF
valuable shipper out Of the property. IL
IL understood the Tom Thumb Is on the
list fer shipper 10 the new custom mill
which expects TO be In operation by the
list of Aurfl.
The QtIlp continues to look well Since
the Republic managers have taken charge
~ II wonderful progress has boon made,
and operations on a large scale viii be
prosecuted immediately. u - the lnten-
tton TO bniid a tram from tho tunnels
mouth extending across the Eureka guich
20 the opposite blum. where the ore VIII
be dumped. The present dump is en-
eroaching on the road. and this move Is
imperative FOR sufficient dumping ground,
Contracts have been let for the building
Of boiler pumping and compressor houses
on the north side OF the mouth OF tho
working tunnel, The plant viii consist OF
six -drill compressor. pump, hoists, etc.
In this connection u might be stated
that The Republic Mining Company VII
furnish the new custom mill with Ger
tain amount 81 ore for treatment until the
completion 81 their own plant next June.
or until the railroad reaches here They
have purrhssad forty teams ~ horses ana
outnts for tho purpose q hauling their
machinery here from Grand Forks Active
work VIII commence on the big building
in a short time II viii consume 90 40
feet 81 lumber, which has been contracted
for and VITA he hauled from the sswnti,
a distance ~ ave miles. by tram car sys-
tenn pow being specially constructed Tor
the PURPOSE.
Seventy Eve feet ~ contract work has
been finished on the tunnel ~ the WRu-
conda There viii be sixty DAYS more
work 20 complete the lao feet The ore -
improving The ledge on the CHakamas.
adjoining has been struck tn the crosscut
tunnel and good values received from az"
SAYS This tunnel h. IN about loo feet.