The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-19


camp Will enter upon a new era OF devel-
opment1=s- January Is the Republic mill ex-
poets to begin doing custom business.
This will enable the minor properties TO
secure treatment of their ores at a rea-
sonable figure and will put many of them
upon a self-sustaining basis and conse-
duently In position to do much more ex-
tensive work than at present" said III.
NJ Herrin n well-knovn Snoleane mining
man, in an interview last night Mr.. Her
rim has been largely Interested in the de-
velopment of Republic camp since the
commencement of the first important
work there and has taken a large part in
the opening up of several of the principal
mines of the camp
The treatment. and transportation prob
lens have been the great era vbacks tn
successful mining at Republic" continued
Mr.. Herrin. with no custom mill in the
camp and no railroad to carry the ore to
an outside point of treatment the develop
ment of the Republic properties has heen
a slow and expensive task The owners
of the properties have had to nav for the
entire work of DEVELOPMENT ont of their
own pockets. and with many this has
proved too heavy a task To carry and thew
have been forced to shut down THE Re-
public mine has had a mill In operation
and has paid large dividends but the only
way the smaller properties could realize
on their ore was by shipment to the
CRANKY smelter at Grand Forks. a long
haul over bad roads costing Is or $40 n
ton. Rich ore is required to stand an ex-
pense like this, in addition to the treat
ment charges and yield a profit The re-
suit has been that few shipments have
been made to the CRANKY smelter, most
of the properties preferring to hold even
their rich ore until the comnletion Of a
cus,orn r,iu
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custom mlii at hepuolc last summer, out
proved failure because OF defective ma
chinery The Republic mill. which Is now
being euuipped 10 handle the ore Of other.
nronerties 81 howevar n comn,eta suc-
rass r, ,s hara,t,,,. 100 49,. - - :, 49,.
$50 1870, 80. n, ~ a., ,'i's - - u ~,
anu saving from VI 70 1873 per cent. OF 'le
assay values, saving considered TO be
remarkably high. The ore crushing capa-
city of the mill Is much less than the
treatment caparfty hut new crushers are
rou, hsi,, nut an Tho, arc axnac,sa "a
~ IL a,,ers,se,, -, 1a,.,,a, - -, ~
~ -. oP'a ~ 'a.s -, -,
VIII De posslpie 10 run the mil 10 us run
capacity OF 200 tons a day, and ore Will be
treated for other Republic properties until
they are ready to nut in mills of their
own
,>- - e.,t,. ,.,.. p.,,,t,,o ,,,,
~ ,s., , 49,
nave any reaiAation ~ how inuch ,liis
custom NM means 10 the future develop
ment of the camp. Since the passing OF
the first boom many promising properties
have heen unable 10 continue svstematic
worL hecausa their ora is ~ TOO low "a
49,, ~ ,''s., "a. a,ts. aas,,n,, ara
slaus " ieaNs "is p,on. "A'ei pasins "'o
heaVy charges attached 10 Shipment 70
Grand Forks. There has been general
waiting for custom mill. Some of the
best properties In the camp have been
shut down until the solution of the treat
ment problem. The Republic min has I'M
doubtedly successfully solved this ques-
ton. and when n begins treating the ores
~ The smaller nroneY7i es we expe.t a great
ravivai of aciIvity IN ali narts al the
cnmn II will be a busv winter In Repub-
iir cnmu and should ne one 81 most salts
factory aeyaionmeut
"-rhe ontimistjc outlook for the Imme-
dIate f,,tt,re ~ the Damn Is greatly en-
banced hv a Number OF vonderfully rich
strikes recently made The strike In the
MarnIng Ssiory has set,led an ansstian as
To- ths Standing of thai property as one OF
Tho rich mines IN the eamn The strike
wSs ,naas at dentb ~ 400 feet In = cross
rut rnn from tha wInza being sunk from
ths lnne Norning GLORY tunnel N IA moi
exaetlv in the nature az a new strike, hut
Is simply additional proof that the rich
ore chute of the Morning Glory runs 10