The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-21
SAN Poll AND BLACK TAIL.
Rezume Of Work on Two Proper
ties in Republic Camp.
MANY TONS OF ORE LAID BARE.
inspection of Workings shows
Progress-An Immense Network
of Tunnels. Crosscuts and Drifts
In the Black Taii-A ssIIorse" Tint
Problem Is Definitely Located.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
REPUBLIC, July 20-In the San Poll
the main cross-cut tunnel Is In $50 feet,
having passed through the ledge at a
vertical depth OF 30 feer. Al this point
drift has been run 10 the north on
the ledge for a distance of 800 feet, and
to the south a distance of so feet. max
ing over 500 feet OF drifts at this level.
one-half OF which is in ore matter. the
ledge averaging five feet in width. At
present work is confined to driving the
south drift 10 the southern limit OF the
property. DO feet. The face is all in
ore OF high grade, about three feet Of
hard. clean quartz. One hundred and
thirty feet above the tunnel is the upper
tunnel. which runs parallel to the lower
being extended in 800 feet drift has
been run to the north 100 feet and to
the south seventy-fve feet. At a sta
tion fifteen feet I'm the south drift a wnze
has been sunk sixty-five feet. where the
highest grade of ore ever found In tina
mine was found few weeks since. The
fun distance down the winze will
average SIS. From the bottom of the
Wine drift has been run to the north
eighty feet, carrying silver ore that runs
as high as 800 per ton. From this drift
a cross-cut to the east was run for
twenty feet, where high-grade ore, carry
ing black streaked and spotted teliurides.
was found. One assay ran nineteen
ounces In gold and lightweight ounces
In silver. This cross-cut and forty feet
of the drift Is now completely filed with
shipping ore that has been stopped and
awaits mill treatment. 1t will average
81 per ton. Besides this ore, there are
400 tons on the upper dump aand
400 tons on the lower and I'm the ore
bins. Wagon roads have been built to
tina dumps and all is in readiness to make
the mine producer. The shaft on the
top OF the Hill will be extended to con-
meet with the Wine in the upper work.
ing. making the distance sunk I'D feet
In order TO inspect all the workings
In the Black Tail. from the main tun-
mel. which Is at depth Of so feet, with
the dip OF the ledge, or 3m feet vertical.
to the top Of the Hill up through the
the main tunnel by shaft. shoots and
winze. II requires good half days time,
and considerable amount of practical
Underground experience and close ealcu-
lation to keep the points Of the COM
pass in mind and the distances of the
various cross-euts. drifts. upraises. etc,
which form an immense network OF un-
Through the Black Tall ground there
Is main ledge running northeast on
ers. Besides this ledge there is another
parallel ledge. the Surprise vein. that
runs for over 100 feet. and many cross
veins or offsprings from the main Black
From the 3,10o feet of tunnelng done
on this property Il has been discovered
that there Is horse or slip running
northeast and southwest through all the
levels. For some time this break puz-
Eled Superintendent drummer. who has
three years. But with the amount II
development work now done ne has To-
Gated II, and has In his blue prints draw
ings Of its exact position, as 1t cuts
the veins throughout the mine.
\ trip through the mine Is interesting
Tho main tunnel, opening near the Eu-
ft.sls
a distance OF 40 feet to the northeast
drift In 40 feet has been run north a
distance Of $50 feet. and cross-cut 10
fee, drift south 100 feet and north gis
feet has found four feet Of ore averaging
s. per ton for many feet. From the
played - wonderful body II hlgh.Erade
ore Tn the roof and sides, thai has been
passed through A west cross-cut for
nifty feet inds the ledge In place and
the walls straight and perfectly defined
An upratso connects with the tntcfmedi-
ate level So feet from the tunnels mouth
From the drifts and croSs-cutS ou this
level hundreds OF tons 81 ore running
from 80 10 &p9 per ton. have been ex-
tracted and now hli ore bins and shoots
70 their fullest capacity An upraise has
been made from the intermediate twenty
feet. where six ffaf 81 ore averaging
$40 uer ton, Is found. Al some places
the vein L. found 10 be ia - mitch a.
"a degrees incline towards The huL From
the upraase connecting the upper shaft
and cross-euts from The north drift east
ard west. an the stupcs ard bins are allied
With the highest averaged are from
the mine The values are mostly gold
an3 silver There are some traces ~
CONFER hmt goia uredn-ntnatcS There aye
ON she dumq ard Co ihe bins shoots aud
drifts ~ the Rack Tail a. least itto
tons q nr~ reaiy g ship. that viii av-
crake So PER tnn The toAiNs ~ ere ana
the values now existing fn mr. milne
hiring Ns Naine far permanent dividend
pfedtccr close 20 second uisce In RE-
B. g nfrrH. 6
second Kcpua4ic So another years &C.
tiyify.