The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-19
An East and West Vein Tapped
by a Crosscut Tunnel.
DRIFTING ON IT BOTH WAYS,
Ore That Assays ~ High as 800 q
Ton-slow Development of = Prop
erty which Was the second Dis
covery in Republic - Primitive
Methods Of Work TO he Adam
doned for Modern Machinery.

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REPUBLIC. JAN 1s.-The late strike In
the Lone Pine on vein No. q Is proving
one Of considerable Importance. II was
made in long crosscut tunnel to the
north The vein appears to be running
east and west, so operations are now pro-
ceeding on drifts in both directions. Both
drifts are in ore their full width. but in
the west drift the vein seems wider than
the working The quality of the ore IL
nay ore throughout and Is entirely sats-
factory to the management This work Is
at a depth of 100 feet. Some assays nave
run as high as $780,
On the Lone Pine Is a great amount OF
underground tunneling. Most of the de-
veloping has been done by following the
vein. hence the work has been rather
slow, as the quartz Is hard and the work
by hand This last vein struck Is at least
450 feet from the mouth of the WORKING
tunnel, thus making the ventilation diff
cult and retarding rapid progress. A fan
was in use on vein No. /, and 1t will prob
ably be removed to the scene OF present
operations, else connection will be made
with the Pearl tunnel by an upraise.
The probabilities are that the Pearl tun-
mel will be used as working tunnel for
shipping ore. It's mouth opens on the
Granite creek wagon road ana would be
admirably situated for lowering the ore
by gravity to the creek bed for dumping
ground, as in the cases of the Black Tall.
Surprise, San Poll and Quilp.
The Lone Pine was discovered shortly
after the Republic, hence it is one of the
oldest mines In the camp. Between l,4O0
and 1.5OO feet of tunnel work has been
done on the property besides several
shafts and surface cuts. The property Is
far beyond the prospect stage, and 1t Is
time machinery were procured to convert
1t into a shipper. In the past there has
been a disposition on the part OF the. own
ers to retard active operations on large
scale in the mine, and 1t Is generally con-
ceded that the property justifies more ex-
tensive and rapid development.
The Belcher is one Of the most promis-
ing claims at Belcher camp. The surface
has been thoroughly prospected. and the
showing Of quartz on the ledge Is very
gratifying to the owners. denoting, as IT
does, the chance for good values as depth
is attained. A contract has been let to
run a crosscut tunnel 100 feet to tap the
vein This ought to obtain vertical
depth of seventy-five feet. Copper Is
found in the camp in considerable quantf-
ties.
The board of trustees OF the Republic
Hill Consolidated Company held a meet
ing few days ago and decided to levy
an assessment of one-half mill per share.
for the purpose of obtaining funds to start
development work on their properties. The
claims are some of the most promising In
the camp, but have never been mined to
any extent They consist of the Alpine
Deer Trail, Lillis, Treasury and Flat Iron
fractions. and the Legal Tender and Wild
Horse claims. lying 1850 feet south of
the Republic mine in the neighborhood of
the Chico and Big Six claims.
The assessment, 1t is calculated, will
enable the company to work all spring and
summer, and as properties in the south
end are showing up good bodies Of pay ore,
the chances are first class for the COM
pany to discover and make valuable
property out of their holdings.