The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-17
IN THE NORTHWEST CAMPS.
Record OF Discoveries, Develop
ments. Dividends and Sales.

II IL reported by the Lincoln County
Times that The recent strike on the War
twelve feet gives sINer returns ranging
from s276 to $500 to the ton.
90 90 %
Some very rich ore continues to he found
in the west drift of the Morning Glory. at
Republic II is probably the only real
telluride ore in the camp. The ore body
Is small but the vein is in good shape, the
two walls being perfect.
% 90 %
The north drift of the Ben Hur. Reprb-
lie. is In an ore body wider than the drift,
hut the grade r. low. running IS TO $40.
There had been developed pay shoot be-
ore. which averaged about $40, and which
was l4o feet long.
20 20 90
There are now four feet of very pretty
ore in the east drift OF the Lone Pine, at
Republic, and about the same in the west
drift Both drifts are looking exceeding
~ well. The ore In the west drift aver
ages about $50, while that In the east
drift IS much higher grade.
; Another strike has been made by J. II.
Jannot In the Myrtle, OF the same class
OF ore recently discovered In the Manila
group, near Keller II IS eighteen feet
wide The Lincoln tunnel at 100 feet has
encountered the same ore. and its assays
are somewhat larger than the Manila.
% 90 %
News has been received of what appears
to be an important stIike the May
flower, a claim lying Ia what is some
times called iraham : camp about seven
teen miles nortnx,gt OF Republic. The
ledge is about forty feet wide, and the
quartz IS identical I'm appearance with that
of Republic camp
- % %
Amos Thompson and his partners recent
ly shipped sixty-seven tons OF ore from
the Capeila claim, on Goat mountain, in
out dur.ng development this past winter.
The ore WAS sent To the Trail smeltcr.
The gross returns were ss20st After de-
Quoting 1881 for freight and treatment.
this leaves ss26I6 for the labor OF mining
the ore
Rudolf. l.iaen. formerly with the Cali
fornia Copper Company's smelling plant
10 assist Paul Johnson ut the local smeli-
er. and will have charge OF Its oonstruc-
ton during Mr.. Johnson's absence Ia Eu-
rope. Previous To going 10 the MADEIRA
smeltor. whi n was aLso built by Mr..
johnson. Mr.. Iiden was with the Guggen-
helms. IN Mexico
- 20 80
Up 90 the present time the silver Cup
has shipped over 1000 tons OF ore. which.
valued al the usual average ~ fiss per
ton. gives a gross return Of 1880. Dur
ing the time this was being taken out.
development work ex eeding 1000 feet has
cenfratinR ore IL lying on the dump. and
in the near future A mill will have TO he
erected TO treat u.
% =, -
Recently Mr. Fox. the cyanide expert,
has been ievoilng himself 20 the saving ~
gold about tho old Rcpubli' mill He has
been testing everything ah9ut the mill
the noOsinE. the slaves 81 tho cyanide
tar ks thc earth underneath tho mill and
the thlinEaa In the hfg iHpoWnding pounds
outside. Tie has found gold every Where
and IN everything great deal 81 ANAL
gam r. being recovered from the earth IN
Ger the ioor ~ the mill some ~ this ~
very rich, ana oil Of 81 81 being run through
pose II Is thought from 1890 90 fsW9
will - recovered IN this manner
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Extensive development wofk IL IN urpE-
rcss on ths Earthquake srnsp. On Browns
from the bottom - a slxieen-fooi Wine
which was started thirty three fess from
the mouth % the tunnel. "a now fourteen
feet long II runs IN a Hputhsrly 8irec~
ton and ~ eRncctei 90 tap the hrdEc
within the next twenty fest The f8Eula-
tlan nox being traversed is a highly min
eraiizei diorts. with strinEHrs ~ quartz
and calcite Starting from the iunlaat
ems ~ the funnei. inirfB-eight feet from
- mouth. is croaeCuf stEtY-five feet
fong which taps a parallel ledge. At the
face ~ ire crpsS.a ~ tlrre - e Pln1e = sr-
ty-elEht feet iu ore giving AyfTaEe valufs
~ N1 gsiA rer tan. w.th some silver and
cpugcr From she bottom ~ this Wine
thc frist Is raw IN twelve fees an n ore
The ledge AZ fhls Vulut is seven feet Wl4e