The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-01
Returns Expected on Ore From
the California Claim on
p'prIeu Creek.

Special Dispatch 10 the POST InteiIigcrcer.
REPUBLIC wash. Sept. s.--1hc re-
turns from the trial carload shipment or
ore to The Trail smelter by the Apollo
Gold Mining Company. owners q the CAL
Hernia are expected this week IL Is
thought they viii b the highest Of any
shipment ever made from the Republic
camp Tho California Is situated on
CFirien crcek, nhsut ak miles east ~
town. The SHAFT being sunk on the ledge
10 down eixbty-nve fest and the ioo-foot
leTei win BE- reached by the first OF the
month, when the vein VIII be drlfted on
for some distance. A shafthouse In which
the horse whim Is In operation, BOARDING
house and other necessary buildings have
bern erected, In preparation for a winters
continuation ~ work The four feet OF
quartz carrying high and medium grades
Of ore continues about the same as found
at The to-foot level The management
aces not claim mine. but merely a pros
peet Greater depth and more develop
fnent must he obtained. ~ but little work
80 far has been done In the nefghborhood.
which IN dependent on The succeeds OF tho
California From the standpoint OF
prospect II has the showing and strong
possibility OF making enc OF the most
valuable properties In the camp. Tho
company IN composed o. Eastern capital-
ists and Il Ia a close corporation. with no
treasury stock for sale.
winxe II being sunk In the Gan Poll.
close to the raise on the lower tunnel. At
the rrosscut near It's face. 1t II now down
forty-hve feet, and its full width Ia In ore
lion 10 sink 100 feet, Eysn,asiiy the
winxe win be connected with the raise to
tire upper lsvel, and then . shaft for
working permanently made by the con-
xnection from the surface 10 the 4co-foot
Slsvsi. The values IN tho san Poll are gold
and silver, about two 10 one An assay
&from samples IN the Wine ran over ssl
<rer ton. Two shifts are employed at pres
ent. As soon as reduction facilities are
: ready machinery will be put IN the mine
sfgr hoiating and extraction purposes As
the quarts Is very hard. about two feet a
day H. ne average progress obtained by
+ hand drilling.
six men are employee In the Black Tail
ON raise from the lower and interme-
/. compl.ted win greatly assist IA stopping
bina
In tho Qullr the improvement, IN values
Of the ore body and sise ana quantity Of
clean quarts found In the dftft and a
erusacut therefrom run from the ioe-foo,
winxa ~ tha so- foot level are very en-
cnursxng Good progress continues ty
The three shifts employed, assisted BY the
big machinery plant installed during the
summer II IL understood the option 10
buy the eonireling Interest BY the Cana
dian syndicate represented by Mai Ed-
ward j Tackle runs out October |, and
until then the future policy of tho COM
rans toward development work IL not
~ sight IN tho Quiip workings Il would
he ms trouble IN the least 10 ship fna tons
rsr DAY Of ore that would nay hsudsama-
". This mine ~ IN position 20 ship this
amount immediately, and Il only awaiting
the compilation n the Republic NTH
Ths superintendent ~ the Morning
GLORY II exhibiting samples Of ore from
the recent strike. aud seems highly
pleased with The prospects ~ the mine.
The stock quotations. ara deprecistlng