The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-28

REPUBLIC. June "A company late
ly formed. with Col w. NJ. Ridpath. of
Spokane. as president and Walter Suth-
erland secretary and treasurer has incor-
porated the Boston and Baltimore Gold
Mining Company, Of Republic, for the pur-
pose of developing a group of claims about
three-quarters of "A mile south OF the
Belcher group. which lies about ten miles
east Of town shaft is to be sunk fifty
feet for determining the width OF the vein
at that depth and its course. The surface
showings are very distinct on the property
and promising quartz has been found in
several trenches and prospect holes, \
force of men leaves for the camp In a
few days. The claims lie close to the East
ern Star Gold Mining Company's proper
~, composed OF the Arlington, Motion and
Lucky Boy. About S15ooo has been spent
on work in this immediate neighborhond.
High gold and copper values are obtained
often. This district will be very active
all summer
Chico.
A defective valve of the Chico compress
or has required the shutting down of the
plant until new one arrives The sink
ing OF the shaft Will continue by hand
drill in the meantime, The electric APP
pliance for firing the giant sticks works
perfectly satisfactorily, II works from a
small battery connecting the fuse by wire
from the upper level, which by a spark.
ignites and expiodes the cap. 1t Is hardly
possible for a charge to miss fire by this
method.
One of the greatest difficulties that was
the occasion for charges mishring before
was the great dampness and the inflow
OF water AFTER the charges had been set
and connected
The ledge is still being penetrated with
no signs of the footwall. on reaching II,
the ledge VIII be drifted on north and
south.
The San Juan group lies west Of the Re
public. and some good ore has been found
In several prospect shafts and crosscuts
A working shaft, following the lead has
been sunk 100 feet Bids are nov being
asked for the continuance OF the shaft
10 the iSefoot level j. o. Stout. OF Spo-
Kane Is the manager Of the company.
Mining Items.
on the lower level OF the sam Post
the ledge covers an ore shoot three feet
and "a half wide that averages s35 per ton
of gold and silver values
A station Is now ready at the collar OF
the Ninze in the Mroning Glory tunnel to
receive the hoist lately acquired. by the
middle OF July the hoist and pumping APP
paratus VIII be In working order.
The drift tunnel that mas been driven
steadily for some months on the Golden
Harvest has reached length OF 55s feet
The width q the ledge varies from six
W Ten AtHtls he values are increasing ana
II IS thought as soon as preparations are
made for proper ventilation, n winEe viii
be sunk at the 2s,-foOt level a hundred
foot winze VIII give them good depth
comes from this ledge, resembling closely
the Republic, which lies three miles north
ana apparently the Golden Harvest IL an
extension Of the same vein
The building and machinery of the Re-
public reduction mill were In place ana be-
gan operations two weeks ago, hut after
MO 81 al Aaft4f "a he saF. sFr1a
too wet 10 be treated properly and also
that parts OF the machinery We're too
light IL Will be necessary TO replace
several Of the uuileys with larger ones
and put a drying plate or fume IN nsace
to enable quick treatment These i'm
provements have been ordered and other
minor defects that were detected RENE
died. and by the 18th o. July The COM
pany will ~ ready To make contracts
with the mines. The roasting. amalFa-
mating and cyanidng were found 60 De
a perfect success. ard after the above
additions are made the mill VIII then
treat It's seventy-tive tons per DAY stead
The Big Republic min will be IN opera
fion by the Grst - August, and "a 20 ~
"A separate concern from the mine cor
poration. arrangements may possibly BE-
10 treat their ores. as the delay from
the Reduction Company mill ts causing
some ~ them disappointment as shipping
ore b. the hundreds 81 tons IA awaiting
hauling from each ~ half a 3qErn prop
critics that ere this could De- Paying divi-
dendS
stfll being extended 20 zap the Ledge II
ix now AZ q depth - - feet and u is
thought az the &a-foot level thr ledge
| will be encountered A. present there Is
no inflow af aater The rock ~ qmita hard
I About two feet per day is heiuE averaged
II "a cutie Hkely fhe mines m the south
END helbp and around tho Republic and
many claims set undeveioped IN that sec-
tlou wi'i come go the front from uaW on.