Show THE WESTERN UNION MINES i Special correspondence republic wash oct 10 the last chance mine at this place which is said to have the longest continuous shoot of high grade ore of any property in the camp reaching from the adit level to the foot level has passed into possession of the western union mines recently organized by J L harper and his spokane associates socia tes and several west virginia capitalists under lease and bond the consideration is of which the first payment of 8 has been made and the remainder is to be paid on a graduated royalty basis depending upon the value of the ore extracted tr the owners of the last chance are charles P robbins robbing charles theis and other men the western union mines plans to take over all the important properties in republic pu alic and operate them under one management it already has acquired and is in control of the lone pine pearl and surprise formerly held by the republic mines corporation and the mine and mill of the san poll foil consolidated mining company negotiations are under way for the acquisition of other republic mines according to members of the company who say they have sufficient capital available to carry their plans through successfully the first bar of bullion turned out by the san poll mill which now is under the supervision of harry W newton formerly superintendent of the north washington Washing toll power and reduction companas Comp anys plant at republic has been shipped to the selby refinery at san isan francisco it contained approximately in gold and silver and came principally from ore from the san poll mine averaging about per ton from this grade of ore the san poll foil mill recently has been producing about 15 to monthly but milling the low grade product of the mine is to be discontinued until the western union mines has constructed the 1000 ton plant that it plans to build within a few months arrangements now are being made to treat the high grade output of the Sur surprise last chance and tile the lower workings of the lone pine at the san poll foil mill and it is estimated that the bullion production will average from to monthly according to mr harper who states that this value probably will be reached in the next sixty days pending installation of a large crude oil burning power unit at republic to furnish light and power current for the entire district the western union mines company has piped air into the surprise and last chance mines from the san poil compressor and both properties now are being the diesel engine installed several months ago at the old republic mine has been purchased by the new corporation and will be moved immediately to the surprise shaft to drive the tandem compressors that have been placed there and an electric hoist is being put in underground to lift the lone pine and last chance |