| Show ACTIVITY AT REPUBLIC 1 regular correspondence republic wash dec eureka gulch t in the republic district of eastern wash ington is now more active than it has beer been for a year or more the ben hur leasing company is pusi ling developments and the mine is showing improvement from froin top to bottom the western union mines is employing men and steadily making improvements and adding to its holdings at the superior in mine ine a small air compressor is being installed to aid the one already in ill operation in taking up the full energy of the 90 horsepower besleme deisel oil burning ell engine and to operate eight machine drills all of the machinery is being repaired and from now on the compressors will operate not only the sui surprise prise machinery but also that in the san poll mine and mill with a large saving of expense the surprise mine is being down to the L root oot level where the pay pa shoot has been opened for about feet with high grade ore going down below the floor As soon as the water is out developments on that level will be resumed with all possible energy 6 this company lias has leased and bonded the insurgent mine the deal having been consummated sum mated Nov november amber 17 the same company has leased and bonded the last chance mine and is developing an on the foot level the last chance has been opened to a depth of feet and is being down to that level with the intention of developing the mine below the present workings beginning the work at the bottom in a few days on the foot level ore is being broken to average about 50 the ton on the foot level a four foot section of the pay shoot is reported by the management to assay the ton the fourth carload of ore lial has been shipped from the foot level and the fifth is being loaded the average value is about 50 the ton and there is from 2500 to tons of ore reported in sight ready to be broken down in the mine of about the same value ig i the lone pine mine is now supplying supply the san poll mill with eighty tons of ore daily averaging about 10 the ton |
