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Conley & Hoffman 580
Conners, Tim 250
Copper Mountain Gold Mining & Milling Co. 2,700
Curlew Valley Mining Company 4,200
Curlew Mining Company 5,353
Currie, J. A. et al. 1,530
Consolidated Lucky Gold Mining Company.
1,600
Delta Gold Mining Company.
750
Dickinson, G. W. 1,875
Dillsheimer, Sig 1,000
Doyle, Ed. 350
Eureka No. I, Gold Mining & Milling Company ..
870
El Caliph Gold Mining Company
2,600
Eureka Gold Mining Company 1,000
Eureka District Gold Mining Company. 15,125
Eureka Queen Gold Mining Company 958
Flint, P. J .. 2,600
Friend Gold Mining Company 1,200
Faithful-Surprise Mining Company 200
Gold Hill Consolidated Gold Mining Company. . 2,800
Gold Mountain Mining Company 600
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Gold Mountain & Milling Company 1,100
Golden Eagle Mining Company 1,000
Golden Harvest Consolidated Gold Mining Co .. 5,100
Pfunder, Fred, et al. 1,000
Pillkahn, Henry 100
Paulson, J. M. 200
Princess Maud Gold Mining Company 5,100
Park & Central Mining Company 560
Harvest Silver-Lead Mining Company 600
Hastings, John B 1,970
Hawkeye Mining & Milling Company 6,000
Herrington, J. S. 3,658
Herron, George W., et al 1,200
Peterson, Gus
500
Hit Or Miss Gold Mining Company
1,000
Horse Shoe Gold Mining Company
500
Republic Big Six Mining & Milling Company. . 1.000
Reservation Mining & Improvement Company. . 700
Republic Hill Consolidated Mining Company .. 1,000
Republic Consolidated Gold Mining Company .. 23,815
Republic Power & Cyaniding Company 10,800
Ryan, Thomas 15,605
Republic Iron Mask Gold Mining Company 1,000
Roszana Mining Company 2,050
Jim Blaine Gold Mining Company
1,500
Justice Mining Company ..
200
Ritter, J. E. 1,000
Republic Mining & Improvement Company. 3.820
Kauffman, Harry
1,750
Keller, J. C. 1,000
Kens Group (J. A. McJenkin et al.) 300
Krum, Charles F. 2,000
Lame Foot Mining & Milling Company
10,200
Last Chance Mining Company
500
Lefevere, J. H.
500
Liberty Gold Mining Company
700
Little Ruby Placer Mining Company
5,200
Silver Dollar Gold Mining Company 1,150
Stack, John 250
Standard Gold Mining Company 1,100
Summit Mining & Milling Company 500
Sheridan Mining Company 830
Stray Horse Mining Company 3,815
Summit Republic Gold Mining Company 900
Temple, George H. 50
Tate, E. L. et al 1,000
Tuesday Development Company 1,600
Teasdale, Clarence J. 35,200
Troubadour Gold Mining Company 800
Mineral Hill Consolidated Mining Company 1,600
Morning Glory Gold Mining Company 6,100
Madonna Gold Mining Company
1,300
Mckinley Mining Company
250
Mark Tapley Gold Mining Company
760
No. 6 Gold Mining Company
450
No. 619 Gold Mining Company 1,670
New York Mining Company 500
Northport Smelting & Refining Company 3.700
Nonpareil Mining Company 750
North Star Gold Mining Company 700
O'Neil, Mike 1,000
150
May, John F. 550
Meteor Mining Company 1,000
Tom Thumb Gold Mining Company 65,000
Valley Gold Mining Company 600
Valley, Mrs. A 155
Whidden, Chris 100
White Swan Mining & Milling Company 250
Wannacott, Fred E 250
Wakefield, W. J. C. and D. Clark. 250
White, Henry and John A. Finch 725
Zala Consolidated Mining Company 8,000
Zip Consolidated Mining & Milling Company ... 1,000
Total $879,296
Rebate Gold Mining Company 2,250
Ramore Mining Company 860
Seaman & Anderson 200
San Poil Gold Mining Company 45,875
Shonee Mining & Milling Company 675
Silver Creek Mining & Milling Company 1,000
Silver Hill Mining & Milling Company 1,000
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Looking Backwards Gold Mining Company. .. Lone Pine-Surprise Consolidated Gold Mining Company 40,300
Loraine Copper Mining Company. 750
Lucile Dreyfus Mining & Milling Company 10,300
Mountain Lion Gold Mining Company 210,000
McCann, J. W. et al 875
Manila Mining & Milling Company 2,250
Maud S. Mining Company
300
Humbolt Mining Company
200
Hane, C. F. (Trustee) 860
Iron Mountain Gold Mining Company 1,120
Iron Clad Gold Mining Company
1,020
Iconoclast Consolidated Mines Company 2,200
James & Heisel 1,000
Ryan & Clark 825
Johnson, Henry 800
Republic Mining Company, No. 2. 6,700
Reservation Mining & Milling Company 4,700
Latshaw, George 1,050
North San Poil Gold Mining Company 10,250
Primrose Gold Mining Company 960
Golden Lily Mining Company 612
Graham, George A.
250
Golden Lion Little Four Consolidated Gold Mines, Limited 1,000
Pahl, George 500
Palo Alto Gold Mining Company 1,000
Pfefferle, Julius et al 1,000
Percy, H. I 100
Quilp Gold Mining Company 68,000
Hopkins, John & Company
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The following is a list of the patented mines in Ferry county, and also the names of those to whom the patents were granted :
Damiana, Jim Crow, Pickwick, Victoria, Yerba Bueno, all placer mines-W. M. Clark. Last Lode-Joseph Schuster, P. G. Cartmell, Mattie Scherette. Casteel-John Cumming. Mono and Wednesday-J. M. Bewley. New- ton and Newton Fraction-C. C. Woodhouse, Jr. Delaware and Tessie Fraction-C. C. Woodhouse, Jr. Spring, Good Leather, M' Liss, Jim Crow-C. C. Wodhouse, Jr. Wabash (placer)-George M. Miller and William Maretta. Belcher-Golden Fleece & Roman Eagle Mining & Milling Company. Home-John McCann, Alex Howie, Hallie Wilmot. Speculation and Sunshine Fraction- Philip Creaser. Princess Maud Fraction- Princess Maud Gold Mining Comapny. Heart Solo-Golden Eagle Mining Company. Eu- reka Queen and Silent Fraction-Eureka Queen Gold Mining Company. Portland-Martin A. Mitchell and George W. Woodhouse. Trade Dollar-C. C. Woodhouse, jr, and J. W. McCann. San Poil Fraction-C. C. Wood- house, Jr., and W. H. Kells. Republic-Re- public Gold Mining & Milling Comapny. Blue Jacket, Rosa and Ethol-Harry Kauf- man. Frank Hanford, William Stewart, W. J. Grambs and George B. Kittinger. Iron Mountain, Lame Foot, Holyoke, et al-Jacob Goetz. Acme, Dewey, Colfax and Stephinite -George M. Forster. Chico, Jim Blaine, Frac- tion, Standard Fraction-Patrick Callahan. Baby Fraction-North San Poil Gold Mining Company. Ben Hur-Ben Hur Gold Mining Company. Contention (placer)-Thomas E. Dulin and J. B. Meyers. Iron Clad-Philip Creaser. Copper Bell-Philip Creaser. Iron Mask-Philip Creaser. Greater New York and Lucky Two Fraction-J. W. McCann, Butte, Butte Fraction, Comstock and Comstock Frac- tion- Northport Mining and Smelting Com- pany. Copper Queen. Copper Queen Fraction. Allis and Allis Fraction-Northport Mining
and Smelting Company. Deer Park Lode- Grant A. Stewart, James Cottini and W. Robert Hughes. St. Peter (placer)-Curlew Valley Mining Company. Frances (placer)-Cur- lew Valley Mining Company. Discovery- Sheridan Mining Company. Lost Lode Min- ing Claim-Joseph Schuster et al. Nip and Tuck-Cornelius Sheehan et al. Erdman and Blue Jacket Fraction-Erdman Mining Com- pany. Rosa Fraction-Fred M. Wells. Hit or Miss-Hit or Miss Gold Mining Company. Heart Solo-Golden Eagle Mining Company. Tessie-Louis P. Hunner et al. Shonee No. 2-Shonee Mining & Milling Comany. Red Cliff-John Winker. Surprise Fraction, Last Shot Fraction, Ida and Spokane-James S. Herrington. Noonday-J. F. May. Nip and Tuck Fraction-Cornelius Sheehan and heirs of Patrick Callahan. Protection Fraction-
Timothy Connors. Ruby-Fred Pfunder, James Cottini, Emma M. Brown and Ben Garigen. Deer Park-Grant A. Stewart, James Cottini, and Robert Hughes. Flying Cloud-J. E. Ritter and J. E. Dettweiler. Sampson Fraction-Henry Pillkahn. Protec- tion, Yale and Apollo-Hobart B. Ives. Mor- mon-Hobart B. Ives. Chespa and Hunt and Hill-Chespa Blue Jay Gold Mining Com- pany. Peacemaker and Eureka Fractions- Patrick Callahan and William Teague. Tom Thumb, Midget, Red Fir, Hannah Simpson, Rebate Fraction-Tom Thumb Gold Mining & Milling Company. Plug Hat-Tom Thumb Gold Mining and Milling Company. Quilp- George H. Braley et al. Standard-James B. Herrington. Seattle, Noonday and Trilby- James S. Harrington. Mountain Belle and Mountain Belle Fraction-Friend Gold Min- ing Company. Lucky-Charles H. Wolf, Frank H. Graves, I. N. Campbell and J. P. Graves. North Star Fraction-C. F. Hone, (trustee.) Lone Pine, Pearl, Surprise and Last Chance-James Clark. One Hundred and One-Republic Consolidated Gold Mining Company. Great Hope-Republic Consoli-
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dated Gold Mining Company. Portland- Republic Consolidated Gold Mining Company. Minerva Fraction-the same. Luna Fraction -the same. Elliott-the same. Monday- J. C. Keller and J. W. McCann. Hilo, Tues- day Fraction No. I, Tuesday, Sunday and Hilo Fraction No. 1-Republic Power and Cyaniding Company. Gopher-Gopher Gold Mining Company. Mountain Lion, Flatiron, Last Chance and Mountain Lion Mill Site- W. H. Brown et al. Alpine Fraction, Lily Fraction, and Treasury Fraction-Republic Hill Consolidated Gold Mining Company.
At the present writing sanguine hopes are entertained by the residents of Republic Camp that the new Hendryx cyaniding process is des- tined to work a revolution in mining industries in this immediate vicinity. Of this process Dr. W. A. Hendryx, the inventor says :
"The claims made for the process are: First, that it will extract all the values that any cyanide process can; second, that it will deposit the precious metals in the form of marketable bullion without the intervention of any troublesome precipitating and refining process; third, that it will make the extraction with less cyanide on account of the perfect aeration and the regenerating action of the electric current; fourth, that it will do this work at a much less expense for plant and op- erating costs than the ordinary methods; fifth, that it is especially adapted to handling tail- ings from amalgamation and concentration plants already equipped and running. It is a process for the extraction of the precious metals from ores and mill tailings by means of cyanide of potassium in very dilute solution (usually one pound of cyanide per ton of
water) and depositing the metals so dissolved upon metal plates by the agency of an electric current. The essential mechanical feature is the Hendryx agitator, which consists of a cylindrical tank having a conical bottom. In the center of the tank is a cylindrical well, in which a vertical shaft revolves carrying two or more screw propellers, and driven by a pulley above the tank. In the tank outside the well the anode and cathode plates are placed and supplied with current from a small dyna- mo. The ore is crushed to the proper fineness and charged into the agitator together with the the . water and chemicals. The revolution of the propellers in the well creates a strong up- ward current there, which immediately starts agitation in the tank and circulation of the whole charge upward through the well and downward through the electrically charged plates. Thus the extraction of the gold and silver by cyanide, through aeration of the charge, and deposition of the precious metals are going out at the same time."
There are at present no developed marble quarries in Ferry county, although in time some valuable properties will doubtless be worked. Until September, 1903, 10 marble claims had been recorded, but at that time some claims were taken up in the vicinity of the town of Danville, near the northern boundary of the county. These claims are along Lone Ranch Creek, a tributary of the Kettle river. The gentlemen who have located these claims and who are at present endeavoring to interest capital in their development are J. C. Stutz, S. E. Belt, T. E. Dulin, S. C. Gates and L. B. Dulin.
CHAPTER IV.
EDUCATIONAL.
At the opening of the year 1898 there was no school in the territory now embraced within the boundaries of Ferry county. Early in the spring of that year agitation was begun for the establishment of a school in Republic Camp. At that period it was estimated that there were at least one hundred children of school age in the camp; the citizens wisely de- cided that it was high time to make some ar- rangements for the elementary education of their children.
There were no funds in the Stevens county treasury at that time which could be used for public school purposes, and Ferry had not then been set off from Stevens county ; but a little thing like that did not serve to deter the enter- prising people of the new camp, or in the least discourage them. It was decided to circulate a subscription paper for the purpose of realiz- ing funds with which to build and equip a school house : maintenance to be provided by a small tuition fee. It required but a short time to organize this school after the agitation was well under way; within a very few days all necessary funds were provided. Patrick Clark, the prominent mining man, donated the lumber for the building and, also, a flag and flag-staff. A number of carpenters were quite generous with their labor, and within a re- markably short time the building was erected. The committee in charge of the construction reported as follows : Expenditures-Lumber and flag-pole, $151 ; labor and supplies, $149 .- 80; total, $300.8o. Receipts-From Patrick Clark, $151 ; collections from citizens, $136.90. This left the new school in debt $12.90, but
this amount was immediately contributed and the school commenced free of debt.
Monday, June 27, the school opened with an attendance of 30 scholars, under the tutor- ship of Mrs. W. R. Collins. There were twenty-six little "home-made" benches, and desks, all smooth and utterly devoid of paint or varnish. The institution began very auspicously. During the first week claases were formed and the school graded. The chil- dren were drilled in exercises to be held at the Fourth of July celebration and this proved one of the most enjoyable features in the first In- dependence Day celebration in Republic camp.
Educational affairs in western Stevens county (which became Ferry county the fol- lowing year), caused considerable discussion during the summer of 1898, and a number of mass and indignation meetings held in the town of Republic resulted. It appears that this was owing to a series of misunderstandings con- cerning the actions of County Superintendent O. J. Smith, who was the responsible head of the school in the new town. During the latter part of July Mr. Smith came to Republic and, it is claimed, without consulting many of the citizens, organized a school district and named A. S. Soule, H. C. Parliment and E. M. Hodg- son as a school board. The new board immedi- ately organized and, under the direction of Mr. Smith, proceeded to business. They levied a five mill tax on the assesed valuation of the district, which yielded in the neighborhood of $3.500. This having been accomplished it was ordered that $850 worth of school furniture be purchased; the selections were made and the
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goods ordered. James E. Pickerel, of Colville, who accompanied the county superintendent to Republic, was employed by the board as prin- cipal at a salary of $1,000 per annum, and it was also decided to engage an assistant principal at a salary of $65 per month. Arrangements were also made for the erection of an expensive and commodious school building. It was not until several days afterward that the people of Republic, generally learned that a district had been formed, and of the actions of the new board. Then a mass meeting was immediately called which was largely attended. A. W. Strong was made chairman of the meeting, and the views of many of the citizens of Republice Camp were voiced in forceful language. It was estimated that the tax of five mills, together with money which would be received from the state and county, would realize about $10,000 available for the school district. This amount was considered to be far in excess of the de- mands of the new district at that time. For the number of scholars in the district the pres- ent accommodations were considered sufficient. Following considerable earnest discussion it was decided to name a committee to confer with the newly appointed board with a view to arranging matters more in accordance with the expressed wishes of the people. John Stack, R. B. Curry and P. I. Rothrock were named as this committee. These gentlemen met with the board and a decision was reached to cut the tax from five to one and one-half mills, and to utilize for a school house the building which had already been erected for that purpose by the citizens of Republic. It was also decided that, in order to accommodate the school chil- dren in the north end of town, a building should be rented there for school purposes.
The school question was not satisfactorily settled, however, until August 20. On that date the school board held a meeting to which the public was invited, and a large number of Republic's citizens and taxpayers were present. The trustees reported that to conduct a nine-
months' school it would be necessary to levy a three-mill tax. To this there appeared no seri- ous objection and the matter was disposed of. Mrs. Ellen W. Collins, who had had charge of the school the previous term, was elected prin- cipal, and Miss Ellen Gailbroth, of Deer Lodge, Montana, was selected to conduct the school in the North Town. Thus all the disagreeable "kinks" that had ben connected with the school matters were amicably straightened out and matters satisfactorily adjusted.
Monday, September 12, the two schools opened. Fifty-two scholars were enrolled in the school of the lower town, and seventeen in the upper town. Within three weeks after the opening of school eighty-seven pupils were en- rolled in the two institutions.
The schools in Republic Camp were not long destined to remain the only ones in Ferry county. Shortly after the Republic District was formed a school was established at Nel- son (now Danville,) and when the rush to the "South Half" of the reservation occurred, the county's third school was organized at the town of Keller. This district to-day is the only one in the "South Half" of the reservation in Ferry county.
With the organization of the county, early in 1899, George A. Graham became the first county superintendent of schools. From his report for the school year ending June 30 of that year. we learn that there were 261 children of school age in the county. Of these 190 were enrolled in the public schools, and there was an average daily attendance of ninety-four. Three teachers were employed in the county. and three schoolars were graduated from the common school course at the close of the term. There were two school buildings in the county-one frame and one log structure, the latter in Keller, and the former in the lower town of Republic. The total value of the school property in the county, including buildings. grounds, furniture, apparatus, etc., as estimated by Mr.Graham, was $1.980. While school facil-
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ities in Republic, established in 1898, were amply sufficient at that period, the rapid growth of the town demanded later that a larger building be constructed. In the summer of 1899 it be- came apparent that the present accommodations were entirely inadequate, and a special election was called for the purpose of voting on the proposition to issue $15,000 bonds. The elc- tion was held July 21. Of the 123 votes cast, seventy-five were in favor of the bonds. It was at once decided to erect a school build- ing on the lots donated by Mr. Patrick Clark a year previous, which real estate by this time had reached a value of $3,000. The bonds were sold to Keene & Company, of Chicago, at par, bearing five and one-half per cent interest. The building was completed in 1900, and on April 2 the public school of Republic camp moved into the new quarters. The building is a handsome structure, and one in which the citizens take great pride. A two-room build- ing was also erected in North Republic.
During the school year ending June 30th, 1900, no new districts were added, but there was a gratifying increase in the school attend- ance. This year six teachers were employed within the county. The number of children of school age increased to 728. Three hundred and nine scholars were enrolled in the schools, and there was an average daily attendance of 183. The handsome Republic school building was erected this year, and the total value of school property in the county rose to $22,150. During the school year of 1901 the fourth dis- trict in the county was organized. This was at a point on the Kettle Falls wagon road, east of Republic. This year, also, showed large gains in attendance. Of 668 children in the
county, 433 were enrolled in the schools and there was an average attendance of 290. Nine teachers were employed, and two new buildings erected this year.
In 1902 there were nine school districts in Ferry county, five having been organized dur- ing the year. Children of school age num- bered 627; enrolled in schools, 480; and in daily attendance, 355. Fifteen teachers were required to conduct the schools and seven pu- pils closed the common school course of study. Six new school houses made their appearance. At Republic, Danville, Keller and Curlew the schools maintained more than one department. The report of County Superintendent Miss Jo- sephine Grimm for the year ending June 30, 1903, gives a comprehensive idea of the condi- tion of the schools at present. There are thirteen districts in the county. Children of school age number 689. There are enrolled 476, with an average daily attendance of 364, divided as to sex as follows : males, 191 ; females, 173. Dur- ing the year school was maintained on an av- erage of five and seven-thirteenths months. Twenty teachers were employed-three gentle- men and seventeen ladies. The average month- ly salary of male teachers is $88.26, and female teachers receive an average of $65.37 a month. The number of pupils who took the first years' course was 102; second, 95; third, 89; fourth, 78; fifth, 76; sixth, 42 ; seventh, 23 ; eighth, 25; ninth, 8. There are twelve school houses in the county, having a total seating capacity of 647. At Republic the first year high school course is taught. Eleven of the thirteen districts have a bonded indebtedness. Of the twenty teachers employed five hold first-grade certificates, eleven second grade and four third grade.
CHAPTER V.
DESCRIPTIVE.
To a limited extent the contour, boundaries and area of Ferry county have been described in Chapter I, of Part III. At one period the entire territory of Ferry county was included in the Colville Indian reservation, which then comprised an area seventy miles square, bounded on the east and south by the Colum- bia, on the west by the Okanogan and on the north by the International Boundary. As has been previously stated the north half of this reservation was thrown open to homestead set- tlement October 10, 1900, and this portion comprised a territory of 35 miles north and south, and about 70 miles east and west, ex- tending into Okanogan county as far west as the Okanogan river. The eastern half, which includes Ferry county, is mountainous, trav- ersed by quite a number of small streams; the agricultural lands in this portion being con- fined, generally, to the valleys and bench lands bordering the valleys. In the Ferry county portion of what was once the Indian reserva- tion, most of the land of any value is already occupied, either by allotments to the In- dians or by homesteaders. The western half, in Okanogan county, is a combina- tion of mountain, hill, table land and valley. Forming the western border of the reserva- tion is the valley of the Okanogan river, with an elevation of about 800 feet above sea level ; the central portion is rolling table land, at an elevation of from 3,000 to 4.000 feet, cul- minating in Mt. Bonaparte, 6,000 feet high, and covered with a mantle of perpetual snow.
In Ferry county, along Curlew Lake, and creek, the Kettle river and tributary streams, are choice patches of very fertile soil which
has been made to yield abundantly. Perhaps the largest area of farming and grazing land is west and northwest of Republic Camp. The country is generally open, with scattering trees here and there. Grazing lands extend to the mountain tops, affording excellent opportun- ities for those agriculturists who practice diversified farming. Along the lower levels are rich and fertile spots upon which all of the hardy northern grains and vegetables may be raised, while the surrounding hills offer ample room upon which to graze large herds of cattle, a ready market for which is afforded at Republic.
With the exception of the higher elevations where the frequency of frost interferes, all description of northern grown fruits, apples, plums, peaches, prunes and apricots may be successfully cultivated. All varieties of vege- tables, including watermelons, muskmelons and canteloupes are also raised. Climatic condi- tions vary in different localities, but in general are as above described. Year by year new roads are made to Republic and kept in excel- lent condition for travel.
Embraced in the geological structure of the "North Half" of Ferry county are a series of uplifts and synclinals, with a general dip of the strata southeastward. A prominent basal- tic ridge, about one mile southeast of the center of Republic Camp, rises to about 1.400 feet above the bed of the Sans Poil river, the princi- pal stream of the district. The apices of the ridge strike out six degrees east of north, with the strata dipping away from them on either side. A similar basaltic uplift, capped with obsidian, lies westward nine miles, near the
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