Miners at the Lost Lode Mine 1901

by Charles Robinson

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Miners at the Lost Lode Mine 1901

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Charles Robinson

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Photograph - Landscape Photograph

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The poster of Miners at the Lost Lone Mine in 1901 announces the first and most productive mine after the northern part of the Colville Indian Reservation was opened to miners in 1896. The mural describes the history of the mine originally known as the Eureka Gulch Mine.

The mural reads at the bottom: "On February 21, 1896 the northern half od the Colville Indian Reservation was opened to mineral exploration by an act of Congress. The first claims staked in a bitter winter nearly cost the miners their lives. Eureka, as the camp was first known, produced a series of discoveries that led to Republic becoming the most successful long term gold producing area in the State of Washington. In the early part of 1897 mining entrepreneur Patsy Clark secured control of the Republic Mine which was Eureka’s first producer. Buying our Phil Creaser and Tom Ryan’s interest for $55,000, Clark and his associates created Republic Gold Mining & Milling Company and placed 50,000 shares on the open market. Wise investment and a reported strike of $300 per ton enabled the company to pay $260,000 in dividends in early 1899. Later that year the company was sold to Canadian investors tor $3,500,000."

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