, 1867-06-21
Montana Mines.

Montana Mines.
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HIGHLAND GULCH-MINEs AND MINING
At present but little is being done in the
way of mining, on account of the late snow
storms, which have lasted about two weeks.
Previous to that time, however, We had about
two weeks of moderately good weather, con.
sidering the locality, and the miners made
good use of the time allotted them, as The. fol-
lowing results will show: Hiffner & McCau,
understand from reliable authority, arc
taking out from 81, 900 to 81, 500 per day to
one set OF slqices 1.-TWO men on the bedrock
on the Main ,gulch. Green Campbell, our
worthy friend sand energetic prospector, is
taking it out on large scale on Horse gulch,
tributary Of Highland The general av-
erage is from s400 to 5000 per day, with
four men working, Cooley & Co., on Dry
gulch, an other tributary of Highland, made
a run of upwards of $1,000, about ten days
ago, with three set of sluices the general
average is from 5000 to $500 per day. The
celebrated Mansfield claim has not been
opened yet this spring, but when it is we ex>
pect to hear Of runs that will surpass all 9TH
ers within the limits of this district. Geo.
Carmony & Co., on the lower part of the main
gulch, are taking out from 500 to 5000 a
day to FIVE men. Lewis & Marshal, still
lower down, are washing up dirt that was
drif. ed out last winter; the average yield is
from 500 to 5000 per day, four men works
ing. With the evidence before me, then,
and taking everything into consideration,
readily conclude that our camp is not only
rich in its mineral resources, but also per>
manent and lasting one. AT some future
time, | will probably have something to say
about quartz in this vicinity
NUGGETS ON THE BRAIN.
Nuggets have been the exciting topic Of
conversation for some time past, and the
man who is not the possessor Of one " CON
sidered something OF a "bilk," especially
when in the presence Of Eye ladies'" The
largest one found was "gobbled up by our
friend Major Packard, one of the defeated
| candidates at the late election, weighing
S347. Another one found by Green Camps
bell weighed 5000, and still another found
by John Harrington, weighing $3.50. Sew
era more of lesser magnitude have been
found, weighing from $50 to 500. We
think then, from the indications that are
visible that we are undoubtedly in country
of coarse gold.
A GREAT NUISANCE.
For long time the good people of this
camp have been annoyed by few unruly
shoulder strikers" jumping mining claims,
taking fighting interests, etc, which invarla-
bly, results in the calling out of eye honest
miners" to settle the controversy.
HOT SPRING DISTRICT.
The Alpha Mill, of which Mr.. Fred Cope
is Superintendent, is now idle, consequent
to the recent death of Mr.. Ragland, one of
the owners The mill was stopped last fall,
and in military terms, 'dsmantled," the
batteries remaining in position, but spiked
by the absent partners. Mr.. Cope took hold
Of it in the face of the most discouraging
circumstances developed the several leads
of the company to depth of from 80 to
200 feet; employing from 80 to 40 men
spent $4,000 on machinery, tools, ETC., and
cleared a nice margin besides. The follow
ing names and figures indicate the leads,
depth of shaft, width of pay crevice and
yield per ton on the leads crushed from
Pouey. 200 feet, Is inch crevice, S85. Ga>
lena, Is feet, 30 inch crevice, $40. Boaz,
10 feet, "a iuch crevice, $50. Last Chance,
20 feet, IA inch crevice, $40. Blue, 80 feet,
"a inch crevice; $40. Hsop, 10 feet, ~
inch crevice, S25. Gold Hill, 80 feet, sur
face rock yielded $40.
Professor Wards Company are pushing
forward the work on their mill buildings
with forty men employed. The building
will be of stone, 40x7O feet and will be
ready Tor the Is stamp California mill and
Wheeler pans, expected here by the seventh
of July. This company have shaft on the
Old Mortality, 16O feet deep, with "A inch
pay crevice. They have not yet crushed
any of the roAk, but it is Of the same char
octer as the Poney, and it is believed, will
Weld the same. They have also shaft on
the Red Bluffs, 25 feet, with &c inch cree
vice, which yielded $50 in arastras.
Clark, Upson & Co. are developing the
Woodruff and Beats lead, and have a shaft
60 feet deep, with a we'll defined crevice OF
three feet.
The Atkins Mill, under the skilful super
iutendence If Mr. Atkin, is making good
runs on the Atkin lead. The II stamps
recently put up by Mr.. Hendry are working
satisfactorily.
The New York and Montana Mining Co,
of which Mr. Pratt is Superintendent, will
start up on Monday next, from Thermopyl@
rock which lead has shaft l4O feet deep.
This mill has twenty stamps aud twelve
pans.
COPPER ORE.
A rich strike has been made in copper
ore, near Beaver Town, on the Prickly Pear,
in the gulch known as "COpper Gulch." F"
Flakes Of pure copper were panned out in
this gulch last summer, by some parties who
were prospecting in the neighborhOod, On
their representations a stampede took place
and the guIch was staked of, Two comPa,,
nies were organized-the Superior and
"Copper"-for the purpose of more thor
oughiy testing the gulch, and more or less
work has been done on it for over year
| 7 -. E.;Jav tba efforts of one party were