The Montana post., 1868-09-25

lures in the country, which is soon to
| commence work on the Wisconsin lead.
Arrived at the Park mine, we found "A
number of subterraneous passages of
| fered US for our exploration an offer
accepted by all save the General, whose
recent experiences among the moun-
| tains near Virginia rendered him not
only indisposed, but unable, 10 attempt
journey upon the line of any such un-
der'ground railroad as those which ran
oct of sight in the caverns referred to.
The four hundred feet situated in the
centre of the Park mine-tbat is, dis
covery claim and No. | east-are owned
by Messrs. Whitlatch and Walker. the
first mentioned party being the Indefat~
igable Jim." whom nobody in the
Territory does not know, of whose al
most unprecedented success in the de
yelopment OF quartz mines all have
heard, and who has, without doubt, done
more TO enhance the mineral interests
OF Montana than any other mau in the
country Upon this property of Messrs
Whitlatch and Walker we found two
inclines, about two hundred feet apart,
$50 and 200 feet in length, respectively.
and soon to be connected with each
other from their lower points by means
of a drift running along the ledge, and
affording facilities for the extraction of
ore. The width of the vein, in this
portion of the mine, is from one 10 six
feet, and from il is taken some OF the
richest ore ever found in the Territory.
Numerous specimens of rock are oh
tanned in which the free gold is abun.
dant, and which are as beautiful as they
are rich. Several hundred tons of this
quartz have already been brought To the
=
upon II prove IL TO be. in every respect,
hrst-class ore, in many CAGES running
forty dollars TO the ton. Messrs Whit>
latch a. Walker also own two hundred
feet in the westerly portion OF this mine.
upon which they have struck it big"
the ledge showing IA good facing of two
and half feet in width and the quartz
yielding forty dollars To- the ton. From
the Park mine we paid a flying visit to
the
GORMLEY MILL,
Situated az the head of Nelson Gulch.
provided with twelve stamps, but not at
present running. Returning in the di-
rectlon from whence we came, we re-
crossed Grizzly Gulch, turned TO the left.
and soon found ourselves in the midst
OF the shafts, railroads, ore piles, shops
ouN "OEnS VI Tie famous
wHITLATCH UNION MINE.
We shall give no detailed description
of this celebrated ledge nor of the inn
:nense amount OF labor which has been
done upon it. Although in times past
such description could be given with
IN the limits of a newspaper article, the
recent Developments have been of so ex-
tensive character that no such attempt
at pen picturing could now prove a sue
cess. We will mention the tact, however,
that Mr.. Kicker, on the Il " L." works,
has gone through all the caps those
patches of barren rock which at one
time caused the weak kneed TO express
their fears concerning the mine, and
that the ledge increases in richness the
greater the depth attained. Some
changes have recently taken place in
the ownership of a portion of the Union
mine. Capt. Charles Hendrie having pur-
chased an interest in the Whitlatch
Union Mining Company, in which he
now owns share equal To thirteen~
thirtieths of the whole. Under the
of Capt. Hendrie, whose
touch, like that of Midas of old, seems
to turn everything to gold, the success
Of this company is insured. Captain
grasp some OF the best mines in the Ter
ritory, and this last move of his prom
ises TO be mutually profitable TO both
himself and the company to which he
lends his energy and experience. The
Union Mining Company own
i've hundred feet on the Union mine.
of discovery claim, No 1 east
and the west half of No. ? east. A care.
full survey OF the property has recently
been made, and an Incline TO run on the
line between discovery and No. 1 east
until the water level is reached, has been
y mill is to be set up di-
rectly upon the lead, to be supplied with
water from the mine. With Capt |
Hendrie as a superintndent this will
not fail to yield rich returns 10 its
owners, and thereby add to the life and
of Helena On all portions
Of the great Union mine, work is pro-
crossing rapidly, On claim No. 3 west
the Philadelphia Enterprise Company
Is sinking new incline with flattering
results. After inspecting the mines re
ferred to, our party returned home. 1t
had seen enough to prove that the great
and permanent wealth of the Territory
consists in it's
QUARTZ INTERESTS.
Here il saw a mine, brough. into no.
tice, and 10 great extent developed, by
one man-that man being Jim Whit
latch-adding to the riches of Montana
at the rate of three and four thousand
dollars per day, and it questioned itself
as TO where the Territory would be were
the VIM. Nowlan. Hendrie a. Wood>
worth, Union, Hodge, Kicker, and other
quartz mills which are now meeting
with such great success in all portions
of Montana, to be suddenly stopped
In that case there would be compare
lively nothing left us bat our placer
mines, and the edifce of our prosperity
would be founded only upon their shift
ing and uncertain sands but as il is,
that evidence is founded upon a rock,
and the storms of advorsity may beat
against it, but it shall not fall. | be-
lieve that the foregoing RLatAD1enta are