The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-08-19
A TRIP 10 CEDAR CREEK
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a company OF this name-abOut fifty IN
number, nearly sll Beartowners-weree en-.
gagged at the time Of our trip, In sinking a
shaft on No. II, O'Keehe's District, some
little distance above Cedar Junction. They
were working three shifts of seven men
each, and were down nearly IS feet, sfter
working nine weeka The ground pros.
poets encouraginZly, and although number
OF the partners have drawn out since, tho
remainder sre rigging new pumps, and will
prosecute the enterprise 1t ID the best piece
of work we ssw in the gulch. The men
deserve success, and II they get pay. the
question about tho deep ground Of Cedar 10
settled. Considerable work 10 being done
below
Some two and . half or thres miles above
Cedar Junction. and ct that point the sys.
tematic and Universal development Of the
gulch begins. Quite . little village has
sprung up here, st the mouth Of small side
gulch, which mile or two above affords =
little range Of pasturase. Kiyus Bar 10 .
bench some 20 to 40 feet high, and perhaps
quarter of mile long by 50 yards aver
age 10 width, situated on the right bank of
the gulch. 1t is covered with small timber,
and development has shown good beds of
wash gravel. Two or three companies have
opened cuts on It. Simmons 4 Airport were
the first. They struck pay streak near the
face. which ran obliqucly up the gulch and
along the har, in q narrow channel, for
probably 100 feet, paying good money,
when Il suddenly 2etered. Other parties
will SOON open below. It 10 believed back
channel exists. Kiyus Bar may yet pay bag.
Mr.. Simmons however, he'd bis ideas on
THE DEvELoP1fENr or THE auLcn,
And associat,ng with Mr.. Klein, started 4
drain race 70 Nos. 60 81. 81 and s., have an
open cut run some 500 feet and are IL or II
feet down, with encouraging prospects.
They will l)e 80 feet from the surface when
they strike their ground, unless he'd rock is
reached sooner, and there Is not man in
Montana wishes /" Jack Simmons" " worse
luck than fortune on bed rOck.
Immediately above, Miller & Co., are
working four hands on . drain race for 81,
IS and sc: have 500 feet cut, are 12 feet
down and are getting from one half to one
and ose half cents In the gravel.
Pat Foley, Tom. Curry and Ben. Welch
are running drain for 80, 81 and 81; 500
feet cut, 10 feet down, interpreted 10 reach
bed rock by August Is.
Richard Quinn, Edward Kinney and the
COpIey brvs. have run 400 feet drain for
30 and 70, and are now sinking with wheel
feet shaft on this ground and had 10 feet Of
gravel, 100 pans Ut which prOspected IN
average of two ccntA
Steve Drew and WIN. Martin have run 4
SEQ feet drnin for 70 and n, and are now
sinking with suction pump.
Bently & Farrell, after running = 800 feet
drain. arc sinking with wheel and pump on
70 and 70. They have feet Of gravel pros
pcctinx 10 cents on wn avcnsge.
The French Company on "a and 78 have
q 400 feet drain. arc IL feet down. and xre
sinking with wheel and pump, getting s,
10 and 10 cent prospects.
Pete Foley hos just started drain form,
and Moree 10 doing the same ON 20. Geo.
drain, and get six centa in the top gravel.
A little distance above the companies are On
he'd rock. aud from there to Forest City
Ave or six miles-evesy claim 10 taking ont
money-frOn 18 TO 90 to the hand-and
averaging. we judge. over wages. Over 100
string of sluices ore Get, and /. 100 men. are
either working on them Or developing un.
opened ground. Every claim from 1872 be'
low 10 60 or 70 sboveis being systematically
worked. We have very full memoranda,
but give only the above OF consecutive
claims. ~ showing how universally the
heavy developments are going on, costing
many thousands Of dollars, and with no
evidence hut the faith Of miners -smsed on
experimenting the deep ground 10 goinl
tn pay we'll. Two or three miles above
Kiyuse Bur 10
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