The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-06-24
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six miles from here, opposite the town Of
Red Mountain. Canovan & Co. are running
hnme, expecting soon to strike bed rock
On goed pgoepscting grouad. A few claims
below Wm. O9sley 4 Co. have resumed op.
crstions with their 6ume, and near the las.
ter Mclaughlin 4 Co. got little too much
water in theiFs. and were forced 70 leave
ground from which they had previously
been taking from 500 TO $500 per day.
LAngworthy q Rutter, with dume, derrick
poets above, and two miles below the town.
with splendid derrick and aume, and
going for . la.xe extent of ground 10 the s
gulch. They are down 20 feet, and, judg-
Ing from extcrnals, If they don't strike good
pay on bedrock there. miners might - well
cease to theorize. shut their eyes ana dig
anywhere. De Laramie q Co. are running
. hydraulic In Coolie gulch and getting
good pay. as Likewise are others in the
same gulch. ...... s......
Which at first seemed serious, occurred IN
the Only Chanee blocksuilh slbOp q shor1
time ago. A spark from tho iron ignited
some powder thought to be damaged be.
y0nd combustion, and Mr.. John Nichols,
the smith, was 6adly powder. burned on
face and hands. He now lies at ths Bur.
dess House, and through the kind treat.
ment Of the ladies of the house, and others,
10 rapidly recovering. .4 <<.s.-ra-
THE ONLY CHANCE LODE
ls good, and the owners. Messrs. Flowers,
Hines & Co. smile. They are down 25G
feet, with four foot crevice Of the richest
yet It frequently widens to 10 and Il feet.
Five arastra beds have been runnink, from
which they cleaned up, . short time since,
200 ounces Of $2O retort; and in the next
run they anticipate double that amount.
They are making three more arastra beds,
which will be running soon. ... ...s
THE NEvINs LODE,
Owned by Fair 4 Nevins, has shaft Of
shout 100 feet. with good ercvics. The
quartz learn, 10 paying well In their
on MOOSE CREEK,
One and : half miles from Red Mountain.
Falkland 4 Co., Dodge q Co., and Wolf
are placer mining successfully, and short
distance from them French company arc
arastraing rich quartz from the Nonpareil
lode. Near by 10 the Dixie lode-found
last winter by Ed. Dickey and Sparks-out
of which, from four feet crevice and 40
feet shaft, they are taking 90 rock. Have
two arastr. beds running, and about to
erect two more Three miles further down
the creek there are shafts on the Day, and
Harvey lodes, each 100 feet in depth. Some
Of tho rich ore from the shafts IL being test
ed by arastras on Camp Greek. Mr.. Dan
Parker 10 running his ''muly" at Dsytowu,
and Is furnishing lumber to the flume COM
panics in contiguous Campo Below the
mill short distance, . company are run.
ring drain In the gulch. DYE. hs
.NsGs s5&z gs.s At e0Ap .@r ..s.
Over the hin, few are placer mining at ito
source, aud ct the mouth, VIM. Spur and
]. b. ThompsOn are furnishing tons of rich
galena ore, at good figures, to Wash Sta
plstUn, Of Arycnta, for his sn,eltcrs. Some
Of the ores assays 800 in silver,
HERE IN BASIN
Four Of the duine companies are, with
plenty Of water, uneorthing few .'scade. "
Mr.. Leggst and WIN. Flowers have bought
the Butler 4 Burleigh ground toward head
Of ga'ch, and will iPpl@ssg!diaglsslv. plsg!d R9t 99.a
nNmDeE sc. g scicr,ssic energy. The recent
storm gave "a n feet of snow, and st Red
Mountain they had II feet. But its gone
tE'z 'Whsfs tho big chips sallin'"
And we want SOmc-ssesHst as,. ..
More anon. Yours truly, ]. 3.
Basin Gulch. June 3oth, 1870.