The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-10-28
FROM KEATINGVILLE.
Mining and other Items.

= Mining and O,her Items.
EDIroR NEW Nosru-Wvsr:
QUARTZ
In former letter I gave you q sort
"'rds eye view 0f the county seat Of Jeffe
son, and then promised an account Of III
quartz interest at this locaIitv in the nea
issue. which. consequent upon change q
base. ! have failed to d. until the prscn
At this time even only the lMlcs most pr,,n
i"ent and Developed ran I've no'i.rd. fn
were IN undertake full account Of all Il,
leads siaked and kurface-developed IN ihi
vicinity. the list would be too lengthy fo
publication.
THE KEATINo LODE,
For one of the owners Of which the tow,
Ut, kcatingvillc received its name, has prot,
ably gained II wider notorie,y than any o,l,e
mine in the district. not hetr,,se Of its cx
crssive valuation. tut it's name and thorough
development. The discovery wns made il
1866: by Mr.. John Kcating and Davjt
Blacker. tts present s,v"crs.s s-.s'd ~''rket
with nrnstr.- u''ii The spring vt 20. whcr
the P''s')ewait mill was purchased and put
up and reduction commenced in earnest
and since June OF 20 It's Is stamps have cs,,,
iinucd 10 hammer away almost necessarily
not day having l,cen lost for want of ore.
Two levels have been run in this mine, one
at 100 feet and another ut l72 feet depth.
which have been worked north of discovery
shaft $40 feet aud south If 1t 600 feet. tax
ing out u body If ore which, has averag agetl
| SEQ per ton frum crcyice varying in width
| from 20 inches +" ~ feet. The mill is un.
der the supcrintendencco Of Mr. Saulslerger.
has II capacity of 25 tons per day. and has
paid 10000 To $4,000 per month from the
| date of starting up. Mr. Geo. Richards. To
whose courtesy We are indebted for much
valuable information. has charge Of the
development. and II prosecuting the work
will, nost encouraging success kcating
4 Blnckrr are also owners of the
OHIO AND LEvIATHAN MINES,
Whicl, have given incOntrovertlble evidence
"f hidden treasures The Ohio has u 20
feet shaft ON M. l south. and l.s been
worked To that depth, uncDvcring y 3 feet
crcvicc Of NJ. ore. They are ut prcsen,
driving in ESQ feet level and letting the
Or" rctt awhile:
1t is said the Ohio yields SO per ton, and
j. finer gold than the Heating. The Levia
than has II 1SO feet shaft. the ore from whici,
has paid UPWARDS of $50 per ton. Messrs.
kea'ing 4 Blarker. both hard working, sub.
sIsni"l men. have delved year after year in
C"I"rad" aud Montana under the most nd
verse circumstances after the goal which has
al last been r.Mrhe in their present loca.
tons. aud Tor their intl"nitul,ic pcrscver-
"ncc and pluck. deserve the thanks uf cv.
cry one VIII" has the interest OF the Terri.
t'ry At heart. The firm give employment,
10 nearly 100 n,en.
THE LEFT-uAED LODE, ...|
Situated In close proximity to the Keating.
Is owned by Messrs. Clancy & Davis, and
not Il man who is familiar with the past
history "f never varying hard luck with
which tho efforts of the former have beer,
attended. but vii join us in ,ngra,uIai,ng
Judge Clancy upon his present prospects;
hs Nh; Si,.sr.'.l isysd in nj 1tnury ~,
from Discovery from the i0p 10 q feet dow!i
yielded sci per ton. They have since
stopped out lj0 TONS from the top 10 - feet
down. which run S35 Within the past two
mnn'l,sa scc1,n'! 10 feet shaft has been sunk
and connected with discovery ',y 200 feet
level. The present developments on the
Left. Hand indicate il will prove one Of the
riches, mines in The Territory. The crcvicc
avtXagcs only 20 inches, hut descend the
shaft, take lighted candle md ln'Id II
+" til" vein and you will find it fairly
trfckl,d ~iks FREE gntd-an artery Of wealth |
tuc WI sJsVu CsSSt ~ WcSIs UUU run
ming up 10 within 80 feet of the Ksaiing.
ing + Blacker had the Left Hand in ll,iga.
ii,n ms spur 1T their hsic. but the suit |
WAS nnicnl'ly adjusted lr.f"re trial. and the
mine hevel' ,pmei,t c,Eiinucs l., I,rs,yress.
Clancy has 2OO tons On the dump. with, 600
tons in sight, xntl keeps the Sample mill nnL
me nraslra Iunning night mud day The
Drc II remarkably easy ut rtsiuosjOn. and ti,e.
gold Is nearly alI. caught in- the .bs,tcries.
Clancy s. Davis have three other ln,r,inlly
developed tnles-th. Gen. Wnshl,,irn. Don |
Juan. and Morning Star The former l,;.> \ |
shaft Of ~ feet. and the 20 i'ns of ore
taken fruM il Is II richer class OF mineral
than the Left Hand q. s. d. have only 80 |
men working at present, but will ssnn im
crcmse tine force. The next mine prominent
In quartz circles is the
,........ ALLEN LoDE,
Situated about II miles southwest Of Kext.
ingville. IN the Iron CMd district. It was
discovered by Mr.. J. +. Allen. who owns
500 feet Of it, and has run down u GO feet
shaft. and At that depth has dcnuded holy |
ut ricl, Irc Of I feet il width, which works
frln t12 10 $43 l,er TIM Tie Allen is nnw
under sale ID Z New York company for
e27. 500 cash for eOO feet; nnd wi,e her or
not the sale is c.,i,su,n,aissl. u mill will he
erected at once. aud reduction commence
Mr.. McLowry. well known
70 the stick. and.rule fratsrDity of Montana,
has . fiat take" of eco fsct GU their ledge.
About y half-inile west 0f the Allen is the
IRON CLAD LODE,
Which furnishes m nppelMt,on for little
hamlet Of perhaps l9 Or 10 boMss.s clustering
m the hill sides In tie vicinity ut the mine
The discovery WAS made IN 1866. by .Cnn.
Spars. but greater portion of the pruperty
i in the hands ri other parties. Of whom |
Mr. Chss u. HalIbeck and jacob Nave are
the most prominent. The former has sunk
\ shaft l2l feet and the latter 12O feet. and |
have taken nut ah'ut 2O0O tons Of $50 ore
from tho iw0 0OO feet levels. We t,eIieve
lhc course Of development pursued bv these
gentlemen ~ I've the only wise policy i'll |
quartz Development. They are pnDvinx the
rnhncss Of their mine by an actual test 1T
Its extent tef,rU exl,endIng large sutn of
money for mill slpiianccs Had thls policy
lsrn adopted BY ths numerous cpupsnics
who have beer the quartz pioneers Of the
Territory, : great kaviLE Ut capital aud REP
utsiton wOulss ilssve lsscn accomplished and
far fewer failures have been scc,r.isi i, ,i,r
discre.lit of Montana. Mr.. Hallbeck in
frms me THAT the quality and quantity Of