Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-04-04
RADERsBURG, M. II. {
March 81. 1873. +

Editor Courier. 4a
Notwithstanding the unpleasant weather
during the past week your correspondent
has succeeded in viewing few places OF
interest contiguous to this town, some OF
which desire to notice in this and subse-
quont letters, aud will begin with Mr.. VIM.
Quinn, tile water-ditch king of this part OF
Montana, who resides between the mining
town OF Eeatingville and this burgh, OH a
picturesque plateau where he has erected a
neat and substantial dwelling situate in one
corner of ata enty-acre field, we'll fenced in
and under good cultivation. Here, also, is
his -e.ffson mh.4re he rransaets all business
connected with his water bitches. number
ing three, the first of which traverses a dis
lance of five miles intervening between It's
source in Crow Creek, ard the mining
ground it, waters. the second eight miles and
the third ten and half miles. These bitches
convey in the aggregate during All average
OF three MONTHS, fully $50 inches OF water
miners measurement, and about 700 inches
the balance OF the season. The water of
these diIches is conveyed to plat of min
ing ground about two miles square, which,
lin some instances, has paid fifteen dollars to
the hand, while not more than three and one
halt dollars per day to the hand have been
made in other instances. All things con-
sldered, this ground, close by the town, is
pronounced itch in mineral deposit. Many
claims in the ground named were considered
worked out. i'll which fumes are now being
erected, subsequent examination proving
them to contain wealth sufficient to justify
their being revoked even at considerable
expense. Tho water of the bitches named is
doubly valuable to the owner, inasmuch as
after it has been used in the mines where it
is first used, it can be afterWard utilized to
the working of mining ground far distant
from its first appropriation. The quartz mill
Of Richards & Co., working the quartz ex-
tracted from the Hidden Treasure" situate
short distance nom this town, is run by
water conveyed in one of these dtches, and
after being used there, is applied to the work.
ing OF Howe 6 Wood. $ arastra, after which
it is also, turned to the working of good,
aa,;ng mining ground some miles below.
Mr.. Ou:un keeps a store Of general supply
3 n the Helena and Bozeman road at the Grow
Creek crossing, and seems 20 enjoy a liberal
patrouage. he has here built substantial
eranary and a warehouse, both OF which are
filled to their full ca ,paeity. and will build
larger store in the sumnser at the same place.
From all we have seen ct the premises
banned, we must consider Mr.. Quinn we'll
circnnstanced, and the owner Of particular
kind of property invaluable here anu whose
title thereto is fixed and undisputed;
property that must increase in value as de-
velopment is made ntIiis part of the couD-l
try. zit sti Id asf 1924 5aia
ID bs9s. KrATINavTLLE. #iT z.sfta 2
Situate about two and hall mics from
here is the village OF Keatingyille and near
theretois the well known lode designated !
the .'Keating.p so called, after the nameso Of
its fortunate. disc oyeror. Mr.. John Heating.
who first laid claim to it in September, 1865,
and was .afterWard patented 70 him and his
copartner, Mr.. David Blacker who are now
the sole, owners thereof. The work per- i
formed on this lode is truly interesting, and
such as we have ,uot 5 en- heretofore i III
Montana. either in extent or skillfui arrange
mcnt and management. Four shafts aresnnk
on the lode, two o. which are one hundred
and seyenty-two feet each. one seventy feet
and The fourth, two hundred aud eighty
eight feet. while two levels traverse the rich
and we'll defiaed yehl.s one to the extent OIL
eight bunsisl feet On the ~ feet level. the
other July eleven hundred feet on the. TOOL
feet level. The power used il within and Is /
worked BIZ animals. EereE are now four
thousand tons IF first class quartz on the
dump, from which an immense yield may be
expected, and Will soon be placed
for crushing at the nliD, which Is in conyen-
lent proximity 70 the mine, and will be |
started up tomorrow, after n rest of peace