Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-12-29
EmIGRANT GULCH.

worked 10 >O4. ana LunOTeuS Oi tDouSdHa~
of dollars taken out, but in those days OF
excltemt mt bur little attention was paid !"
En- grant. because other digg'.ss that
VIZ. not SO IS lated were equally rich
The gitl is dlvld,d into two districts,
the upper and lower. and in order to give
our rex iers an idea of the present and
future lro~p cts If this rich placer Dr.
post. We will take up each claim or com.
,Mnv beginning ut HE lower end OF e
Lower Uistric, AZ numbering up the
gulcb.
LOWER DISTRICT.
No. 1.
is the Star Mining Company. Don J..
Byam, supcrinten tent. This company Is
r.n.iin. II m ~ inch otOM n two
foot 81 $; nv i, 725 feet in length. TO
ell rock b. pays wages. ~ ia company
are now sintin. shaft about 500 test
ahead of III tlume
4. Campbell is III ming tlumc, has in
500 ct, and has rugged i hydraulic der
rick rem"nlny ! rye b"uld r., which
works lik harm. This company are
Lot O the tru bid rock. but have aver.
aged about waves. Wages is 81 per day
to the l. an
Glvdden & Co.. are down 30 feet with
theit Il e nd u now drifting for bed
rock. Tits c ,mpan, asa reaiz' d a.
lea>t WAGES ur & he past a-on.
NO. 4,
Lee. I.,s ON n have her tlune On
bed rock, d II. c fully demon tratet the
lat hat ni Emi.ra / Will take her place
Montana, h story side by side with
Aiier. Last Ci, .nce ami Confed rae. The
ground has pad during the past season
never less han $l3 p r day 20 the hand,
and from that to So The streak in the
gulch is 175 ct VIDE, and a TUNNEL has
been driven under the mountain fer ~
distance of 13o feet, the dirt paying $40
per set of 8 foot iab.i S, that is Mcssrs
Cone & Lee are paying ttat much for
aking the Clint out. and making q hand
ONE profit. The sreaI has not Yet
been crossed, an it is ha,d to tell Low
wi,.e it -.
Nc.5,
is the flume IF Mcdonald. Hash & Co.,
whose ground Is sh How, ave apin. from,
6 TO 20 fc deep bel in pot hoes. This
com; an y have TAX u out good pay.
NO 6.
O'Brien s. Co., struck bed rock W h
til II lume late this fall ard have pros
poets equal to any ye, found in the gulch
NO. Z.
A. Ringlesby IS his flume on bed
rock with u bank IL foot deep, and
spl Ply.
is E,cheldcr & Co. or as it is better
kn"wn, tho Drain Ditch Company. This
is drifting diggings and they are abou,
GU feet Gee, from the surface, and are
now payl an Nv rage IF $50 10 the set
If eight foot limb rs
Most Of these companies are now a,
work, but III" flume companies from
uece. sity are generally getting ready Tor
next SEASONS operations.
Next Comes the
UPPER DISTRICT.
It was in this district that the big pay
WAS taken cut il early days. the old
Culver ground wa orl1.d with tiumc
in 81 and 80, and big pay taken out. bu,
the streak was lost. McDo,aid & Co.
re now working this claim, but have not
yet found the m .in pay Str ak.
M. :.
This Is owned by Tom Reynolds. and i.
pr wing very ri h. The ground is abou,
ii tee, deep, and is worked By ground
siuicing the top 'hr' OF to within abou,
two feet of b d rock, and then shoveliny
it II slu boxc. TIE iast pit cleared
was about II feet long and 6 or Z wide.
and paid $3.50. which i about S25 pc.
day to the man. Mr.. Reynolds will pu,
in fiume in the 81 rig.
NO. 3.
Tritt & Rounts arenot working in the
gulth. tut on bar, or more correctly
speaking. are drifting under tho noun
tain. an are supposed TO be on the same
.trc"k tina. Reynolds is working. This
e., und aged about 500 10 the = foot .et
last snmmer.
NO. 4.
Nj. Woods is working bar. and is
p ing . hydraulic. AID white piping
realized - e" da$ to the man, and while
cleaning bed rock the average was $2e IS.