Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-01

: .n i'o'ldllg ourseJvo 70. ~s'4I
dies we entered the tunnel At Nv viii
! followed it to the further emu u ne 'n'pi
500 feet. The tunnel is run ' n1 a ''''a's
being just enough up Grad 'e'fiF lev
,oaasd Will ru" upon tbs tra ~ ' ~
head Of the tunnel to tho d, a"yN ''on
side. The general width ~ yard
about Is feet, but in MANY "s 'oae
been taken out much wide, ma g'ta'
places cross tunnels have bsan '',a ~ W
siderable length. at one MAY ~, ois
mr. H. around what he Gated ; 'o4'
monster chunk Of granite. WAN. ! l9s
have fallen. into The lead 1t B. ~. S4e
formation. 1t Is il sort or "sadl
probably SO feet long and i J, s - :
LIS presence there does not aroe,, ~ : v
diminished the value oil the ' ,e.5 y \
this point it is wider than II oth Nt
Everywhere went the w,l,s .a1 I.' pp
"n'''e' sp'l"lea Win ore and looked a
beautiful by candle light. M
width, | believe, is 10 feet. T.s :.
feet oft appeared 10 be a sofia n.,. wy
"!'ilo on each side there are st,.t.
er matter mixed with it. AT t!a pr1 ~
sailnel a large body Of ore had ban !
OUT from above and along thu !,
exhibiting the largest and mo,t b..'
body of ore L have eve. seen rs ~'4
shaft to the entrance Of the taD,aI A.
has been strippcdou to the sllrtaea ,s
OF the labor Of opening this mIno ~.
to a little over $50, 600, and | learn A.
amount for freight already uil !,
shipped far exceeds that sum IN,
ping ore averages in valueabout l1o n,
silNei. and 50 per cent. lead. 7 Ia4 \
ever, Il lower grade ore taken from th4
which, ia its crude s5ate. runs nrot,h,
low az 40 ounces silver and Is per cun.
TO the ton. The ore upon the dsnDh. i
mated by Mr.. Russell 1T 10000 tons i
OF it is low grade and viii have ID h]
eentrated beforeit can be shipped poA
at the present rate of freight.
The owners Of this mine are Item
and Geo. Russell, 9. J. sHlny
=. >. Click. Messrs. Russell and Baa
The original dlscoyerers. THEY ar 4 b
miners and have full charge sla HI
lpon the mine. They shipped / l4s Il
ity OF ore this season, but tie r@eeeatds
II the price Of lead has CIT Their Gia
'horter than they anticipated. aAltAq1
'eceetiy decided to stop taking NtatI ni
rear spring. They have tile mine ID 4
GOD shape that they can bring cs
OF tons Of the precious sutton
lotice, and with little expense. llsa1 w.
proprietors have il contemplate y
reetion Of a smelter or cuIlieeaaatrb 81
edllction Of Their ore, and itiS q hh spiel
hat they will. The WORKING oflfsH -
II the dump would doubtless mere l #TH
or It's construction. 6Drl,t
The Rnmley mine runs leafF ~ rs j.
nth the Comet, aud | am @iliouae!, us r
beautiful showing. ! regretted o. Faln
lut down and that the manages Fs mel
mt since | was prevented from a'n a1ey
| learned that an extension t0Nhl REC
lie discovery of which is S0as y 4lnou
way over the mountain, is p4s Tho =
| and developed by A. NJ. lleNaa and
no are part owners in The Rlule Y Ate gt
nsiyely interested IN other lAsAsD kanad
cinity. I'D q il
Silver Hill is the name ofa lhhf 81 been
scovered. running into tlle lAOa'''' lays a
the Riinlley and Comet hl'A'' Eb year
ought.to lie an extension @ Y. Die of
her Of them. W. Il. Parkinson \ errito
no are developing it, recently ". v ,
I in the shaft which iecessts'su :.
ag Of a tunnel. They have s'a'l VIZ
mel near the foot Of the inoap4'1 u
~ lad Ileaafp alley a