The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-02
MINING AND OTHER ITEMS
Picked up by a Representative OF
the Miner on a Trip to Moose
Greek, Highland, Melrose,
Glendale and Lion
City.

part Of Silver Bow and the northern part of
Beaverhead county last week, and while pick
ing up many subscribers for the paper, noted
what was going on in the camps visited.
A drive into the heavy timber, west of
Feely's Summit House about four miles,
found that section to be full OF men. From
100 to 200 men are employed at the saw mills
and in the timber. Mr.. Vim. Thompson has
three saw mills running and the Lavell
Brothers two. These five mills are running
at their full cutting capacity and are turning
out a large amount of lumber and timbers.
Most of this lumber and Timber is hauled to
the Butte market.
Striking Moose c~reek--once famous for
coarse gold, the big nugget and the 'tnigger's
claim'--the old placer camp was found quiet
but not teetotally dead. Messrs. McKag and
Mckee have been working their stripping
claim in the gulch this season, from which
they have realized handsomely. The water
growing light will compel a suspension of
mining until next season. One company of
two men are at work on the old discovery
bar at the upper end of the gulch, making
fair wages, which sums up mining operations
on that creek.
Operations in the Highland District are
assuming Importance. The quartz mines Of
the district, which have laid idle for some
time, are to be opened again and vigorously
worked. The Only Chance Company, OF
which Mr.. Phil. M. Saunders is the superin-
tendent, has commenced active mining oper-
atoms. The company has twelve to fifteen
men At work, which force will be increased
soon. The Only Chance mine has been
cleaned out and re-timbered, and new steam
hosting works are to be erected without de-
lay. The Only Chance mine has been
worked to a depth of $50 feet and has yield
ed much gold in the past. A new mill, de-
scrlbed some time since in the MINER, is to
be erected Immediately to work the quartz of
this mine. -..
The Nevins mine is being worked, the gold
quartz from which is crushed in an arastra.
Before fall seventy-fve men will be at work
in the Highland district.
One thing needed in this section is a resu.
lar mail service. The mail service to Moose
Creek and Highland was discontinued last
January, and now that the district is filling
up again with men it is urgent that mail SER
vice should be re-established. A petition
will be circulated praying for the establish
ment of a tri-weekly mail from Butte to
Highland, Moose Creek and Melrose. The
matter will be placed in the hands of Dele
gate Maginnis, who always acts promptly
when laboring to serve and benefit his con-
~stituents.
Melrose was found lively-at least it was
lively in one respect. They need an officer
at the town who will do his duty. Men were
freely fourishing pistols, while riding round
making threatening demonstrations. In one
instance one man chased another one round
with a six-shooter. A deputy sheriff, with
the proper amount of nerve, should be located
there to arrest men who are on the fight,
gradually growing. Among the recent i'm
provements is a new hotel near the depot,
built by VIM. Bowe, and which is large
enough for the business of Melrose. .
Up to Glendale, a distance of four miles,
brings the traveller into the largest town of
Beaverhead count, and which is noted as
the place where the Hecla furnaces are loca-
ted. Gllmer, Salisbury & Co.'S coaches car
~ passengers up from Melrose at four bits
per head. Two fast expresses, Reynolds and
Fosters, are also running, which makes pas
senger rates reasonable enough. Glendale is
looking better and buster than it has for
some months past. The Hecla Co. is running
both furnaces. The furnaces are turning out
abont two car loads of base bullion per day,
which is hauled to Melrose for shipment to
the East. The Hecla Company is pushing
mining operations with great energy and
with a regular: system. On the last pay
day the company paid out about $45 900.
The Hecla Company is now employing about
800 men and want fifty more Immediately.
There was little local excitement in town.
The Glendale P. o. is in statu quo. NJ.
J. c. Metlin was appointed postmaster and
has received the commission, but declines to
take possession of the Office, so the Office re-
mains In charge of Mr.. Zugbaum.
A trip up to Lion City, a distance of nine
miles from Glendale, brings one to the cluster
of mines owned and operated by the Hecla
Company. Lion City is a busy camp, full of
miners. Just above the town are the famous
mines that have yielded such an immense
amount of smelling ores. They are all be-
ing worked at present by the Hecla Com
pany, aud are producing well. The
Company is working the Atlantis,
True Fissure, Cleopatra, Cleve and
other mines, all of which are yielding a good
grade of smelling ore. On the Cleopatra
mine, high up on Lion Mountain, new steam
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