The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-05-20
THE BLUE WING MINES
Development Of Rich Silver y.,,.
High Grade Shipping ORE.
A Showing Of Some Of the Pione.. e,
yer Mines Of Montans. "'''

and are ,,roducinv a iaru.r ar,,,.. ressnt time
silver ore than thew have Welded NJ No. Rn grade
their discovery Ia 1861. D,rin~ tha ,... u"e since
mines have been successfully wnrtsd w'"es the
dump piles of first. class shipping on. ~ "u large
ready Tor shipping, while the mines ~. -. OUT and
the extraction of plenty more ore of n. tor
form high grade. All the mines in Tho IAN sse uni:
are worked are looking well. and The That
more faith in their value than ever hef,r nave
cradle work is being done IN the disjr;c, s"nsd-
coming out Is of u paving oua,tv-so,r ~ aN ore
being exceedingly rich "'e ore
THE Blue WING MINE.
The Blue Winr mine Is one NJ II. ,,,.
cries made in the district. and II has h oissov
mine since its first openiny. Ms.s-s 49, paying
O'Leary own the mine, and in II thew ha va VI,
able property. The mine Is opened by main ,hsa
and tunnel to- depth Of eighty five feet. H."
ore IL found In the lowest workings and the ors NV
be hoisted out of the main shaft or taken ont thr,s
the tunnel The ore hoisted recently from the mia
Ia of an excellent quality-,nuch Of 1t being v.s.
rich. Gray ruby ore and black sulphurets y.,d...
assays Of a'ooo to Mono in silver 10 the Ton, Ths
ore now being sacked and which Is to he shipped to
the Salt Lake market samples as to 100 ounces !.
silver 10 the tonbesides carrying heavy percentage
IN lead: severn! car loads OF this high grade ore !.
." Ine a"mp' ana tnere considerable more Of an
equal quality opened up and In sight in the mine
Aooat forty tons of second .class-(eghty ounce
ore)-is ON tne dump piles at the mine.
THE CHARTER OAK.
The Charter Oak mine is located in the souther,
one of the stronvest ana nost v,;e,s. ";e SHOWS
district. Messrs. Herr h Nav Rro,h.r. LIE IN inc
the mime have perfor,,ed n oreat ,,.,l =, .", o
work nm 4. A main fincl;rcI .h,n -. .ssc'opng
to depth OF one hundred and sixty feet. This sha
has been dropped down most all Of the way on ,hs
vein. The vein, ut Its lowest opening, Is fuv six
ore. A larvr dunn Of ore IL ut at ~. mis-; k.aoe
car loads of first class ore is on the dunn nil. TWO
..i.r+ ~. ~ ~. T,h.-+.- 0,i, ..... que me
o,,rcas n silver n ths ~, ~. .h,.: y" " 100
Mes a,e ounces IN th. tor, Pp"s ''e SAM
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"o"o"'
ne Ilu.e" n''ns mas peen one OF the productive
ora ,,,.s . ss !. sa. years mneh Huron
ore was snppeo 20 swansea, "ales' tor reduction
anu yelueo handsome pFones. The nine is the
'oPe'y " INC na.cne,aer Orotners' nut Is now he.
my wOeNe"' u"oef !ease' Nv frank Williams 4
"a. Dunng tne past io,,e months the ore. product
~ .e ''''9 .s "''"''.eo ~ !arge plle ut high.
s'"ue , "Ie' ms orc IS now nein0 assorted and
sackeo 'os SHIPMENT ine shipping ore assays from
SS' " Ns o''"ses !" s''ver 20 tne ION.
THE NEW DEPARTURE.
The New Departure mine located in the East
part OF the blue Wing District, near Spring Gulch
Is a well. developed property. The mine was dis.
covered IN that period OF our history when
Horace Greeley 'stood' for President before the
American people and when the thew departure" in
politics took place-hence the name. "New Depart.
ure. The mine has been good ore -producer for
years. and Is yielding hrst class ore Shipments
OF this ore have run hoo ounces In silver to the ton
Prof. Clayton and Lawrence A. Browne, owners Of
the mine, are working It in systematic shape Sew
eral car loads Of New Departure will finish this
Springs clean up at the mine. The ore Is high
grade.
THE NEEDLE GUN.
The Needle Gun mine, owned by Messrs. Demp.
sey 4 Smith. presents. top, one Of the finest
prospects in the Blue Wing District Openings, in
several places, to a depth of ten to twelve feet,
show remarkably rich vein Of ore. ASSAYS of the
ore result in showing it to he worth from Ssno tn
S',roo per ton. A main shaft is now being sunk
on the mine. When this shaft opens the vein Mt Il
greater depth rich ore will be placed on the dump
of the Needle Gun mine.
THE ERIE.
The Erie mine located on the westerly slope Of
the mountain the Rocky Hill road is the prom
erty Of Messrs. Trask, Graves T. Hamilton. On
the Erie main shaft has been dropped sixty feet
deep. The ,nine being in the granite formation. Is
wet The ore. vain ;S co,nr,ct .rd VOL. a.f red
Eo,r te.t of ,,s;n ~ .; -, p,,... !. n..ns !.
the ln,ttom Of the main shaft. Ore Of hiyher Grade
is found in the Erie but the average ASSAYS arc 70
ounces in silver to the ton. The ore carries a nav