The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-09-29
SOME DEER LODGE COUNTY MINES.
Notes OF the Promising New Mines at the
Head OF Clear Creek.


Head Of Clear Creek.
Correspondence Ne,o Norl.-West.
CANT, THUNDERBoLT MOUNTAIN,
DEER LODGE Co., NJ. T.,
September %, 1882.
arrived back at the mouth of the Boulder
or Clear Creek just in time to take din
ner with our worthy host of the Boulder
House, Mr.. Dave Hennessey, after which l
proceeded up the canon to the Lower Camp
where stayed over night. Were 1 to at
tempt to describe the beautiful,
GRAND, AND PICTURESQUE SCENERY
of this lovely entrance to the new mining
camp 1 should fail to do Nature justice. For
six or eight miles the scene on each side OF
the lovely mountain stream (the name of
which has recently been changed from Boul-
der to Clear Creek is beautiful to behold, the
clear, rushing waters bounding down the
centre of the canon on their way to join with
Flint Creek. The abrupt mountains on
either side of the creek, rising to an altitude
varying from 900 to 1900 feet, are dotted
here and there with various descriptions Of
trees, shrubs, and wild flowers, most Of the
tender variety Of growth having already
donned their autumnal hues and tints which
make the scenery captivating and beautiful.
But TO portray Natures loneliness in land
scapes is not my business at present. am
about to bring to your notice and the notice
of your many readers of the New NORTH
WEST, Natures
RICH AND ABUNDANT TREASURES
Which are now being found in the bowels of
these lofty and grand old mountains. will
therefore commence with the mines situated
about five miles up the stream from its
mouth, or what is called the Boulder House.
There are already here seven or eight good
log houses built. This Is called
THE LOWER CAMP.
There are some sixteen or twenty locations
made around this camp, few of which will
bring to notice in this letter, commencing
with the Saranac, which is owned by Messrs.
Pardee and Mcleod, of Philipsburg. This
property is situated on the right hand side of
Clear Creek, about five miles from the Boul-
der House. The mine has been located ten
work has been done on it until this summer,
when an extraordinarily rich four-foot vein
of galena ore was struck. Chloride of silver
is interspersed with the galena, all across the
vein. l saw very rich samples. This is evil
IDENTIFY going to become very valuable prop
erty and there is no doubt but the owners
will be very glad to hear of the rich strike.
THE LOWER EAST.
This property was only discovered few days
ago by Messrs. Brown, Bolt, and Heath.
They have sunk two shafts, one fourteen feet
and the other eight feet In depth. The vein
is four feet wide in the former and three feet
wide in the latter. The ore is collaborating,
and visible to the naked eye in many places.
On it pyrites Of copper show up. The own
ers are very sanguine of it, and think they
have n young bonanza.
THE JOHNSON MINE.
This valuable mine is owned by Messrs. Van
Gundy & Co, of Deer Lodge City, and is be.
ing developed by shaft which is already
down fifty feet The ledge is perpendicular
for twenty feet, where it dips to the south,
straight down, is off the vein altogether now.
When depth of eighty or one hundred feet
is obtained, drift will be run to tap the vein,
when a rich strike Is expected, as the ore
which is stromeyerite orsilver copper glance,
at twenty feet, on an average 100
ounces of silver per ton. This Is evidently
another bonanza.
THE PRINCETON.
This property is situated on the left hand
side of the creek, and is owned by Messrs.
Waterbury, Gerber, Mcleod, and Pardee.
Three shafts have been sunk fifty feet apart
along the ledge, the respective depths of
which are 81, IS, and IL feet. The full width
of the vein has not yet been ascertained. As
says have been made which run as high rs
300 ounces Of silver per ton. Ninety tons OF
the ore near the surface were shipped from
this mine to Philipsburg to be reduced, which
yielded 100 ounces of silver to the ton. This
has every prospect of becoming very valua-
BILE property.
THE PRINcETowS EXTENSION
Is owned by Messrs. Waterbury, Lang and
Brown Bros. This property is being devel-
oped by tunnel run on the ledge into the
face of the mountain. The ore, which is
both stromeyerite and chloride, lis the same as
the Princeton, and is nearly as rich, both in
quality and thickness.
THE TIGREss.
This property Is situated on the right side
of the creek, nearly opposite the Princeton.
1t was discovered thirteen years age, and has
merely been represented every year since.
It 10 owned by Messrs. Waterbury and the
Brown Bros, and recent developments show
that this is also very valuable properly. The
width of the ledge is ten feet and in new
shaft commenced lately, foot streak came
In the ledge, about ten feet down, and Is
widening. The ore of this streak assays from
80 to $50 ounces Of silver per ton. The main
body of the ledge is low grade ore, averaging
twenty ounces.
THE SAMARITAN.
This property is low down en- the noun
tain, on the right hand side of the creek, near
the Brown Bros residence, and Is owned by
Messrs. Brown Bros, VIM. Lang, J. ii. Bear.
Il III
Gates of ore from this mine showing A67l and
364i ounces of silver per ton. The vein is 81
feet wide and of good, solid, rich quartz. /:
has only recently been discovered, and a
shaft is being sunk upon 1t, which Is already
down twelve feet.
THE U. s. NINE.
This property has only recently been dis
covered, and is si.uated near the Tigress
mine. It is also owned by the Brown Bros,
Lang, and Bear. The ore carries both gold
and silver Assays made in Butte from this
ore show s3l in gold and 43 ozs, in silver per
ton. The vein is over five feet wide at a
depth of nine feet, and there is every APP
pearance of 1t increasing in width and be-
coming very valuable property.
The Messrs. Brown Bros. have several
other prospects they are working on, butnot