The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-04
From sundays Daily.
Tue CAMP.
How Our Mines are Attracting
the Attention of Capital
lists Abroad.


lists Abroad.
Talks With the Experts-Futur,
Activity.
Notwithstanding the severity o
the pluvial visitations with which W,
have been favored during the pas
week q fair degree of activity ha'
prevailed in mining operations
throughout the district. The ever rest
less prospector, after a winter spent in
impatient waiting, was beguiled t.
the hills by the balmy weather, which
until the first Of last week seemed to
indicate that spring had come tostay,
and though the week has been ex.
ceedingly disagreeable for prospect
ing, many of the hardy quartz find
ers have already returned to camp
and filed location notices, on
the future bonanzas which they
have beem- able to dig out of the
snow. Twenty-Five location notices
have been filed during the month,
and the record of transfers show that
in many cases purchasers have al
ready been found for the prospects
located during the month. The week
has been remarkable for the large
number of experts in the city for the
purpose of examining properties in
the interest of eastern capitalists.
The MINER reporter talked
with seven of these gentlemen
during the week, and their uniform
expression was establishment at the
number, size and value of the veins
they had examined. "Why," said
one, eff you want to cultivate back
bone aste the future ofyour camp, 60
down into some of your big mines,
the immense ore bodies and
then take a look over Summit VAL
ley District and see the ten or twenty
big dykes OF 1ich ore, extend
ing clear across it from
northeast to southwest! why
got the biggest mining camp
tie United States, and I don't ex-
cept Leadville, either" And SO they
al talked, the only variation being
in the manner of expressing their
satisfaction. These are the reports
hat trusted experts are carrying back
- their principals; and who can
loubt the result in all influx of capt.
al to work VI Idle properties and
Envelope new mines during the COM
ng summer. Among our visitors
asst week were Larkin Ford, a we'll
mining operator Of Denver,
colorado, who has for twenty years
,een engaged in mining at the various
amps of the West, and James w.
of Brooklyn, N. Y, who
3 too well known IS a pioneer quartz
inder of Montana to require an
Introduction to the people of this
territory. Both Of these gentlemen
anne here to examine property
nth a view to investment; both
we're more than satisfied with
he outlook OF the camp, and both
'ill return from the East about the
9Th inst. to buy property and stay
18th it. On Friday night, just as
II. Whitlateh was getting ready to
Ike the train for New York MINER
aporter hailed him and had the fol-
talk with him:
Reporter-WelI, Mr.. Whitlatch,
hats your general impression of
le camp.
Mr.. Wits good. Think, sir, you
ave now actually on exhibition, in
,eledges which have been uncovered
your mines evidences that a great
lture is in store for your camp, per-
sps greater than any mining dis
let in America has ever seen. Your
Ems are strong fissures of wonderful I
/
R.-Have you examined many of p,
III mines:
Mr.. W.-Of course l can't talk !
,out the mines l have examined. 1 ,
I'VE been in several Of your Zig
ines from which l am able to make
,ese general remarks. :
do you think of our cop ,
# properties: f
W.-Thcy are the most exten- e
We l have ever seen outside of Lake !
and the ores are much less =
fractory than any l have ever seen '
fore. L
about silver !.
Mr.. WI find all the copper ore l
I've examined contains silver rang i
< from Ssto $lOC, As shown by my t
SITS. Much of the ore examined :
owed metallic silver mixed with {
PIPER glance. b
r your views a. to the 7
rmanency Of our mines? !.
Mr.. WI see no reason to think
ey will not be permanent. The o
ms are strong assures and the for Fl
alton is of a character to warrant o
y reasonable belief that the veins y !"
IL extend toan indefinite depth. il
you return to Butte soon. a
Mr.. W.-Yes sir, l will be back =
re about the fifteenth of April and h
I'M coming to stay. Il
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