The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-19
THE PIONEER CAMP.
IMPROVED PROSPECTS WITH
THE OPENING OF SPRIN@
PERSONAL MENTION
THE NEW TOWN
OF MEDHURST.
Sale Of Harvey Creek Property to
Butte Parties.
Notes Of Activity at the Mines
and Mills.
Special Correspondence Of The MINER.

May Ii, 1858.
EDITOR MINER Our camp con.
tinues to improve daily and every
coach brings fresh accessions to the
resident population. The district
court presently in session at the coun-
ty seat has robbed US of the major
portion of u representative citi-
zens, but we are content to patiently
struggle along with what is left until
the august tribunal mentioned shall
let the others loose.
Michael Caplice of Caplice and
are busily opening and arranging for
the sale of large and well selected
stock of general merchandise, just
received. Angus Mcdonald, our we'll
known butcher retires from business
here on the 18th prox. He intends to
devote the remainder of his life to the
collection OF his book accounts, he is
entitled to and should secure the
sympathy of our entire people.
Diphtberia in the Sisters schOOlin
Helena, causes the return home of
Misses Annie and Mary Connolly.
The young ladies received a hearty
welcome.
Ethridge, up from Boulder, de-
clares he worked two days, and that
The new town of Medhurst is BOOM
ing. The first, no n believes, the
other has some truth, may be, in i1for
NJ. 0. Reagan u popular young sa-
loonist went down below to open up
if appearances justified him, and as
he has not returned, evidently they
did.
James X. Pardee is expected over
with Mr.. Medhurst, who is negotiat-
ing, so 1 learn, for the Princeton. If
he gets into the Boulder that district
will profit greatly,
Contrary to general expectation
the Granite Mountain Mining Com
pany will start up the Algonquin
mill on their second class ore, it still
being their intention to ship the first
class to st. Louis, w. G. Price is now
QUILTING his ore trains to transport
the rock tn the t rminus.
The hope mill is moving steadily
on Hope Rock. The supply of ore is
ample for a long run, and prospect
ing for more is being pushed with
dispatch. Supt. Perkins is placing
in position the Diamond drill re-
Gently brought to the Hope mine,
and. with this auxiliary the hill will
be pretty thoroughly prospected dur
ing the summer.
Messrs. Ullery, Holland and Hines
have a fattering prospect in the San
Francisco consolidated. This mine
has a strong vein of S feet of pay rock
so ounces to the ton.
Why is it some n does not work
the Comanche? A million of money
is in sight in the groupings alone.
The Virginia and Stonewall has
been bonded for $4,000 by Messrs. |
Brown, Mcdonald and Demars.
This property is considered by ex-
perts as equal to the Granite mine in
the value and permanence of its ore ,
deposits.
The snow still lays deep in the
upper or granite portion of the els.
trict, and prospecters are impatiently |
awaiting the coming thaw.
Messrs. Shirley and Price sold the
Of Harvey Greek to Mr..
Williams of the Butte smelter. The
mohey was paid through Mr.. York,
Mr.. WIS agent. As your c%orrespon-
dent was counting the currency for
the parties to whom it was paid, he
then and there resolved to cultivate
The acquaintance of the said Will
and unload a few of his pros
poets.
Murray & Durfie say the Scratch
awl shows up two feet of 60 ounce
)re.
Prospecting will commence in ear
nest about the first of June. The
snow should be off by that time.
William Stevens, the metalIurgist
the Carbonate mines of Harvey
is in, and announces the
mines showing splendidly.
An assayer would do well here
the summer. AS an evidence
Of the necessity of one in a large
camp like this, I have only
% say that the Hope Company's
is solely for the s of the
company, and every sample for assay
must be sent either to Butte or Hell
ena, causing a most vexatious delay
the prospector, and seriously re-
;arding as we'll the material advance
ment Of the camp. This is probably
The only camp in the Territory where
such an illiberal spirit is shown to
The poor man. OF course in this
matter no one a blame Supt. Per-
kins as this gentleman has been
uniformly courteous and considerate
every one who has solicited favors
1t his hands. No one has ever been
more deservedly popular in the esti-
nation Of u people than MI. F.,
'or he has by a system of thorough
practical mining enriched the compa-
ny and largely contributed to the pros
of the camp. But while it
US to e the capitalist get his
reward we like to have a more liberal
spirit shown to miner friends, than
he particular ones interested in the
st. Louis company have yet evil
NIOBRARA.
Ingersoll on Clover.