The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-11
PHILLIPSBURG
F1atteriug Report Of the Opera
tions Of the Granite Noun
tain and Algonquin
Mill.
Butte Parties Locking After
Quartz in the Pioneer Camp.
Interesting News Items--The SEN
sative Defeated Candidate.
Special Correspondence OF the MINER.

running steadily on second elias!
Granite Mountain rock. Tire,
thousand pounds Of amalgam is daily
retorted and during the present week
one ton of silver SO fine will be ship
ped east. Mr.. Hopkins, the foreman
= urteously informed NE that the
works are in admirable order, ar
assertion we'll sustained in the fol.
lowing exhibit of reduction pei day;
Twenty tons; average battery assay
$3.50; percentage Of chloridization, SO;
tailings, 81. The f~irst-class ore il
being sacked for shipment to 81.
Louis. It was the intention to work
it here, but the ifnpossibility of get.
ting enough quicksilver in the Terri
tory to amalgamate with regretfully
compels Mr.. Perkins to pursue the
course above indicated. In this con-
nection l would state that no stope
as yet has been started in this mine.
the ore now under treatment and on
the various dumps coming out of the
tunnel, levels and WINES.
Pr sident Lionberger, of st. Louis,
came in during the week. He an
nounces himself greatly pleased. l
should think SO! A glimpse at the
ingots racked up in the retort room
Of the Algonquin mill would be a
gratifying sight to. most any one
interested in them.
The San Francisco mine, recently
bonded to Butte parties, was inspect
ed during the week by Supt. Long
maid. / understand this gentleman
intends TO comply with the first con-
dition of the agreement, viz: The
payment of S., 200 in cash down, upon
his return from Helena. for which
place be left here on the LIST inst.
The Wenger, No. 2, owned by Nc
Donald & Co., under bond to the
same persons. is developing into al
excellent property. Mr.. Boyle, the
foreman, informs me that he has
about so tons of 7O.Ounce rock on the
dump.
Messrs. Charles Clarke and Angus
Mcdonald are representing the
Eigin lode. For various unexplain-
able reasons, this will prove tn be a
most valuable mine when the vein is
once found.
Mr.. Freeman has a fine prospect
on Hope Hill called the Sulphurets.
1t should be- opened and developed.
McWilliams, Deman & Co. have
struck it rich in the Harvey district.
They have three promising locations:
In one, the Wbipporwill, 1 saw about
three feet of chloride ore that goes up
in the hundreds.
The Hope mill is running steadily
on Hope rock.
Mr.. Stevens, in from Willow
Creek, says the Carbonate camp is
1 hear that the Princeton mine at
Boulder is showing up a good strong
vein of high grade ore.
Col. Morse, our cattle king, came
mp from the lower valley to pay US a
brief visit and buy a mine. 1 sold
him one, and now the Colonel en- go
TO work and increase his riches.
Supt. Pardee, of the Alta Co., drop
ped in upon us during the past week.
I sometimes think I. K. is disguised
with the east side and would like to
remain with us. Well, we can stand
it, if he can.
The death of Irwin, DR.. G.. w.
Bowies eldest son, from pneumonia,
has cast a gloom over the social
of our camp which will take
some time to dlspel. He was a
bright, intelligent youth, beloved
and esteemed by all. May God in his
mercy sooth the pal. and
anguish of the grie;-stricken parents.
Thomas F. Ward, our County Clerk
and Recorder, came over with Mrs.
O'Bannon Mrs. Bowies' sister, to at
tend the funeral of Irwin, but, great
" to the regret of all, arrived too late
to participate in the ceremonies.
Mrs. O'Bannon remains with her
While Tom is certainly the
best and most efficient Clerk and
this county ever had, I
think it fair in him to look 50
sympathetic. His I-am-so-sorry-you-
expression is more exasperat-
.ng than defeat itself. However, TIVE
should never quarrel, and
his matter shall stand in state QOu
Until, in convention, we meet again.
NIOBRARA.