The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-12
TIDAL WAVE DISTRICT.
Tho Coming Banner District Of
Montana.
Good Prospects for a Lively Camp
This Summer.
Reduction Works to be Erected
Tois Spring.
.pe.,.al Corres1.oudence of She Mlnxx.

SHERIDAN. M. T., April 7, "a.
Since the disappearance of snow
the Tidal Wave District has again
assumed lively appearance. About
sixty miners and prospectors win
tered in the camp and worked most
of the principal mines, whereas LAST
winter only three or four mea re-
mained.
E. NJ. PoIlinger and partner worked
two shifts all winter on the Maggie
lead. The character of the ore Is grey
copper, which assays from l25 ounces
TO 200 ounces in silver. The lead
crops OUT fer 1000 feet. Three tun-
nels have been run at different points
on the lead. and In all the vein shows
stronger than the surface groupings.
The Tidal Wave, owned by Messrs.
Gideon and Root, has two tunnels
tapping the vein at depth Of one
hundred feet. In the northern
tunnel the vein averages about
fifteen inches, and in the southern
tunnel there Is body OF black metal
from two to three feet In width which
is very high grade. They are now
running a tunnel for the purpose OF
draining the shaft. They have been
working seven men all winter and
have taken out considerable Gre,
most of which has been shipped to
Omaha for reduction.
Capt. Johnson, of Salt Lake, and
Dixie Griffith have been working the
Langtry lead all winter. and it is
now one of the most promising pros
poets in the camp. They have about
100 tons of ga'ena on the dump.
The Fusilade, owned by Butte
parties, is showing up fine. A tun
mel was run to tap the vein last win
er, aud from grass roots to the end o.
the tunnel (35 feet) ore was taker
out, and continued 70 improve a:
prog gress was made. In the discov
cry shaft there are two streaks of ore
galena and oxide of lead, which Is
| says about IS ozs. in silver, ~ pc
cent. lead and $40 in gold.
John Wvant, VINO contracted t.
| take out ore from the High Ridg'
| mine for 20 ton, has been workin!
| two men all winter and has nov
about 20J tons Of ore on the dulul
| that will run so ounces in silver, 81:
| in gold ani 65 per cent. lead. Th'
vein If the High Ridge extends TO
more than two miles, aud has beel
tapped every few hundred feet b.
| the different leads located upon 1t.
The Magnolia. tbs northern exten
sion of the High Ridge, has also beel
| worked ali winter, and there is abou
the same amount Of ore On the dunn
as that Of the High Ridge. In Feb
ruary four fcot vein Of solid Leaf
was struck. but on account Of waite
they were compelled to stop work 70
a time
There are numeruis other pros
rects which were developed during
the winter of which We will speak o
in our next. Mr.. Noah Armstron.
is at present visiting the prineipa
leads and buying all the ore he can
He has contracted for over 500 ton
already. The machinery for the con
centrator and sampllng works whicl
| Mr., Armstrong purchased Will
east is now on the road and will al
rive in a week or two, and the erec
| ton of the works will begin imme
! diately. With the new works in or
Grafton, smeIter in full blast, ant
the gold milf and All arastra running
F! Tidal Wave will present as lively al
appearance as any camp in Montana
With such energetic men as as Hen
ry Elltug, Noah Armstrong AM
| Charlie Dahler In the camp she
bound to be develo ped. A. E.G.
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