The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-15

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clean, and carried the great bulk IT
the dust down the. crtek where the
rim IL too steep to hold gold, and DE-
posted it In the steep chanr ell. AS
matter of fact we do not yet ehor.
oughly understand the ge0l'.glcal
features of the district. Experience
gained in other camps does lot ap'
Div to Cpur d'Alene; hence we have
been practically working in the dark,
but % development progressess we
get TO understand the principles gov
ernipg the gold deposits, and are
workinR now to better advantage.
There need be no uncertainty about
the future of the mines, for we have
the mineral here, both In placer AND
in ouartx, to make q good big grace
camp.
81 inns on Prltchard Creek, mainly
in the vicinity of Murray. Inc Doss
mine of the camp, at this date ID Tie
Gillette. situated On Pritchard creek
midway between Eagle and Murray.
From developments made In this
elsim it u corjectured that tho pro
nrietors have struck the head OF tne
chnnnel. a it desoends from The hl9n
rim-rock at and below Murray, ano
if this theory is correct the creek DO
low will be enormously rlcn-
The old wash, supposed to be de-
noeited by ancient water-courses run.
nsnc ~nsrallel with the present
stresms' prospects very rich In places,
and with the larger knowledge when
fnrther developments will bring. an
astirosts If ita wealth is made. Al
nrssent no particular theory can OF
Prniied. but. unless all indications
fail It will add enormously 10 tne
Weld of the camp: A oitcn I.st
1anv was organised at st. Louis lss.
summer to convey water UPON s
deposits, but alter buiioing s.i
miles of ditch. on credit the company
hnrstad and abandoned the e9'e!.
,rise. II was then taken In nan9 Iy
= CsIifornis company, who now noiG
the tort. Meanwhile, the origlna.
comnanv. realizing that they had los'
= oood thing, are now trying 20 70,
10 ~nosaresion. and as there 10 q gooo
ss% sa of extended litigation over
ino 1;oht Of wsya and work performed,
here r not much chance for qolch
S.v.lonment IF the old wash
The nnartx interests of the cSInl
.sanminv prominence: In ~
"Moth r Lode" is toDded 1or si1 "n,e
with privilege Of driving = y
Is feet along the ledge y s''' IN S...,'
fe+t. The tunnel Is nov III 1le
And for thu distance II reve Ar.i
-sme Wonderful wealth tnat 80
20 .s the lode its notoriety. IL w we.
Eta th., the original discovery ~ =,
"n,, boulder, being % tna .a
uuI.S,ered with gold that it was ae 1n.'1.
PmSn.sihle that any mere leoge co' -.
."ch rock. There IL M" IN
taaHaaI;"r that it is q we'll s'u -
9ues ..;n and will be dirt cheap q
ISSUE .e decided in the bond: 49,,
Inc pa'o mile below Eagle IL .n'
con,stock,, and its extenslOns
.S,ch n regarded. as q O the w.:
ws.en prospects in the caap =
0 sr or.con eulch, the site OF tne n
cnvery Of carbonate or. On whicl
are several good !eoges has be-l
on1v the assessment "0 ~,vsries q
Sone. Some recent Gls " thr Coeu
o".rtz on the north fork ! sus
quA ,ene show up good r"Ici,
@ %he :.jFannie'' mine. On Tr nf rsIens
~. a four-f0ot VEN " nciS bean
snc~s . three-inch strata OF g gsti rh.
w,. n"srtx on the hanging ~strineer
ing a"sl held together by s Xii
10 il.e. fve-stamp b.ttsry tn,
Of go scted next spring to eo" Csrb,1
BE- De ef from: this mine 1'e;r,ct a. the SUI
Csn seaa J" Of galena mines , ! . ~ Sae il /
:st e niseest Things eve yer the cam
! i%sp pSoimSeliess gus quartz On Which n
gy reetehb he's been done: =, the Mothe
WIN nd FL the sunset oil t %sde sine
disoove and sothing more cso don done Q
annual ma..;ority. For the s,ospscts q
Vork PsFfoEmso Wv