The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-16
PHILLIPSBURG,
The e. D. Holland and Little
Tom Mines.
The Bonanza Of tho San Fran
DISCO Consolidated.
The Granite Mountain Mine
Duplicated.
Etc.. Etc., Etc.

Htc.. Etc., Etc.
Special Correspondence Of the MINER.
PHrL1PsBURG, April IL, 1884.
With q single exception, (the
Granite Mountain mine), the most
valuable and promising in the light
OF present development of all the
lode claims in the granite country Of
the Flint Greek mining district, are
the two at present owned and oper.
ated by the San Francisco Consoli,
dated Company, and known as the
E. D. Holland and Little Tom mines.
In 1882, E. D. Holland and John Ullery
located the E. d. Holland mine.
This property cuts the lime and
granite contact, is situated upon the
west slope of the first interior line of
upheaval, and lies about three
fourths of q mile northeast of the
town of Philipsburg, and in the
immediate vicinity of tho dilapi-
dated mill of the North West COM
pany. The surface ores In the lime,
although of excellent grade, were too
highly impregnated with base min
erals to permit of profitable reduc-
ton in the mills of the camp. In
the granite the vein Is considerably
more exposed, being easily traced its
entire length by heavy float and
outcrop. Owing to the poor quality
of the quartz obtained by surface pros
pecting, Messrs. Holland and Ullery
did not feel justified, however, In
developing the mine in the older
formation.
In the spring of 1883 James Patten
and Thomas Hynes, two young and
energetic prospectors, while rambling
over the hill the Holland mine,
found pay rock on an abandoned To-
cation of the Hope Mining Company,
and further prosecuting their search
found enough more to justify them in
making the "Little Tom" location.
With but little work they immediate
ly developed two startling facts; first,
that the Hope Co. had lost a fortune
and they had found one, and second,
that they were on the "Holland" fis-
sure. From the rugged nature of the
country about the mine Mr.. Patten
realized at once that their new find
could be better explored by running
q tunnel into it from the foot of the
hill, than by sinking a shaft from
the top. Calling the attention of
Messrs. II. Il u. to this fact these
gentlemen at once proposed to consol
idate and push developments in both
This satisfactory arrange
ment being at once made no time
was lost in commencing operations,
and since June of last year with but
slight intervals of rest these indom-
table and persevering miners have
been working in the tunnel header of
the Holland mine, sometimes in "bo-
nanza" but oftener in "borasca" still
pushing eastward confident
that time, muscle and energy would
enrich them in the end.
For some time past rumors have
been current that good ore could he
seen in the Holland tunnel but
as The weather was miserably inclem-
ent n O one cared to investigate the
matter. Yesterday, however, John
came down town with a white
shirt on and the people of the district
naturally surprised and indignant,
to look into the matter and
gee If Johns expectations permitted
the outrageous extravaganza noted.
So, &C the urgent request Of our local
vigilance committee, I invaded the
wilds of stump town and proceeding
10 the Holland tunnel fonnd the Ob-
iect of my search (minus the w. S.
seated on q pile of ore carelessly fin
zering his navy. Feeling the neces-
,ity of saying something conciliatory
IS we'll as explanatory I went at him
ike this:
"Mr. Ullery as the Envoy Ex-"
"Look here, young fellow" inter-
John, ''you just finish that
After q careful examination Of the
premises, and the gun, 1 concluded
I would let 1t go at that, and
aid 8 o ,and moreover that if he would
,ut up his weapon and take what
rant powder he had around loose in
his gum boots and place 1t carefully
way somewhere, that I would ask
him a lot of questions, which, if he
,aw fit to answer would greatly in
crest the public generally. He
Zraciously acceded to my request.
The gun disappeared in a cavity of
he tunnel wall, and after drawing
enough giant from around his legs to
Ioad q ten-foot hole, he announced
as ready to talk.
. "How long il this tunnel, MI. UP"
"About 500 feet"
"Please state to the jury what you
know of this matter"
swell, as you will see by going in
With me, this ia a true fssure vein,
,as q NE. by SW. strike, with a dip