The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-14
THE CGUR D'ALENEs.
It's Present Outlook and Future
Prospects,.
An Interview With Mr.. w. J.
Shelton.


An Interview With Mr.. w. J.
Shelton.
Mr.. w. J. Shelton, a merchant Of
Eagle City, arrived in the city night
before last. A MINER reporter in an
interview gained the following inter
teresting facts in regard to that
county. Boiled down they are
these: The mines, as faras worked,
are panning out well. About
5000 q day are being taken out.
The dust is selling at sle.50 to $l7
per ounce.
Dream Gulch and Buckskin
Gulch are yielding fine returns.
Frank Carey sold a. fourth interest
in a claim he had in the latter for 3d.
600. These gulches 4re tributaries of
Pritchard Greek. King & Lowrey
bought ! interest u claim on the
same gulch for $500. +
Quartz property il still undevel-
oped, but some fair sales have been
recently made, A 3 interest in a
claim between Eagle City aud Muir
rayville has just been sold for 81, 600.
The claim is undeveloped but pros
poets well. al
Owners of the. Mother lode were
offered 100000 for it, with a cash
payment of $1,000 down, but refused
the offer. Mr.. Shelton thinks that
next year will be the best season for
tie camp, as hardlya & marker can be
made on the main creeks this year.
Still he is of the opinion that great
deal of gold will be taken out before
the mining season closes.
But little building is going on in
Eagle, but improvements on build
ings constructed are being made.
There are three saw mills in the mines.
Lumber is worth SIS per thousand,
but will come downfn price soon.
There are three Newspapers in the
camp-the Eagle, the Nugget and
the Pioneer. 7
A great many people have left,
but their places are being supplied
by practical miners who know how
to mine and what the mines are. Mr..
Shelton thinks thel exchange in
the population is beneficial to the
camp.
There is now daily mail to Eagle
and saddle trains from Kingston also
arrive daily.
There is no city organ lied, but law
and order prevail. A term Of court
for Shoshone county. in which the
mines are situated, will be held in
July.
There are no church or school
buildings there at present, but the
Rev. w. G. Shipper breaches every
Sunday in a building offered for the
purpose. He and Mr.. Platte
Burr are cabining together. There
are quite number of families in the
mines and a school building and a
church will probably be erected this
summer.
Roundebush and Argyle of this
city are doing well on their claim.
A company has been organized to
put the trail between Eagle and
Trout Greek in first class condition.
Mr.. SheltoI thinks it will be the
main trail from Eagle. King En-
erson still keeps his halfway station
upon it. A pack tram will run over
the trail during the season.
Freight can be laid down at Eagle
for eight cents per pound. The fol-
lowing are the market rates for nec-
essaries.
Flour, SIS per hundred; bacon, so
cents per pound; sugar, 35 cents; tea,
$l.OO; nails, 80 cents; coffee, 80 cents;
beans, 80 cents; fresh beef, 60 to 55
cents; pork, 80 to IS cents; shovels,
$3.50; picks, $500 to $500; gum
boots, $500 per pair.
A silver lode has been discovered
near Eagle which assays $3.50 per
ton. Mr.. Shelton thinks the quartz of
the district, though not yet devel~
oped, will be the main stay of the
camp.
Mr.. Shelton is not an enthusiast,
but practical business man who
knows whereof he speaks and is very
careful to say nothing which will mis-
lead any one
Butcher shops are we'll supplied
with fresh meats which are driven
over the Jackass trail and living will
soon be brought down to fair price.
Snow is still plenty in the noun
tains though there is but little around
Eagle. There is enough, however,
to supply all the water needed for
mining purposes.
Rodda and Owens will contest for
stakes and the ''honors7' at the
Amphitheatre tonight. Montana
hard gloves will be used. Marquis of
Queensbury rules to govern, and no
nonsense allowed. A full house is
assured.
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