The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-09
Etc, ETC., Etc.

Special Correspondence Of the AINER
fONY. Feb. 4, 1884.
This part of the "f~,otstool' Is not
deluged with news at present, but
when spring opens and the mill
comes down with the stamps, tnfus'
ing new lite into business OF al
kinds, 1t " II pound out items as
well as gold.
w. w. Morris, who bought half Of
Henry Filings intere-t in mill and
mines last fall, is at present at K N
sas City. but will soon return. As
superintendent, MI. NJ. wilt make
things lively when he comes.
Uncl. Dave Waters has struck it
rich and extensive on the hill, as
have also Messrs. Pierce. Durgan
and White, In q mine there which
they are working under lease. Sew
eral other good mines are being
worked in the district, and piles OF
good quartz are accumulating rapid
~. There is quartz enough now on
the different dumps to keep the mill
running several months after it
starts.
Undoubtedly the Getchell ten
stamp mill, (now Carmin's', will
have to be run to accommodate the
wal ts of the camp.
AS 1t Is one of the duties OF a
Faber to avoid repetition, it will not
say much about Pony, (there Is not
much change in it anyhow, but 1t
must remark that we have a good
school here, and In the ab'en'e of
Sullivan sluggers and dishonest
county commissioners, to paralyze
US. we amuse ourselves at Saturday
night spelling schools. And it, is
amusing to e some of the ortho'
graphical fossils suddenly drop
under the vigorous fire Of the
younger spoilers.
At Red Bluff Messrs. Olds & Hick-
man have recently struck a body of
good ore IL feet in width, in the Col
conda mine, which will probably
necessitate them to enlarge their
mill and concentrator. The MOhe-
gan is a wide, rich gold bearing vein,
and is developed by shaft to a depth
of ITO feet-water level. 1t is said
the owners-Messrs. Ward & Filing
will erect pumping and hosting
works on it next spring. The Red
Bluff lode, owned by Judge Blake,
of Virginia City, is developed by
tunnel to a depth of lis feet, where
the crevice is six feet in width, with
quartz averaging SO in gold and SO
in silver per ton. The Greenback-
Messrs. Pope, Baylus & Mckee. own
ers-is a fine vein Of gold quartz,
averaging $65 per ton, and is devel'
OPOu W NSRCA ~ wv ~
Gus other promising mines are being
developed In the camp. Williams &
10. are erecting a ten stamp mill for
the Superior lode In the same district.
The old put-up-and-tear-down-mill
district of Sterling may yet regain
its old prestige. as some of the lodes
regarded as worthless, upon a closer
give evidence Of develop
Ing into good copper and silver veins,
while others are opening out more
rs gold mines.
The Potosi silver miuers are be-
ginning to attract the attention Of
some of then having een
the quartz and pronounced 1t g nd,
and they intend to visit the mines
next summer they will want them,
when they e them; and hence are
very likely to change hands. Then,
when the stamps stamp and the
smelters smelt, the "cloud with the
silver lining" that has ing heell
hanging over POtosi will be the silver
minus the cloud.
From the new gold mines discovered
late last Iall ut the head of Meadow
on the Madison, comes the
whisper that they ara very wide and
rich-''Only that aud nothing more"
1t present, rs they are too far above
snow line to be worked to advantage
his winter. Quite a rush there IL
anticipated III the spring.
With the numerous good mines OF
and the concentration q SUI
cess, "Old Virginny , may yet eclipse
her palmy days Of '64; and with the
mines of the county generally look
encouraging, We don't intend to |
entirely over here. Thai
the case railroads will be tile |
order of the day soon the more the
merrier nOw-and then I hope farm.
ers here can unload their fat bins for
your market at q less price than
can, and also give you
much better quality of grain than
he dirty, chafty stuff which comes
rom that region.
The shafts from the tongue of NAL
ce have fallen harmless; his ability
Ind integrity as an officer aud q citi-
zen has been established, and Judge
Conger has been reinstated amid the
congratu lations Of his
friends and to the discontinue of
lis enemies. Long may he retain
lis position and do his duty, as he
has, without fear or favor
rom corporation or individual.
The Cour d'Alene fever is vet in
Is incipiency here, but 1t is likely t.
freak out viruleutly before sp:ing
nd carry off q number of our citi-
ems. Doubtless your city will lose
large number, and there may be
aore truth than poetry in the fol-
owing in regard to many of those
rho In the spring will be
OFF TO THE CEUR D'ALENE.
N of to the C@ur d'Alene. dear Tom,
And you won't so yon say7
one. pack up your dudS. nv brave old boy
Well leave In he train tod ay.
Of Well then goo bye, my lad;
S'long till we meet again;
here's gold galore for me In store
of TO th- Cour d Aleuo,
out go, you say7 When I Z sturn
With A Enrfuna I'll MT fs1s