The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-19
ELK PARK AND BOULDER,
Promising Outlook for the Crons.
An Excellent Showing of Taxable
Property.
Horse Thieves Driven From thu
County. .
new MINES Being Opened and
Old Ones Beiu9 Worked
With Flattering
Results.
Jeffe' son County Coming to tho
Front.

is continually adding attractions to the resort
On the 9TH Of July he gave several purses fo1
competition in horse racing, sack racing
jumping. throwing weights. shooting and othe,
exercises. The attendance for the day was i'm.
mense and everything passed off satisfactorily
to all participants.
HORSE THIEVES
are at a discount. Over one hundred others
have been on the.trail for some time and nearly
every horse stolen has been abandoned by the
thieves and recaptured by the owners. Several
arrests have been made but no far sufficient
proof was not forthcoming to settle the parties
suspected to q walk through space. Sheriff Mo-
Dermott, Deputies Murray. Plotting and Others
! with Constable Dan Smith and their assistants
were in the saddle day and night for about ten
days and Jefferson county may now be consid.
! cred rid of horsemen of doubtful reputation.
COUNTY
From Mr.. A. M. Easterly. assessor of this
ccunty, 1 have gathered a few facts and figures
worthy of record.
1t is only necessary to say Of Mr.. Easterly that
he has assessed the people of Jefferson for nearly
eight years; first by appointment; second by
election fo- two consecutive terms as sheriff and
assessor, and next ny election as assessor. In
1873 the asse .sed valustion of property amount
ed to but $4,000: in 81 the aesessment roll
h ,wed $2.l0O 900: in 80. 81 .39s. 900: In 'ss, $2.-
2,3, 900 or an increase of $3.50 ,OOO: in "a it will go
$1,000, 900 or over. Last year Cs3) SO 900 Of the
county debt was liquidated and 'A will see it
still further reduced. The Vickes railroad cor
poration has been taxed at the rate of $4,000 per
mile for the bed and rolling stock, building
machinery. etc., at market value. This, with
the patented property, has added 50 material ;
to the county that . brighter financial futuIe is
looked forward to. The works at Wickes, Com
ct and Gregory, have not only added materially
to the wealth and population of Jefferson coun-
ty but has given a strong impetus topr 7specting.
Very many OF the mines are we'll on the way
acknowledgement, some of which Ishall des-
cribe at length in another communication.
Lack of time prevents my visiting all the val
tains.
THE ROCK OF AGES,
at Cataract, owned by M. NJ. Black, John Nc
Dermott and Hank Estes, is turning out q
splendid lot of free mi ling gold ore which gives
regular battery assays Of $45 per ton. The vein
Is seven feet between walls and the pay ore
body three feet wide. The shaft is now down
IS feet and will be sunk to q depth of 500 feet
with steam hosting works providing the ore
holds out and carries its present valuation. AT
present the ore is improving In richness and the
vein widens as depth is attsined. A new whim
is being erected and work will not cease.
Messrs. VIM. Morrow and VIM. Davis are
working their mine, one and one-half miles
east of the Rock of Ages, and are having the ore
reduced at wickes. The ore YES from $50 to
$500 to the ton and the lead has every indica-
ton of permanently.
Hotter. Hauser & Gibbous are about ready to
resume work on the Independent lode, situate
Just north of the Mantle. The shaft is down
about GO feet and the battery assay shows $50
gold ore all through.
ELK PARK.
The report that the Fourth of July mine was
about to be opened up again, or rather that q
roadway was to be built to the claim, steam
hosting works Immediately erected, sinking
resumed, tunnel work carried on and general
exploration OF the property made, has given a
fresh impetus to prospecting, which has been
carriedforward to some beneficial and gratifying
extent.
The Farlin Brothers have done considerable
work on their prospect east OF the Fourth OF
July and with most PROMISING results. Two
shipments of the ore, asSayed by battery at the
Colorado smelter, gives 900 ounces of silver ore
with a trace of gold. The boys are still at work
sinking and are now looking for a pack train to
transport the ore down the mountain side.
w. ], Ward has been representing his inter
ests In this district and is now opening up some
placer diggings in the gulch souah of Harring
tons ranch.
The Molly Childs. owned by Col. Horst, will
have a force of men at work in a very few days.
The old shaft has been cleaned out and the up
ner cut opened. Tie vein, at present. is scarcely
a footin width, but the ore is very rich. An
ASSAY from the shaft went 1876 ounces in silver.
and an assay from ore taken ont of the upper
tunnel shows up IS ounces in silver and sN In
gold. The shaft is about 80 feet deep and the
lower tunnel Is feet in length. The mine Is
situate about one mile northwest Of the Fourth
of July.
The Blackstone lode Is south of and parallel
with the Molly Childs. The vein Is about
twenty feet in width and crops out in several
places, but ~ far the ore taken fr"m a - foot
~prospect shaft, is not very rich. The mine is
owned by Col. Herman Horst, John H. Curtis
and Thomas Tredrea, and will be more thor
ouehly developed this coming fall.
The McCloskv mine, In the Park Canyon. IS
fmproyinp wonderfully. The ore is looking
much better than whea I last mentioned II.
Work is being pushed steadily. and if irdica
tons amount to enything. the property will soon
rank among the best in Silver Bow county.
Pusiness generally at Woodville is quiet. II
NAV except wa d hauling. fhe streets are
lined with teams from daylight till dark and
the market price here for dry wood is from - ~
to 81 per cord.
Politics is beginning to interest the people OF
the county and the carability Of available AN
d,dates being thoroughly canvassed. Fer dele
cate to congress, among the half dozen men,
toned. Hon. Joseph K Toole. of Helena. ap-
nears to be the ~favorite. He Is personally
Known to many Of the voters, and In case ne re
ce,ves The nomination, will poll an immense
vote in this county. but be the democratic nom
,nee either Clark, Toole, Word. Pemnerton OF
.ome other equally honest and capable man.
there will be found no kickers amongs' tue
,aemocratic voters Of Old Jefferson.
CHANCE.
Coeur d'Alene Items.