The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-22
A. Flying Trip TO Richmond FIat-Tht
Revenue a Valuable Property.
Editor of the Chronicle /:

ments had been served, for which we
found ourselves in condition ta..do full /
Justice, we were invited to take q. stroll
through his grounds, which were found
to be quite extensive. The house is
large and spacious, richly furnished with
al the necessary comforts, and is shell
tered on the east; west and south by
beautiful grove of native trees, and near
at hand are several beautiful springs OF
pure cold water, furnishing a bountiful
supply for all purposes. We noticed one
of the finest spring houses we ever saw,
large, well cultivated garden straw
berries and almost every kind of yeget-
ables growing luxuriously, a deep and
beautiful trout pond furnished CONSTANT
ly with fresh spring water, large and
commodious barn, horses, COWS, in tact
every kind of domestic animal COM
monty found about well regulated west
ern homes. We were thoroughly Inn
pressed with the substantial character of
all the surroundings, that the owner
was there to stay. Mr.. Johnson is q
thorough western man, full of push and
energy, and is ably supported by Mrs.
johnson, who is also thoroughly west
ernized. having accompanied her hus-
band to the Pacific coast many years
ago and has since been his constant
companion.
After good nights sleep and hearty
breakfast, we started for the Revenue
mine, one and one-half miles distant,
and found our old friend Mr.. Williams in
charge. We passed down perpendicu-
lar shaft 26 feet, thence down an incline
304 feet, the substantial character of the
ore and hanging wall rendering it un-
necessary to timber except with occas-
ional posts, We found the mine in
very favorable condition to
undergo the most minute and careful
examination. We examined the vein
carefully on both sides of the incline
and were surprised at its great regular
ity and uniformity. We saw but one
place where the vein seemed to be con-
tracted and at this place it was fully four
feet thick, regular and firm, and at many
points we found rich specimens carrying
free gold. The vein or ore body next to
the hanging wall is from four to fourteen
feet in thickness, averaging fully six
feet throughout the entire mine. Be-
tween the ore and hanging wall is found
thin sheet OF white tough clay, and
the hanging wall is firm, solid granite
At different points along the incline,
levels have been extended some dis
lance, showing in every case the same
regularly of vein, The incline has
been run on the hanging wall the entire
distance, the foot wall having been left
at the beginning of the incline, having
at this point a downward tendency.
The ore body now being worked rests
upon mass of vein matter, consisting
of quartz and granite, which will pay to
work with cheap transportation or suit
allie works upon the spot. Mr.. Johnson
proposes TO continue the incline to a
depth of $50 feet, then start cross-cut
and find the foot wall, which will be
at that point about 100 feet from the
hanging wall, if the same regularity in
both is continued, which the in
dications seem to warrant and in our
opinion a large mass of ore will be
found when the proposed cross cut is
made. We made an estimate of the ore
in sight from their present develop
ments and placed it at eleven thousand
tons. We found on the dump about six
hundred tons of low grade ore, running
from $50 to $50 per ton, which will not
now pay to ship owing to high wagon
and railroad transportation. There
were also about five hundred tons of
shipping ore in the dump, sorted and
ready for shipment, averaging ten and
two-tenth ounces in gold and twenty
three ounces in silver, or about 1920 per
ton in all. Mr. ]. has seven teams haul
ing constantly, the distance being about
forty-two miles-the teams making two
trips per week. He has about $4,000
worth of ore in transit, and is sending
forward about two cars per week. The
ere goes to the Omaha works for reduc-
ton, the best results having been OBJ
tanned there,up to the present time. The
ore carries tellurium and notwithstand-
ing great deal Of gold may be seen
with the naked eye, it is not free milling
and us treated most successfully by
smelling
We have seen many rich gold mines
was once part owner in the famous
Bob Tail in Colorado must
conceed, however, that the Revenue
owned by johnson & Co., is one of the
richest and most promising mines we
have seen for the amount of develop
ment; and venture the prediction that it
will prove source of great revenue TO
its fortunate and enterprising owners
we were also informed by Mr.. Johnson
and others that at Red Bluff there were
many excellent and well developed
mines, capable of producing large
amounts of good smelling ores, owned BY
Mr.. Odds and others. We regret very
much that we had not time to examine
these mines. but hope to do so in the
near future.
B.V Clark, R. P. Vivion and Mr..
Shelton, of Bozeman, in jisposing Of