The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

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been. thoroughly tested and are fully
assured.
Hodson 4 Co.'s mine is..situated one
mile east Of the MaxeY. Tunnels ~
gregatlng, 1000 feet In length on
veins from one to twelve feet n
width develop 1t. The vein ia being
Consistently worked and local trade
supplied therefeom. The Mountain
House mine, owned by. w. F. Sloan,
M. III, Black, e. d. Ferguson and
Mr. Mcintyre Of BozemaD, is situ-
sted . short distance from Hodson d
Co.'S. This coal is somewhat
different in character from the other
noticed. 1t is much harder and can
be mined only by q liberal; use OF
powder, The vein Is. twelve teet
thick, the coal very close and pure,
and is pronounced by all to be. the
best for domestic purposes: found in
the Bozeman market. 1t Is beloved
this coal would be good for smelting
purposes, on account of it's superior
heating and steam making. qualities.
The mine is developed by about l,20O
feet of tunnels.
These mines are all located six to
eight miles to the eastward Of Boze-
man. on. q small creek up which .
railroad could be easily built. Near
them are two other excellent mines.
capable of producing immense guam
titles ofsg0Od coal. The VEINS are
twelve feet in width, the coal firm,
and would, bear transportation for
long distanc e..
The Pine Greek mines, owned by
WILDER e. Co.. are on Pine creek, .
tributary. Of Trail creek. There are
i've veins at this point, from four to
twelve feet In width. The coal is of
good quality and easily mined. These
mines are developed by about 500
feet IF tunnels. There are many
other coal locations in this vicinity,
but they are not yet sufficiently de-
veloped to show: their extent or quail
ity. There Is every reason to be-
lieve. however, tnat they will prove
superior in both respects.
Time and space. f,rbid an extended
notice of other coal mines. in, the VI
cinity of B0zeman, brought to our
mott: e. Those owned by Davis 4 Co.,
J. w. Ponsford & Co., and others,
are large In extent and contain coal
Of superior G king qualities. For =
distance Of Is miles to the eastward
If Bozem man coal crops out, tDdicat'
ing an area of almost tnexhaustible
cosl fields. G P. Blakely, Bromfield,
Sp-ith, Krug & Co., and others, own
fine mines nesrrr Bozeman, which
are we'll developed. aud their superior
character fully as sured.
Without, doubt the largest and
finest coal fields in the North.
west is less tnan q hundred
miles : from Bite and can be
reached by = railroad over q route Of
Easy grade. the large amount o.
fuel used in this vicinity renders it
f the utmost Importance that a
thorough Investigation OF these coal
fields be made 1T an early date by
our leading mill and smeiter men,
and If the coal will answer for steam,
smelling. and domestic purposes,
some plan should he put on # OF Al
once, By which, with the assistsn e
of our Bozeman friends, we Can
secure q direct line Of railroad from
Butte. to this great fuel supply. With
2 direct road to these coal fields
competition among Bozeman coal
mfneowners would spring up and
good coal would he: ia'd down in
Butte as low a. s.. so per ton. This
possibility commands the earnest
attention of the;men of Butte. We
understand: several: hundred tons
will be shipped to this: citv at an
early date for the purpose of. giving
our fuel consumers all opportunity
to test its qc aiity: IT must however,
be shipped ar q loss to shippers as
under present railroad rates from
Bozeman it: cannot b laid. down
here for less than $40 per ton. :.