Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-16
Correspondence Of the Num-
WAYSIOE +
Picked up BY ssThe Miner's'' Nan While
Suying out the Land.

Spying out the Land.
From Timberline our route lay across q
very steep mountain to Trail Creek, and on
starting up this mountain our American
horse OF Spanish principles done his level
best to wreck the train completely, but he
had reckoned without bis host and we
"done him up" and started on our way re-
ioicing. and We successfully progressed
across the mountain to Trail Creek and
camped for the night. and I must confess
that l am not gone on" sleeping with only
9 blanket between you and mother earth.
You get too well acquainted before morn
ing. used to like it but I suppose old age
is creeping slowly on and l will have to
acknowledge it.
The next day we Travelled up the Yellow
stone and for dinner my travelling
partner caught six OF those speckled
beauties from the river and we had trout
to our satisfaction. We drove through to
Ci0nabar that night. The next day we
went through to the Mammoth Hot
Springs. only eight miles. and spent the
rest OF the day in sex ing the many different
sights OF interest under the guidance OF
James Neil. and anyone going there or
on a trip through the National Park would
~ y w mum uim uo aS ne III GnOrOughly
conversant with all the interesting points
for tourists, and takes great pains in show
ing them all that is worth looking at.
l was only sorry that means were too
limited Tor me to include him on our trip.
Mr.. ia Clarke has here a fine livery stable
and Is prepared at short notice to furnish
parties with any kiEd of a turnout they
may feel inclined to pay for and insure
polite and constant attendance. He has
some very fine pleasant rigs that are very
popular with the tourists in general, and
they speak in the highest terms OF his
accommodations. 1t is certainly prefera-
hie to going with the regular Transports
ton line as they are confine1 to a certain
time and are compelled to hurry through.
l will not attempt. to write up the Park
Tor the reason that I should be wasting
my sweetness on the desert air." that has
been so thoroughly done before bv better
talent than l possess, that any attempt on
my part would be futile. Only this much
l will say, that is, that every one should
max the tour. 1t can be made compare.
lively Inexpensive, and q few days time
spent in sightseeing in or own country is
the duty OF every one and any one of the
different groups of sights from the Nam
moth Hot Springs via; Norris Basin to the
Grand canon of the Yellowstone and Falls,
and thence to Fire Hole Basin and thence
to the best of all, Upper Geyser Basin.
Each one will repay anyone for making a
1000 mile trip to see. After spending six
days on this trip, l started alone for Cooke
City, some sixty miles to the eastward
from the springs, and the worst road ever
have Travelled over.
l think this great American Republic of
ours is doing some 800 OF her subjects a
great injustice in not either granting the
right OF way to the Cinnabar branch to
build this road into Cooke OF else going to
work and building a decent wagon road in
there themselves. That number of people
are certainly entitled to some considera-
ton on the part OF the United States Gov
eminent, and as it now stands, the author
tiles in charge will neither do anything
themselves or permit the Cooke inhabit-
ants to do for themselves, and at no place
is the line of this prosperous railroad more
than five o ten miles inside the Park limits,
consequently it strikes me it ia another OF
the many bolts of frontier red tape that
we have been treated to by Government
officials.
1t takes the best part of two days to
make the trip, and on arriving there l
found Frank Hobbs in the livery and feed
stable business and ready to care for my
lacked horse, and soon found Sam Mather
and John Tate; and was made welcome by
them and their friends at once. The next
morning, under their guidance, and
mounted on fresh horses, We started for a
tour of the mines on Miller and Henderson
Mountain. The first location we came to
is owned by Frank Essler and is called the
! Big Blue, this is a galena deposit and car
ries a small amount Of silver and il a fine
ore to mix with the Republic ore and all
they have thus far been able to get out
have been sold to them for cash.
The next visited was the Little Judge,
owned by Sanborn & Co., a nice prospect
and has a tunnel in quite a ways. This
does not carly quite enough lead to be az
useful as the former mine, but carries more
silver.
The next is the Shoe Fly, this is owned
by Horn, Miller, Pike, Moon and Major
Pease, and is now working under
bond and lease to Messrs. Gassert, Black
& Co. They are working quite a crew Of
meh and are taking out some very fine ore
Compary's Shelter under u lease and Their
treat the ore from the Shoe Fly and also
he Black Warrior, which they own and is
one OF the finest properties in the camp. 1t il
up close to the top of the range and is be.
ing rapidly developed through a tunnel and
some three shafts. At their upper shaft
on the top of the divide they had
soME OF THE LARGEST PROSPECTS
that have ever been assayed in the Terri.
tory, going nearly $780, 900 to the ton gold
and silver. They are nom doing the most
OF their work through the tunnel as that
strikes their ore body 100 feet lower than
at any other point and an air connection
has been made through to the shaft work.
ings and they are now getting it in good
shape to take ore out as fast as they may
want it. This company had a lease OF the
old smelter that was built here by the
Bozeman Company and have been actively
operating it all season, but just at present
have shut it down and are arranging with
the compay to put in an improved water
jacket furnace in the place OF the old one.
If this is done it will be another spoke in
the wheel for the district as that will in
crease their output materially.
The Home Stake on Henderson Noun
tain is one Of the largest properties in the
district and is really a mine without being
developed, as there is a much larger body
OF ore in sight on top OF the ground than
the owners Of many paying mines have
after years OF work. 1t is indeed a noun
tain OF ore, thousands of ions of ore being
eXpOSeu WlUDOuG H0V laDOf WlaC-
ever except to build a road or what would
be superior, one OF those tramways in use
at the Comet mine.
This mine is now under bond to the Re-
public Company for 500. 600, six months
time, and as most OF that will be winter,
they will no doubt make their final decision
much earlier. 1t is owned by Messrs.
Mather, Smith and Others, and as they all
have other properties here, it will be a
good start for them if the sale goes through
and they will then be able to develop their
other properties.
The Daisy. close by this location, is very
similar in quantity and grade, and is
owned by Kearns & Brownser.
The town is in a pretty fiat lying on Soda
Butte Creek. between Miller Mountain and
Republic. There are two NOTES.-THE prin-
cipal, the Cosmopolitan. being owned and
run by Johnny Allen. He is fully up to the
times as d hotel man, and supplies his Ia
BILE with the best the market Affords
mountain trout, elk steak and blacktail
stew are an every day occurrence. HAnly
& Hazen are next door and supply liqlid
refreshments to all who may desire it in first
class style. Farther up town are Messrs.
Lillev & DRAPER, and J. s. Donavan and