The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-25

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county attorney in Custer county on an
independent ticket. Chas. Savage will
be the republican nominee for sheriff,
and Tom Irwin the democratic nominee.
The Madison County Mines.
The Independent representative was
fortunate enough to meet Mr.. o. Y. Hof-
fenbach, a prominent mining expert
from Colorado. and graduate of the
school of mines, Germany. The gentle
man is on a tour of inspection of the
mines of Montana and seems to be
making his examinations thoroughly.
Having begun his explorations in south
western Montana, he could only speak
at present of what he saw in that section.
Intercepted as these, he said:
| was DESTROYS of examining the new
locations on South Meadow creek in
Madison county and vicinity, and am
well pleased. Chas. Weitzer & Co.,
are at work on their mine, the Little
Kidd, and delivering some fine ore at
the sampling works at Red Bluff Capt.
Williams & Co. also have some good
prospects and are preparing to ship ore
to the same firms Silliman & Shelton
are also developing property that looks
well. The Revenue mining company
of Richmond Flat have some good ore
on the dump and are preparing to work
their property on quite large scale, and
have three mills about ready to start; did
not examine this mime underground. In
the Red Bluff district, which seems to be
an old camp, and where there has been
an increditable amount of work done,
efforts have been made to work the ore,
but the machine employed is of the old
pattern mostly and not at all adopted
to working this class of ores, which is
more or less base, and noticed that in
most places where this ore had been
worked the tailings prospected well.
The Red Bluff mine looks we'll, and
has a shaft some one hundred and forty
feet deep. Tunnels and levels to the
amount of five or six hundred feet, and
the ore assays we'll. This mine belongs
to Mr.. Black & Co. The Golconda is
well developed mine and fine property
The ore assays well and there is a large
amount in sight The property belongs
to Hickman & Odds. The Red Chief is
near at hand and looks we'll; has shaft
some seventy feet deep and belongs to
these same parties. Messrs. Pope &
Buglers have several mines, the Tip
pecanoc and The Grubstake. This mine
has been worked quite extensively,
and the ores shipped to Omaha and other
points for treatment, and l should Judge
from my observations the mine has been
to the owners all that its name implies,
a ney erfailing grubstake that has enabled
those who are poor but energetic men to
hang on to their other properties and de-
velop them extensively. The vein is
small but the ore is very rich. The |
mine is developed by three tunnels
aggregating some thousand feet, in all
There are a great number of properties
more or less developed in this vicinity.
The ores are mostly gold ores, and rather
base. Will these ores require milling or
smelling machinery? The ores can be
either smelted or milled successfully.
The Cherry creek district lies some
ten miles northeast of Red Bluff, and is
also quite an old camp. The ores are
not so base and carry more silver and !
are very nch, the Pilgrim mine being
the only property where extensive devel-
opment is in progress. The develop
ment on this property is very substantial
and of a permanent character. The |
ground is such that it will have to be
worked by shaft. The main shaft is up
wards of one hundred feet deep, with |
crosscuts and levels aggregating $50 feet.
The vein has been explored about $50 |
feet each way from the shaft, exposing
continuous chute of ore the entire dis .
lance. l should judge that from 800 to
1000 tons of ore were already on the |
dump, great deal of which Is very rich
and will pay handsomely to ship abroad
for treatment. The lower grades, judge, |
will concentrate and be the most profit /
able.
Ores now being extracted show much |
free gold. silver and copper. Water has
been a great drawback in the develop
ment of this property. | understand,
however. from the men in charge that
pumps and hosting machinery will soon
be placed in position. | look for this
property to take high place among the
large number of dividened paying proper
ties of your great territory. The property
is owned by Walter Cooper, of Bozeman
A large number of other locations have
been made in this same district. and con-
siderable work done on them. Your |
territory sir, has great future and con-
fess that. j am much surprised at the ex-
tent and richness Of yeur mines and am
led to believe from the number of new
districts being discovered, that the min
ing prosperity of your territory has but
lust begun. Yes sir, capital is coming
from Colorado and other mining sections.
The business of mining has become as
legitimate and safe. when conducted on
business principles, as other branches Of
industry. Science and experience have
rendered the treatment ofthe bfser ores
easy, the first step being the selection of
proper machinery and appliances. Mr.
Hoffenbach will remain in this vicinity
some months and visit all important
camps. -
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