Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-29
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A Pleasant Chat With One Of Its Citi.
IONS Discloses Tntarestiup Facts.

Zens DisclOses Interesting Facts.
The MINER reporter yesterday met
Hon. j. II. H. Hartford, of the Beartown
section OF Deer Lodge County, who most
agreeably entertained him with a story of
that rich country. Mr.. Hartford stated
substantially that the village OF Beartown
is about seventy miles from the city OF
Deer Lodge in a northwestern direction as
the crow flies. That the railroad facilities
are fair and wagon roads prime. The chief
industry is mining of which the placers are
best known, having been worked with re-
m~unerative results for twenty years. The
quartz leads are not only large and numer-
GUS but rich and free-milling gold-bearing
ore. He and his associates put in their
summer time in the placers and gen.
orally come out at the end Of the
season with twelve or fifteen hundred
clear money in the yellow dust.
They own large tracts OF these placer
grounds and regard them as a goose that
literally lays golden eggs, and what is bet
ter, will not cease laying sucn eggs for fifty
years, thereby securing to them a certain
competency during their lives and promis-
ing to be a rich heritage for the ones left
behind them when their days have filled.
The gentleman stated that, for years, bel
and his associates had lived in that "~fairest,
spot" in Montana, securing grounds ano
water courses by purchase and preparing
homes OF permanent character. He drew
a clear-cut picture OF the topography, sur
roundings and resources of the valleys
there, and then spoke of the richness, size
and value OF the quartz mines. He owns,
with his partner, the Homestake mine,
which he claims is akin to and on q par
with the Drum Lummon mine. Its ore is
rich in gold. and SO free that it not only
can be easily milled but can be shoveled
from it's place in the great hill without any
difficulty. The lead is traceable for nine
miles without difficulty, and cuts directly
through the mountain, and, al he believes,
can be found not far beneath the surface
of the valleys.
In reply to the suggestion that so rich
and immensely large Il vein should have a
| mill to utilize it. he said that me- citations
had been pending with a company OF CAPT.
talists, but their terms were too exacting;
however, he had no doubt but that an
other "deaT' now being looked into will be
consummated, and then the public will
hear something drop" The speaker de-
| clared that he was content to continue the
winters work on the Homestake as he is
now and has been doing for several years
1He ue'clopuienU . sOedulIy anu regularly
going ON. The whole is satisfactorily ero-
crossing, and he keeps the mine locked to
inquisitive visitors who don't mean busi-
ness. During this winter he expects 1mpor-
tant work to be done on the Homestake,
and has no doubt of concentrating either
a sale or securing a mill there in the coming
spring or summer. Meantime he works his
placers during the warm season and lives
contentedly withal. Houses one OF two aras-
tras, working cayuse ponies as a motive
power, but is now making inquiries for
steam arastras, proposing to put mp one
or two at once. He spoke highly OF the 10.
cation. surroundings and he%althfulness OF
the country and, givinga cordial invitation
to the scribe to visit him and remain as
long as you will" babe him adieu and went
off to attend an interview looking to the
erection of a mill there.