The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-24

Bateman ran over 100 feet of tunnels
alone. which all showed up well, with
| plenty of ore on the dump.
/ YOUNG AMERICA.
| The extreme north of Henderson Mt.
is marked by the Chimney Rocks, and a
very good resemblance of a Gothic chin
ney they make. The Young America
lode is right at this point, and it is soon
to be the best developed mine in camp.
! Messrs. Frank Essler and Judge L. A.
Luce, both of Bozeman, have been let
ting contracts steadily for some time,
and now have about 260 feet of tunnel,
putting it to depth of 250 feet. The
last so feet is in the vein, and very ex-
cellent ore is found, one assay giving
1926. in gold, to say nothing Of the lead
and copper, with little silver, Frank
Esler is at present up here, managing
his vast interests.
Abutting the east side of the Young
America are the Daisy, Homestake. and
Lake Superior or SILVER Queen. The
Homestake received more work last
summer than any other mine here.
None of the working was deep, but three
or four tunnels disclosed the vein at as
many different points, all assaying very
high. Very rich ore was struck in the
Daisy, wire gold being visible to the eye
very plainly.
Snow SLIDE AND INTERNATIONAL.
Immediately to the east o {, and under
the Homestake are the Snow Slide and
International These claims haye not
been as much talked about as they de-
serve. Though located in 1872, their own
ers did not fully realize that they had q
good thing until 's5. There is a great
blow out of high-grade ore of similar
natureto that found in the Homestake.
ELKHoRN.
North of Henderson mountain is Red
or Lula mountain. Here George Fisher
works on the Elkhorn This mine was
a producer last summer, two carloads of
ore going to Omaha and several tons
used in the smelter The vein is shown
up in several places by shafts and drifts.
All winter has been spent in running
tunnel that win tap the vein 200 feet be-
low the main shaft. 1t will yet be sever
al months before the tunnel is completed,
however, ore can be taken out at any
time from the upper workings.
EsTRLLE.
Between Henderson and Lula noun
tains is the Estelle. Some rich ore was
found in the tunnel last summer, some
of it is very base with iron and copper
pyrites. Most of the miners think it is
on the same vein as the Young America,
bur there has not been sufficient devel
opment to make it sure. 1t is hoped
that the owners, Messrs. Sperling and
strausberger, will do a good deal of work
next summer.
SALTWATER LODE
About a mile and half west of the
Chimney Rocks, work has been going on
all winter on the Saltwater Lode One
shaft of 25 feet has been sunk, and seY-
eral drifts, one being go feet, with ore all
the way. Ore, taken out of four foot
vein, is high grade galena and carbon
ates 1t is said to average on the dump,
400 ounces to the ton.
MONROE.
Adjoining the Saltwater Lode is the
Monroe, a very rich piece of property
A 2O-foot shaft was sunk, and ruby silver
was discovered. Another shaft was
found to contain very good ore Work
on several cuts all showed up well.
sHEEPMoUNTAIN
lies about mile to the north. east of
Henderson, and has some excellent pros
poets, though very little systematic work
has been done upon any of the claims
WHITE WARRIOR,
is owned by Judge Collins, who has
drifted about 100 feet on the ore in his
tunnel, taking ont some 80 tons of fine |
galena. The work will be continued for I
another 100 feet, early in the spring.
ST. PAUL CAPITALISTS.
DIR. s. A. Beecher, of the Beecher Dent
Al Co., st. Paul. Is interested in dozen
Or more claims here. Capt. Thomas
Shiels has been personally looking after
his interests. 1t would be gratifying if
DR.. Beeeher could interest some of st.
Paul's wealthy capitalists to sufficient
extent to bring them out here seeking
Investments in mining property. Dr.
Beecher has taken great interest in
everything that affects the camps well
are. 1t is possible that he may put up
i small smelter in the Saltwater country
jeversl miles north of Cooke.
There have doubtless been many omis.
ions in the foregoing list, but without
aking snow-shoe trip, your correspon-
lent cannot collect additional inform
.tion. 1t may be that some mine, alto-
ether unknown now, will leap into
prominence during the coming summer.
The southern slope Of Miller mountain
las a monopoly of free smelling
ores, and as there is con-
demand for such ores BY
he smelters, it is probable that the larg-
st amount of work in the camp viii be
Ipon that locality. Free smelling car
'onates running as low as ten ounces of
liver 10 the ton, will pay for mining
GJ.
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Henry n. Copp, the land-lawyer OF