The Philipsburg mail., 1888-04-26
AMONG THE LEDGES.
OUR MINING EDITORS WEEKLY
REPORT

OUR MINING EDITORS WEEKLY
REPORT.
Notes - Developments On the San
| Francisco, West Granite. and
| Others-The Granite Output.
The sampling mill continues work on
ore on ore from the Trout.
The workings OF tie Hope continue to
hold out we'll and the output continues
undiminished.
Geo. H. Kid3er, of Georgetown, in
forms us that the mines and prospects in
that vicinity are looking we'll and activ-
ity is increasing.
| The Altoona was closed down last week
and work abandoned owing to differ
ences OF opinion among the management
as to the lest method Of development.
Thos. Durnen and Geo. Shau1l have
leased the East Comanche lying on Trout
Hill near the old Algonquin location and
propose to begin work on it at once.
The samplinc mill, though once en-
| larged since its first starting, is still found
inadequate for present demands and an
other enlargement Will probably. be
necessary.
At the properties of the Hatta company
in Dunklebcrg district ,the building OF
shops and bunk houses is going actively
Oh and as soon as possible development
| work will be started.
vi. Grey has leased tho Salmon
mine and will begin operations ,mmedi-
ately. The property lies on Trout Hill
just alongside of the Trout which has
been worked with such satisfactory re-
suits.
| News received from Deer Lodge
last night is to the effect that the suit
between tho North Hope company and
the Hope company of St. Louis for the
possession and ownership of the Prince
Imperial claim has been decided in favor
of the former.
A marked increase of activity in min
ing circles is the feature Of the week.
The possibility Of working protitably the
small prospects in the gllches having
been demonstrated by II. L. Hoyer in
the Blackroail and Scratchall, applica-
tions for leases are numerous and now
locations are also being prosrected for.
| 4 strike on the Gladstone is reported
il the shaft. The ledge Is five feet in
width. almost all OF which is ore giving
an average assay OF $50 per ton. An as
say Of choice piece gave $500. The
Gladstone lies on the left hand side of
Camp Creek gulch just west Of the North
west mill, the vein striking northeasterly
and southwesterly.
GRANITE.
The output for the week ending April
2lst was 81 ,86S.21 ounces fne silver and
38.237 ounces gold. Everything is work
ing smoothly and uninteruptedly.
SAN FRANCISCO.
In the east drift of the 200-foot level
the streak has widened 10 fva feet Of
high grade ore OF a quality ea:la!I,ng any
that has been uncovered since work be-
gan, It carries native and ruby silver in
abundance and is OF az even grade of
I richness over tho entire five fest.
1t the 40O-fcot Lowell tho vein was
tapped last Thursday at a distance of 16
feet from the shaft (printed ZIG feet by
mistake in our last issue), and drifting to
the west is now under way. A streak Of
ore about Is inches wide has been en-
countered in this drift, and the rock is of
even better quality than that just disccv-
cred IN the upper level.
The condition OF affairs at the San
Francisco are now such as to make it
matter of little doubt that mine of
great and permanent valueeis developed
Already in both the 100 and 2CO foot lev
there are large bodies of ore ready for
stopping, and without further develop
ment sufficient ore could be extraaed to
considerably more than pay for the work
already done.
COMBINATION.
Nothing is known here concerning the
operations OF the Combination company
at Black Pine. From O gentleman who
was out there during the early part OF
the week We gather that the date of
starting the mill is somewhat indefinite,
being made to depend on the termina-
ton Of the law suit which the company
is engaged IN with Opp s Mcdonald,
who have been working the Gussie since
II Do Hoc