Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
FLINT CREEK DISTRICT.
Some Of the Largest Silver Producers
In the Territory.

Some Of the Largest Silver Producers
| in the Territory.
Claims Jumped by Relocation-san Fran
cisco Con.-The Altoona-Silver Chief
Bi-Metallic-Wesr Granste-The Great
Granite.
PHILIPsBuRa, January 17.-[Correspond-
ence OF the Miner T. In the mining line
activity and development continue.
Hardly any OF the prospects worked dur
ing the summer have been closed down.
Some little claim jumping despite the
wholesome lesson rendered some OF this
class last fall by the vigilantes) was in
dulged in during the week following New
Years. Most all OF the claims relocated las
they call it) cannot be held by thejumpers,
but nothing save the courts can be re-
sorted to. The claims jumped are neces-
sarily OF some value. and il this thing
keeps up there will not be mining prop
| -rty in the district that capital will not be
| afraid of. It makes a great injury to the
camp, and in the majority of cases does
| the jumper not q particle OF good. More
money is now being spent in litigation than
| it would take to develop three or four
dividend paying mines.
SAN FRANCISCO CON.
On the Frisco development work con-
tinues. nothing very definite being obtain
| able, the depth OF the shalt or length Of the
| tunnel or drifts is about all the outside |
world is informed of. The Frisco will un-
doubtedly prove a grsat mine. but deep
sinking is necessary to prove up its true
worth The stock has lately been sold in
Ph liz sburg for 81, but not TO any great |
| extent. This price il mainly due to tie
squea mishness of the big holders in St. |
Louis. Had it few Of the true mining |
men of California and Nevada at it's back, |
a great change in the working and the dt.
v-iopnent of the mine would be observed
and hack sliding on every occasion by some |
faint heart that wants n dead sure thing !
Il something not to be found III lnines) -
before they will stay and draw 10 Their !
hands would not be seen.
THE ALTOONA
is another prospect that looks extremely |
we'll. This mine ia under boad to Charles |
Mcclure and Doc. Merrill. The shaft has !
been suck a distance OF 200 feet, Wit
drifts on the vein at the 100 and 200 foot
stations. Water became troub'ssulna,
sinking was stopped and the prosi 'ectlng |
tunnel which had been run across the CLAIM
was driven under the workings and an up !
raise made to the shaft thereby draining
the mine to that depth. Another DRIFT WIS
started IS feet below the 2OO-foot sta ton, =!
and at this writing is in about so feet. |
Though nothing definite is known it is said
good showing has been made il this |
working. The bond on the Altoona ex-
pires in early spring, and it is understood |
will be renewed. Work in earnest may then |
b. expected, aid the true worth OF the |
nine demonstrated.
SILVER CHIEF,
another claim, which, like the Frisco and |
Altoona is situated on the GraLite side OF
The line and Granite contact which occurs |
in or near the claims mentioned. Rumor
of a strike has been current, but later
intelligence does not bear it out, |
thoug splendid indications predo.l mate.
TIE property belongs to the Hopa Mining |
Company, of st. Louis, aud the good show
ing made has had Il strengthening effect on
the stock in that city it is said. NoHe is
=" SO ie here.
over which so much trouble has peen oc-
casioned by Jumpers. is also said to be
developing we'll. Nothing, however, can
be told as to what there really is iii the !
nine until the crosscut flom the 800
sta tion is driven i:ito the vein. This will
probably be etartcd next week. The show.
ing il the old drift from the 2OO-foot
station is what has made this mine vaiu-
abb. The work in question wa1 done a
counle of years ago, when the mice was
n RI, & Nt( 1ure a If |
covered Il ledge OF about forty inches OF
low grade rock, which, was not Con>i!er'
worth working or the mine Of sufficient
value to invest more tnoney in developing.
The stock ia held here at about 81,
though some Snail amounts have been
sold at lower figure.
THE BI-MErALLlo
still continues to ship her high grade ore to
Omaha, and development in the mine is
still progressing. 1t has been the rule with
this company to have enough ore in sight
to run a 2O-stamp mill for n year before
building, and now since sufficient ore has
been uncovered, mill will be erected in the
spring or summer OF this year without
d donbt. The location will probably be in
Douglass Gulch, where the company own
several milIsites and which will be handy
|
c.,mpleted Phiipshurg will add another
dividend payer to her list of divideud-pay-
ing mines. The
WEST GRANITE
Looks better to day than she ever has be-
fore. The twin tunnel has demonstrated
the fact that the Bi.Metallc Granite ledge
continues through the E izabeth claim OF
the West Granite. 1t will take considera-
BILE development work to fully show the
extent of the ore body. the apex OF which
was encountered in the twin tunnel. In the
Rattlesnake ground the level east from the
4OO.foot crosscut is said to contain string
ers of ore, some of which is very lair
Three S-hour shifts are being worked on
each of the workings named, and two IL
hour shifts ON the Butte tunnel, the run
ming of which will fully develop the Butte, |
Clear Git, Alameda and Elizabeth mines. |
Not much trading in the stock is INDUCED
in in this district. None. however, can be
obtained here at lower figure than 81.
The GREAT GRANITE
is producing regularly over $25O,ooO a
month, OF which 100000 is disbursed to
stockholders, the principal owners of which
are St. Louis people. The mine is not taxed
to it's full capacity to do this, and an i'm.
mense amount OF ore is held in reserve.
There is some talk OF enlarging the milling
plant or building additional works at. or
near Phillpsburg. This seems very prob
able, though should it be decided on to
build at Philipsbury. there is not much
doubt but that it viii be smelling works in
stead of milling. The trouble in doing this
| is in obtaining lead and fuxing necessary in
smelling for lead bullion. These difficulties
could be very easily overcome, and the
chances are ten to one that the burg will
| have a smelter before the year 1883 gives
place to 1889.
JOE Bush.