Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-05
MINES At SHERIDAN.
How the Mineral Lodes in that Section
are Developing-Work Being Done
and in Prospect.

How the Mineral Lodes in that Section
are Developing-Work Being Done
and in Prospect.
SHERIDAN. May 1.-[Correspondence OF
the Miner. ]-As The MINER circulates
largely throughout the Territory, and
especially in this section, no doubt many
of your readers are anxious to see an item
occasionally from this section of old Madi-
son. The comparatively low freight rates
now attainable, together with the rise in
the price of lead, have stimulated mine
owners hereabouts to greater exertions
than heretofore, and most Of the promis-
ing prospects are now being worked. On
the extensive ledge of which the High
Ridge was the first recorded are now
NINE FULL LOCATIONS.
First on the ledge nearest Georgia gulch is
Henry Dilabough's claim. He is now de-
ve,oping it and has q tunnel in seventy feet,
with ten to eighteen inches OF galena ore in
the face and sides. He has just shipped a
carload to Omaha and intends to develop
his property to large extent this summer.
| The next claim on the lode is the Key Note,
owned by Mr.. Sam Van Meter. He has now
five men employed, and has an incline down
14O feet and intends to sink to 200 feet at
once, and is also running q tunnel. He has
about fifteen inches of galena ore in face OF
| incline, and about the same amount IN
| tunnel. He is constantly shipping ore TO
Omaha, which nets him about $50 per ton
on the dump. Next on the lode comes the
Silver Light, owned by P. j. Kelley he
4 n ia a ont
considerable ore. He has just made ship.
| ment to Omaha and has good pile on the
dump. He has promising prospect. Next
/ ia the Bay State and Empire State, owned
by Messrs. Wetmore- & Hathaway. They
are working three men, running an incline.
They haze but lately commenced opera
tions. but have shipped some ore to Butte
| and also one carload to Omaha. They
have a good showing and say they are on
hand to stay. The next claim, the Hlgn
Ridge. is patented and not being worked
| owing to the fact that the owners, Messrs.
Henry Elling, Noah Armstrong, 9. L.
Dohler and d. D. Porter, are now rustling
for a grub stake and will no doubt resume
work soon. The mine formerly produced
several hundred tons OF ore.
| ON THE MOUNTAIN
about half a mile above the mines named
above Messrs. Richmond & Co. are devel
oping high grade silver-lead bearing lode
They are now down about 80 feet and at
depth of 100 propose to run levels eacf
way from the shaft. Assays from some o
their ore run as high as $4,000, and thell
ore averages over $500. The owners havt
blood in their eyes and a good report iron
the mine may be soon expected. Messrs
Anderson Brothers are developing lode 9
short distance above with good success
Their ore carries considerable lead and also
a considerable quantity OF free gold, which
they are now running in an arastra anC
i concentrating the tailings. AtCoal Canyon
a few miles below here, Messrs. Wetman
Il Co. are working gold-bearing lode. The.
are now down 200 feet, on an incline, ane
have 100 tons of ore on the dump. They
have a 6-stamp water mill, which starteo
running last Monday. Their ore runi
about $50 per ton and they have a body
of from 2 to feet throughout all thei
workings. The
i MINES IN THIS SECTION
seem to have good man abroad, as al
ready one capitalist(f) has been here from
Colorado. He went to nearly all the min'
owners here proposing to bond their prop
critics, but hear he was unsuccessful. d,
4 gave his name as Power. Mine hos
Shnttz, OF Sheridan, kindly donated
against his willy his board bill. twill b
necessary hereafter for capitalists(?) stop
ping at Sheridan to bring along enougf
funds to pay their personal bills, as hlgt
sounding references do not pass current II
my next will give you some items tr0n
the promising camp OF Brondon, as thil
letter Ia getting too long already. 3.