The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-07-25

Butte states that he has bonded the
Morning Star, Black Warrior and Shoe
Fly for thirty days to st. Louis parties.
The. price set is $4,000 If sale of
this does not go with these parties,
San Francisco company is ready to take
hold, who is expected in here next
month--a strong company whom Cas-
sert worked up while in California last
winter. Thus the reason of the short
ness of the bond to these other parties.
j. c. Villas, one of Livingston's most
energetic business men, has interested
st. Louis capitalists here, and arrived
this evening with Victor Gibson, of that
place, to report on the Rara Avis mine.
This mine waa bonded some time ago
to the Republic Mining Company for
$4,000. Development work on that
mine by them showed immense bodies
of high-grade ore. An extension of
time was asked by them and refused.
Since then Mr.. Villas has been busy
working up his bond. Mr.. Gibson is
"well 6xed," and may do some buying
before consulting his company. Both
these gentlemen leave for the Mountain
tomorrow morning to gee the property.
To-day's coach brought up A. Ditmein,
of Glendiye. This gentleman states to
me that throughout this country it is
reported that this place is booming. He
is engaged in business at that point, and
came up with the view of opening a
branch store, but seeing the camp dull
at present, has concluded to buy him
self 50-foot front on Main street for a
business block, and return again this
fall.
C. E. Gates, of Helena, has been in
our city, for the past few days. He says:
81 think you have large mineral belt.
and that mining will he in full blast
when dead in other camps. With a
railroad. you would make a big camp"
Mr.. Gates says he has taken many sam.
pies of ore with him, and that himself
and company will be interested heavily
in camp before fall. Mr.. Gates is one
of those practical mining men who
would rather give quarter of million
dollars for developed property, than
pay few hundred dollars for prospect
hole. He is backed by strong Eastern
company, and whatever he says. goes
He is well posted on mines and under
stands his business.
Major Eaton being back at Bear Gulch
we are waiting to hear of anything that
the Republic Company intends to do
this summer. Though many reports
have reached your correspondent, YET
he cannot vouch for any reliable infor
nation. 1t is hoped that they will run
the smelter, as this would help the towr
and merchants. John Brown, engineer
on the Northern Pacific R. r. who is in
town and heavily interested. states tc
me. that for the past year he has beer
spending all his earnings to develope hi
property, that he has as much faith il
our camp as he had the first year h,
started. He thinks that the Rocky
Fcrk X. R. will yet build, and that il
the course of time the N. P. R. r. will
try and, push through the Cinnabal
branch to this place.
During the history of the camp, never
before have so many experts and capi
talsts come In as early in the spring a
they have this year. We have every
encouragement of good camp this fall
the camp is dead now. but the futur
looks brighter than ever. The few
properties that are being worked show
, up well. Each day shows the ore bodie
to be three veins and immense bodiel
Another month will determine what
going to be done for certainty.
: CHEF,