The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-09-06
AMONG THE LEDGES.
OUR MINING EDITORS WEEKLY
REPORT.

Personals and Mining Kotes-Gran1t'
Nonparell Little Black
foot District - Dunklebers Dis
tr1ct.
PERSONALS AND MINING NOTES.
J. Critics. well-known in mining circles
at New Chicago, spent Tuesday in th'
Burg.
Capt. J. W. Plummer, formerly super
intendent of the Granite company, wen
to Deer Lodge this morning.
Some rich specimens of ore from the
Dora Thorne are on exhibition at A
Meyers barber-shop, Granite.
J. E. Price, one of our mining men
went to Butte last Saturday, to be gone
several days, on mining business.
DR.. Mitchell, of Deer Lodge, interested
extensively in mining enterprises in
Flint Creek and Dunkleberg districts
spent day at the Burg this week.
J. c. King, secretary of the Pearl min.
ing company, went to Butte this morn.
ing, where he will meet some eastern
parties with whom he expects to make a
big mining deal.
Siegfried and O'Rourke, who have been
prospecting in the St. Reiges and other
localities, returned home this week, and
say they think this district is good
enough after all and have decided to try
no other.
During the past week the Hope COM
pany have put in their mill one of the
latest improved Blake breakers.
The mill was shut down for a few days
for repairs and a general cleaning up was
INDUCED in.
A. B. Hover, Philipsburg's former
photographer, came in on Sundays train
from Nevada valley, where he has his
car. Mr.. Hover expresses
great faith in the future of the Hatta
mine, in which he is an owner, and pro-
nounces it sure dividend-payer.
S. R. Hudson, of Emigrant gulch, is in
town, negotiating with parties here to
form an incorporation to work the Morn
ing Star claim in that district, which
with present indications is one of the
most promising outlooks we haye heard
of from that vicinity. He has run a
tunnel 130 feet. Several assays made
range from $500 to s1,198.8 ounces of
silver to the ton.
Guy x. Piatt, local editor of the Butte
Inter Mountain. came down from Cable
last Thursday and paid The MAIL office
a short call. Mr.. Piatt is now reckoned
among our fortunate mining men, which,
in addition to being a newspaper man,
ought to make him happy-wealth to
come from the mines and glory from the
work. Mr.. Piatt is heavily
interested in the Southern Cross COM
pany, recently stocked and incorporated,
of which he is secretary. The mine is
located in that famous Gable district
and is likely to prove fine property
from all reports and indications.
GRANITE.
The output for the week ending Sep
tember 5, was 81 bars of bullion, con-
tanning 81, ,653.02 ounces silver and 1926
ounces gold.
PEARL.
Work Is developing the Pearl more
every day. The vein is
holding out strong. They are now down
at the 20O-foot level md the prospect is
all that could be wished for. Ore in the
tunnel header is high grade.
NoNPAkE1L.
John 81. Huffman, one of the owners
Of the Nonpareil mine, in Boulder gulch,
from there Monday, bringing
with him some fine specimens of ore
from that claim. They are down 40
feet in the shaft, and have a good body
Of rich ore, and from present indications
there is not much danger of digging the
bottom out.
LITTLE BLACKFOOT DISTRICT.
The Hi den Treasure mine is making
a good showing. Twenty-Five mon are
now at work taking out rich ore.