Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-28
FLINT CREEK DISTRICT.
Mining Operations in the Vicinity Of
Philipsburg.

Philipsburg.
Salt and Fuel Supplies Obstructed New
Companies Going to Take How
Luck Follows the Lucky New YOrl
Capital Cautiously Investing-The Old
Black Pine Property.
PHlLIPsBURG, January 24.-lCorrespond
ence of the Miner. ]-Some trouble has beer
caused the mines using coal, salt and Other
supplies that are shipped over the North
ern Pacific by the recent blockade on that
road. Supplies are again beginning to
come in, however, and it will be only a few
DAYS before the usual amount will be arriv.
ing. The
sAMPLING MILL
is running regular on ores from the differ
the Scratchawl and Blackmail, which mines
are under ease to kellogg & Hoyer, and
which are said to be in a most promising
condition.; some from the Hatta and
Forest Rose mines at Dunkleberg Ia camp
sixteen miles east Of Drummond) and con
siderable from the Silver Chief and Buena
Ventura mines of the Combination Mining
and Milling Company Of Black Pine, all the
aforesaid ores being shipped to the Omaha
and Grant Sinelter. l.. 5. Austin, the pro-
prietor of the sampler, is now on a trip to
the Caur d'Alenes in the interest of his
works. His base OF operations will be prin-
cipa!ly at Murray, Wardner and Burke.
The talk OF new companies to be incorpo-
rated to work mines in this district is as
thick as mosquitoes in Helena in spring
time. One, however, seems to be q 60.
This is by name
THE WORTH HOPE P
and is situated on Hope Hill, in a limestone
formation. A number OF the claims OF the
future are extensions on the
properties now being worked by the Hope
Company, of St. Louis. The capital come
from St. Louis and Butte. The properties
to be incorporated are the Flag, Garnets
Maggie G.. Prince Imperial and Others,
those named being the principal claims,
The first are owned by Collins q Bergeron,
two Woodworking miners and Drospectors;
and the last, the Prince Imperial, by James
A. Murray, is another illustration OF how
luck will follow the lucky. 1t was formerly
held ny the Hope; but that company had
no legal right whatever to it, as no dis
covery had been made on the ground.
Numbers of men have gone over the ground,
and found nothing to indicate the presence
of a vein Of mineral-bearing rock.
The weeks following the first OF
January Jas. Murray set a couple of men
to work upon the ground and by sheer luck
uncovered some rich ore in q distance OF
sixteen feet OF tunnel. The Imperial is a
+, action and is thought by. By Ballard, the
old fireman of the Hope, and an authority
in mining. to contain an extension OF the
ore body found in the Poster grounds of
the Hope. The claims OF the Old Hope
company are said to contain two ore chan
nels, running at right angles II crossing
each other in the Poster ground, on which
the new company have extensions; 80 it
would be strange, should active work be
prosecuted, if a mine equal to the Hope
would not be uncovered within five months
after the hoist was landed on the ground.
Prospecting will begin in early spring by
means , / a diamond drill, the motto Of the
company being "be sure you are right, then
go ahead" The paper Of the new Moor
poration will not be on the market till
summer, if it is then. May the North
Hope company meet success.
NEW YORK CAPITAL.
James T. Kelly, all old prospector and
miner of the camp, who OWLS quite a num-
Der of mines, both in the limestone and
granite Of this district, returned Friday |
from New York, and on the quiet informs a
few that Il syndicate of New York capital
awe become interested in the camp and
will probably take a bond on seve. i'll prop
critics in which Mr.. Kelly is interested. The
gentleman in question reports the mining |
men OF New York and Philadelphia decid-
cautious towards investing here,
caused no doubt by the failures of the |
Trout and Algonquin Mining Companies,
represented capital from both the
cities named. Should the syndica'e work
the claims. it will be but one step nearer
the development of the district that has
had a black eye in the far West, |
and will he the means OF adding perha pc |
another dividend payer to her list.
COMBINATION MINING AND Ill CO.
The old Black Pine mines at that camp
no" have about ten men at work on them
the supervision of John NJ. Long, an
mine foreman who is well and
known in and around Butte.
The work is principally on the Combina-
Silver Chief and Buena Ventura
claims. Ore from the last two Is being
out and shipped, while or the first
nothing, save development work, is being |
done. A hoist has been ordered for Oxide, |
and will arrive, it is expected, in two or
three weeks. The board OF directors OF the
company are divided as to starting up the
mill at once or in the spring. The four |
over which SO much trouble was |
caused the old company, have been pur-
chased and paid for, and will be added TO
he mill as soon as the roads will permit OF
their transportation from Drummond, |
" here they have been lying ever since the
collapse.
The Belle g cross-cut is being run and is in
some 80 feet at this writing. Water is
SO much, in fact, has been encoun-
tered that it became necessary to add
pumping facilities. The old Altoona
pump was moved to the ground during the
week and is now in operation.
The Bi-Metallic began on Monday to ship |
40 carloads OF high grade ore per week to
the Omaha smelter. 1t is reported to be
unusually rich rock, and is exploited from
The east drift OF the 3OO-foot cross cut
north, from the James G. Blaine shaft.
Dunkleberg district seems to be coming to
he front. Two of the mines Of that camp
are shipping ore through the sampling mill
1T this place. A new hoist is to be put
,pon the Forest Rose at an early date, and
company is talked of for the Hatta lode.
James B. Risque. Superintendent OF the
Bi-Metallic Company, who has been on a
business trip to St. Louis returned to the
ield of his operation last Friday. On &C.
Of his absence the pay day, which oc-
,urs on the 18th of each month, was de-
aged until his retur.,.
Nothing definite lately has been heard
rom the Boulder district, th, ugh some
lime ago there WAS talk OF starting active
work on the Nonpareil lode, owned by
Charlie Warren, Of Suite, and also on other
properties. JOE Busch.