, 1888-12-13

high prices prevailed somewhere, and all
laid it to the oleomargerine manufacture
ers. All evidence at hand shows that the
Wholesale handlers in the city are not re-
sponsible, for their stocks have suddenly
run short, and they ind II difficult to SUP.
ply the demand for high grade brands.
Roll butter is now selling for 70 and rs
cents. a roll weighing one pound and
three.quarters, and frequently short weight
at that.
Orders have been issued to resume work
at the Anaconda smelter, and 1000 men
are happy. When the news was received
at Anaconda the relief among all classes
was general. The crowds on the street
wore different air from that of the day
before as though great load had been
lifted from everyone's mind. Superin-
tendent Carroll gave order to the miners
employed by the company on its system
OF mines in Butte to resume work on the
night shift.
The cause of the sudden change of front
was as great a surprise as the news of the
shut down had been. Some people said
they never believed that the stoppage was
permanent, and that the announcement
had been permitted to go out for the pur.
pose OF bringing the engineers OF the
Montana Union to terms. They disbe.
lieved the assertion that the furnaces at
the smelter had been allowed to become
chilled and had been confident that when
the people at headquarters learned the
strike was over the order to resume would
be given.
C9UR D'ALENE MINES.
The Wardner News says that work on
the Last Chance mine is ut present con-
fined to the lower tunnel which Is now in
$40 feet. A big strike was made recently
in this working and the face of the tun-
mel displays magnificent body of ore.
Owing to the present depreciation in the
value of lead the Spokane concentrator has
been temporarily closed down, but the
News Is informed that work will be re-
sumed in few days. For o similar rea-
son work has also been suspended at the
Stemwinder concentrating works at Kel-
logg.
The Ceur d'Alene Nellie, owned by
AlRer, Young & Horton, is looking better
than ever. The principal work at present
is confined to winze sunk to depth of
so feet between tunnels Nos. 3 and 4. In
the bottom the vein varies from FOOT to
2 feet 2 inches, the Gre averaging $50
ounces per tom. During the winter work
will be confined to tunnel No. d. in which
running, sinking and stopping will be done
to further develop the property. The
chute is uncovered about $50 feet on the
surface, assays of the ore therein running
from 100 to 5000 ounces. o. r. Young,
one of the owners. has recently arrived
with his wife from Wood River and him.
self and partners are building comfort
able house at the Fountain ranch in which
they will reside. Captain Horton has
been busily engaged for the last few days
laying in supplies and every requisite for
the winter season.
Mother lode on Prichard creek has sold
his interest, one.sixth of the property, to
Albert Otto for $4,000.
A GOOD YEAR.
Meeting A. M. Esler, who is operating
In the Cpur d'Alene mines, and who is
familiar with the mining situation in that
famous lead-silver country, an lndepend.
ent reporter asked him for a summary of
results accomplished in that section during
The past year. He said the past year had
proven gratifying to the mine owners, as
had progressed to consider
and the proof is unquestion.
able that, with perhaps no exception, it is
The best country for the class Of mines it
contains on the continent. The mines
prove up to have good staying qualities,
growing larger and better as depth Is at.
tained. The Poorman mine, owned by
Butte and Helena capitalists, is proving a
veritable bonanza. In the lower level, 100
feet below the head of Canyon creek. drifts
upon the vein show it to be fifteen feet
thick, and in many places there are from
three to six feet of clean shipping ore.
The mine is we'll equipped with a fine con-
plant of about $50 tons daily
PROMISING BONANZA.
The Tiger mine owned by S. S. Gidder
K Co. is another fine mine which is also
equipped with concentrating mill of 125
tons capacity. Further to the west on the
same vein are the Union and Sherman
claims owned by A. B. Campbell, r. F.
Moore and Jonn Finck. They. are open
ine up frst-class properties and will soon
Justify concentrator plant. Still further
Crown Point, Fairview and Caribou"
owned by c. d. and Peter Porter, Will.
liam H. Clagget, William H. Taylor and
Thomas Jefferson. These properties are
rapidly developing and in due time will
rank with any In the country as they dis.
play large amount of ore, fifty tons of
which recently shipped to the Wickes
works run sixty.one ounces in silver and
sixty .ei ght per cent in lead. Since ship.
ping that lot later developments show an
output Of ore which averages about 100
ounces in silver and over sixty per cent in
lead. Az there are over $500 linear feet
In this company these Developments are
the fact that there are mil
ions in store for the owners.
The Granite mine. owned by Portland
company, is another very valuable prop
erty and has concentration running upon
its ore. The ore from mine to mill Is
over the mountains about one
and three-fourths miles by bucket tram.