The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-01-13
MINING NOTES.
Items of tho Great Moptaua Indu,try.

Items of the Great Montana Industry.
The estimated output'of tho Jay Gould
mine for December 10 stated 1t $4,000.
A magazine near the mouth Of the Wickes
tunnel exploded from some unknown cause,
Jan. Z. and killed two men.
The Liquidator ~concentrator, which has
lain idle ever since the expiration of the
Butte Reduction Company's lease on it, was
again started up yesterday morning.-Ainer,
Mr.. Delmar, foreman Of the Cottonwood,
was in town yesterday, en- route to Butte.
He reports softer rock in the shaft, which il
now down about 100 feet, and showed . rich
piece Of quartz, . seam OF which has come
into the shaft.
to the 700 foot level, and stations are being
cut. Preparations for putting in track and
guides were commenced last night, and in a
short time the excellent ore that has been
found in the lower levels will be finding its
way to the surface.-Miner.
Since the rise in copper the old dump at
Clark's Colusa mine has become immensely
valuable, and is now being worked up in
connection with other ores. Mr.. Clark states
that he is now producing 10000 pounds of
fine copper per day. He is also reported re-
Gently to have closed a contract for 2,0O0,O0
pounds of copper for early delivery at Is cts.
These are prosperous times for all the copper
producing concerns of Butte Inter Noun.
tain.
The Combination Mining and Milling Co,
the new incorporation formed to work the
properties of the late Black Pine Mining
and Milling Co., started work in the mines
last Monday, the I'd inst, and will continue
developments and explorative works until
the changes in the milling plant have been
effected. The representation work for the
year just ended was all successfully per-
formed, and the men have been paid. Moth.
ing now stands in the way of the success of
the new company.-Phuipsburg Mail.
Foreman Jones, Of the Mountain Lion,
wrote General Manager Mem aster Tuesday
that he had ore on both sides Of the rich pay
streak, aud sent samples for assay to deter
mine its value. From Mr.. Parker we learn
Mr.. Jones stated he had a large body of ore.
Mr.. Parker did not go in the tunnel, but a
specimen of ore weighing 20 pounds or SO,
which he saw in the cabin, is the richest ore
he ever saw. Mr.. McMaster went up yester.
day, but has not returned, and we have no
further advices. 1t looks very much as
though the Mountain Lion will jump one of
these days.
Hon Gon K0hrS wGn with n ID II Riu1-
enberg and Peter Lansing, own the Empire
State, one of the promising locations in Orc
Elmo district, informs us they will soon pur-
chase q hoist and thorough devel-
opment of the property. The trouble has
been with all leads on Gospel Mountain that
the water came in so fast after going down
- to 20 feet on leads that they could not we'll
be kept dry with hand hoists, and that many
owners did not nave means and others had
not inclination to put on steam hoists. The
Unprecedented interest now aroused will re-
suit in whatever investment is necessary
being made to develop the properties.
Articles of incorporation of the Montana
Smelling Company were, Saturday, filed in
the Office of the Territorial Secretary. The
incorporates are Walter S. Gurnee, Angus
tus e. Gurnee and Anton S. Eilers, of New
York, who, in conjunction with Edward
Cooper, of New York, and Harry w. Child,
of Helena, are also the Trustees. The capt.
tai stock of the association is placed at
par value of 500 each, 5000 shares of stock
of the par value of 500 each to be known as
especial stock, which may be increased to
5000 if desired, the remainder of the capital
stock to be known as ~''ordinary stock" The
object Of the organization is the erection of
reducing, refining and smelling works at
Great Falls, Cascade county, Montana,
which place is also designated as the base Of
operations.-Herald.
Notwithstanding the fact that Smith and
Gamble, the gentlemen that bonded the
mine for 100000, nave quit on the claim.
The terms of the bond were that If the mine
laid idle for 30 days, the property reverted to
the original Bell Mining Company. Mr..
VIM. H. Douty, it seems, became interested
in the work of development and put up
about all the money that has been used since
the mine was bonded, and shipped IS tons of
the ore to Butte, and Mr.. W. A. Clark was
induced to look into the merits of the claim.
he was so we'll pleased with the prospects
that Mr.. William Thompson, Superinten-
dent Of the Butte Reduction Works, was
sent to Missoula to lease the property. A
lease for five years was efected-the Bell
Mining Co. to get $3.50 a ton for all the ore
shipped from the mine as long as copper is
worth II cents a pound, and Sc a ton when it
is worth less. Copper is now worth II cts.
The parties now taking hold expect to be
able by the LIST of April to ship two car loads
of ore a week, and the income to the Bell
Mining Co it is thought, at that rate, will
be about 1915 a week.-Aissoulian, 9Th.