The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-12-20
AMONG THE LEDGES.
A COUPLE OF NEW AND lMPOR-
TANT MINING DEALS.
Dips. Spurs and AnSles-Stock Quota
tiOns-Metal N ark ct -(xraRite M0un-
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Showing Hatta.
DIPS, SPURS AND ANGLES

DIPS, SPURS AND ANGLES.
The Granite Mountain mining CON-
pany paid S54, ,lS0. II taxes last year.
The Combination mining company
at Black Pine shipped four bars of bu!-
lion this week.
D. aldvell shipped fire or six tons Of
ore from the Sweepstake properly above
town this week, through the sampling
works.
1t is understood that shipment Of
ore will be made the latter part of this
week by Pollard & O. from their lease
above lower.
Godfrey & Julyan, lesses of the Rattle
snake ground of the West Granite, will
ship a lot Of rich ore 10 the samplins
works the latter part Of the week.
At the Sullivan & Bradley claims, in
the Boulder district, there are number
OF mon engaged in grading a wagon road
from the mines. which are situated at
the head Of the Boulder, to the road be-
low.
L. S. Austin. proprietor of the Philips
burg sanpljng lni'l, is expected 10 arrive
III town in Il few days. He has been EN-
ployed or the last year as metallurgist
at the Viola smelling works at Nicholia,
Idaho.
Capt. John w. fiummer was in town q
day Or two during the week and took i;
rip to Granite. 1t is understood her,
hat the captain will take charge OF /;
cich group OF mines in the Coe1r d Alent
country, but what properties they are o,
heir exact location we are unable t.
ascertain.
Sieg:risd & Carr, who are leasing OF
he jefferson claim (better known as tie
'opper lode) in the Boulder district, hav.
i've men working on the property and !;
couple fixing up the wagon road. The:
will doubtless be shipping ore in large
amounts as soon as they get things
thoroughly under way.
Through a private letter, says ths
Madlsonlan, We learn that the largest
dry crushing silver mill in the world IS
now being built at Rumsey, near Gran
tie, Mont, under the able supervision OF
Angus Machay. Mr.. Mackay is the ge1i-
tleman who built the New York ano
NJ .->;.A--e, n Il l-,r>;lsinu cDn,,any'S
nli! in this city, and number of the
| mechanics who were with him here arr
still in his employ. Among them Franz
MAYNARD, Pete Coneer and Sam Braun:
will long be remembered by our citizen:
us whole -souled companions and genia,
gentlemen.
Angus A. Mcdonald, the mining man
returned during tie early part OF tie
week from an expertin { trip to the Cuei,l
l. Acne country. Mr.. Mcdonald Was well
satisfied with the richness OF The proper
lies and im,nediatiy took bond OF tn.
Silver Cord Chloride. ana fiye other
| claims. The properties are owned by
onnelly Webber L Co., and it is under
stood are very rich. a. A. Mcdonald
Of Phi;ipsb;rg, Hugh NcQuade,o of Helena
aud F. NJ. Chadburne. Of the Empire
mining company, near Helena, are the
bonders. We will give more detaiel
| ,ccount OF the transaction at some future
time.
Thomas A. Weir has been appointed
superintendent of of the Granite Noun
tain mining COMPANY, and assumed his
Official position last Monday morning
MIR. Weir was forme]y manager OF tn,
i. Y. and Minnie mining company o
Leadville, Colo. and has had great an(
varied experience in the mining line 70
years past. Paul A. Fusz, who SD abl,
managed thin.s for the past few weeks
will reurn 20 St. Lo;.is. but will retain
his position as tr asurer of the company
Il was the understanding WHEN he as
sumed superindency THAT he could no
retain charge permanently, as othe
husinass interests prevented.
A new mining deal is aoont consun'-
mated in PLilipsbnrg. 1t is the bonding
of a group Of mines, owned by Al. Hudle
meyer and others, situated between thu
San Francisco ard Silver Chief The
bonders are Messrs. McWilliams, lib
belts 4 Co. The mines, lying as they do
between such properties Is the Sa.
Francisco on. and the Silver Chief
which is owned by the Hope compan,
and in which slch a rich strike was re
Gently mad :, are likely to prove a valu
able Investments: and if worked on an ex
sensive scale will add considerably to thu
prosperity and wealth Of fhilipsblrg ant
the entire district. The names Of. tw'
of the claims are the Combination ant
Trade Dollar, and there are two Others
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