The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-08-15
RED BLUFF.
Something Of Interest from the Coming
Camp.
RED RLuFF, Aug. End, !

eastern part of Madison county, being
1eally equidistant from Virginia City,
The county seat of said county, and Boze-
man, on the line of the Northern Pacific
The distance from Bozeman
to Virginia City is about sixty-eight
miles. A daily stage line Except Sum
days., carrying the U. S. Mail, runs be-
tween these two points, meeting at Red
Bluff, and Swinging" back each way.
Red Bluff has two very good hotels,
two stores, one blacksmith and wagon
shop, two saloons, postoffice. and
mill, of which I will speak at length |
hereafter.
This is probably the oldest quartz min.
ing camp in the territory, excepting,
perhaps, Bannack. The district Is known
in the county records as the Lower Hot
Springs District, and within it's boun-
daries are some very promising gold and
silver bearing leads. A very casual ex-
animation of the mines in this section
impresses one with their value, and
causes speculation as to why 80 little has
been done in such a promising section.
The Grub Stake mine, owned by Messrs'
Mckee, Pope, and Bayliss, has probably
produced more money than any other
mine in the district. These enterprising
miners are sacking, preparatory to ship.
ment to smelter, some twenty tons o.
selected ore that will sample and assay
from 5000 to $3.50 per ton, the value be-
ing principally in gold. At this mine, I
am informed, there are great many
tons of ore on the dumps that will sam.
Pile from $15 to $40 per ton in gold. The
Tippecanoe, owned by Messrs. Pope and
Bayliss is also a very promising lead,
having considerable development. The
ore from this lead is being treated at
Filing & Words stamp mill, about one
mile below Red Bluff, on the road to
Bozeman. This mill is run by that vet
eran miner and mill man, Mr.. James
Boyd. of Pony. Jim keeps the stamps
dropping day and night. The Golconda
is a finely developed property, and has
large bodies of ore in her slopes. This
lead is owned by Messrs. Hickman and
Olds, who also own number of lodes of
less merit, because less developed.
These last named gentlemen own, in
whole or part, the Bessie, Fraction,
Water, and Red Chief lodes. Most of
the oxldized surface ores from these
mines last named have been worked,
leaving the base ore-iron pyrites. l pick.
ed up pieces of pyrites on the dumps of
both the Water and Red Chief lodes,
and found they assay high in gold. To
work these mines successfully, capital is
necessary. in order to set up hoists and
nut in pumps to control the water. On
the Mohican mine, owned by Messrs
Filing and Word there Is shaft house
and steam hoist. A careful examination
of the mine, as revealed by what cams
out of it on the various dumps, will sat
isfy any one that it is strong vein.
am informed that this property has pro
duced some very high-grade ore. Vi
Boaz Gulch lies the Boaz mine, ownet
by P. v. jackson, and now under lease
The lessees are taking out some yer.
fne-looking ore. Quite large lot wa
worked at Filing & Words stamp mil
producing good results. Adjoining tn
Boaz is the Appalachian, now worke'
by Messrs. Stoker Il Badgett. Thi
property is producing ore right along
and has had its products worked at botl
mills. The Red Bluff mine, owned b.
Judge Blake and Mr.. Louns, has ais
been big producer, as attested by mi
runs. etc. These gentlemen have work
ed this mine down to the water an
base ore. The ledge is large and yer
strongly defined, and the property wi
doubtless prove, upon sinking, mos
valuable one. The pyrites sample an
assay from 500 to 500 gold per ton.
made notes ofmany other leads, which
will state in future letter, If agreeable
l find that in order to make any none,
tho p,ipar touaf shin an ore that Wi