The Helena independent., 1889-06-20
MINING INDUSTRY.
The c. & D. Mine, Situated Near Elk
horn, Bonded to Helena Cap
italists for 100000.
Baker & Neihart District is Promised
Railroad, and the Belt Noun
tains Will Boom.
The second Payment Made on the Lone
Pine Group-Mining Notes from
Jefferson County.

Messrs Downs & Allen have bonded the
c. & ID. mine: situated about three quarters
Of a mile above the Hotter mine al Elk
horn. The bond is for $1,000 and is to
run until October: meantime the mine will
be thoroughly explored by these gentle
men. At present work is suspended owing
TO a difficulty among the laborers. 1t is
stated that a few days ago the Miners
union OF EikhOrn went up to the G. & ID.
mine 10 a body and compelled the men TO
stop work. The trouble Is said TO have
been about wages, the c. & ID. men having
gone to work for twenty-five cents below
the scale, which is So. 80 per day.
The c. & ID. mine is owned by Helena
men. the principal owner being A. q.
Clarke, of Raleigh & Clarke. The prop
erty has been worked for the past four
years. A smelter, not included in the
bond, is also built near the mine and has
turned out thousands of dollars at inter-
walls. Ii is developed by tunnels and 200
foot shaft, and has large ledge of gold
and silver bearing ore.
Ii is stated for certainty that President
Hill has decided that the Belt mountain
branch of the Montana Central, running
outfrOm Great Falls, should be constructed,
thus satisfying the long and incessant Ap-
peal of the miners OF the Bunker and Nei-
hart districts for a railroad. just when
work Will begin is not stated, though il is
probable something will be done this sea-
TO the many mine owners who
have claims in the Belt mountains.
The resources, though only partially
developed, are in their condition for no
other reason than the lack of transporta-
ton facilities Sufficient annual work has
been executed on many promising pros
poets to comply with the law, but now that
a railroad seems assured, the Barker and
a wsIrr..
the announcement will undoubtedly infuse
new life into the development of the
known valuable mineral resources of the
Belt mountains.
Since the first of January hundreds OF
claims have been located and new ones are
being recorded daily. The minerals found
are not coDfied to gold and silver, but cop
per, lead, iron. zinc and limestone are also
found.
1t is stated that Messrs. Spratt & Co. OF
Michigan, have made the second payment
on the Lone Pine mine at Dewey's Flat
| The Partridge Brothers shipped about ter
thousand dollars worth of bullion short
time since. This was their product for
| April with the little mill which crushes
about five tons per day. A ten-stamp mill
/ with all the modern appliances for SAVING
/ the contents of the ore and also for hauling
/ it at a minimum cost, is to be erected.
Boulder Age: The AdOlphus LessinG
company, the company which IS workinl
/
cars of ore ready to ship TO Helena.
The Lily quartz lode, in the Beaver Creel
i district, two miles south or the railroad
and easterly from the Iron Age mine. ha,
been bonded by Frank Belouck and Michae
Kelly TO Henry Z. Brunell, Henry Fishel
and Homer l.. JennlsOn, for $500 cash dowI
| and SIS, 800 in six months.
The Elkhorn Mining company is ship
ping to the manufacturers in Massachus
etts the Knowles pump which was nevel
used though placed in the mine and which
was supplanted by larger pump wheI
Mr.. Pender took charge. lt weighs abOu
$4,000 pounds and is being hauled down By
| A. II. Fosters teams.
Ii is stated that an Indianapolis com
pany has agreed to put in a smelter at 81
Louis, this county, If q certain amount o
ore is guaranteed, and this amount ha
been pledged by the miners of that district
| The people there are expecting the man
ager of the company every day and worl
| on a smelter may begin at any time. Sucl
an enterprise would be great thing 70
the miners of Indian Greek country, and j
is 10 be hoped that the project will be car
RED to completion