The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1889-10-03
AMONG THE LE;>GES.
OUH N1IniNG EDiICR'S weekly
REPORT.
a fDescrIntiOn OF this. Tse<s Lion Dis
trict .a.: SDlna o; t!se Properties
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A camp which promises a good deal fo1
the future is that now known as the Red
Lion, located about one and one-hali
miles east of Georgetown, and in as
beautiful mountainous country as can be
found anywhere. This camp is COM
paratively new. The Red Lion mining
company was organized last March and
have since been operating in very salts
factory manner; but not much was &C
complished until the middle OF February
when an ore body came in sight that as
sured them success, and they at once
commenced the construction of a ten
stamp mill, which was completed and
put in operation about four weeks ago.
This property was first opened up by
Henry Schnepel and others in 1869, and
the old arastra used in those early days
for treating the ores is still on the
ground. These parties were not success
full in their operations, and after sinking
two Or three shafts and some C,OOO they
abandoned the camp, and it remained
unmolested until the past year. he
first development done by the present
company was on shaft No. ?, which was
sunk down 60 feet, where the big ore
body is deposited. They then drifted
east on the ledge and connected with
shaft No. 5 by a raise. his was done
principally to get pure air in the shaft,
which had already become quite pungent.
The drift was then run in an easterly
direction On the vein and is now in 100
leet from shaft No. 3. The ore body
averages six feet in width the entire dis
tance, and nothing but solid ore has yet
been taken out of these diggings. No
waste dump is to be seen on the surface.
At shaft No. 3 whim has been put up,
where the ore is holsted and hauled by
teams to the mill, about one-half mile
down the hill. The company are soon
to bui d a shaft-house, and when that is
completed it is the intention to continue
sinking the shaft. The ore is decom-
posed quartz, averaging about So in
gold. and requires but little labor in
breaking. At the mill they take Off a
nice quantity Of amalgam from the plates
every day, but no cleanup has yet been
made and the exact value Of the output
is not known, but will doubtless prove
most satisfactory. They have power for
ten more stamps and a rock breaker that
will be put in in the near future. It is
a SO the intention Of the company to con-
struct a tramway next season, to convey
the ore from the mine to the mill.
On the east extension of the above
mentioned property, Harvey Strader has
been working crew of men for the past
year with good prospects Of making a
rich strike when the vein is tapped, which
will be reached at supposed distance OF
$50 feet. He is now dow1 in the shaft
over 100 feet, and the indications are
very f1attering. An abundance OF copper
stained rock IS in sight.
On the west side of the gulch, in a
direct line between the Red Lion and the
Granite Mountain, about one mile from
the Red Lion and two and half miles
from the Granite, is the Diamond, an
other very promising property. The
Diamond company has been incorporated
about six weeks. and have a crew Of men
sinking shaft that is now down so feet
and they are already getting out some
very rich gold ore with Indications of
soon reaching large body, as they are
opening up three lodges, and it seems
they will eventually all come together,
as stringers are coming in frequently
now. At the bottom OF the 5O-foot shaft
they already have twenty inches OF free
gold ore.
The property of the Georgetown min
ing and milling company, whose incor-
poration notice was given space IN the
columns Of The MAIL three weeks ago,
lies between the Red Lion mill and mine
They have a shalt down 30 feet, which is
already showing up we'll. The quartz IS
looking very much like that in the
Red Lion. and will in all probability
prove equally as rich when the vein is
reached, which is known to be the same
as that operated on by the Red Lion
Old miners and all who have visited
this section say the future prospects for
this camp are the best to be found any
where in Montana, and with the same
amount of work and expense it is now
making the best showing Of any property
ever opened up in the territory. They
have an abundance of water and an end
less growth of timber close by. There
are already about thirty men employed
in the camp, and more are constantly be-
ing put to work.