The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-06-28
IN C0EUR D'ALENE
The Outlook for the Coming Year the
Brightest Known in the Coun-
try's History.
Description of Some Properties Which
Are Bringing Fortunes to Lucky
Montana Owners.
Mines which Fred Prank Has Successfully
Developed The san Francisco, Black
Bear and Belle Groups.

WALLACE, Idaho, June 2A-[Specia
correspondence of the independent I-Ths
year now closing has been one continual
round of success so far as the mining in
dustry is concerned throughout the entire
northwest, and more particularly in the
territories OF Montana and Idaho. In the
former territory the output will lead all the
mining states and territories, while IN the
latter the new development of ore bodies,
the constant erection of mills, hOists and
other improved machinery points TO but
conclusion, and that is that this country in
another year will rank second to Montana
In its mineral output The two territories
are closely allied, nearly one-half OF the
population OF Idaho haillng from your
country, as is also tine case of the capital
lists who are interested here.
They have secured the best property
and are acquiring more Take, for in
stance, those interested in the POOrmau
Mining company, the most prominent Of
whom are Marcus DAILY and +. Clark.
visited the mine lately and az the bottom
OF tLeir new shaft l saw an ore shute aver
aging eight feet wide and 100 feet long, the
largest ore shute in the country beyond a
doubt
At the California found large body of
good ore. the owners OF which are j. A.
Wertmuiler, Alex McCune and Scott Nc
q UaNL-
erty and ere long il Will be added 10 tie
list OF producers. Up at the Evening, near
Mullan, found George BabcOck, ut Hell
ena, in charge. Here is a splendid prop
erty, it being the extension of the Morning,
with some tine high grade ore on the
dump. sam Sllverman and others, of Hell
ena, are interested and 1t is generally con
ceded that they have bonanza.
Over on sunset Peak, where | was SUD-
day, l saw the property of W. A. and j. K
| il sal llrfr
and Is the largest body of ore in sight in
Idaho, with little or no development. Ex-
Gov. Hsuser and Z. II. DahleT have inter
ests here also that look we'll
The output from CBuT d'Alene alone
this year Will exceed "a, OO0, 900, which sum
speaks we'll for the camp and Its future,
while the coming year will demonstrate
the fact that this is the largest lead pro-
dueing camp in the United States.
One good way to judge a camp is the
number of Old-time mining men that are
looking for property. There are men here
from all over this continent, and others
who have penty of money, and all looking
Tor chances for investing. They generally
succeed, for l heard one old mining IN an
say that It was the biggest camp IN the
world"
To give your readers an an idea of what
kind of property there is here, L will men
tion what | saw in one only a day OF two
ago. 1t was the San Francisco, recently
bonded by Fred Frank, formerly OF Butte.
Fred has had some of the best properties in
this country, and has always been succes-
ful in opening them up. He first tOUk a
bond on the Hunter, now one of the famous
mines of the camp. This he developed aud
sold to Dennis Ryan, of st Paul. Then he
bonded the Morning and Evening, de-
Veloping and disposed OF these properties
to Chas. Hussey. Last spring he took
bond on the Blue Grouse group of claims
over on Sunset, and succeeded in develop
ing, and rumOr has II that n sale mas been
a a.
large vein OF gslena ore, encaSed IN walls
of qUartzlte and shale slate Two tunnels
have been run on the property, the upper
one being in l25 feet and shows IN the face
of il three feet Of carbonate ore. The No.
2 tunnel is in 250 teet, in the face of which
is a fOur foot wen of gaiena and carbonate.
A VIM will be sunk connecting the No.
and Nc 2. and large block of stOplng
ground will be opened up. One hundred
feet below No. another tunnel will be
run, 10 be driven 200 feet in on the vein.
Still further down the hill the vein Is ex-
posed, and 1t will be of easy access for
mining and also for the cOncentrator. Here
a rye working tunnel will be driven 10
the cheap extraction of ore. On
the dumps above there are 450 tons of fine
steel galena, assaying twenty five ounces
silver and 45 per cent lead. This is the
same vein as the Gem mine, of which your
readers have heard so mucn the past sum
mer, the Gem joining on the south end
line. This property Is owned IN Mllwau-
kee and has wealthy company to sck it.
Mr.. Franks has just put force of men 10
work developing the property, and when
spring rolls around again he Will have be-
yOnd doubt one of the largest and finest
in the whole Cpar d Alene
Joining on the north Of the san Francisco
is the Black Bear group, owned by Billy
Haskins, Hardy and others. This is the
same vein as the Gem and san Francisco.
The vein is four feet wide, carrying car
donates, galena gray copper, and assaying
very high. There is large dump of ore
that looks very rich. There are two tun-
nels run on the vein and another starting
lower down the hill TO cut the ore shutes at
. much greater depth. It is an immense
vein, and is traced and opened so far 5000
feet In length
Further on is the Belle group. but it is OF
such magnitude that space forbids n des-
rription in this letter.
In conclusion l venture the prediction
that next fall will witness here one of the
greatest excitements in the mining line
that has ever struck any country. This is |
one OF those places which nature has
opened for toilIng man, and in her geper-
Osity she has a5undantly supplied him |
with wood. water and a splendid climate.
In fact, IL Is that land whose very noun
air nd uuhn