The Philipsburg mail., 1889-02-28
AMONG THE LEDGES.
OUR MINING EDITORS WEEKLY
REPORT.
Dips, Spurs and Angles-StOckQ Quota
tfOns Granite Mountain - West
Granite A FlatterinE Prospect
for the Silver Chest Company.

The mining outlook in the Flint Greek
district never had a healthier prospect
than at present. 1t is evident that we
are on the eve of long and prosperous
season of unexampled mining activity
which means everything to the towns Of
Philipsburg, Granite and vicinity. What
our ola-time miners and prospectors have
expected and hoped for in past years
seems likely to materialize into some.
thing other than mere hope and
prophesy, and the change likely to occur
in the growth and product of the dis
trict in the next five years to come will
be something remarkable.
Those OF our mines which have been
exte1 sively prospected and developed
have proven beyond doubt of the per-
manence and richness of our lodges.
The Granite lead is growing richer and
more extensive as depth is attained and
there is enough rich ore assured to keep
the mills Of this great company in oper-
alton fer years to come. The great
Rumsey 9U-stamp mill Of the Granite will
soon be completed and III full operation,
and will add it's quota Of the Granite
riches to the world and its share of
prosperity to the communities of the dis
trict.
Then the Di-iEetallic Co. have been
running their new 5O-stamp mill on the
ores from their mine for the past few
weeks ana have finally gotten everything
INTO full and satisfactory running order.
and from now on will turn out the riches
Of our hills to the world at large. With
regard to the extent and richness OF the
Bi- Metallic vein it is said to bc even larger
and more extensive than that Of the
Granite, il that is possible. The COM
pany will add fifty additional stamps to
their mill during the coming spring OR
summer, which will make it the largest
dry crushing mill in the world. It is not
unlikely that the Fi-Metallic will soon be
paying a monthly dividend Of 50 cents,
the same as the Granite company. With
the doubling Of the milling capacity, the
force Of mon at this plant and at the
mine will necessarily be increased.
Outside Of these two great properties
we have, of course, the old reliable Hope
property, which has been turning out it's
treasures foc the past twenty-five years,
and still continues to do so with as much
as ever. The company have
been doing considerable prospecting and
work on the Silver hief
claim, and the fact Of its being rich
md payi g property is now beyond per-
adventure. Some talk has been engaged
n among the officers Of the company
'elative to the construction Of 20 or 30
stamp mill for the purpose Of working
hese ores, it not being possible to Go
much with them in the present free-milI-
ng plant, the ores from the Silver Chief
'eing base.
The San Francisco Consolidated has
'een improving as depth has been at
aimed, and at the present working
90 east drift the vein has widened con-
iderably and is quite rich in silver and
old. With little more DEVELOPMENT on
he present working it is quite likely
hat something will be shown in proof of
he permanency of the San Francisco as
paying mine.
The Buckeye company have recently
enewed operations on their property
nd feel confident that they will yet
Erike and show up rich property when
hey have reached the 20C-foot level and
riftcd Oh to the large vein which is
nown to be there.
The Silver Chest properties, which are
ocated in the vicinity of the San Fran
isce, arc expected to develop into rich
l":ilns; at least the present owners are
'acking up their faith with good solid
and development work.
There are ihnumerable properties in
he surrounding gulches and on the hills
therein the owners, and in many cases
essees, are shipping continually small
Dts Of good paying ore, the general reas-
n for not shipping larger quantities be-
1g their inability to stand the expense
{ labor and machinery for the work In
lne many of these properties will be
-orked extensively and will undoubtedly
rove rich producers and do much to-
ard building up the prosperity of Phil
osburg and the entire Flint Creek min
,g district.
DIPS, SPURS AND ANGLES.
W. FL. Dunbar, on the Burr No. l, is
liking out some good looking ore.
The Buckeye company are to resume '
On the Black Horse, in an q
her week or two. The miners in and {
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