The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-22

new company, composed at luauo ouu
Montana men, having the Confidence nj
congress- aud the people tai prcss the int-
mediate building uf this road. sbfhctai iu-
formation received to-day indicates that
the %. r.. & ". ia. will extend their lime
across North Idaho eastward tn M's~"s'ia.
Charles w. Meade. surveyor and assssycr
for the Pony Gold Mining OPP
Grating in Madison county. is i'm the city
and says that their twenty-stanp mill ~
%innin1 tai its fiIll capacity. hut 10 will hc
abandoned when the steam stamp which
Fraser and Chalmers arr, erecting. is rom
plctesl. Outside of the Anaconda smcltsr
this is the only machine of its kind used
i'm the stale. Ii consists OF one cnoriio'i-
stamp. workctlby steam with u tws-foot fall
weighing 3,op pounds. Ii drops with a
pressure .f nine toms aispss. it, own
weight. and il supposed tn strike ~ twenty
ton blow. This powerful machine VII!
crush l15 To 30 tons a day. which VIII b'
sacked and ~.,t.t To- the Helena srntltcr Tor
reduction. The product Will yield SSn
gold tn ti.. ton. Tbs pony property IL
owned 10y the Helena q Livingston Sinolt-
ing company. hey own ilftc''n claims.
The vein IL IL feet wide. AMI il reached
by "A tunnel $40 feet in length. which taps
the VEIN 49, feet tslow the surface. Tho
Pony branch nf the northern Pacific VIII
hc completed in eight weeks. This VIII
develop the district by giving low grade
ore cheap tran-pnrtation.--ff"i .i"H'1'"i.
One of the rich gold strikes reported in
this vicinity since the days of the famous
Penob>cot was made "A few days ago in
the Hidden TREASURE mine north "f
Helena. The Hidden Treasure il located
near StcTnplc about half a mile north Of
the Jay Gould. IL is owned by Il. &. Wa.
lace. G.. w. Canon. Fred Lehnan. u. II.
Mclaughlin. Robert Barnes and Ben Nal
ben. of Helena. ami James T.. Gearc OF
StcuIplc. Ii has been worked far about
two years and il developed To- a depth of
81 f.... xx.rl, laI f.As I.N..l- mn AL, artv
tn, vein. a >hot time ago "a cross-cut
wac mal, from the main lead and result
ed i'm the discovery of a parallel vein of
free milling gold quartz two feet wide.
The vein was uncovered for "a short dis
taI,c.. and average samples OF il were
taken and brought la Helena for assay.
The result exceeded the expectations of
the owner. One ASSAY showed 81 .3s6.JD.
and the other Sl.o+6.22 tn IN" ton. The
former includes $40 and the latter S.l.25
i'm silver. A Hsrdii reporter to-day SAW
some nf the crushed quartz from tho new
strike in which free gold was visible in
large quantities. The fortunate owners
are Ia br congratulated. They are old
timer. and deserve the good luck that has
overtakcu them. The Hidden Treasure
las been exposed and the mine bearing il
bids fair to become a famous bonanza
Helena Hsrutd.
An important deal in Ncihart has been
contaminated 10y which a syndicate of
Great Falls citizens sccur the Frisco
mine of Nciiart. which il located in the
very heart of the town. The deal was
practically made 10y MFR. y. II. C~liugau
the purchasers including the following
well known cit gems: Hanks d Atkinson,
Lapcyrc Bros, Silv"riuau Bros. Gibson
& Rciincr. A. Nathan. Chas. Wrgner II.
Mathews. Pat Sweeney. l.. II. Clingan.
Dune icDonald and Chsi-. Gibson. They
have bought the claim from Chas. Craw-
ford, Adam Hamilton and TIo-. AngciS IF
N.iiIart. for which they pay 1900 in
cash. The claim IL adjacent to the Moul-
ton mine and within "A short distance of
ia. Queen of the Hills. IL is convenient
to- nearly all the mines that have been de-
vcloI,.sl and its central location as regards
the town renders the surface ground very
valuable. IL l. the intention of she syiIdi-
cate tn have il surveyed and plated AT
once. after which the lots will Bc placed
on the market. There are just >, acre, ia
ia" claim. which will plat into l25 lot-. "a
feet by lD feet in dimensions. A. lots uI.
AN adjacent claim. not - favor.abiy sit
uit.,l. are now selling for from $50 to
Sl.irD. II il evident the syudicaI. IL in !.
fair way To- make big money. .ir. h.. ID.
B~urgharit will have "hstrg. Of the syndi-
Gates interests at Nciln,rt and will ATTEND
To- the sale of the lot-.-Er.n' FdUS Ir,b''as.