The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1889-11-28
GERMAN GULCH.

A resident OF PllupSDurg VINO JUST re-
turned from q trip to German gulch,
where he has been doing his annual as
sessment work on his properties, gives
The MAIL the following items relative
to that promising mining district:
Twin Mountain mining district is
located in Silver Bow county, on the
road leading from Gregson Springs to
Butte, about 16 miles from the springs.
The first mines that were located in
this camp were made in the fall of 1887
by John Edwards, an old pioneer now on
a ranch near Anaconda. Mr.. Edwards
and his partners sunk a shaft some SO
feet on the Edwards mine in the spring
of 1888, and shipped from this shaft two
carloads of rich ore to Denver, there be-
ing no facilities for working lead ores at
that time in Montana. These shipments
netted them enough profit to keep two
mon working all winter.
Another rich property in this gulch is
that known as the Richmond mlne,
owned by Stahlman & Rapp. They have
shaft down 120 feet and drift has
been run about 40 feet. At least four
feet Of ore is in sight from top to bottom.
The result Of LIST summers work shows
about 1900 tons of ore on the dump.
Two carloads of ore which was taken
from the surface and shipped to Denver
after being packed out from the mine to
the railroad, distance of fourteen miles,
netted them $18 per ton.
Walter Fish and partner, who own the
Levi P. Morton property in this district,
have shaft down 20 feet on about three
feet of ore. From this and drift about
80 feet they have taken out over 600 tons
of ore. No shipments have been made
from this property, owing to the death
of one of the owners. The property is
now in litigation, but it Is thought that
all will be in readiness to proceed with
operations in the spring.
Mcintyre & Mcdonald, two old-timers
in Montana, have several claims in this
district. From oae claim where a shaft
was sunk 60 feet they have taken out an
enormous quantity Of ore.
Tom Purcell, of Butte, who is well
known to every old settler, has number
of good properties in this vicinity; but
as yet little work has been done, owing
to the fact that about two feet of snow
covers Mother Earth, preventing success.
full continuation with the prospecting.
Abe Fitz, who owns the Grasshopper-
an extension of the Richmond a
shaft down Is feet on a four-foot vein of
good ore; but on account Of shortage in
funds to proceed with his operations he
was obliged to return to his former
position at the Anaconda smelter, and
will resume his work a. the property in
the spring.
Among the many other rich prospects
is one that is owned by w. s. O'Brien,
of PhilipsburQ, known as the Silent
Friend. He has a lead about sixteen to
eighteen inches wide in Z shaft down IA
feet, and has already taken out nine or
ten tons of good ore.
A rich lead of ore was struck on the
18th of this month by a man named
johnson, in this district. which is from
all appearance destined to be the best
claim in the camp, and has caused a good
deal of excitement among the prospec-
tors. The extent of this lead is as yet
unknown. He has sunk down only ten
feet and q rich deposit OF ore has been in
sight from the surface.
The location of this camp being in
mountainous country, the
are consequently all located
pretty much heavenward. Scarcely any
water has been encountered, and in the
winter time the miners are Obliged to
melt snow for cooking purposes. There
are at present about thlrty mon in the
camp, all of whom live in four cabius,
which is tho extent of the architectural
work done thus far. The snow is very
deep there now, and the miners 60 to
and from the mines on homemade snow
shoes. A good supply Of winter provis-
ions has been taken into camp, and there
being plenty of game, such as deer, moose
and elk, the men are not in any great
fear of being IN need for plenty to eat.
The character of the ore in the camp is
mostly all carbonates-very similar OF
the Leadville ores. The average run to
the ore (by assay throughout the camp
is from 125 to 1900 ounces of silver per
ton, with about 20 per cent. lead.
IRON MOUNTAIN.
!. M. G.. Hall. whose son, Frank, Is