The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-16
Latest News Of the Cum berland and
Other Mines Of Castle
Mountain.
A Beaver Head Mine In Which
Helena People Are Interest,"
ing Themselves.
Looking For the Lost Channel near Dia-
mond City-Resuming Work on
the Boulder Chief.

CASTLE, may 1z.-lSpeCldlsJ -4u0 Ouu-
berland company is continuing the Cross
cut from the 5OO-foot level and grading for
the new hosting works.
The pump for the Yellowstone was put in
last week and set to work, soon draining
the mine and the work of sinking was re-
sumed. Drifts are being run at the same
time at the ITO and 22O-foot levels, which
are both in ore.
The American company elected the fol-
lowing officers at their meeting to-day: j.
M. Hensley, president; F. L. Hensley, vice.
president, ). P. Rhoads, secretary and gen.
eral manager, and j. A. Hensley treasurer.
The stock is now on the market and can be
had on application to the officers of the
company.
The shaft of the Great Eastern is COM
pleted to about 80 feet.
Work was commenced on the Felix Cres-
cent last week.
A new hoist is to be put on the Legal
Tender.
The work Of sinking 800 feet on the Top
lode was commenced to-day, also the sink
ing of 60 feet on the Princess.
A fine body of ore was opened on the
Sherman few days ago. The mine is un-
der lease to John Piser.
The owners of the Jumbo, situated near
the Cumberland, commenced work few
days ago and are taking out some fine ore.
The Grand Central company expect to
begin work soon.
Preparations are being made to to do
work on the California soon.
| Every one having promising prospect is
making preparations to develop it, in antic-
| ipation of railroad.
Engineer McHenry, Of the Northern Pa
cifc, was in the camp last week. A
Prof. Parks, of Helena, is making thor
ough examination of the different mines.
| Picked Up in Helena. ~
F. Tidball. of Butte arrived in Helena
yesterday and brought several specimens of
ore from the Keystone lode, Vipond dis
trict, Beaverhead county. which he exhibit.
ed at the Helena hotel and the Cosmopoli-
tan. He is DESTROYS of selling the property,
on which he holds bond, and has succeed
ed in interesting several Helena men in the
proposition, and early next week an expert
will leave for the mine to make report:
The Keystone is developed, Mr.. Tldball
says, by a 4O-foot shaft and shows q large
vein carrying ore that assays from 35 to 4O(
ounces silver. The formation is in lime
yet the vein is not "pockety," as is gene.
rally the rule in this formation. Mr.. lid
ball also has specimens from the Monarch
a property adjoining the Quartz Hill mine
which was recently sold in Helena.
Archie McGregor and D. P. Rankin, twt
thoroughbred old-timers, who came *
! Montana long before Hugh McQuaid, ar
around the Cosmopolitan. These gentle
men have been mining near Diamond Git,
for the past seventeen years. and have ex
pended fully $4,000 in exploring for the los
, channel that is supposed to have been tn,
reservoir from which Confederate gulcl
was filled with its millions of placer
gold. The tunnel is in the Belt
range and has been driven fully 1900 feet
besides many shafts that have been sunk il
; the hope of finding the great mass of golt
, that is supposed to have been concealed
! there by the evolution of the mountainou
, formation during the past ages. One chan
| mel has been found. but not the one tina
will make Monte Cristos of these gold hunt
ers It is traditional that a fabulous golt
, bed is hidden in this lost channel of tn
Belt range, and if it is ever to be discovered
+ Archie McGreCor is the man to find it, TO
6 a more persistent miner never handled /,
> pick and shovel. His confidence in SOM
: day unearthing the treasure has neve
+ waned, and after these many years he doe
q not propose to give up. He and Mr.. Ran
kin are both owners of fine ranches. MI
: McGregor has large flock of sheel, Will
Rankin is cattle grower. The latter gen
tleman is tall, rugged and typical west
erner, standing feet three inches, MAJ
of commanding appearance who woul
attract attention anywhere. The man
I. friends of these men would be only to
glad to congratulate them upon the success
of their big and romantic undertaking tn
| IL, L. - g..
8 Hon. VIM. Thompson, of Butte, who
v very largely interested in the Boulder Chic
:. mine. is in the city making arrangement