The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-25
Tho Empire Sixty Stamp Min Win
be Started Up Within
Ten Days
About the Elkhorn Company-News from
Orc Elmo District, Philipsburg and
Elsewhere.

The gold brick on exhibition Mt The Hell
ena is the result of a thirty days run from
the Spotted Horse mine at Maiden. of
which bud" p. w. Meadow, Fergus
county's democratic candidate for state
senator, ia the ownor and operator. Mr..
Meadow brought the gold retort to Helena
and it was cast yesterday at the United
States assay office. ''That doesn't look as
though the Spotted Horse was played out"
sagely remarked the old pioneer. II wish
I owned half dozen such played out
Mines"
The gold in the brick il $50 fine and it's
proportions and value is the best evidence
Of the worth of the property, which Hell
ena syndicate abandoned few months ago
after having expended for its purchase. i'm
prpvement and development tho sum of
$500, 600. Half million dollars was the
price asked for it when it and came to making
the final payment of $4,000 the purchas-
ers were not there and forfeited everything.
During their management the Helena
men put up new twenty-stamp mill and
went 100 feet deeper In the mine. Mr.. Nc
Adow says it was mismsnaged and gophered
rapidly put it in good working condition
again and without any difficulty located the
lead which carries the yellow metal and
says he has as big q bonanza as he ever had.
Between sixty and seventy-fve men are
employed around the mine and mill, and
Mr.. McAdow says they will be constantly
operated.
The Spotted Horse carries contact vein
of lime, porphyry and slate. Mr.. McAdow
says he is we'll pleased to again be in pos
session of the mine, as it 10 good enough
thing for him as long as it will produce
from 81 900 to 81 500 every day.
Mr.. Harry Longmaid, the general man
aRer Of the Empire mines and mills is in
the city on business, making the Cosmo-
politan his headquarters. He is busily en-
gagged in making preparations for renewed
and vigorous operations around the mines
and mills. Since September II he has had
about eighty mon at work getting the EN-
pire and Whip oor-Will lodes in shape for
the extraction of ore. He has been supplied
with an ample working fund to insure au
uninterrupted season of work for at least
six months.
II was stated during the summer that the
Carlisle company, of New Mexico, and the
Empire company had consolidated, and out
of this was merged the Golden Leaf CON-
pany. which purchased and is now work
mack. II is this new Golden Leaf company
which is operating the Empire mines, thus
fulAlling the promises made at the time Of
organization.
The Empire contains very extensive
ledge of gold bearing ore, but on account of
it low grade-from "a to Is per ton
coupled with extravaRant management, it
proved Improbable for working. The
Empire mine has paid $7O.5OO dividends,
but October 10, 1857, is the date of the last
dividend. The company has hrst-class
6O-stamp quartz mill and one of smaller
A. &c. &C.,
crushing, and Mr.. Longmaid has no doubt
that by economical management the proper
ties can once more be put upon a paying
basis-at least the company is willing to
tryi il.
living at Empire. and a school is estab-
lishod. Mr.. Longmaid will not permit a
saloon to be started ON the place, and he is
now making arrangements to start COM
pAny store. Formerly the store conducted
there Was owned by the superintendent and
bookkeeper of the company, who gave con-
siderable dissatisfaction to the miners. Mr..
Longmaid says he expects to have the sixty
stamp mill dropping on ore by Nov. l. and
that he has enough ore in sight to keep it
running steadily for six months.
Tho starting mp of the mill will give en-
ployment TO about thirty additional hands,
This resumption of operations will also
have the effect, Mr.. Longmaid says, of see
ing work renewed in the Penobscot and
Glostsr mines within very short time.
These are both valuable properties and it ia
encouraging to note that they will soon be
placed on the producing list
The Golden Leaf company is reported tc
have made some valuable discoveries OF
placer ground, but owing to the lateness OF
the season the ground will not be worke.
until next spring. The Golden Leaf nine
10 regularly producing ore and their mill n.
regularly pounding out the yellow metal
It 10 pleasant to note that these people are
on the eve of deserved prosperity as they
have never wavered in investing capital il
Montana mines.
Hs. Henry Bratnober returned yesterday
from two days visit to Elkhorn, where he
reports having found everything running
like clockwork under Capt. Plummer'f
management. Besides the product at the
the oompany's mill, they arc shipping about
40 tons of ore monthly to Seattle smelter
&2to % more per ton for the ore than they
can realize elsewhere. They want it to mir
with the lead ores of the Kootenai country
This state is badly in need of lead ore,'
said Mr.. Bratnober. "Our home reduction
p psss for are lea. .ssr'Ai oss 0 S. to CASTLE
has lead ore but the only way it can BIZ
proftably mined, 10 to ship it out in large
quantities by rail. This Cumberland has q
large body of lead ore, bus it is low grade
The more lead ore we get, the more dry
ORES No can treat"
The Copper Belle mine il not heard o.
very frequently, but it il steadily producing
ore for shipment and paying all expenses
besides leaving profit. It was expecteS
that the company would soon declare
dividend, but il 10 the intention to devot
the money to the purchase of larger ma.
chinery and to sink the shaft an additions
zoo fest. The Copper Bslle is one of tn
best properties in Jefferson county, and ha
made an enviable record. 1t 10 surprising
though, that this stock 10 quoted from eiRh
teou to twenty cents PER share only.
II is expected that several Of the st. Loui
stockholders Of the Major Budd will DOM
out 20 Montana to attend the meeting Gale
for Nov. in this city.
Orc Elmo Mining District.
Deer Lodge Silver State: In tho Chan,
pion ana ore chuts. that surpasses any
thing ever before seen there, has bee
struck. Work at present is being continue
alongside Of this orc body. II 10 not til
intsntion Of the management to take on
any ore until enough ID In sight 70 warrar
. continNons run 81 the mill
AZ gthe Lion work il progressing in
measure highly gratifying to all. Two me
are working on ore and the amount extrac'
q daily buoys up tho hopes of the director