The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-11

Tho recent strike in the Princess, belong
ing to the New State company, has caused
at the depth of 200 fest, and is 15 feet be
tween wallis. The assay averages 50 ounces
silver. The New State company also own
the Silver Queen and Little Darling claims
on Dry Cottonwood creek. and will soon
commence development of these properties.
adjoining the New State properties, have
been bonded to Clarke Bros. Of Butte, for
| So, 600, and development work will be COM
| menced at once.
The Ohio Mining company has recently
been reincorporated upon the assessable
plan, and is now known as The Diamond
Mining company. The stock of the new
company consists of 400, GOO shares. The
trustees are j. E. Van Gundy, Joe Lodge
Ernst Miller, Emil Hansen, Il. F. Peterson,
and Capt. Reynolds. the latter being super
intendent. The shaft of the Diamond is
down 200 feet. with good ore in sight.
Champions tributary, Indian creek, four
and one-half miles east, is developing some
of the richest prospects in the state. It is
predicted that a new town will soon spring
up in the valley near the confluence of
Indian and Patsywatomie gulches. The
valley has already been taken up and staked
off with quartz and placer claims. J. E.
Price and Hudson Bros. are the original
discoveries of the mineral wealth of this
region and own about the largest share of
its claims. st. Paul capitalists are nego-
tiating to bond the celebrated Patsywato-
mic mine. J. S. Halteman, president of
the American Ruby, is at the head of the
company owning it and the cross-leads, the
Ticonderoga and Fraction. These claims
embrace an area of 5000 feet of ground.
The principal lead. running north and
The mineral il black suln6urets ass ssss wI.;
$3.50 ounces silver. The cross leads of de-
composed quartz and antimony assay lis
ounces silver, where some prospecting has
been done. The Water Witch, another
cross-lead gives an assay the same as the
principal lead. Work on the tunnel, driv-
is now in sixty feet and is under the man
agement of j. E. Price. who expects to con-
tinue the tunnel about 1900 feet, gaining
vertical depth Of perhaps 400 to 600 feet.
The Gold Dust, located by Michler and
Pinney, is the extension of the Patsywato-
mie and shows true vein nine feet in
width.
The Cyclone on the south side further
down the gulch near the junction of the
Indian and Patsywatomie creeks, is owned
by prominent Helena business men, who
are rushing work as fast as possible to
feet and it is thought the lead will be struck
at 200 feet. The quartz crops out on top of
the ground and the walls are as we'll defined
as beneath the surface. The officers of the
Cyclone Mining company are: Robert B.
Smith, president; Hiram Knowlesa vice.
president; L. Sutor, secretary; George B.
Child, treasurer. These, together with j.
M. Fox, the treasurer Of tho Rocky Fork &
Cooke City railroad, and I. H. Burke, gen
eral agent of the Equitable Life associa-
ton, comprise the board of trustees.
A stage line has been established between
Champion and Butte and daily stage rms
over the road just completed.
A meeting of the miners took place re-
Gently to effect the preliminary steps for
Champion.
Forest fires have been raging around
Champion and for several days the town
seemed in imminent danger of being de-
stroyed. Two houses only were burned,
those near the outskirts.