The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-29
MINERS N MINING.
Reports Of Rich Strikes, New Prospects
and General Mining News.

Frank Nelson, OF Wickes, has bought
the lease of Madden and Cain on the vir-
ginia Bell mine, Amazon district. He
thinks the prospects IL n splendid n "a
will push work upon II.
j. 4. Jackson, of Wilkes, is sink ing a
shaft on the Stella lode, rear the Mona
mine, Amazon district. He is down about
90 feet, and at n depth of a hundred feet
will begin prosecuting to get the lead.
William Facer. the father Of Champion,
was in town Sunday. He p the
progress of the Butte wagon road to
Champion very satisfactory. IL will not
he completed as early as expected, but he
Is of the opinion IL will he the finest
mountain roa in the ~state.-Siirer State.
The application made by the franklin
Mining for n patent to the
Jumbo lode has been returned to the COM
pany, the land department officials say
ing that they had positive instructions not
TO receive any applications for patents to
mineral lands where they came In con-
iiict with the selections made by the
Northern Pacific Railroad company. The
amount in conflict in thisa application was
less b half an acre.-Ne,c Northlresf.
The Boise Statesman says the company
which is now developing the coal leads OF
Squaw creek, is meeting with great sue
cess. The hill was first ~tunneled eight
feet, and while the coal vein was plain
enough, the coal itself was so soft as TO
seem not worth the mining. They then
discovered that the drift of the vein was a
downward incline of As degrees, and they
followed this direction Is feet. Tn this
lead the coal increased in value at every
foot. and specimens brought to Boise and
mixed with specimens OF Rock Springs
coal could not be separated by the black
smiths from the Wyoming product
The latest reports from the Yogo dis
trict seem to verify all predictions that
nave been made as to the richness. In
the old Weatherwax mine n four foot
body of ore mas just been struck at n
depth of about 100 feet. There is also
three or four feet OF gold ore That will go
from $50 TO S25. The Neihart company
are working this property and feel more
confident of its permanent qualities than
ever before. They are also working three
shifts of men on a large copper lead with
good results. A recently organized Boston
company will develop certain Interests In
this camp beginning work not later than
July II. Every man i'm this camp Is at
work n everything is moving along I'm
good shape.-Great Fails Louder.
Silver City Ardianche . In our issue Of
about two weeks Y We noted the fact
that a new mining district had been found
on Poison creek in this country, and that
good ore had been found in one Of the
lodes discovered. Since then We have
seen several persons who have been to
that mining district, among whom were
Mr.. II. w. Brown and Mr.. II. Brwe. The
lode is about sixteen feet in width. show
ing ore that assays as high as S6i.2i in
silver and S2l.l0 in gold. The quirtz is of
a fine grain, and of a green colG, carry
ing some metallic silver. As yet little
prospecting has been done, but from the
way prospectors are ilocking in, the
country will soon be explored. There is
no doubt that the mountains To the south
of this new district will show up other
good Iotles.