The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-26
IN The KOOTENAI REGION
what MI. Wlseman Says OF Mines
and Mining Prospects OF the
Country-Proposed Rail-
road Facilities.

Bv the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, May 25.-Charles Wisemnn re-
turned yesterday from q two weeks trip
TO the Kootenai country. He says that q
six-horse stage coach now runs three
times n week from Kootenai station on
the N. p. II. II. north ~ miles to Galena,
the new steamboat landing on the Koo-
tenai river about two and q half miles be-
low the old Bonner Ferry landing. Al
Galcna landing q small steamboat, about
hfty feet long, drawing five feet OF water,
owned by the Kootenai Mining and smelt-
ing company, Is boarded, floats down the
deep, placid and beautiful Kootenai river
and lake to the mining town Of Mel
son, the only place Of import
az aa0 present Sc Nelson sewn is s's Situated sae on Lake ,ss
south bank Of the outlet Of Kootenai lake
and about - miles west of II. Among the
many good prospects on the hill back OF
Nelson Is the Silver King mine, the first
located in the district, owned by Messrs.
Hall, Fry, Cakes Bros. and a dozen other
men. The property Is fairly well devel-
oped, although the exact amount could
not be ascertained, as nc one Ii allowed
70 enter the works. The vein is known to
be 40 feet wide Of all pay ore in granite
that runs from 200 TO 200 ounces silver
= 20 to ,,,h 20 per s cent copper;
n silver have been had on the ore.
Rumor has il that the owners have bor-
rowed $4,000 on the property, which they
q about expended In developing the
mine. For the first $4,000 they paid =, 800
interest for n year, The last $50 900
was borrowed from Ainsworth& Co. The
price asked for the mine Ii 81, 100000.
The kootenai Mining 4 Smelling COM
pany, OF which DIR. Hendryx Is manager,
owns the Silver Bell mine, situated on the
east side OF b al e,opposite Hot Springs.
The Silver Bell In claimed to be the long
est and hest ealena lead mine in that or
feet wide Of solid galena In gram
lite. IL is opened up by a 600
foot tunnel and an s7-foot cross-cut. Men
are now at work extending the tunnel TO
an air shaft. To locate q claim a person
must first get out a free miners license"
from date. IL said license is lost, the ac-
commodating recorder will duplicate for
hak price. One person can locate only
one claim on zach vein OF the same d.
m%ensions allowed by the United States
laws. In locating no corner posts are re-
CURED; all that is necessary is TO place a
post, which must be all of four inches
square and o a feet above the ground at
each n line on the vein, and another
post about as near between the two on
the vein as possible. IL the claim is
within ten miles of a recorders office
three days are allowed in which TO get
the location on record. The cost Of re-
cording is $3.50 for every six months. or S.
a he paid Mt one time which holds good
for n year. Each location must be
represented by $50 worth OF work every
six months, Dr. 500 worth Of work can be
done mt n time which holds good for
one year.. The Canadian government
has recently taken the duty Oft Of inn
ported mining machinery. This act Is
looked upon In the Kootenai country as
very favorable, and IL il considered
by all that il will greatly aid TO develop
and advance the mining interests OF the
vicinity. Now IL the United states would
retaliate and lift the lead duty many
Butte people and other American mining
Kings could coin money out Of Kootenai
lead to say nothing OF the copper and
silver.
Besides the many large and rich veins
OF copper, silver and lead about the lake,
the whole OF the mountains adjacent To
the b~ow-shaped Kootenai river and its
numerous feeders, are intersected with
strong veins. The live business
men OF Butte and Anaconda
own a number of good
properties in the country and are fast get
ting hold of others. Among the recent
acquisitions oil mining property made by
Butte people is the control Of three Of the
principal claims on the river, which ar.
fairly well developed by Evans q circuit,
the mining brokers OF Butte. The country
around the hke at present from "a busi-
ness point is, "wcary, stale and Hat" ON
account OF no proper means Of tr%ansporta-
ton. There is little or 10 work al grub
to he had In the country. The hotels
charged 30 cents an eating for bread and
bacon. and one must be thankful for that
too. But some day the country Is going
TO come TO the front with both feet, with
toes turned out, ms n of the reatest dis
tricts in the great mining northwest. The
Canadian Pacific railway Is busily en-
gagged laying n branch from their main
line TO the lake, which will be completed
that summer. The Great Northern has
had its survey for its main line,
for the last three years. The
Northern Pacific has a line surveyed from
kootenai station ON their main line North
20 Galena landing pm the Kootenai river.
The Spokane d Northern people have
been ''moseying" around anl making all
Kind OF concessions and promises 20 the
"kanucks" 10 be allowed 90 tap the rich
country OF the Kootcnai. But from the
way the wind blows of late Il looks as
though Butte was going to get IN and grab
the cake from all the others. The talk Is
Railway company, the new rail-
way, recently set on foot by
n number Of enterprising Butte men
will tai q direct northwest shoot after
they strike the Bitter Root, up To Mis-
soula. through the fertile Flathead coun-
try direct 70 the Kootenai lake, there Ia
connect with the branch OF the Canadian
Pacific. Thus the new line will traverse
the richest, newest and most level route
Of any OF the lines, and Butte and Ana
conda will be put in direct communion
tion with the mineral district of Canada