The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-27
MINERS AND MINING.
Reports Of Rich Strikes, New Prospects
and General Mining News.

A rich strike wa made in the Gold Coin
al Granite this week.
Mr., Woods, Of the Alps mine,
Granite. intends erecting "a mill Tor treat
men, of the Alps and other ores this SUM
mcr.
Al the Champion the full force are work
ING ON mproycments The shipment Of
bullion from their mill last week mount
ed To 5000.
. The Tribune reports the discovery OF n
lin mine near Olympia. That would be
more valuable To the Washington state
capital than a gold mine.
ys California Mining company is
showing up n large body of huxing ores
and some c~arbonates, and IL Is estimated
that the sale Of flux to the Castle sneltcr
when running will amount Ia 500 per
month Husbdndman.
The Mildred. owned principally by Ana
rpnda business men, with John Earle
snperintendent, is making an excellent
showing. The quality OF the ore gradually
improves with depth, and gives indica-
lions of fiatteripg returns.
The .what Is IL" is the latest recorded
mining claim struck in the Harvey creek
district. II is owned by Owen, Parsons x
Mcintosh and situated one mile from the
ATS. ltNtlbllntu NoTh NohSiNt ~ a.
rrosscut~ exposing 81 rock of free milling
gold six feet i'm width.-Grunifr Star.
Ton men are now employed in the
Gold Dust mine, located nca ~. Louis,
jefferson county, and regular shipments
Of ore are being made from this property.
II j. stated that the present force of
miners will he increased n ~ next month.
The placer claim ON Wood creek. Neal
District. owned by J. NJ. johnson. ID. Ii.
Hill. Joseph +. Sprague and Lee a Ander-
son promises to he one of the best in the
camp. Last week these parties found the
old he'd Of the creek. IL was about twenty
fcct higher than the present bed. ltpros-
poets as rich as ny Of the mines in the
camp. They expect To he running on pay
dirt in about a week.
The road to the Okanogan mines is now
IN good condition from Wilbur to Con-
ronully and Ruby City The long winter
brought the stocks Of provisions very low.
There were considerable provisions and
mining supplies at the end of the railroad,
but the snow was so deep and drifted so
badly il was impossible Ia haul the goods
from the road, n communication was
also cut of in every other direction. But
il is not known that any one suffered
from the prevailing scarcity.
The Conant mining district. in Bing-
ham county, Idaho, Is attracting consid-
cradle attention. The Kaintuck Bugie
says the excitement is waxing warm over
ihc Conant mining district. Teams are
docking for the scene and soon active OPP
erations will begin. There is undoubt-
rdly coarse gold in this region from which
The fiour gold Of lower Snake river comes
II the gold is but large enough to he
saved there are doubtless great fortunes
for many. We think we can give some
thing authenticated next week. Listen
for vs..
II il were not for the mining industry in
Montana the state would dry up and blow
await is the backbone Of our social,
political. financial and industrial struc-
iurc-ihe warp and wool Of our existence,
so TO speak. Ii is simply baldcrdash Ia
aud TO the skies our agricultural, grazing,
,tock-growing, Embarrassing and other side
ISSUES which we ave i'm Montana To "a
limited extent. Mining is the one great
industry III the state, and has been
pushed, without any particular encour-
agement, Ia the lead among the metal
producing countries OF the earth. Let us
nov encourage the industry u little, and
,he results will bc SO great as Ia be almost
ncalculablc jefferson County SsntiasI.