The new North-west., 1890-03-21
AMONG THE MINES.
The Prospects and Properties of Deer Lodge
and Adjoining Counties.
THE COMBINATION COMPANY.

THE COMBINATION COMPANY.
Avsit to the Combination company's plant
at Black Pine last Saturday revealed the
exceptionally prosperous workings by that
company, says the Philipsburg Mail. The
history of this camp dates back only about
three years age, when the Black Pine Mining
q Milling company was organized and pro-
ceeded to develop the property. Under that
management tunnel was run in about 100
feet, without making much of success in
reaching the ore body that was then sup.
posed to exist and which has since been ex-
posed beyond all antlcipations. The Black
Pine company was in existence less than
year when their funds became exhausted,
and the stock being non-assessable, they
were obliged to discontinue. A reorgani-
zation soon followed and the property has
since been managed under the present head,
with results most flattering. The company
is at present employing Ga miners, 90 mill
men, 40 wood choppers and n number of
men engaged in miscellaneous occupations
This camp is located 12 miles due west of
Philipshurg in dense forest of black pine.
The location is exceptionally good for
the carrying on Of such an enterprise on an
economical basis. The ore bodies are enor-
nous and each discovery made seems richer
than the one preceding it.
COPPER BONANZA.
The American Silver Copper Mining COM
pany is the title of corporation that pro-
poses to develop and work a Deer Lodge
county find that gives promise of becoming
a bonanza. The property Is on the north
fork of the Big Blackfoot, % miles northeast
of Helnville. The ore assays about 80 per
cent. copper and nearly nine ounces of silver
per ton. When the vein was opened it was
but IA inches wide, but at a depth of 90 feet
is nine feet between the walls. The find was
made last year by a party Of Indians, who
secured claim, which they afterwards sold
to the Anaconda company at a good figure.
Charles Cooper, Robert Dixon and others
secured the first extension, which they have
prospected as stated, and which they have
transferred with adjoining ones, to the cor
poration The property Is dii1icul OF access
and has not been developed during the win
ter, but arrangements are now making for its
development The promoters of the COM
pany, while acknowledging the property is
as yet only prospect, confident they
have bonanza, and, from the specimens
shown and q description Of the lead and con.
tiguous formation, there is no reason to
believe they will be Disappointed Journal.
Il. u. N. ASD s. %. ELECTION.
At the annual meeting on Monday Of the
stockholders Of the Deer Lodge NJ ining ana
Smelling company. the following Board of
Trustees was chosen for the ensuing year
Nessrs. Edward Simpson, Owen Long, Geo.
H. Casey, Joseph Peterson, John Devlin,
Richard T. . Kennon and Thomas Arias, The
following officers We're elected for the year;
President, Edward Simpson; Vice Presi.
dent, George Fl Casey; Treasurer, Richard
7. kenuon; Secretary, John Fisher Super
intcrdent, Oven Long. These are the old
officers OF the company. Everything is
working smoothly with the company and
Developments are being pushed on tie HID
den Hand aud Mountain Chief
THE s1ivER GROWN, %
Work is progressing tavorably on the Sill.
yer Crown. The first Shaft on this lead was
sunk so feet The company then determined
to go further down the hill to the west, close
to the road, and sunk another shaft This is
down now on the lead forty feet and will he
tulbcred for permanent shaft The quartz
is eight feet wide, with a vein Of good pay
ing ore. Water has been reached and is
being takeu out now with buckets, but the
company will Immediately put in pumping
machinery.
.4E.. I=- THE rHESIN. @-. 81
The company at this mine is pushing work
with a VIM. Nine men are at work. The
shaft is down 62 feet and shows 1G feet of
quartz, assaying from 10 TO so ozs. of silver.
The engine and hosting machinery are in
place and the pump will be put in at once.
MlslSe; NOTES.
The deepest shaft in Montana is that Of
the Lexington, in Butte, which is now down
1000 feet, @5
The Morning Star is being surveyed with
a view of obtaining patent. 1t belongs to
7, 4. Ward, H f. Peterson, Frank Bowes
and ". B. Matheson (t'Ped y. The applica-
tlon for patent has already Leen made.
The output of the Granite Mountain for
the week ending March 9Th was Al bars of
bullion, containing 10000 ounces of fine sill
yer aud 40 ounces of fine gold The output
for the week ending March l3 was 4j bars Of
bullion, containing $500 ounces Of fine sill
yer and l52 ounces Of fine gold,
For the month of February the output of
the Drum Lnmmon was as follows
Ten-stamp mill produced, $50, 500
Fifty.statnp mill produced ........... 81 900
SiNty-stamp mill produced. d....,........ 1860
Total for month. 800, 400
Working expenses for month";. 81 500
The Garrison Fire Clay Brick and Tile
company has been Incorporated by Chaun.
cey j. West, YIN. Facer, John i. Lloyd, E.
Fl. Irvine and W. H. Young, who are also
tha Directors Of the company for the first
three months, The obiect of the company
is to work beds of fire clay owned by them
near Garrison, and manufacture pressed
brick aud tile, The capital stock Of the
company consists of 100000 shares of a
par value Of S. each, and the corpora.
ton is to run for Il period of 20 years. Ship
ments Of This clay TO the Butte s. Boston
company have demonstrated the fact that it
is a superior article of fire clay