The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-23


the men at the other end of the line. Fol
some time they have felt the necessity fol
| closer communication with this city as they
must come here for machinery and supplies
when their camp has reached the growth il
is now promised. For some time the ques-
tlon OF road building was talked over BY
the people at both ends of the line, and the
county commissioners here agreed to give
| good round sum toward it. A surveying
party was to have started over the route in
short time, when the news comes that the
men at the Champion end had taken to
working in earn est, and had three miles Of
the road completed. As there were only
about seven miles to be built, from Cham.
pion to the head of Browns kulch. they had
the entire job about half completed. They
| have twenty men on the work and will moi
be long in finishing, thus bringing theil
place within eighteen miles of Butte
by good road. This means great deal tc
Butte in every way as the Champion is one
of the most promising districts in the coun-
try. 1t has 800 men working under ground
now and such splendid prospects are being
encountered on every hand that every inter.
est is being enlarged with all possible rapid
ity:
The work of pumping out the Anaconda
has been going on steadily and the water il
now down eiRhty-five feet below the 800.
foot level. As would naturally be expected
the mine presents a very dilapidated ap-
pearance on the inside and great deal of
work will be necessary before it can be re-
that as the water sinks in the mine the COP
per lmpregnation grows weaker and only
one change has been found necessary since
commencing to use the tanks. larger
portion of the mine could be opened up
now but no effort is being put forth in that
direction and the general opinion is that
the two bodies still in the bottom of the
shaft will be rescued before any other work
is attempted.
OF the many newly developed properties
about this city there are none more highly
spoken of than the Milwaukee, and that by
men who should know of what they are
talking. The sinking of the shaft was stop
ped for the present yesterday, it having
reached 1S5 feet. The present purpose is
to run cross-cuts both north and south from
this point, and the work on them will be
commenced at once and rushed as rapidly
as possible. Over 200 tons of ore have al
ready been shipped from this mine and
the shipment. All that has been sent out
has made excellent returns and some sam
pies from the ninety-foot level showed from
100 to ITO ounces. The owners of this prop
erty have every reason for feeling satisfied
with their investment, and are rating their
stock higher every day.
In the two Gray Rocks the work of devel-
opment is being pushed as rapidly as three
shifts of men can do it. The plan is to
develop these two great properties to their
full limit, and have them ready for produce
ton by the time the Butte d Boston has
finished its new smelter. The company
will then be assured of an abundant supply
of rock from this one source, if no other,
though with such properties as the two
Silver Bows and the Butte of Butte to fall
back upon there should be little need for
an ore famine with this company.
Nothing further has been done with the
proposed branch of the Montana Central
which is to be built to the summit of the
mountain. and the feeling is that nothing
Will be done this year. 1t was to connect
the Moose, Mountain View, and other prop
critics of the Boston d Montana, and ship
their ore to the new smelters being built al
Great Falls. Some surprise is felt here that
the company has not rushed the building of
these smelters, as was promised when the
plan was first made public, but 30 far as
can be learned here nothing is being done
at the Falls beyond preliminary work.