The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-15
MOUNTAINS LEADv|LLE.
More Ore at Castle Than in
Any Three Camps in
America.
There are From Ten to Fifteen
Paying Mines in the
District.
Some Facts and Figures About Develop
ment-Survey of q Railroad from
Livingston to Castle.

"There is more ore in sight in Castle than
in any three camps in America" The man
who made this remark yesterday was E. B.
Suydam of the Castle district, and he
knows what he is talking about. He is on
his way to Butte on some private business
and will soon return to Castle, where he is
interested in that camp in a general way.
He says he believes in booming when there
is good solid foundation for the boom
and that the Castle district has got just
that kind of basis to work on. He is
thoroughly acquainted with every piece of
property inthe camp and can give anybody
pointers about the res ources of the district.
The people of Castle want railroad outlet
for the output of their mines and they have
the facts and figures to demonstrate that
railroad to the camp will pay.
Mr.. Suydam is of the opinion that the
citizens of Helena should leave TO stone I'M
turned to secure the building of railroad
from Helena to what promises to be
the richest mineral district in Montana.
The three hundred thousand dollars which
has been raised in Helena, he says, will
build the road and the business men of
Helena can we'll afford to put this money
into the enterprise. If they want the trade
of that district they have got to do some
thing and do it at once. Delays are danger
Gus. Mr.. Suydam has the information IN
his possession to convince any reasonable
man that there is something great in Castle
district. He is very enthusiastic about the
future of the camp and he knows that he
has good reason to be 80. He il loaded
down with facts about the different proper
ties in his district and they are facts too,
come the Leadville of Montana" he said.
"Leadville made Denver and Colorado"
He thinks that Helena is the best city in
Montana, an opinion which the citizens of
this city share in common with Suydam m.
Right here at her very doors one may say
lies great mining camp, one that may
make Montana still more famous as min
e-al producing state, and yet it requires but
a mere trife in these days for Helena to
stretch out her hands and bind to her with the
arteries of commerce the coming Leadville of
Montana. She has been called the Denver
of the northwest. and here is her Leadville.
alton and grasp the opportunity, or will she
let the Windy city capture the prize9 Al
ready that busting young town is working
to accomplish such a result. Surveyors are
in the field. The distance from Livingston
to Castle is said to be about sixty miles
by wager, road. If she once secures the
trade OF Castle, it may be depended upon
that she will do everything to hold it.
Helena has always been power in the
state, her citizens are interested in every
enterprise that Montana possesses to-day.
They can do much when they work together
for common end. Will they do it? Let
them try their hand at railroad building.
They can make success of that as they
have of everything else they have ever tried
to accomplish. They have the money, and
Mr.. Suydam thinks they should have the
faith.
What has become of the scheme to build
a railroad from Helena to Castle? The
road can be built and be in operation before
the snow flies, and the men Of Helena can
do it independent of any other assistance
than what they furnish themselves.
Mr.. Suydam had a list with him yester-
day showing the number of men csual y
employed in development work at Castle.
The total number Is given at 459 and ~ ne
says the number is underestimated. The
Cumberland has thirty-six men at work,
the Yellowstone thlrty-fve and the Califor-
mia twenty-five. The remainder are en-
ployed in development work on other mines.
The flux for the Yellowstone smelter has
been furnished by Mr.. Suydam. He has go
far delivered 3S7 tons from the Silver Belt.
The smelter has up to this time turned out
!, $40 bars of bullion. and $50 tons of ore
have been delivered from the Yellowstone
mine to the smelter.
In the Cumberland at a depthof 500 feet the
crosscut shows sixty-five inches of solid ore
and the hanging wall had not been reached
when Mr.. Suydam left there. He saws that
in his opinion the Yellowstone is az big
mine as the Cumberland. He is also au-
thority for the statement that there are
from ten to fifteen paying mines in Castle
to-day. "There is not a camp in Montana
that has five paying mines, outside of Butte
and Castle" said Mr.. Suydam. He is con-
fident that it is to be the great carbonate
camp of the country.