The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-21

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1t is said that the finest specimen of tell
urium in the Smithsonian institute at
Washington came from the Uncle Sam lode
about two and half miles south from the
court house. This is now called the Cleve-
land and is one of the Orear and Horton
group, recently sold to Philadelphia and
Washington capitalists. Twelve lodes, the
Cleveland. Florida, Badger, Vanderbilt,
Titus, Midas, Granite Mountain, Montana,
Emma, Mcclellan. Winscott and Boulder
Hill and two stamp mills. one of five and
one of fifteen stamps, are included in this
sale, and the new organization is called the
Helena Mining and Smelling company.
tai and one mill will be started within
about six weeks and the other will be in
operation as soon as the weather will per-
NIT of continuous work. About 400 tons
of ore have been run through the five stamp
mill during the past season with saying
of $40 per ton as result. and only what is
ranked as third class ore has been milled,
as the richer ores carry tellurium. From
these mines over 1000 tons of this grade OF
ore have been crushed with the average re-
suit OF $40 gold saved to the ton. A. M.
Williams is superintendent of this COM
pany. Fishers lode, in the immediate vi
cinity of this group. has milled ore this
summer that netted $40 per ton.
The Jumbo lode was formerly good
producer, when worked by Cleveland &
Tandy, and it is under bond and likely to
be worked in the spring.
just east of the Oscar and Horton mines, is
also under bond to st. Paul parties. Mike
Burns, the manager and one of
the owners, with persistent ener-
ny and unbounded faith. has pros
ecuted development in the mines of this
lished beyond doubt. In one lode there ia
about six feet of pay that is estimated will
average fully $40 per ton by the ordin-
airy mill process. A force OF six
miners has been added recently for the
purpose of making more rapid development
of the property which is now no longer
ranked among the prospects, but is an as
sured success.
The Park mine. at the head of Grizzly
gulch, produced largely in former times
but with scores of others in that vicinity is
idle. because of tho requisite capital neces-
sary to properly explore them. The old
National mill. with its twenty stamps. and
the Tatem and Harvey mills, each with a
like number: ought to be kept steadily at
work on tho output from these we'll known
zines, and from present indications next
summer will bring about this consumma-
tion.
About twenty miles nortwesterly from
Helena is the Drum Lummon mine. the
largest and most important of any Of the
mining ventures in the county. This mine
was located nearly twenty years ago by
Thomas Cruise, who sold it to an English
syndlcate IN 1855; subsequently the mine
ganized under the name Of the
capital of 6o6oO0 shares of WIN na q
value of S. each. Active work was begun
BY the new company in the latter part of
the year 1853, and very large expenditure
was made in the erection of plant and in
the Developments of the mine, and at the
close of the following year it was found
that the company had been operating at a
loss and was in debt nearly $4,000 In
December, 1884, the administration of the
Montana company's affairs was changed in
London and the property at Marysvilie was
Mept, since which time its history has been
one of great satisfaction to the company
and credit to our state. Tho mine has pro-
duced 4l4,628 tons of ore which has yielded
the gross SUM Of $s:472; 97s. and has
of which q dividends have been paid
to stockholders. amounting to x2,h59,428,
and the SUM of $678, sos has been expended
In permanent improvements upon the COM
pany's property and IN the purchase of
numerous mining claims adjoining the old
Drum Lummon. At the time Mr.. Cruise
development of OBJ lineal feet in drifts,
shafts, crOsscuts and tunnels. Now the
total underground Development represents
$500 feet. or about eight and one-half
miles of drifts. shafts crosscuts and tun-
nels. In addition to the 414,62 tons of ore
extracted there is estimated to be still in
sight not less than 100000 tons of ore al
ready available for extraction. This com
pany has 12O stamps in operation, with a
crushing capacity of about IS 1000 tons per
annum. About 800 men arc kept in the di-
rect employment of the company.
but the camp of Marysvilie, con.
tanning about 1,5OO people, has been
practically dependent upon the operations
OF the Montana company. The mines of
thus company are operated through tun-
mel 100 feet long. which cuts the vein 400
feet vertically from the surface. From the
level of this tunnel two shafts have been
sunk which now have attained depth of
400 feet from the surface, and sinking is