The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06
The MINES OF MONTANA.
Reasons for the Suspension Of OPP
erations by the Combination
Company.
The Butte and Boston Company
Lets Some Big Logging
Contracts.


Contracts.
News from Orc Elmo Dlstrlct-New Min
Ing Companies-An Onyx Discov-
ery-General Mining News
A quoted statement printed in The INDIE
PENDENT of Wednesday coming from Prof
G. G. Swallow, should have been credited
to the Missoulian.
OF the shut down of the Combination
mine, Manager Akers said to Philipsbura
Mail reporter: 1.-THE president of the COM
pany visited our camp about two weeks
AGO and instructed me to close tho mine on
Dec. l, for the reason that they (the COM
pany) expected the passage of bill for the
free coinage of silver He further stated
that the Combination Mining company was
never in more prosperous condition than
at the present time. They are out Of debt
and have plenty Of capital on hand. They
own twenty-five mining claims at Black
Pine part of which are patented and ap-
plications have been made to procure
patents for all the others. During the
past year the company has expended not
less than 5000 in improvements, and it
might be said that they have just now got
everything in shape where the property
ought to begin paying dividends. Mr..
the following forcible language: "fhey
either had to shut the works down, burn
them up or pay dividendv
The Hope mill was put in operation again
last Monday, and its ten stamps are now
dropping on ore from the old diggings on
ployed at the mill and the force of miners
is being steadily increased. With the pres
emit management OF the Hope and the show
ing of ore in the old diggings. together with
the fattering prospects in the ground where
the new shaft is being sunk, it is generally
operations permanently from now on.
Mr.. M. Dunnigan, formerly of Deer
Lodge county and late of Yantic, Milk
river valley, has entered into a contract
with the Butte and Boston company, says
the Benton River Press, to cut ana bank on
Sheep creek, Meagher county, 1000. 1000 feet
OF logs. The Butte and Boston company
have been engaged all summer in cleaning
distractions out Of Sheep creek and build
ing two dams, in order to prepare for next
springs drive. The logs will be run down
Sheep creek into Smith river, thence into
the Missouri and foated down to q point
above the great dam at Black Eagle falls.
Here the Butte and Boston company will
have a sawmill capable of cutting from 3d.
LOCO to $4,000 600 feet of lumber annually,
Mr.. Dunnigan informs US that there will Be
300 men getting out logs on Sheep creek
this winter and that the spring drive from
that stream will be at least 10000 900 feet,
all for the Butte and Boston company.
James Halford d Sons, of Helena, have
also taken contract to put 5000, 600 feet
of logs on the Missouri river for the same
company.
The drift on the 3oO-foot level of the
south vein of the Lion was in forty-seven
over thee feet of ore. A fair average sam
pie taken from the face where it measured
forty inches of ore, Monday, assayed
eighty-six ounces. This is by long odds
the best showing the Lion has ever had. The
stronger for thirty feet. The vein was
about seven feet wide, walls perfect and the
ore looking better to the miners than il ever
had before. It is pretty we'll established
now that this south vein, when depth is at
tanned. viii! be mine of itself, although the
mine over 100 feet north of the shaft, in
stead of 100 feet south of it. The north
cross-cut was in 1O7 feet Sunday.-New
Northwest.
On the Champion work is being vigorous
~ prosecuted on the east and west drifts
and on the south crosscut at 475 feet, and
The showing, Sunday. was very good on the
475 level. On the west drift there was fully
two feet of what Foreman McDevitt believed
fair milling ore in the face. He also be-
lieved, from examination of the upper levels,
he was working into tho chute from which
large amounts of ore were shipped on the
upper levels. The drift was in 147 feet The
east drift, which is now on New Years
ground, was in about the same distance and
had fair showing of quartz which was evil
IDENTIFY beginning to carry mineral
The Champion has fine plant. sufficient
and the work now being done is systematic
and judicious.
Angus Mcqueen, the quartz king of Ana
conda and Butte, has located himself upon
High Ore, about four miles from Boulder.
where he has bonded the Hattie. very
promising prospect. from VIM. McDermott,
of Butte, for $4,000. Mac certainly means |
business, as he has several men already en-
ployed with Mr.. Filcher in charge, and nuts |
on about all that want work if they under |
stand mining.
James X. Pardee. the well-knovn mining
man, is superintendent Of the Litho- Carbon
company and is enthusiastic over the future |
Of this recently discovered material, which
bids fair to supplant, to great extent,
it being of q similar nature,
The strata bearing this material are said to
be of unlimited extent and lie like coal in |
several localities in the west and
s1osh st It physical properties are
solid mass, tasteiess and odorless,
resisting the action of water acids and al
kalies. non-infammable, non-volatile and |
under any natural degree of
heat or cold, and capable of resisting q con-
siderable degree of artificial heat without
change. The company is. stocked for 3d.
100000. IT as claimed, litho-carbon can
take the place Of India rubber in the arts.
Mr.. Pardee and company have something
mora valuable than a gold mine. Mr., Par
dee deserves all fortune that comes to
Gazette.
.Ellensbutgh. Wash. specials: Private ad-
vices from Wenatchee, in this county, saw
that large and valuable find of onyx has
been made on the Wenatchee river. near
Its mouth. 1t has been examined by ex-
perts and pronounced frst-ciass and euual |
to the Mexican product. stock COMPANY
OF Spokane men is being formed with
capital stock of $25O,O0O to begin opera I
lions as soon as possible. This will add
one more to the varied natural resourcea
Tor which this county took first prize al
the Spokane Falls exposition.
Butte Miner: A company composed of
Hon. Martin Maginnis, w. II. keller. Ben-
lamin Tibbey, Marcus DAILY, W. p. Gvin.
Geo. lockwood and others has besn formed
10 work the Snow Drift and Silver Lick To-
cations lying west of the Glengary. Incor-