The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-04
GREAT M|N|NG ACNV|TY
The Price o. Silver Has Z Material
Eject on the Bust
ness.

Large Butte Mines Increasing
Their Output and All Feeling
the influence.
Copper Producers Also Very lively
Patents and Leases Great Activity
ut Granite and Philipsburg.
BurrE, May Especial. THE fact that
silver, although fluctuating lightly from time
to time, has remained above dollar during
the two weeks just passed, has had a most
material effect upon the general business
interests Of this camp. Especially is this
true Of the mines, where an unwonted ac-
tivity has been readily observed during all
that time. Not only have the larger insti-
buttons been increasing their output in
every way, but the smaller plants and even
! those not sufficiently developed to deserve
thaee designation have felt the influence Of
tho general boom. Silver alone has not
been responsible for the increase, but copper
has borne its full share of the burden, the
market in this commodity having been most
satisfactory to those who have been trust
ing to the red metal. Together they have
can not but be gratifying to all. Prospect
ing has received new impetus, and every
miner who is not regularly at work is scour-
ing the hills daily in search of royal road
to fortune. These hustlers have grown in
numbers with the passage of every day, and
increase Of locations constantly being made,
Mines that had heretofore been given up as
worthless have been reclaimed during the
past week and are now being put in a pro-
ducing condition, the advance in the price
Of silver being the only warrant needed for
this class were fled for record to-day,
and others will follow in the very near
future. Leasers who were trembling upon
the narrow margin between profit and loss
few weeks since are now running day and
night, happy in the possession of what they
know to be good thing. In short, the sil-
yer rise has resulted in general revival Of
all mining interests, interests that were at
the head of the world before, and the out
put has increased, while the general spirit
As matter OF course, other business has
been largely modified by these same consid-
erations and the universal advance thus
brought about has brought perennial
smile to the countenances Of the Butte bus
mess mon. In the face of such general
impulse for the betterment Of business,
anything like particular account of the
change must be impossible, but few notes
regarding some of the more important prop
critics may not be without interest.
The great Mountain View property ON
ing Is being done and if it were not for the
smoke one would be inclined to fancy it as
being shut down. This, however, is far
from being the case as will be seen by q
visit underground. Here q host OF busy
ore in every level from the 800 to the !, COO.
The 700 and 800 of this property are OPEN
ing up in much better shape than the own
ers dared hope and 30 great is the encour-
aRement from this fact that development
eSsn a 1G ss level Se1 In ia
compressor and for the new boilers, which
are expected to arrive in a few days and
which will add largely to the producing
power of the mine.
The same discrimination for development
is to be found in the managers of the Gag
non. Not content with taking out a sufH-
cient amount daily to make the fortune Of
every owner, 1t has been determined to
bring it as nearly as possible to the limit Of
its production. To this end the work Of
sinking the shaft has been going on steadi-
" for some time. and now they are upon
the point of reaching the 600. The enter
prise thus shown has been bringing it's own
reward, as every stroke of the pick has
added to the value Of the mine. Il already
stands among the first Of the producers in
the camp and if the present improvements
are persisted in, it is destined to take even
better rank.
The Alice company has been working q
force Of men both in the Alice and the
Magma Charta. The main shaft Of the
Alice was recently sunk to the 1900. whore
sinking operations were suspended for the
time being. It is now the purpose Of the
owners to develop this mine below the
10, and that work is in progress. Two Bur-
leigh drills are at work upon the 1000 and
have been made, it 10 only question Of
time. Sinking upon the shaft of the Blue
Wing, also the property of this company, ia
being pushed right along and has now
reached the 400 level. All Of the 80 stamps
of the Alice are dropping day and night
none in its history.
Satisfactory az are the reports from the
mines in this camp they are in no degree
better than those coming from the camps
surrounding: william Quinn, who is At
gratifying accounts Of the prosperous con-
dition Of both Granite and Philipsburg. He
states that with the single exception Of the
Hope all the mines in those camps are work
ing full forces of men and are doing we'll ON
the outlay. The mines now in operation,
and giving employment to the greatest num-
Der Of miners are the Granite, Bi-Metalic,
Gold Coin, Hope and Elizabeth. Prospect
ing has taken on decided boom in that
vicinity and the hills in every direction are
filled with these eager seekers after fortune.
Taken all in all the prospect for a prosper
GUS summer was never better for these two
camps, and everyone with an interest there
is correspondingly elated.
The same hattering returns are made
from the Ceur d'Alene district and es-
pecially from the Po0rman mine, which il
largely owned in western Montana. dem
sral Manager Clark, who was recently in
his city, reports that this mine never made
10 good showing as now. The shaft 10
Town $50 feet and the present expectation
8 to cross-cut at the 100 by July /, if not
,arlier. There are immense bodies of ore
low in sight and their 200 ton concentra-
or is turning out from forty to fifty tons
# concentrates daily. This mine paid
dividend of $4,000 AprilN and a meet
ng of the directors will be held in this CITY
iext Monday, when another dividend Of
he same magnitude will be declared. The
directors now expect to pay at least eight
monthly dividends of $4,000 each during
he coming year.
Forbes q Davis Special
1000 Iron Mountain.
5000 Copper Bell.
1000 Copper Bell.
760 Copper Bell Treasury.
5000 o. Il. & N.
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