The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-04
MINES And PROSPECTS
Raperk Of Rich Strikes, New Prospects
md General Mining Nsvs.
what 10 Going On Among the Mines
and Miners OF the Northwest
The Coming Boom OF the
Seven Devils Country.

The Seven Devils country, ~ an
Idaho City correspondent OF the New
York SUN, is destined tocreate n stampede
this year. Already capitalists are turning
their attention 10 the mines there. Some
OF the estimates made by n leading NM
ing man look large. but ! believe them
within the bounds of reason. The Pea
cock mine Is said 10 contain 1900 o OF
copper ore practically ON the surface that
will average 30 per cent copper. Thai
would yield a5.0O0,OOO pounds Of copper.
at IL cents per pound, S7.6jO.OO0. Now
suppose that half OF ID ore is
100000 worth Of the metal, which
enormous sum will he greatly in
creased by the gold aud silver il contains.
The South Peacock joins the above
named mine i'm the same lead, and Is
even richer in copper. The vein Is from
100 20 $50 feet wide and crops out on the
surface. This mine was lately purchased
by a company of Boston men, who are
negotiating for other mines In the district.
SHELTERS are badly needed. Considerable
ore has been shipped during the past
year. but as IL costs SLID per ton Tor
freight. II does not give the profits that Il
ought 90. Smeltcrs on the ground could
reduce the ore nj an expense of from $50
TO $40 per ton.
Whenever such works are erected and
IL is expected that they will be soon, the
Seven Devils will he the greatest copper
and silver mining district In the west, n
some believe in the world. Until This
year the mines were all owned by pros
pectors, who were not Die To erect re-
siuction works of any kind. IL is a bless
ing 10 us that capitalists are taking hold,
as there is now no doubt that reduction
works OF large capacity will be erected.
Prospectors are finding considerable
T.. H. -. AL..A MI ansnnh
of this place. Il contains both gold and
silver, and In an indication OF goob mines.
Two or three of the locations will he
thoroughly p~rospected during the summer.
jefferson County Mines.
Ben Kimber, superintendent OF the Ben
Kimb, r. mine AT Placer, went into Helena
Saturday with samples of ore, says the
Boulder Sentinel. The vein shows con
slant Improvement and there Is every
reason to believe the carload shipped to
Omaha the first Of the week will give a
good return. Another shipment is being
sacked aud will he shipped In n few days
to the East Helena smelter, perhaps,
should IL start up in the meantime.
Silver Hill at Comet IL making its Sec
ond shipment his month. The first ship
ment the lessees cleared for their part,
after paying their royalty, $1,000. Three
men working now making the second
shipment of ore that goes 30 ozs. TO the
ton. A large body Of ore is in sight. The
Pilot is shipping two carloads a week.
A fine lead has been struck in h Mono
and Superintendent Jones is correspond
inQly happy. He has always had great
confidence in the Mono, and we are glad
that he will soon be able to realize a
handsome profit for his long course OF
labor.
Patrick D~ougherty is in from Basin.
He says h hosting work for the Hia-
watha have arrived. M they will soon be
in running order. This will add mater
tally 10 the working capacity of this great
mine.
The Virginia Bell. owned by ID. u. Ma
son, is now coming To the front, and a
good vein Of ore is now being worked.
Truly il can be said that jefferson county
will soon he able 60 furnish the best kline
Of ore bodies, and in large quantities, and
such as can be worked nj a good advan-
tagc and AT a reasonable expense for re-
ducing il.
Last week Isom Preuitt took some ex-
pcrts up i'm the 81. Louis mining district
10 show them property. After looking
over the properties they took option OF
they pay s20,0o0 In 30 days and the balance
In four and eight months.
Some ore brought from the ~. Louis
district, in jefferson county, this morning
assays - per cent. bismuth, which gives
il a total valuation Of 81, 100 To the ton, says
The Helena Herald. This ore comes from
three leads under bond To %. j. Callopy,
and samples raj he found ON the leads
which run as high as $500. The leads
are Just above the placer mines OF the dis
trict, and will undoubtedly prove very
rich ON development.