The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-16
IN THE COUR D'ALENES
The Immense Showing Of Ores on the
Surface.
A District with a Grand Future Re-
ports of Rich Prospects, New
Strikes and General Min
ing News.

The following description Of the ia
mous Sunset mines is from the Cour ~
Alone Miner, Of Wallace. Idaho:
Starting at the top OF Sunset peak,
where you can see range after range OF
mountains stretching out In all directions
you can walk on the surface shows
To be, a body of ore almost Ia Carbon
creek or Beaver creek. just a few years
ago that district seemed almost inacccssi-
BILE, and a little more than i've years ago
money wal raised in Wallace To build a
trail 10 IL. Last ear a good wagon road
was built by the Portland Mining com
pany. Another year aud railroads will
be within reach of the mines. Three
years ago sums not larger than Sl5,UOO
bought property that 100000 will not
tempt the owners to part with now For
a long time after the discoveries IL was
common talk that the ore was too low
grade 10 be handled profitably; that
the country was inaccessible by railroads.
and that the lodges were of not much ac-
count. But no one talks that way now.
Ii is plain To bc seen that upon n dozen
or more claims, within "A radius OF u
mile, more ore will he taken out, more
men will he employed. and more money
will be created and spent than.in any sec
titu tNltt ttt ~ III VI ititios
IL must he seen tn. Ice fully compre
hcnded. There is little in the way OF new
work over in that country. There viii
not he much until transportation facilities
are closer at hand. Probably not more
that fifty or sixty men are working. The
great Sunset mine, with galena glistening
on the surface the full 1850 feet Of the
claim. lies idle. II is hard To credit the
late report that Clark brothers, of Butte,
would part with this magnificent property
for even the sum Of Sl,0O,OOO. Every day
they hold il the value increases. Money
saved in freight and working expenses
adds To the profit of mining. They will
wait till everything is favorable.
The Silver Tip, Sitting Bull and Tus-
cumbia follow i'm line, geographically.
About twenty-five men are developing
these for the Portland Mining company.
All appliances In the way of mining ma
chinery are being secured, and while
much preliminary work il under way, a
considerable quantity of ore is being han
died.
The Toughnut owners are not doing
any work yet. They were not prepared
for winter work. The snow lasts a long
time over there, aud the lately formed
company is probably not yet ready FOR
active operations.
Toole brothers are developing their Par
rott mine. and a good property they have,
too, with three mineral bearing lodges
running across IL.
Southwest of these the bondcrs Of the
Father lode are taking out ore and open
ing al what promises Ia lie n Of the best
mines In the country.
Near the latter the Ncsmith Mining
company are prosecuting "A monster ledge
several hundred feet underground. They
have "A small amount Of gray copper,
galeua and some native copper. There
are indications Of n strong body OF ore
not far ahead.
The Hidden Treasure aud Excelsior.
two new strikes made last year in the
basin below the Sunset mine, and which
caused considerable excitement at the
time, are not worked just now though
they are likely to he this summer.
Billy Williams is dclving away on his
Colwyn claim, adjoining the Parrotl.
Here, too. Is a property that promises well
for the future.
The Sunset country has just a little
longer To wait. by and 10y, when every
thing is ready, IL will astonish the world
with IFS output,