The Anaconda standard., 1890-05-30
MINERS AND MINING.
Rsports Of Rich Strikes, New Prospects
and General lining News.


Another rich strike is reported in the
Hiawatha mine, Cataract district.
A coal mine has been located two miles
vest of Garrison, by Judge j. NJ. oNeill
and two other parties.
The American Ruby mine is looking
we'll. and IL is said 40 stamp mill will he
huilt in the near future.
Wood River mines are much more
promising this season than for some years
hack. Several of them that have been
ullc for a year or more will ship large
quantities Of ore.
In the Flint Creek district syndicate OF
English capitalists are seeking TO gain a
foot hold, having made large offer for
The Red Lion. They have an expert on
the ground and report has u that the deal
Is about to he eonsummated.
A number of citizens met at Boulder
last week and made up bonus for the
purpose of inducing Helena parties TO run
She sampling works during the summer,
with the idea that II the business could he
fairly started IL would soon become self
supporting.
The HALEY Nems- Miner says il is re-
ported an entire new vein Of ore has been
struck in the Idahoan mine, in the cross
cut on the 7OO-foot level, and also In the
rross-cut on the sOOfoot level. The ore
body is four feet wide. two feet of which
Is solid first-class ore. the rcmaincr being
good high grade concentrating ore. II is
Thought the vein extends To the surface.
The Lewiston Argus says J. l.. Stuart
has a bonanza in the North Moccasin
mountains In the shape of paint mine.
ID is said to he oxide Of iron, has "a dark
red color. and mixed with linseed oil
makes a fine roof paint. The paint is
found in seams and small pockets. He is
down about fourteen feet on the mine,
and Is anxious To see what further pro-
gcss will develop. Painters declare the
paint a first-class article. MIR. Stuart has
quite "a large quantity on the dump.
A strike was recently made near Sulli-
van. Idaho, on the Thompson, said to be
the richest ever made I'm the camp. The
ledge has been stripped and shown up for
a distance of 1900 feet, and shows three
separate veins, each Of which have five or
six locations about 5000 feet apart. A
rcin Of carbonate ore 10 inches in width
was uncovered, besides TX inches of
galena. The first location was made by
Mcssrs. Carter and Darling, who have
been prospecting around Sullivan.
The Idaho Democrat says that James
b. wentley and L. Stewart have
bought G. Schnabcrs placer ground,
10 miles above Boise City. They
will commence getting ready for mining
as soon as their pump flor which they
have sent arrives from the East. Four
men besides themselves wiil he at work
in the mine, which will be run night and
day. The ground is rich and extensive.
Pay dirt has been found high up on the
hillside. Mr.. Wentley says il is remark
able that ground so valuable was not
worked years ago.
The richest strike made in the Cham
pion mine during its existence was made
on Monday in the shaft. The strike IL a
healthy vein Of brittle and ruby silver at
a depth of 440 feet, to which depth the
shaft is substantially timbcrcd. This set
lies the fact that deep mining Is all that
is necessary in the Oro Fino country, and
10 also settles any doubt as To the richness
aud pcrmanency of the Champion mine.
Work on the foundation for the addition
o the mill Is progressing rapidly, and the
future Of this property is all that could he
desired.-Siirer Stote.
+. G.. Berendcs, Dan McNcili, Pat
Dougherty, and some Butte parties have
bonded of William Morrow. for $4,000,
the Atlantis lode in the Cataract district,
and will proceed Immediately to develop.
ihc property. The lode is very near the
famous Hiawatha mine, and their ore is
from that property. A shaft is down on
the lode 65 feet and three men are now AT
work sinking, and this force will he in
creased. The bond has eight months 10
run, and the gentlemen who have taken
hold of the property feel confident that
they can show in that time that il will be-
come one of the best producers in the
district.
4 New Copper Discovery.
Special 10 the Standard.
GREAT FALLS. May 29.-Thc Rising Sun
nys that prospectors sent out by Phil
Nannix Of Augusta have found several
wins IL copper ore and very rich vein
II gale1a near Trace Ders' mill ON the |
south fork Of sun river. The vein is five
'cct in width. II has been traced over
sUo ieet from the point of discovery |
The ore will run from ~ to 100 ounces |
to th. ton. This is believed to he a part
Of u great mineral belt running through
To- Marysville.
The Hear Gulch situation.
Michael McDcrmou OF Beartown. has |
been in Deer Lodge for the past srveraI |
days, says the Siirer State. Upon being
asked about the placer mines of Bear |
Sulch. the gentleman said that the situa-
lion was even worse than last year, and |
hat all OF the placer mines had closed |
down except two. On Elk Creek said Mr..
McDermott, there Is but one claim being |
worked, and Elk Greek is one of the rich
est placer sections in the country. This is |
certainly an unfortunate state of affairs.
ibc miners having had no water for two