, 1890-04-24
FISHER CREEK MINES
a Promising Section Which Is
Naturally Tributary to
Spokane Falls.
A Description of the Veins and
Review of the Work
Done.

turned u short time since from Il
tour of Inspection of the Fisher
creek mines located In Nlissoulo
county, Mont.
Mr.. Kelly, in connection with
Messrs. BrIle & Dowell, have been
opep,ing in this district for the past
three years, and they have some
fine claims fairly we'll developed
and ready produce when II smcltcr
H. In operation in this city.
To reach Fisher creek ut present II
Is necessary TO leave the Northern
Pacific railroad at Nermillion sta
ton, 40 miles east Of this city,
where n ferry across Clurk's ford
has been established. From this
point Nermillion creek is followed
To It's source, "a distance Of eleven
miles. Here Fisher creek begins,
flowing northcrly twenty miles and
emptying into the liootcnai river.
II lH on Silver Butte, the mouu-
tain at the head of these streams
where the following described mines
are located The formation Of the
country rock Is quartaitc and slate,
but what IL called mctaInorphic
porphyry cuts the formation with
the lodges.
Tho main lead of the district hns
been located for seven miles in
places. II Is easy TO walk ON the
croppings II distance Of one mile
and u half, the vein averaging six
feet in width Tho ore that has
been developed In the many open.
ings along the ledge mngcs In silver
from ~ Ia l5b Ounces per ton and
irom Is To go per cont. In lead
On tho silver Bow mine, which IL
owned by William Cridcrman, II.
II. Harth and - Donuelly, an adit
tunnel has been run l3S feet, the
breast being 0B feet from the surface.
They have eighteen feet Of quartz
full Of bunCllcs of gtlenu on the
hanging wall, and four feet of solid
pulena ON the foot. At one place on
the surface they have sis feet of
solid on uncovered a. tcetin length.
The Pan Handle j. owned by
Hines 4 Murray aud has three
chutcs OF ore exposed On the loca-
tlon. In one inclined shaft they
lihNt ANfllNN -'lEHA lilNhtr VI NAll'i
mineral, but where IA tunnel cuts
this same body ut depth of l31
feet the vein is fOrty-thrcc inches
wide, These parties will commence
shipping as soon as the snow leaves
the ground.
Dan MCtiillis has claim on the
samc ledge ! 500 feet farther east
than the silver Bow. His ore aver
ages 100 ounces In silver and carries
considerable copper. lie has tun-
mel siNty-siX icct In length which
cuts II tour-fopt ledge ninety feet be-
meath the surface, hut IL Il princi-
pally u concentrating ore.
On the cast side OF Fisher creek,
on n parallel vein, is the claim OF
Mark ;. Dimmick. An adit tunnel
- feet In length has been run all
the way on good concentrating ore,
averaging thlrty-siN ounce..i In silver,
the solid gnlcna assnylng go per
cont. leud.
The yellow Jacket Is owned by
Kelly, Brill 4 Dowel. They have
n tour-fOot ledge which is favora-
bic concentrating proposition, but
Averages scventy.two ounces iu sill
yer aud 30 per cent. lead. They
have sunk two incline- ON the vein
900 feet apart; one is siNty-oight feet
and the other | IL feet In dopth.
Pits have bocn sunk along the en-
tic length oI the claim.
\ GOLD UE,sT.
Higher upon the mountain than
the Silvcr-lcad mines mentioned il
gold belt, The main lend is three
aud one-hnlf feet in width, tho ore
averaging S72 por ton. This quartz
IL Tree milling ut the surface, but
change. to Il sulphide us depth is
attained.
The Tendcffoot, owned by Her
man, Ladd Il Layman, is developed
10y u tunnel ON the vein "a feet in
length, all IN gond ore. This mine
isbunled toa Minneapolis company
for S6O,o0O.
The Santa Domingo is owned by
Kelly, Brill Il DowCll. They have
several cuts on the ledge the deep
est being - feet.
II * IA good quality of ore and
mills free.
Outside of those mentioned, there
nc quite u number OF other claims
located, which are In various stages
OF development.
''H htll'i 'l'th, " tributary OI
Normillion, u ten.stump mill was
erected last fall by Louisville,
Ky, company On account of the
snow coming ON they ran only four
teen days and took out a gold bar
worth 500. They will resume oper-
ations about May |.
Mr.. Kelly u, confident that every
pound of silvcr-lcad ore from this
district will come Ia Spokane Falls |
for reduction, when once u sincltcr
Is In operation.
The hest outlet for these mines
would bc down Fisher creek TO the !
proposed line or the Great Northern /
railway, but they could be brought |
across the divide and down Vcr-
million creek To tho Northern Pa
cilic. Mr.. Kelly Is the owner of the |
han dsome cabinet Of specimens ON |
exhibition nj the Merchants hotel |
In this city. Iic has been engaged /
In making this collection since 1876. /
IL contains ores and curios from all |
over the United States, Nova SEQ
tia, Mexico and British Columbia. |
The specimens weigh ZIG pounds,
and are now In the handsome an |
tlque oak cabinet, with glass front, |
that stands In the building named. |
A Change of Time.