The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-24
THE MINES OF MONTANA.
A Philipsburg Visitor Talks About
Minas in the Great Silver
District.
What He Says About the Eliza
beth, Zeus, Fannie Parnell
and Others.
What IL Thought About the East Granite
The Bi-NIetallic Extension
Belt Mountain Mines.

Mr.. James Patten, general manager for
the BIZ Metallic Extension company, was in
the city yesterday negotiating with F. E.
Worcester, agent of the Iron Bay company,
and Robinson, Cory g. Co.., of Minnesota,
for machinery needed to develop their
property. They already have two 70-horse
power boilers in position and double 12x16
hoist with 1000 feet capacity, which was
furnished by the Iron Bay company. The
shaft is progressing very rapidly. and is
now down ninety odd feet, and they are
resting for additional machinery to more
rapidly successfully execute development.
Mr.. Patten placed an order with Mr.. Wor-
cester for about $1,000 worth of machinery.
which will DO ordered immediately. Mr..
Pardee is also negotiating for machinery
for the East Granite company.
When asked what he knew about the East
Granite company, Mr.. Patten replied: ~
cannot speak from personal observation. as
I have never been up to their ground, but
Judge from the way miners are going broke
in their anxiety to get shares in the COM
pany that they have good deal of conf
dence in it. Many business men are also
putting their surplus cash into it and the
general 1"pE068lOu NIOuUu llllH6OuEk AuU
Granite 10 that Pardee has something that
promises we'll. It is in good locality and
makes a good showing for the amount of
work done-fully rs good as any of the big
mines made at the same stage of develop
ment.''
"What do you hear about the Elizabeth?''
Absolutely nothing. The men never
leave the vicinity of the mine and general
mysterious air pervades the atmosphere
around that locality. The recent manoeuv-
erings of the Granite people have thrown
everybody off and they are all at sea. There
are good many miners in Granite who
have shares in the Elizabeth, and they are
anxious to know what is going on.
Just recently tho Granite company COM
menced sinking two-cOmpartment shaft
on the Fanny Parnell lode, and the work is
being prosecuted with all possible speed.
It is the general impression that they have
struck it In the Zeus where work 10 still pro-
in the shafts of the lens and Elizabeth are
known only to few on the inside. The
activity displayed by the company and the
character Of machinery that they are using
would seem to indicate that they have
found the vein in the Zeus and are certain
the Elizabeth We are still in the dark.
Some time ago the company began CROSS
cutting at the 40, but it was soon
afterwards given out that they resumed
sinking. They, of course. cut a station at
the 40 and this would lead to the conclu-
sion that they intended to crosscut from
that point. What they have done, or are
doing, az have said before, nobody on the
outside knows.
There is no doubt that the Bi-Metallic
vein runs through the Extension COM
pany's property. We have good surface
groupings and are spending money legiti-
mately to ascertain il our beliefs are we'll
founded. Yes, we have sold a gold deal of
treasury stock and have ample capital to
carry on our work."