The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-20
THE MINES or 7

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Mlnes Of GeorgetoWn and warm Syringe
Distriuts-Medison County.
The Anaconda Review reports increased
activity In mining in the section west Of
the smelter city. and makos the following
notes:
We understand that the Cameron proper
ties at Georgetown, including tho saw mill.
the quartz mill and the mines, have all
been bonded TO Anaconda parties who will
push the work on them ali. The quarts
mill started up on January s and 10 run
ming on ore from tho Southern Cross mine.
the dump having been purchased by Nj.
Cameron some timo ago. A large force Is
engaged in sinking a new shaft on the Lux
emburg mine.
P~hiiipsburg parties are working ON sew
cral of the wcll known properties on Silver
hill.
Nothing is being done at the present at
Silver Lake on the Silver Reef mine, but II
is thought active operations will be started
In the early spring On this valuable lii
H. Showers. Flick and Others interested
are pushing forward the work on the Amer
ican Flag, a valuable gold property SONS
distance north of the Gable. and it 10 I'M
derstood that II is a very good mine already.
V0 AO0AAk bA0t y WY IOA AAss8 DVV4
again made in the Hlue-Eyed Nellie, n
that the owners will again start to shipping.
The Welcome, located about twelve miles
west of Anaconda, between Foster creek
and Warm Springs creek, bonded to Kirby,
Condor l. Mcmillan, 10 looking better than
ever. They are sEipping steadily to Butte.
and their returns are very satisfactory.
The presence of G. Il. Sawtelle, from UR-
den, and other parties in Anaconda, inter
ested in q number of mines In Oleson
gulch. give color to the rumor that an ont.
side syndicate have about obtained control
of the principal mines in that district n
are arranging to start Work on an extensive
scale in the spring.
Work has been prosecuted all winter on
the Acme, located bout four miles north
east of Stuart. This mine ia owned by
Anaconda parties. The shaft is 0 down
eighty feet, and they have cross-cut forty
feet in lead matter and neither wall has
been found vet.
The New State mine il looking well. The
company commenced last Saturday to ship
their ore. They are sacking all of it. as it
is high grade. The mine is looking better
than any other in the Orc Elmo district.
The shaft is down 265 feet and the ore now
level.
There are more mining claims being To-
Gated in the district near Anaconda at this
time thar ever before in the history of the
camp. We confidently look forward to tho
opening up of s number Of valuable discov-
in the early spring. 4
Ben Harris Indignantly denies the story
recently published in one of the papers,, re-
fiecting on the Southern Cross mine. Mr..
Harris is right in his denunciation. There
is nothing the matter with the Southern
Cross mine. 1t is n of the best properties
in Deer Lodge county.
A Richmond Flats miner furnishes the
Madisonian with the following mining news
OF that old time region:
The Monitor Mining and Exploring COM
pany has shut down for the winter. Man
agef Knox will take in Kansas City and the
east for the next two mouths. Upon his
return the mines will resume work as usual.
The miners say that he cannot get back
any too soon to suit their case, for they are
opposed to being idle.
The Gray Back Mining company dimit-
ed will only work two mines during the
winter, and expects to show a good ore
dump in the spring that will assay away up
in the hundreds. The company has eight
or ten locations, but they did very little
work the past year.. Some OF the company
were dissatisfied with the manager and
did not bounce worth Il cent; consequently
he can be found at the Office at usual hours,
or no bounce.
Mr.. Thomas Watson is working the Ten
nessce lode, on a lease. He has out on the
dump several tons of ore that will not assay
less than $50 per ton. 1t seems that the
pay streak disappeared rather suddenly
and he has thus far failed to find il.
Some parties, having no fear of a here
after, have jumped the Revenue mine. We
know nothing about the merits of the case,
but the courts will decide that matter. no
doubt, at no distant day.
Mr.. Allen has leased the Queen of the
Hills lode, and intends to work it for ali it
ia worth. the next four months. This is an
old location; the vein is wide, but the pay
streak is narrow, with no walls in sight.
Mr.. Allen intends to sink a new shaft,
about fifty or sixty feet deep. then run a
and endeavor to hnd the walls,
which nave never been found vet.