The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-30
Discoveries in a Section Where
Operations Have Not Previ-
ously Paid.
Differences Between the Railroads
at Burke Settled to the
Miners' Satisfaction.
Last Chance and Tyler F~ight-Latest From
the Observation-Disclosures Mill
~Schcme-The Dandy.

Discoveries on the Saint Regis md
tributaries in Montana, are reported,
Reports are not definite, beyond the
fact that the gravel prospects uni
formly, from the surface down, and
bedrock had not been uncovered. Ex-
tensive work was done on Deer creek, a
tributary to this stream, four years ago by
ex-County Treasurer John Conmerilh, of
Murray. with unfsvorable results. He
found prospects, but after running a long
bedrock lume, abandoned work before
reaching bedrock. Several men have gone
from hero to losate ground.
Advises we're received on Saturday from
Mr.. Finch. now east, that the ditfe rencss
about putting spurs into lead ore at the
Union ore bins at Burke have been nd-
jusied with the railroad companies. The
concentration nearly completed at the Y at
the mouth of Canon creek will be started
about Nov. 10 next. II 10 not learned what
the arrangement is, but no doubt ore will
be delivered by both companies, the Union
and Northern Pacific. The concentrated
is among the most complete in this region.
of 200 tons daily capacity. and will be
operated by water power taken from the
South Fork.
The electric drills, improved to counter
act heating, have been started again in the
Last Chance company's works. Their
lower tunnel, now in 1000 feet, is receiving
a fan of large capacity. This tunnel is of
sufficient size to admit of double tracks
drawn bv locomotives, and will tap the
ledge 600 feet below The present lowest
works. When completed they will have
sufficient ore above that level to run their
concentration ten years, but Frank Moore
and Charlie Sweeney are not the men to
allsw such ore to stand in that mountain
ten years. when, by increasing the capacity
of their plant, or erection of new ones. they
can get the vast amount OF silver and lead
to market in half that time.
During the time of idleness at the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan company's mines, caused
by damage of the travelling cable on their
Bleichert tramway, work on the new con-
contractor, now being erected near the new
one started last May, progressed rapidly.
Contractor Cosgriff is working all the men
he can make room for.
An underground survey of the Last
Chance and Tyler mines is being made, as
ordered by the court, to determine the
lines between the c%ontendinR locations. +.
9. Lqrlng represents the latter company,
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deputy United States mineral surveyors.
A large number of attorneys, owners and
others are in town, massing their forces for
the approaching litigation in the United
States circuit court. T. Lockwood Moore,
of Spokane, a large owner in the Last
Chance, and w. B. Honneyman. of Port
land, of the Tyler company, are among the
number.
F. r. Cuthbertson, of the Tiger company
at Burke. referee of the Last Chance and
Tyler companies for the disputed ground.
has entered upon his duties.
j. N. Porter, deputy United States sur
veyor, has just completed a survey of the
Bell group, near Gem, for a patent. These
locations are owned bv Messrs. Finch and
Campbell, of the Gem company, and
others.
Owners of the Coeur d. Alene Nellie near
Osbourn, have pursued that wonderful
ledge of high grade dry ore, and are now re-
warded with four feet of that quality of ore.
Much of it is gray copper assaying in some
instances above 1000 ounces of silver per
ton.
Bill sprinberg, a jovial German, is in
town. He says he has "blue mides' and
''native of silver in the Bismarck, on Big
creek.
Senator Manager, of the Silver Chord
company, has started a tunnel to tap the
ledge on the Old Blindy on Big creek. It
will require about $50 feet, and can not be
finished before next spring. This is also
on Big creek.
Remonstrances have been forwarded to
the department. of the interior against act
ing favorably on the applications of Came
ron Brothers, who have published notices
that they will apply for permits to cut
on large tracts of land on the Caur
d Alene river and tributaries, one of which
is forty mile along the North fork and five
miles wide. The principal points made in
the circumstances are that the tracts are
too large, and that the timber is required
by the population living adjacent.