The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1891-04-30
AMONG THE LEDGES
Our Mining Editors Weekly
Contribution.
PLANS OF THE EAST GRANITE co.
An interesting Interview with Superin-
tendent Welch Regarding the Prop
erty-Operations ut Present Eliza
beth Strike Not Materializing-Fine
Progress at the Bi-Metallfc Extension
A Letter from the New Gold Fields

work in the future have been decide,
upon. And now that there is no reasol
to further doubt the reliability O
previous statements to the effect tha
the East Granite would in due time be
come one of the dividend-payers, w
give below true and accurate resume
of the East Granite proposition Through
the courtesy of Superintendent Welcl
the mining editor was shown all through
the mine last Saturday, and also ove
| the surface of their claims, thereby OBJ
tanning such information as Will interes,
stockholders and the general public.
''As for the East Granite company,
said Mr.. Welch, it does not seek to gain
popularity through the medium of news
papers, but as there have been So many
erroneous reports about the property
set forth in various journals about the
state, it will not be amiss to give the
truth concerning it.
If the Granite Mountain mine was not
in existence the East Granite company
would proceed with work just the same,
with the prospects at present in sight,
and while they do not propose to gain
reputation on the merits of the Granite
mine, their position in regard to the lat
ter is as follows: The New Departure
shaft, sunk on the vein of the same name,
is $500 feet east and 1000 or 1905 feet
south from the Granite shaft, the col
800 feet higher than that of the Granite,
and 500 feet higher than that of the BIZ
Metallic. The New Departure vein and
what is known us the North or Sunny
side vein is less than 200 feet north from
the New Departure shaft but the New
Departure vein and the Sunnyside vein
come together on the Montreal ground,
about 1,2OG feet east from the New De-
par,ure shaft. On the Montreal there is
shaft sunk Is feet, showing three feet
on this vein the first of March. on ac-
count of water. It is on this claim, how
ever, that Mr.. Pardee figures on putting
mn the main works of the East Granite
company"
OPERATIONS AT PRESENT.
The New Departure shaft is down 20
feet, where the work of cutting out Tor
a station is under way. At this depth
they found eight to ten inches OF ore
that runs sixty ounces IN silver, but the
chnte only extended twenty feet in
length. They have drifted eighty feet
east and west on the vein, but the bal
ance of ore is all low grade and 1t seems
that they are just on top OF the ore.
When the station is cut out at the 10
foot level a large Knowles pump will be
nut IN and sinking continued to the 5OO-
foot level. They will then crosscut nor, n
to the Sunnyside vein, which they figure
on reaching in 100 feet from the 5OO-foot
,evel. and begin taking out ore sufficient
to nav all expenses while the main works
are Under wav of construction on the
Montreal claim, where large hoist will
be built and a three-cOmpartment smart
sunk.
The showing in the New Departure
shaft at present is sufficient TO ]ustliy
the company in all this proposed work
and considering that they yet have
seventy-tive feet to sink before COMING
on level with the collar OF the Granite
shaft, the showing is even better thar
they had looked for, for the reason tha'
the Granite company sunk several hun
dred feet before taking out much ore
value.
The East Granite company have got
good prospect without the Sunnysld'
Vein. Therefore, the attempts to dis
nrove the latter vein running into thel
ground is of little consequence, and more
over, they do not figure on making thel
mine out of the Sunnyside vein, for the: 9:
are pretty sure to have one without II
but time and development will prov,
that the Sunnyside vein passes througI
their ground, and will greatly add TO tn
value of the East Granite.
Sinking the main shaft will be com
menced as soon as the present shaft |
finished to the depth of 500 feet, wh1c]
will be late in the summer.
Saturday afternoon all the miners wer
driven out of the shaft by water that TO
time came in too fast for the pump t.
handle, but later IN the day work wa
continued. There are now twenty me
employed in the Development and tn
force will be increased accordingly as tn
work opens up.