The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-29
IN The zOsEL DISTRICT.
A Section Of Deer Lodge County
Rich in Deposits Of
Mineral.
Prospects Which Have Been De-
veloped and Have Proved
To Be Producers.
The Formation, Character OF the Orc aud
General Characterization OF h slo-
can Lake Country.

The Zosel district is located eight miles cas-
of Deer Lodge, between Bagga and haro'r
creeks, in a belt OF birdseye porphyry, says
the Silver State. The leads have an aver
ago width Of six feet, part Of which is soft
talc, the rest being either filed with soft
carbonates or galena. The ~carbonates have
an average value of $50 per ton. and the
galena about 800 per ton. COTTONWOOD
and Bnggs creek run through the heart OF
the district, and their banks for a consld-
cradle distance have been located for mill
and smslter sites, the creeks carrying about
5000 inches of water the year round. The
surrounding hills are thickly covered with
pine and fir timber, furnishing an album
dance OF mining timbers and fuel for
smelling and milling purposes. TIT
pophyry is bounded on the south by . black
lime.
There is a splendid wagon road from
Deer Lodge, with branches to all parts OF
the district. which greatly facilitates pros
pectinc in this district, as $35 rock can be
shipped at a profit. The following pros
poets have been more or less developed,
and most of them have produced some
good ore.
The Hidden Hand is owned by Peterson.
Beaumont and Devlin, and has produced
about ten oars of ore, averaging $3.50 per
ton. The company il at present taking out
some very fine ore. and they intend to ship
q car on the first of next month. The vein
in the stope averages twenty-five inches
and ia Of better quality than ever. The in
cline at the discovery is being pushed as
rapidly as possible, and is in ore all the
way to to the present depth.
The Silver Queen is owned by Peterson
and Hansen. and is developed by an incline
fifty feet deep, which shows some very hne
galsna and carbonates. As yet the owners
have shipped no ore. but will after the
holidays put the property in shape to ex-
tract ore.
Negotiations, which have been pending
between eastern parties and ONeill d Mo
Mullen, owners of the Wake Up Jim. were
declared off yesterday, the owners having
opened up a twslve-inch vein OF galena and
carbonate ore in the north drift of the 100
foot level. This ore averages, 80 far as
tried, $50 per ton. The owners are taking
out about half a ton per day with three
men, but this amount will be greatly in
creased as soon as stations can be cut and
slopes opened. They have about ten tons
Of this ore On the dump which will be
shipped as soon as . car can be filled.
Jack Bolt, the veteran prospector, was IN
town last week purchasing supplies for the
winter. He is going to prosecute develop
ments on the General Prim, situated one
mile south of the Emery mine on the south
fork of Cottonwood creek. While here he
sold one-half interest in this claim to P. G.
Patterson and George Cookrell for $500.
These gentlemen think they have secured a
bargain.
Another mining deal is to record in the
transaction Of Monday when a bond was
Given by William Coleman and John II,
Kelley on six claims in Zosel district to DR..
j. P. Rains. Julian Smith and Charles
Meader, for the sum of $1,000, bond to OK
pire in fifteen days. There is no doubt
that the bond will be taken up, and another
active company for Zosel will be the conse-
quenoe. The beauty OF the property bonded
all be worked through ono tunnel, which is
now in eighty feet, showing some very good
carhonatea.