The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-19
Some of the More Prominent Prop
critics Touched Upon by "
an Old Miner.
The Good Work Being Done by the NIno
Poopls-The Schafer Lead-The
Black Alder and Howe.

thirty years ago by the late Jim" Whit
latch. to which he cave his own name, to
ao,nsnx ~ canital;ats. the moving spirj
"pan M;eh.s, coans. Tha,
OF wnica was y.
a hltch occurred ana We
hotel CORRIDORS that the aforesaid compan
~ .onc,raea ~ commences work ON sey
nav ~ A.. ",uh;.I...h
eral claims oonsieuous 70 .ne "n'si"l'1,
(but mot includlnR the union), tns on
National Mining company, with headquar
&or. in Nav York. having determined to re-
es.s.t,ons On thar rror.rtv. Ina
what the peculiar urn OF ansils was 'na
led to this Sudden awakening OF the long
dormant energies OF the company repre-
ssnt.a ~ q i Tomas. .eamed for a time 1,
"s.h... .h;n., a ona con,a fathom.
10 one :. no' .ko .sL.sN.s. 49,
In the light OF later opm nov"
ever, it would seem that If certain vague
ana vithal guarded hints were followed te
80, .orr.s IN. r..l canse Of he lone
'a0ll 'o"iso' s. Ma...n.,. r;.ho.,
don OF IN VI
gold mines would be founa 10 nave resumed
from n Of those re~prencnsloie scneuee
which only too frequently ave oeen ~ the
bottom of the closing down OF some q !ne
best mines Of this and other communisies
- - vrs.l -
villages and deserted camps. WIN wv
companies operating within four mliss OF
Helena, an era of prosperity, would dawn
upon the city the like OF which mas MOI
been Witnessed since the stamps at Union
Vile were hung up" years ago.
''Ths dattering success that mas AVENGED
the development of the Mac mine, lying =
short distance north OF the Whitlatch
Union, is one Of the most promising signs
of the lines. 1t has had . wonderful eject
In stimulating prospecting and develop,
ment work in all that region OF rich gold
quartz. The second rim OF rock IN the
Constans will exceed the hrstt, ana now
ZONES the report that the third rim has
been even better than the second. Inc ex-
act figures OF the dlneront rims
Of ore are mos At hand, put
the report m in a pretty direct way that
the second vein cleaned up aOoub @i1 per
ton, and the third about 30 per . better.
At present the mine is being worked DAY
and night with " shl1ts OF men. bes"een
the runs OF quartz from the Mae lead sne
mill men have andwloneo a trlaA run from
a lead lying near Nelson gulch,, belonging
to Eugene Jenrles, n on Wnloh sne Mas
company have an option. Inc 1perina ental
The Constants min 4 Park CITY. in
which the rock from the Mas lead and
other mines has been crushed. Is now neln2
taken down., preparatory 10 being set up AZ
a point IN drlzzly Rulen, IN Iark Clty,
whore il will be more accessible from al
the olnsrent leaos IN gne camp. wore
stamps are also 10 % aodeo. a. II. capao-
1ty Is inadequate 1or nanolinR tne lnoreas-
ang quantltles OF qu1teA iAoely
raised 20 the sur!ace IN oeveioping =
limited number OF the iocatlons wltnln .
radius OF hslt a mile OF tho mlli.
me MIL mas ior some time Deen opela.eo
0Y the oWU0rS OF the MAO mine, VINO nave a
bond on tne ,iead lonRi 70 Eugene
Jefrles. With tne privilege OF mining an the
quartz taken rom tns iocaslon outing tne
next eight months. lnls: W1tn tne iook
produced by the Mac lead. mas exceeded the
capacity OF sns MILL, hence Hns necessary 1or
the additional Wild twensy Stamps
dropping DAY nlgns II ~ Del1eVeu ina we
mill will be able to handle the output OF the
camp Ior some slma. =
west OF farK Clsy. on NELSON gulcn, rs
situated the onooef leao. Inc quattZ from
ms mine Is among the ricnsst In snls ais
trlct OF rlch gold proposltlens. FOR years
1t mas been the practlce OF prospectors'
having been out rushing all summer IN
successfully, TO extract quartz from tne
Shoner during the winter II have IT mll!ed
In the spring, whlen would IN
var1ably stake" the Eoya Tor m
other tussle WIN ncKls lortune. Inc
only drawback to the continuous working
OF the Shober IL the plncned conoltlon OF
the vein, four to twelve inches beng the
width OF 1t. bus the quartz ID fres mllilng,
ana runs away up n Rola. IL mas OFTEN
been wondered at mat some company has
not prosecuted the search Tor the mother
lode. the ohober being admittedly but a
''strlnRer" from some bonanza that is be-
lieved to exist near by, but evidently being
a "blind' lead. 1t was in Nelnon gulch,
below the Shober lead, that the famous
~ NAIQnn rHtNh nrr0nt' "QH fnlrf vAnYE
ago, Wnen Nelson Rulcn was mined from one
end to the other by the placer miners. 1t
was one OF the richest gulches IN this Sec
tlon.
On upper Gro Fine Rnlch, about one mile
south OF the Whltlaeh Union, and running
parallel with the latter, the Mac, Ohio,
DayiiRnt, Molntyre, Pearo ana others. Il
quite a furore in mining circlss in this vi
oinlty. Az the outcrop it showed . large
and well-dehnsd vein running high in gold.
With quite a percentage In silver. But Rs
depth was gained water was encountered in
considerable quantity, caused by the pacu-
liar position OF the vein tthe vein occupy
Ing a sag in the mountain. thus forming a
natural DRAM, which discouraged the own
ers, md the writer remembers distinctly
shat the company, several OF the NOM
bers not being miners, could
not agree upon any plan or method of
operating tho mine, which was thereupon
closed dewn and has remained closed to
this day. The company thought enough of
the property, however, to have it patented.
Henry P. Constans and others some years
ago claimed to have found an extension of
the Black Alder on the west. nsar Grizzley
gulch, but nothing has been heard Of il
since.
In close proximity to the Pedro mine,
formerly operated with good results by B.
d. Iatsm. but which was shut down