The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-22
PARK COUNTY INE

Big Timber in tho Center Of = Rich Min
M ing Section.
Few towns are situated 80 favorably as is
Big Timber, and, as a mining center there
are few towns that have SO many promising
mines and mining camps at hand. says the
Big Timber Pioneer. To the south is the
Boulder camp. to the north are the Crazy
mountain mines, now coming into promi-
hence by reason of the new strikes re-
ported, on the east is the Grow feserve. soon
to be opened. and believed by a to con-
tain a large amount of mineral land, while
last, but not least by any means, are the
newly discovered piacsrs. All are tributary
to the town and will assist III making a city
of NO small dimensions.
The placer clnim excitement has in a
measure subsidized and good solid work COM
menoed 10 find out the richness of the
ground and to W orktheir claims now seems
the object of she locators and it will soon
be demonstrated a. to whether there is any
thing in paying quantities there or not.
James Deboard I'M Urner 81 Hatfield are
doing a large amount of work in construct
ing Auming. fifty feet having now been
built with lumber on the ground for
another fifty feet. and will put in sluice
boxes. Before another week all the fixtures
for placer mining will be in place and a
thorough test made of the dirt. The tests
already made by %panning out show up q
large number of colors and is believed that
the l~ocators will be successful and have
struck it rich.
In all some thirty claims have been To-
Gated and upon many of them work will
soon be commenced. Should gold be found
in paying quantities, and it is said by many
who ought to know that it will be, it will
make an exceedingly lively winter tor this
portion Of Montana and will add to the re-
sources not vet counted.
While digging on one of the claims about
one-half mile from the river, II. S. Whit
sett found a small piece of rock containing
a large amount OF gold. The rock was
found amongst sand about q foot and a
half from the surface. The sand upon be-
ing washed showed eleven or twelve colo:s.
In the Boulder camp everything ia boom
ing. There axe now in the district between
400 and 500 men. And it is freely estimated
that there will be 1000 people located be-
tween Hicks Park and Cooke City before
the close of another season. Ibis estimate
may seem laxge, but to the knowing oues
1t does not. The mineral is there and thu
work accomplished this summer will 90 4
long ways toward showing the world a,
large that there is no richer district, nor r
district that is so essentially poor man.
camp" in existence.
E. O. Clark WAS in town from Mcleod
Mr.. Clark stated that he had just returned
from a weeks visit to the camp and that h.
was now more assured than ever of its prom,
money and bright future. He also statee
that the Independence mine alone woulG
sustain Il camp Of good proportions. Iha
company having now between forty ant
fifty men at work. So far this season the,
nave taken out about 400 tons of o1e, or
which they started their new mill TO worl
yesterday.
Dave Kennedy came down from the Boul
der camp on Saturday and remained owe
.-1nday in the city. The gentleman ha,
been engaged IN experimenting the con
structlon OF an arasta upon the Dixie mine
Inc machinery was started mp last week
but the water wheel broke down, owing t.
the fact that it had bsen constr uctsd of sof'
native pine. The wheel will be rebuilt will
mr. from the monntains near the camp ane
the work OF pounding no the rock will b,
commenced. Mr.. Kennedy expocts that ii
trial run will be made within q few dav,
and is confident that the arasta will be
paying investment.
A stampede 10 the mines in the Crazies il
reported to have occurred a few dsys 400
Ihe report as II comes to US is that a few
weeks ago a prospecting party started on
from Castle, prospected the Crazies ant
were rewarded by making some good In
cations near the head of the Sweetprass
Upon their return to Castle for supplies
tools, etc, they exhibited some of their rocl
with the result that a number of miner
have left Castle to make locations in tn
now camp.