The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-25
bring the Past Season II Has
Been a Very Lively
Camp.
BoStions of Park County in
Which Helena Mon Are
Interested.
swiggett Corrects n Wrong I'm
questionable Outlook In Deer
Lodge County.

The recent storms have resulted In a
nowfali of nearly two feet in many por-
ions OF the Boulder mining district. tenn
P~orarily suspendinR the work of prospect
re, says the Livingston Enterprise. Work
pom the developed properties however, is
eing successfully prosecuted.
At the Independence mine a boarding
ouse has been erected aud the 900-foot
Runway is icing rooted to protect it from
he winter SHOWS. About fifty men are
~ employed in the mine and about the
ompany's mill. The company is Q
|peratinR it's three-stamp mill 80 we'll 10
he ten-stamp mill OF the Hidden Treasure
company upon the output OF their mine for
he pu, pose Of reducing the large sccumula-
ion in their ore house and upon the dumps.
rom thi,ty TO thlrty-tive tons of ore are
reated daily and with excellent result In
he output of amalgam. Upon the mine a
~rosscut has been run from the first to a
econd vein OF ore which is Ut still greater
width aud of equal richness with the ore
low being wo ked.
The Yellow Jacket is another of the
romising mines Of the district, owned by
Cook and Owens, which shows a good body
rich ore. Work upon this property,
lowever, has been suspended for the winter.
A strike of rich galena ore has been made
lpon Saloon mountain. which indicates
hat the Boulder district will prove rich in
liver as we'll as gold.
Three sawmil!s are now in active opera
ION in different localities, which will fur
,ish an abundant supply of lumber for
building and other purposes.
Il. Langham. of Helena. representing the
Crawford Rotary Quartz Mill company,
visited the Boulder dist lot the past week
md placed orders for four of these mills.
Two have been purchased by the Poo man
Mining company to treat the OUTPUT OF
heir property. One will be placed at the
Daisy mine by Chaplin d Lee. II another,
10 be devoted to custom work, will be To-
,ated in the Lake district. II Is claimed
hat by the employ ment of these mills 10
err cent better retu ms onn be secured than
" any other process yet utilized in treating
rec milling ores.
David Kennedy, owner of the Dixie mine.
has gone 10 Helena. taking with him 400
pounds OF ore. which will be put through
he Crawford rotary mill us a test OF the
ire and also to demonstrate the working
pf this process of treating ores.
Aesayer HI. L.. Glenn who, returned n few
days ago from the Boulder camp. reports a
ich strike on the Golden Star in the 300
DOT level. The tunnel was tecently COM
nenced and last week a body of ore three
eet in width was encountered. As an in
stance of the richness of this p yoperty it is
Etated that a recent assay went 81, 522. 10 per
ton.
Dave Kennedy, accompanied by Harry
Mckee, came in ftom the Boulder CAM
eunday morning. Dave says the DixiA is
showing up in splendid shape and the aras'
ra recently placed on the property is being
un steadily. He ia OF the o. inion, how
aver. that by this process considerable gold
uns off in the taiiings. 10 test this belief
10 brought dow with him several sample
sacks of ore and departed Tuesday morning
for Helena for the purpose of securing an
Rssay.
II. L. Leveaux. PRESIDENT CT the lnde-
rendence Mining ompany in the Boulder
district, reports the output of the company
from its trentment of ore from the lnde
rendence mine az averaging about $4u(
from each days cleanup. 1t is chiefly
tnrou9h the energy and enterprise Of Mr.
Leveaux that the Boulder district has
been brought to public notice by reason OF
the successful operation of the lndpend.
ence mine, and he is justiy elated over thu
highly temune alive results of his invest
ments in that dist let.