The Helena independent., 1892-10-31
CAMAS PRAIRIE MINES.
Returns Of First Shipments From
the New Discoveries Very
Satisfactory.
The Nine Mile Company to Start
It's Mill on Novem-
ber 16.
Tha IRON Mountain working Its Usual
Full Force, and Concentration Is
Running Steadily.

Mrssop1A, Got 30-[Special. Returns
from the first carload of ore shipped from
the new discoveries in Camas prairie have
been very satisfactory TO the men, and has
more than paid for the time and expense
connected with its extraction, including
considerable amount OF development. The
ore is reported to have run at the smeiter
135 ounces in silver. Another osrload 10 on
the dump and will shipped. The Charcoal
mine. from which this came. is looking
very favorable and promises to be one OF
the great mines Of the section.
The Csmas Belle. now being worked
under bond, 10 shipping ore also. IT Is
located about two miles from the Charcoal
The ore is heavy lead carbonate. 6oo
sacks of which are on the dump and being
hauled to the railroad. The claim Is q very
recent discovery, and very little WORK mas
heen done to show the exact nature OF the
lode. but "a nearly as can be judged from
present appearances it is in contact with
lime foot wall and quartzte hanging, the
lode matter being a stiff red clay and talc.
There are numerous other claims in the
vaoinity that show considerable ore, ana
the camp promises to be regular shipper
from now ON. There is also some work
being done in the old camp OF Wallace,
which ia stimulated by the discoveries near
by on the Camas Prairie side Of the mount
ain.
At Nine Mile creek, hfty miles west OF
Missoula, the mill being erected by the
Nine Mile company is nearly completed.
This mill will start up Nov. 10. with ten
stamps, but the power, building and foun-
dations are for twenty stamps. The addl-
tional ten stamps will be placed in the mill
next spring. The machinery is of the best
nattern in eyery detail. True vanners will
concentrate the sand and sluices from the
tables, and the equipment throughout IS
complete Two gravity tramways connect
the mill with the main working tunnels.
These tunnels tap the ore bodies az depth
of 800 feet below the groupings. These are
from three to twenty feet IN "ia.n. rev
mines in the west have been so tho oughiy
developed, preparatory to she placing OF
milling machinery with which to work the
ores. Over 1000 feet of development work
has been done on the three claims from
which it is proposed to sup iy the ores to
the mill. The company own thirsy-seven
claims in all, but the greater part of the
deyelopment so far done has been
on the Golden Eagle and Protection.
These prorerties were purchased from
Nessrs, McElligot and Lewis for SAC, 600.
The inyestip alton and examination into
the merits of the property was most COM
rlete before the final payment was made.
The company has not placed share OF the
stock on the market, the original pur
chasers retaining their full interests.
taken as a whole, it is perhaps the most
conservative mining investment ever maze
in Missoula county. and every possible pre-
caution has been taken to secure the In
yestors against loss. Large ore bodies are
in sight. which guarantee regular dlvl-
dends. The principal owners are Messrs.
Woods Larsen, Bickford LoveIoy, helth
and Martin. The superintendent ls ).
Milton Martin. of extended experience In
the gold quartz mines of Grass valley and
other sections of California.
The prospects on Wolf creek. across
small divide from Mine Mile, possess the
same general charafteristics. but develop
ment as yet has been meaRer. Several
b parties are prepa &nq to remain on the
creek during the p1hter and by spring ex-
pect to have their inns sufficiently deyel-
oped to Justify the efection of mill.
At Pardee, on the head of Flat creek, the
Iron Mountain mine is working Its usual
full force and the cpncentrator is running
steadilv. The tramway from the mine to
the mill, something over mile and half
in length, 10 nearly completed. This will
soon relieve the mine from the expense of
hauling the ore. The shaft is now more
than two hundred feet below the tunnel
the West Iron Mountain. The contract on
the Silver GaleEa is being pushed as rapidly
as possible.
The placer miners on Cedar and Trout
creek districts have done we'll this season.
Some of them are still sluicing.