The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-29
What Led to tho Discovery OF the
Much Advertised SLOGAN Lake
Country.
Reports of Assays Which Will
Cause a Great Stampede
Next Summer.
rer,lous Trip to tho New Eldorado In
October, Crossing Fields OF Loo
and Snow.

ID TO VeNEOT0 lQGO tuo AOW ANEAAAy
famous SLOGAN district, is tho latest arrlval
from that Mecca towards which thousands
OF feet will be turned within the next three
months. Your correspondent has inter-
viewed the gentleman II gained some In
formation which probably has not hereto
fore appeared in print. About Sept. | last
Ell Carpenter and Jack Seaton, W pros
pectors from Ainaworth, on Kootenai lake,
who had been in with the stampede to
Kaslo, crossed the divide a the SLOGAN
slope, where the first discovery they made
was the fact that they were lost.
A difference Of opinion as to which direo-
ton they should take to reach kootenal
lake resulted in a quarrel and a division Of
the grub supply. Finally Carpenter, who
ia known as "Frenchy.'' started in the di-
reotion which he supposed would lead to
civilization. Happening to find some hoat
galena, he was tracing it up to Its source
when his partner overlook him, past dln-
erences were overlooked and together they
located the lead which was called the
PAYNE. and is on what is now known as
Pavne mountain. Some of the ore from
the surfacs was carried to Ainsworth. as
saved. and found to carry ITO ounces silver
per ton besides the lead.
Carpenter and Bielenberg shortly after
wards decided to visit the country and DC
some prospecting but it was about Sept.
% before they got started. They pro-
ceeded to the mouth Of the SLOGAN mine
ard pushed their way up that stream to
SLOGAN lake in a small row boat, being three
and one-half days making the distance,
thirty-fve miles. Along the lake they
Hoated a distance Of eighteen miles to the
mouth Of what is now called Carpenter
creek.
An examination of the float found along
the east shore of the lake at this point
demonstrated that it was grey copper and
brittle silver. Subsequent assays gave re-
turns from $1,000 to 5000 ounces silver
psr ton. Here six locations have been
made, the Lillian, Lalle Shore. Dor Jusn,
Fresno. Big Six and None such; Inc
formation is black oyanite and slate, an
eiphteen-inch streak of red porphyry min
eraIized running with these lodges the same
IA Ali others in the district. The veins
average four feet in width, as far as devel-
oped, while the pay streak ranges from
fourteen inches to twenty inches; These
City, which had q population OF nineteen
men on Christmas day.
PAYNE mountain lies about eight miles
east Of SLOGAN lake, and from the number
and size Of its veins, together with the
richness Of the surface ores, is considered
the biggest thing yet discovered IN the h his.
tory Of mining in the northws.t. The
principal claims are the Payne, Mountain
Chief, Crown Prince. SLOGAN Boy and
Washington, The latter has been bonded
for $50. 600. The trend Of the mineral belt
ia northwest and southeast. but the looa,
tions have all been taken about east anc
west. Load e%srbonates from the Payne
ASSAY ninety ounces silver, while the galens
assays from It's to 30 ounces. The Noun
tain Chief $50 ounces, and from the
Washington assays AVE been had giving
1900 ounces silver per ton. The Washing
ton vein is stated to be twenty feet wide
and the other locations not so large
festly clean and free from eaneue
These veins are between cynnite and slate
formations. This mineral belt begins foul
miles below the mouth of Carpenter creek,
and runs no one knows how far. Along its
course float has been found which gave re.
turns from ninety to 42o ounces IN sllye'
and some carrying as high as $50 IN gold.
Except the noted Noble Five group, located
about one and a half miles from Payne
mountain, but little prospectlng has beer
done. yet it Is understood that parties dur,
ing the winter have made a number OF To-
cations on seven or eight feet of snow. 4
pack trail has been built from the moutl
of the SLOGAN into the mines and is the
means of communication for the present.
The second trip into the country by Mr.
Bielenberg in October, when he was accom-
panied by a prospeotor named VIM. Moulse
was one of the most ventaresome anc
thrilling perhaps, ever made in that section
of British Columbia. They QUILTED a
Ainsworth, each mar with a slxty-tv'
pound pack on his back. and started OF
foot across the mountains. They Travelled
along one Immense glacier a distance o
four miles and found in places where thi
immense mass of ice had ground every
thing to pulp and had forced up ridges a
least 100 feet i'll heighth. They encoun.
tered formations of red granite. schist ant
porphyry, and discovered a numbe
of mineralized veins from whicl
they took samples: these, however
were afterwards lost. go they could not de
termine the value of the ore. On the tri]
they were compelled to CROSS deep gorge
with precipitous sides and climb high say
tooth mountains. At one time they wer
showed in for three days. The only gam
killed was one porcuplne, yet they say
signs Of numerous goats that live about tn
glaciers, and plenty OF evidence of tn
existence OF bear. Sixteen DAYS was con
sumed in making the trip, although the dis
lance does not far exceed thirty miles
Their friends in the country had give:
them up for lost, but finally they arrived a
SLOGAN lake, where they had before cache
g. quantity of provisions.
The celebrated Jackson corset waist in blao
and colors for sale only by Butcher q Bradley.