The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-27
MADISON QUARTZ MINES;
vhs Success OF the Easton Has
Givsn An Impetus 80 the
Industry.
Development Work Has Proven
That " Will 10 = Big
Producer.


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vrIolNrA CRY, Aug. 23.-Quartz MINING
In This vicinity has been somewhat handt
capped for several years past. partly ON 80
osunt Of over cautious operators and
partly from inexpsrisuae In the disposition
OF The ores, even in cases OF Absolutely tre'
milling rock. Quantities have been shipped
from time 30 time which cost from 32b Il
k2S and upward for transportation anc
treatment 10 Butte. Omaha or Denver
The result has not more than paid fol
representing and securing patents, while 10
very few instancss has the ground been de-
vsloped to any satisfactory depth. Hun
drsds Of thousands in placer gold CON
tinusd to roll in with = regularity that
made 1t an old story. A generation vas
born and reared on Tho ground IN
houses underneath which hundreds OF dol
lars could and has bsen washed from she
dirt. II was accidentally deposited there
in carly times, whom gold dust was the cir
culstins medium Of exchange. This gen
Grafton took more interest in ''bustinQ"
broueos; the outside didn't know or forget
all about it, except 40 4 bit Of ancient his
tory, while our bonanza people believed IN
nothing but their own immediate posses
sions.
But the first practical working which
meant business from the start is that OF
Fine d Pankey with the Easton mine-the
suecess of which has given an impetus to
tho activity in DEVELOPMENT throughout the
district. The property is favorably located
at the timber line in Mill Ruloh-s tribu-
sary to Browns ~guleh-about seven miles
from Virginia City. II IL . blind lode. APP
parently no float, and probably what lead
10 ito discovery was . slight cropping OF
stalaotiform quartz in the grass roots. Inc
developments now consists OF four tunnels
No. 4, length 800 feet, il in red oxide OF
iron stained ore, whioh assays from $25 to
$40 ps1 ton in free gold. As = matter OF
convenience this character Of rock 10 simply
termed ''oxidizsd ore." No. y length 26O
feet. about 125 feet vertically below No. I,
il 100 feet in the ore chute. No. 2. length
1875 feet, no fest vertically from last named,
has = magnificent showing. Fron the
mouth for sixty feet 10 the oxidized ore.
Some stopping was done and . Wine Wal
sunk forty feet About 400 tons lies on the
dump ready for treatment.
Now comes No. /. ia feet below, vertical,
which has I length Of 40 feet. An ~upraise,
$50 feet from the mouth. follows the pay
chute forty-hve feet. The vein il enclosed
IN clean walls, porphyritio formation,
sticky soft talo casing and dips nearly YER
tical six feet in places. but an average
width Of two and one-half feet or over.
This ore ia called base, as it contains iron
pyriteA but Notwithstanding 10 milling ore.
It very closely resembles that Of the famous
Crown Point Of the Comstock; 10 high grade
averaging $50 per ton in silver (present
prics) and about SO in gold, and steadily
improves ~ depth is attained. More favor
shown in Montana. There 10 another large
dump of the latter class Of ore besides a
quantity waiting treatment at the Filing
sampling works. To sum up there
il 4 conservative estimate of about 5000
tons Of ore in sight. At the beginning
Messra Fine and Paniey shipped $50 tons
of ore to Butte, realizing $18, csc, n show
ing an average of lib ounces Of silver and
one and . quarter ounces Of gold per ton.
This ore was of the character referred to as
oxidized ore in No. 2 tunnel. There has
never been any metallic gold or silver Wis
ible a. yet in the mine Immense speci-
mems Of beautiful bromide. a. we'll a. the
white quartz, are exhibited. which will
assay from 9400 to $500 per ton. The
Filing mill has been leased and with a
larger engine and additional machinery,
which has been ordered. tho Easton ores
will receive proper attention. The first
millman in charge appeared to have made
an ignominious failure. but Mr.. VIM. Shir-
ley. formerly of Bodis and Nevada. is de-
monstratinR . saving as q wet milling pro-
position to a high percentage.
p. A.. Largey 10 pushing the plant to Gem
pletion ON the Prospect mine and will soon
be able to make q practical test Of the cy-
anide process.
Charley Stuart spent time and about $500
trying to n something as good a. the
Easton and finally bought into the Red
Bluff mins. From . personal examination
1t Is safe to assert he has a valuable prop
erty. Above the water level there 10 quite
\ body of stopping material, spotted with
iron pyrites in ~porphyry conglomerate
which will average 1856 per ton in gold and
will easily concentrate to $100. Mr.. Stuart
Immediately surveyed for a new shaft and
will sink 200 fet before extracting ore. The
1t is nearly vertical. with we'll defined walls,
sixteen to eighteen inches of which con-
gold. The mine 10 situated only two n 4
half miles from tho railroad shipping point
at Norris.
The last of the five car loads Of fire olay
ordered for . test at Anaconda il gotten out
at Norris. The experiment. has proved
quite satisfactory and unless some other
point shows uy . better quality there will
be . standing order for regular shipments.
II. L. G.
Go to the Bee Hive for your underwear and
hosiery: Full lines on hand and new goods s-
irving daily.