The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-11
M|SSOULA COUNTY MINES
The Spring Gulch District Entering
Upon q Period Of Permanent
Prosperity.
Keystone and King Mining Com
panies to Do Lots OF
Work.
Heavy Shipments From the Iron Noun
tain This Wealth. That Has Been Taken
Out Of Old Confederate.

During the past three years Spring eulch
district. in Missoula county, more than any
other camp of western Montana has been
subject TO the effects Of the spasmodic work
ing and closing Of the mines. Alternately IL
haa been prosperous by nervous activity
and the employment Of men In the mines,
and again depressed by the total suspension
Of work in its most prominent properties.
These conditions have followed each other
with notiosble regularity. But each period
OF prosperity has left tho little town Of Car
ter. in the guloh. a little larger AMI more
substantial appearing. with better build
ings and more Of them. The main reasons
for these periodical conditions of prosper.
ity and depression have been occasional
bodies of high grade ore and lack of ma
chinery to concentrate the larger and more
regular bodies Of low grade ore. The pros
pectors owning claims while unable to de-
velop them, have been high priced and con-
fdent in the future realization Of their
hopes. just at present the whole camp
seems on the verge of a period of prosper
ity.
The Keystone and King Mining company
have commenced operations under the man
ukUAAcAu ! ~ W. 1A0ulllLOA, D ,Woll AuuWH
mining man Of practical experience. The
Keystone mine last summer produced over
$5O,O0 0 worth of ore. and under the new
management has again commenced ship
ments. The King and Queen mines, be-
longing to the same company, are the prop
critics, however, on which tho future prosper.
ity of the company ia most largely based.
The two claims join, and a 800 foot shaft
has been sunk at the common end line.
The greater part of tho depth shows ore
in large quantities. and at the bottom the
body is larger than at any point above. 1t
is essentially Z concentrating proposition
of the largest kind. A cross-cut tunnel has
shaft, and 0 lacks about forty feet of
connecting. which will be completed in the
next fifteen days. A 100 ton o~oncentrator
will be erected this fall, and with the start
ing of this the permanent prosperity of the
camp will he assured.
to Vim. bmead for $4,000. a portion of the
purchase money being paid down. Work
has been commenced and will be prose-
cuted c~ontinuously. The present depth OF
the shaft is 175 feet, showing a continuous
streak of ore from top to bottom Of high
mine about four weeks ago ran 166 ounces
in silver and 1919 in copper. A disagreement
among the partners seems to have been the
only reason for the continued idleness, for
there has always been pay ore in sight.
The Little Anaconda mine. on the head
Of Deem creek, close to the Spring Gulch
divide. is being worked BY U. Jeldness. un-
der a $3.50. 900 bond. He has the privilege
of shipping ore under royalty. The first
carload was shipped two or three weeks
since and netted 81. 300.
The Iron Mountain mine at Flat Greek
shipped thirty-six carloads of concentrates
last mouth. which was the heaviest ship
ment made by this mine since the mill was
put up
Several important finds have been made
this summer in Oamas paririe.