The Helena independent., 1893-06-16
Rich Gold Section That Has Turned
Gu. Many Thousand
Dollars.
Developments Prove That It 1s q
Good Field for Prospector
and Capitalist
Mines That Have Recently Changed
Hands at Good F'E"rss--solne Good
Prospects.


Eprcial no The independent.
MAIDEN june Ia Tho present mining
boom in thus vicinity 10 not hcticiou'
one. 1t ia the legitimate result OF the per
ss'ent efforts of a few prospectors who
though financially roor. wore possessed o.
al abundance of energy and an exccllenc'
of Judgment which combined with taell
indefntisable pc severance has produced
far greater results than the expenditure q
millions of dollars by persons OF less intel
ligence might have done. These men hav'
hau many difficulties to contend with. ant
povert,'s grim vsa2e was not unknown Il
most of them. but undauuted by discour-
agements that might we'll have appalled,
the hravest OF them, they have laboret
faithfully for eleven years to bring thell
prosJ ects to II stage Of development tha
would leave no doubt as to the value o.
the p opcrties. 1t is = great satisfacton Il
she mine owners, and also TO those people
who have been waiting 80 patiently foI
something TO turn up," to know. that thu
value Of the mines in the vicinity has at
last been demonstrated and that outside
capital 10 becoming aware OF the mineral
resources OF these mountains. II has been
long siege for the boys. bnt should the
various cnterp ises now under way prove
successful, it ia q question OF only .
year or two till this will become one of the
greatest mining camps OF the west.
These mountsins seem to have been esps-
cially endowed with all natural facilities
for becoming \ great camp. There arc in
Vulnerable rich gold mines essily acces-
sible The ores are either frse milling. or
ores that can be cheaply worked BY the
cyanide process. The ore 10 easily mined
and there is no water to contend with until
great depth 10 attained. There 10 plenty Of
surface water for milling purposes. and a
good supply of excellent timber. Then
there is an ine1hausibls supply of fne coal
in the foothills. 90 there is NO fuel problem
to be solved. The mineral district is very
extensive. the Judith range being about
with rich leads showing i'll all parts of il.
Possessing as it docs all these advantages,
this country 10 bound to become the
Mecca" Of capital in the near future. and
that ia all that 10 needed TO insure an era
of prosperity for the camp that will soon
place 1t in the front rank a. q money Pro-
duoer. .<A-. atra
lime. porphyry. slate and shales But there
is also considerable Quattzite and some
granite. The leads are generally contact
veins between porphyiy and limo or slate.
But there are some true fssures that cut
through all the different formations. Some
OF the leads can be traced for several miles,
and the pay ore usually begins at the grass
roots. Lack of space forbids mention of
more than few Of the mines. and only
some of the more prominent
will be described. The mines
that are making the most stir
IT present are the Git Edge and Chicka
dee. These mines were recently purchased
Ed Anderson and Henry Munson, by a
syndicate Of Great Falls people composed
OF H. S. sherard. II. H. Chandler, L. E.
Collins. I. J. Arlington and others for
$33. 900. This COMPANY has the brightest
of prospects and ia pushing work rapidly.
plant and will work ore BY the cyanide pro-
cess. The Gilt Edge 10 great lead. Inn
mense bodies of ore crop out and are
pay from the surface. The lead has been
traced and located for over 1900 fsst.
The Gilt Edge was the hrst claim locatsd
any other claim on this lead. 1t has some
500 feet Of Developments, nearly all of the
work being in ore. A straight sample of
all the ore assays about 500 per ton gold.
Supt. Sheratd says that the ore is the most
perfect obtainabls for his p ocess. and says
he can work it for less that So per ton, snv-
ing over 80 per cent of the assay value and
that the total cost of milling and mining
will not exceed 81 per ton. A number of
miners are at woi K stopping ore under the
direction of Foreman VIM. Maher and the
ore dump is assuming large proportions.
The Chioadee is not as fully developed a.
tho Git Edge. but force Of miners il u
work on the lead and the present showing
justifes tho prediction that the Chickadse
10 fully equal to if not better than the Gilt
Edge. There IL a oross lead on the Chicka-
dee that Is now opened for distance of 800
feet aud continuous vein of ore 10 exposed
that at no place is less than four feet in
width and samples $52 per ton gold. Speoi-
mems assay over $3.50 per ton. The main
lead shows about eight feet of ore at point
400 feet lower than the discovery shaft.
Tho company owns several other mines in
the vicinity and have O.O0O tons Of pay ore
in sight. The mill will be ready for opera
about 100 tons in twenty-four hours.
A rich strike was lately made in the Red
Bird, the property of Ed Anderson and w.
E. Wilson. This claim is on the Gilt Edge
vein and adjoins the Chiokadee on the
northeast A ten-foet ore body has been
exposed. san sles from which assay $50 Per
ton gold. The vein has been exposed in
several places and is the making of splen-
did mine. Wilson Aunson and Anderson
also own the next two claims to the north.
east. These are the Owl aud Jewel lodes.
These claims show large bodies Of ore on
the surface. all of which assays we'll in
gold.
Adjoining the Jewell on the northeast ia
the Ontario, owned by White d. Williams.
Recent developments on this claim have
exposed fine body of ore, and It is tho in
tsntion OF the owners to run q tunnel du,-
ing tho summer that will tap the vein shout
200 feet in depth.
Lying to the northeast Of tho Ontario.
and on the same vein 10 the Big 4, owned
by George Cunningham. This claim has
shaft about fifty feet in depth. all in ore.
he vein hero is about 100 feet wide and
while not all pay ore. it IL an excellent
showing for a great mine. On the east of
the Ontario 10 the Alice May. recently To-
Gated by Tim Cronin and Newton Cowan.
The boys have not made any extensive de-
velopments YET, but have . Rood-sizsd ore
body that assays we'll In gold. and if any
surface indications 20 for any thing they
are likely TO have bonanza. Ne free mill
Edge vein, bat ii 10 30 we'll adapted for the
yanlde process that it 10 claimed the ore
can be worked in pans. Al present there 10
no doubt in the minds of those who have
seen them but that every claim On the Gilt
Edge vein will become q paying proposition
at no distant day.
Among the more important of the Older
mines of the camp are the MaRinnis COM
pany's mines. These are the Ore Cache.
Montana and Globe lodes. all Of which have
bssn extensively developed and huve pro
duosd over $l.0O00O in gold. silver and
lead. 1he nines are now being worked
and Will Hanks. of Great Falls. and are
tnyn}po ont hnllion daily. Thu oyo ia