The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-29
AMONG THE LKDGES
Our Mining Editors Weekly
Contribution.
NEWS FROM BOULDER DISTRICT
Our Regular Correspondent Writes an
Interesting Letter From There-The
Hynes and Lynch Property-The
Bi-Nletal1fc Co.-Other Mining
News and Notes Hereabout.

PRINCETON, Mont, y une 70, lS93.--Ihat
we have gold belt within the limits of
our district seems now pretty we'll es-
tablished by actual development of seve-
raj gold-bearlng mineral fssures, and
what is very significant in connection
with these gold lodes, is, that they occur
in granite formation, run easterly and
westerly, dip to the south, have been
traced long distances along the surface;
that their quartz is largely "free;;" that
they are not pockety fhough of course
they alternately expand and contract
like all mineral fissures). In fact, they
are IN all respects "true." To be sure it
will take systematic mining and milling
to make their product available for the
uses OF commerce, but the requisite con
ditions for ultimate success seem to be
at hand.
This belt seems to extend from the
TX of the mountain to the northeast Of
the Nonpareil mine on Boulder creek and
to run east and west of Deer Lodge
basin, which is cut almost alright angles
by numerous parallel fsslres which
head towards the headwaters of Gold
creek and Pioneer. 1t is quite likely
that this area of gold bearing ground ex-
tends even further southeastward from
the initial point named, on into the
country limited by Pioneer and Rock
creek on the east, the headwaters of
Rock creek on the southeast, and the
healwaters Boulder creek to the west.
1t is rough, rugged country, and to
prospect it thoroughly implies great
hardships. In it's higher attitudes the
SHOWS will not have melted before the
middle Of July, but the lower portions
OF this gold patch may be looked over
now.
In running crosscut tunnel for the
Bloomington lode the Scherr brothers
ana Charles kadell have cut a 1%-foot
lode OF very fine free gold quartz that
prospects handsomely in the pan. The
objective point of this crosscut is the
Bloomington lode, presumably much
more powerful than the lode cut. This
property is on the west side of Deer
Lodge basin.
Mr.. Pickle, of Anaconda, and an asso-
clate, as we'll as Messrs. Campbell, Smith,
Royce and Larsen, are getting very fine
quartz from their claims to the south
and east of the Bloomington and Royal
Their claims assay we'll in both gold
and silver.
The Royal are working some six men
just now. If report speaks true this
force will soon be increased, but it is
not likely the mill will be started up
until late in the summer.
On the divide between Princeton and
Gird creeks, about equi-distance tc
Stone Station and Princeton postoffice
are Messrs. Kearney, EEgman, Jennings
and Benson on their Silver King claim
apparently on top Of what will eventually
develop into very big mine of the class
Of the Blue-eyed Nellie. Theirs is a
silver-lead ore. They will ship carload
Of ius choicest within a couple Of weeks
or as soon as they can pack it down.
Your townsmen, Messrs. McFadden
Maloney and Barnes, and Edgar Horton
with associates, have claims in that
neighborhood that produce ore akin tc
that of the Silver King, but as the
writer has not seen them he cannot
enter into detail. ROLAND.