The Helena independent., 1893-11-20
ACTIVITY IN THE MINES.
The Prosperous Bald Butte Near
Marysvills Is Making a Good
Record.
Work Being Rapidly Pushed on
the New Ooncentrator for
the Ontario.
The Basis Misses are Rsomiss and Cspi-
taiists srs Plsnty Looking for Chances
Of Invsstmsns.


Suoh Involuntary idlsnsss u nsy pSovs an
Interesting relief 10 some 10 know that
there are some bright spots on ths dark
baskar ound and some places mostly tribu
VARY 70 Hslens. whose work 10 booming and
production 10 on the increase. One Of
these pisces In the Bald Autts mine. about
lsur miles beyond Marysviiis. DuEias ths
summer and while everything arsusd
locked dark and dissouraginR. work, de-
vsloDmsnt and produotiop. hsvs not ssessA
for Aay; and In addition twenty new
stamps have bsen added. doubling the
capacity ef tho mine. while development
and production Of the mino has kspt equal
paos. Besides the added stamps, nsw
bsilsS has been added, 90 that there
may bs NO dolay for cleaning and
% insure against any accident, A
psmp Of larger capacity has also bssn
added and = nsw rock. k.erushsr OF in
creased capacity, which IL to be opssstsd a.
the mouth Of bhe mine and bv electric
power 10 b. transmitted from ths mill over
wiSe about mile In length. All Of these
improvements, sRRregatins In cost over
$2b. COO. have heen paid flom the saraings
sf the mine without borrowing dollar and
whom complete without owing . dollar.
Ths regular working forcs in both mine and
mill has bssn increased and the monthly
pay roll amounts to several thousand dol
lars. which Las eone into circulation and
aided materially In allsviating the strin-
Rsncy of the times in this vicinity. The
The Bald Butte il making good record
under the conservative manaRsmsntof n.
H. Tsssm. who 10 working out . steady
business PROF osision for the benefit Of tho
stock holders who are few In number and
have NO stock TO sell.
Another sosne OF pleasing activity 10 at
the Ontario mine, which has made an en-
viable record 40 . producer Of precious
OF the rinoipal owner. William Dyer. 1t
10 like the Bald Butte, located little be-
yond the main range. about seven miles
from kimini. Early in the year the mine
was stocked at tho moderate capitalization
of 800. 600 shares at the psr value of 81, and
the proceeds Of which ttwas designed 10
erect fifty ton eoucsntrator a. most Of the
seyen foot vein required concentration fer
lrodtable N srketinR. Phe uassual collapse
OF credit and general auspsnsion Of busi-
iness intsrisrsd with the progress Of the
and the promise Of certain ich and esrly re-
turns. Recently g. W. southmayd. one Of
the eastern stockholders, visited the mine
and was so we'll satisfied with
Il and tho work already done,
that he at once guaranteed on his own ac-
complete tho oonoentrntor II tho work
were resumed and pushed TO carly oompls-
tion. With such assurance there vas no
hesitation. In spite Of bad weather dur
ing tho past mouth the work has been
pushed steadily and rapidly forward.
Der were hauled upon the ground and some
of the smaller ont buildings erected before
the general suspension of business 90
Cured. All work was stopped and 1t
seemed as if no mo could be done till an
Other season. But NJ. Southmayd's COM
after she defeat OF his army at MRtsago.
AZ there was enonoh of the dav left to win
a victory. so M. Southmayd thought there
was enough Of the season loft to build .
concentrator. with 80 much Of tho material
at hand. Forty mon are now at
work with twenty-five horses hauling
material and provisions from Rimini. Al
fine and solid ~ founda tioA Of granite has
been completed within the past two Neeks
Rs was ever laid In Montana, and another
crew of carpenters has been laying ont and
framing the imbors, so that there will be
no delay unless winter comes prem aturely,
without the usual Indian summer. There
is a supply of tue best quality Of granite
near at hand. enough to build all the public
buildings Of tho state ana ii qnarriss out
beautifully. Al a little trouble for wash
ing an equally fine quality OF sand 10 found
conveniently. Two sx-horss teams are
hauling brick, cement and other material
and supplies from the railroad over Dad
that at present 10 heavy in grades and with
mud. and much better suited for hauling
from than to the mine.
Besides tho Ontario there are several
other mines that would he aceommo ID atsd
il the com missioners Of Lewis and Clarke
county would, as they have promised, ap-
propriate something handsome to improv-
ing this road, which would thus divert a
rich and constant dow of business to its
markets. most OF which has hitherto found
an outlet towards Eilston. which Is nearly
twice 50 far away. but much Of it over Q
better natural way.