The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-20
MISSOULA COUNTY MINES
Developments on the King Proving
Very Satisfactory to the
Owners.
San Martina People Make Their
Stock Assessable and Will
Push Work.
sh,p,nc,ta to he Made by tho Listae Ana
condn CampAny-What 10 being
Done In LO Lo Creek.

special to The Independent.
Mrssou1,A, June 19.--Ths recent Develop
ments on the King mine In spring Gu'on
have been Of . most satisfactory nature.
The west drift on the 15O-foot level mas
heen driven over 100 feet, the whole distance
of which Ia in ore of good quality. There
is an up-r raise from this level OF forty feet
md this 10 also all in ore. considerable OF
which ia q good grade OF shipping ore ana
4. being sacked. A cross-eut drift Ia nov
being run on this 2S0-foot level, which Is
that of the main tunnel to strike under sne
ore body encountered in the level above. A
GREAT deal of development work has been
done on this mine, but heretofore the work
had been done TO the east of the shaft. In
that direction lead had always been tho
predominating metal, with small amounts
of copper. When the work was commenced
10 the west considerable copper commenced
20 show in the ore. and with the increase IN
copper the assays showed a cor %espondin9
increase in silver. The ore is now = good
grade of copper ore, the quantity OF the red
metal being sufficient to pay all freight ana
smelling charges, leaving the silver clear
for the mining and profits.
The annual meeting of tho stockholders
of ,hs keystone and King company was
held June IL. at which the satisfactory con-
dition of tina portion of the property was
explained. The same officers Of the pre-
vious year were with one exception re-
elected. The erection of a concentratof on
the mine this year is assured.
O. Jelness, who has q lease on the Little
Anaconda mine on Deep Guleh four miles
from Cartee, has packed out the ore ex-
tracted during the winter and it 10 now be-
ing loaded on the cars at Spring Gulch sta
ton on the Ceur d'Alene branch OF the
Northern Pacific. There are between four
and five carloads, estimated to be worth
something over $4,000.
Tho annual stockholdera' meeting of the
San Martina Mining company was held on
June u. The prime Opal object was to con-
cider the proposed plan OF making the
stock assessabls. About four hfths OF the
stock was represented. The meeting was
unanimously in favor of making the stock
sssssssble to the extent OF two cents pei
share, After the stockholders' meeting ad-
iourned the board Of trustees met and lev
led an assessment Of one-half cent Pei
share. Robert Gay was appointed surerln-
tsudent, with Instructions TO put a force OF
men to work on the Grouse mine. one OF
clAlmH oWned Dy Sne company. LIS ptoP
erty of this company consists OF eiRn'
claims adjoining those of the Nine Mile
Mining company. The latter company \
now running a twenty-stamp mill will
favorable results and contemplstss tht
erection of a sixty-stamp mill this fall.
The eight-stamp mill now being srecte'
on the Chickerman mine on Lo Lo creek
is nearly completed and will be in opera
lion about July l. The mine 10 lookinI
we'll and an abundance of ore il assured TO
the mill.
The owner Of the Hidden Treasure min
at the old camp of Wallace, seventeen
miles east of Missoula. has put a force o
men to work on the mine. An ore hous
has been erected and a wagon road is bein'
built. On the creek below the mine a daI
has been constructed, which has formed
reservoir covering about fifty acres of land
There will probably be regular ore ship
ments from this camp following the com
pletion of the wagon road.
The Charcoal mine has recently shippe
two car loads of very high grade ore.
The tunnel being driven to tap the Ada
line ledge ia now in over 200 feet and it
thought the ledge will be cut this week.