The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-06-24
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nlys cpWA very flrh ore ms Nnoh lhhth
out this npflnR. hni lnpid dayslopmonl has
tesn hindefod by watoI. A tunnel Ia nov
being run 30 drain tho properties, asysh
men being employed. un Friday euieh,
which lies between lcnohsoot and roUsley,
warren pttamp has tofS rich property
IA tho Golden ll1d. The ownor 10 inas
about rendy 70 shlp y oAfioad Of ore. The
bluebifd and Hickey are two pf0miaina
claims IN the yiolnlty of Muryevllls nov
being vorked under a lease By n. Murray
snu -. 1ohnann. IA hkelly guloh DayH
claims.
Mort the Montana compnny tho mos,
prominent operator oloae 70 Mafyeyills Ia
the ~ boeis oompAn, owning nnmbaf
pf properties, SONS Of which ndioln The
Montana o0mpAny'a mines. William Mag-
ger, ono OF tho old timers In the Marfasllla
diaiTioi, Ia one Of tho large owners Ia the
COMPANY aud ~ manaasf. ths properties
have been aotlVoly operated Tor a nunhef
Of yeart. two ehifte now being omploysd.
Regular ahipmonia are made 10 the Enst
Helena amolter Ihe "a Louis oompanY
recently purchased the property OF the
South Montana company Adioinlnq thels
claim. Another mine in this Immediate
vicinity Ia tho Redemption, owned by
Helena company three men being en-
nloyed. Easi Of the old Dtum Lummon 10
ths North star. a patented claim owned BY
Thoa. Cfuae. which 10 said 70 bn very fich.
A.. Ciuaa holds this mine AZ a vsrg sab
stantial figure. AdIoining the North Star
IL the frankie faction. 10 ia a very rich
piece OF gfound And 10 owned by ]. ID.
Contsd of Mafyaville. A. H. AtwateE.
Ihos. wilkinson and hra. Madden. Of
Helena.
Ga ihs north aide Of The town, on tbs
road 10 Trinity. Peter Wilson haaA vety
promising claim which ahoes up vory we'll.
Daye uoss owns an adjoining claim. 40 do
Prloo and kohrbhnRh. la the same vicinity
0foen Austin and others have eome good
property. A peculisrlty OF those claims on
Trinity Ia that there has never bean any
permanent lead discovered, bat 10 tho early
days before there wes any town OF MarYs-
VILE, and when balmont was placer camp
some pToapsetora picked up some iloat AZ
the foot OF tho hill. Ever alncs thon the
search for the lead from which This host
came has been kept NJ.
worked by tho Drum Lummon company Ia
the Black Diamond, under bond for $50 900.
Adjoining this Black Diamond property
and right at the top Of the Dfum Lumm mon
hill. J. LanRdon aud NJ. Doyle located n
claim. IL was not supposed that anr orc
existed at that point. The looatorn only
aunk few fest when they encountered
some very good looking ore. They sold
out TO Peter Wild and L. A. Matthews for
a small sum. The new owners continued
work on the properly and at fourteen feat
struck y good lead which prospects vssy
we'll. The shaft on this properly IL now
down twenty-eight feet. and with Zach foot
OF depth tho lead widens and the ore grows
richer. Near the Black Diamond 10 another
promising claim, the wiunemuocs. on
which four men are employed.
Near East 0losier Is another good min
Ing district. ]. j. Barrett aud bis partners
having taken out soms very good ore from
a claim Ia that vicinity. In PicRsn Rulch
Boyer Bros. Harry Florence aud others
have some promising claims. among thom
being the kearsarae. Tho Jay Gould dis'
triot is another feeder for the town Of
MatyAvillc. Hero 10 located the celebrated
Jay Gould mino. owned by Helena parties.
which has not been opsrated for several
years, bot in which men who have exam
ined u say there is orc enough In siRht tc
run the mil on the property for several
yeara. Nohr Jay Gould IL the Hubbard
mine, In which twelve ussn arc employed.
lunning q double track tunnel. This IL ons
OF the best looking properties Ia thls SEQ
tion OF the state. aud there 10 little d0ubi
OF the ultimate financial success OF The
owners.
AZ Granite Butte. fourteen miles from
Marysyille, 10 another mining section Of
great promise. The Prize mine. owned b.
Harry and W. =. Murray. Of Msysviile.
10 the most promising minc IN that locality.
Thirty men are now emploj ei and by fall
Granite Butte will have iifty or sixty vot-
ofs. Jas. Bady has been acting ss mana-
ger. but IN few days Harry Murray will
assume the management OF the property
Two miles from Granite Batts 10 tue Poor
man mine. owned by j. Gllbsult. N. Dss.
Roster. Joe Willard, l.. l.. Lush aud josef pt
Shsffsr. IL IL bonded TO Hoiena peoplo.
At the head OF Piiokly Pear IL smother
promising gold district. Heie Alsaandss
Chisholm has promiainR gold claim.
This liet, impartial thoogh II be, OF the
mining district end mines tributary 10
hary syills. will give some idea Of the ricb-
ness OF the country and account for ths
prosperity that harysyile has enioyed and
abe growth OF the town while othef olties
In the state have not only been vey dull,
but in many cases have lost a Largo per
eentage OF thoiF population.