The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-07
ON UPPER BASIN CREEK
They Are Attracting More Attention
Now Than They Ever Have
Before.
RESPONSIBILITY of an Assayer to Be
Determined in an Oregon
state Court
Jim wardaer said 70 he Interested In =
scheme 10 Furnish Lumber TO
the African Mines

The mines on Upper Basin creek are In q
most favorsble condition, says the Basin
Times. They are situated about sixteen
miles northeast OF Basin. al the head OF
the creek. The first is ths Josephine. IL
possesses the fnest hoist in that section
being equipped With all that pertains to
frst-olAss works The depth Of the shaft'
which has two compartments, is 900 feet
with hundreds Of feet Of drifts and cross
cnts. This mine has been in operation for
ths last four years, and ths ore nets the
owners from $50 to $5s per ton. containing
GOLD chiefly. Itisa great produce. Bach
Cory 4 Co. Of Helsns. are the owners.
The Fn,erpriss 10 two miles south Of the
Josephine and nearer Basin. The depth OF
the shaft is sixty feet, aud drifts and cross
cuts have been extended In all directions
From a party who was leasing on the prop
erty 10 was learned that no walls had YET
been encountered. Three bundled tons OF
ore which we're shipped 20 Helena for re-
duction went as high as a. ounces In gold
90 the ton AMI Melted $4,000 This 10 the
property OF Klsinschmidt Bros. who are
greatly interested In this city. There are
nov 500 tons OF concentrates on the dump
that will bring tbs owns;s s. or 50 IN gold
per ten. IL Is low grade.
The Buekeye lie the west extension OF the
Enterprise. The shaft is los feet in depth.
With no known walls. There has been bus
small quantity Of ore taken from this
mine. 100 toas having been sent to ths East
Helena emeltsr for reduction. About 3 600
tons OF concentrates are on the dump that
will vefage g. and So per ton. ms Is
patented claim aGd owned by Mr.. htle OF
Helena.
BOBBY Burns an ! Is ten miles from Basin.
A tunnel is on this proposition S5J fest AMI
running directlT IN under the ore chute.
There have bsen gate numbsr OF ears o.
ore shipped from this property ana u re-
turned between SO AMI 500 rer ton. 10
went. mors correctly speaking. as follows
S54 in gold, 65 per cent lead and from thirty
90 forty ounces IN silver. Mr.. Braun Is as
ISOLATED With the Winter brothers IN this
property.
Ms Montana Is the east extension OF the
Bobby lIurns. IL IL also owned BY the
above named company, ihsT have shait
on the property eighty feet ia depth, with
no cross-cuts OF levels, but from the SHAFT
between nifty and q hundred tons OF ore
were taken, which Melted the owners about
the same as that which was worked from
she Bobby Burns.
The Morning star is also owned By Mr..
Braun and Winter Brothers. This com
pany shipped 100 tons Of ore that was
taken from an eiRhtI1foot shaft. and Il
Melted them $40 per toh.
The east extension Of the Morning Star
is known as the Emma and contains much
iron and gold In paying uuantities. tan
mel is in on this property 100 feet, with
backs OF only thirty feet Iron runs all the
wav along the tunnel and the ore taken out
while running 10 Melted the boys from $40
90 S25 per ton in both gold and silver.
The Ialsquah is bonded TO an English
COMPANY, which has a forty horse power
boiler and q enc hoist on the mine. They
sunk 100 feet on enc OF the three levels and
we're compelled 10 close down on account Of
the suspension OF ozs Of the banks OF
Montana. No work can be done just now,
as the snow is four feet on the level but
Just as sooa aa possible work will be re-
sumed. This Ia the east extension Of the
Barbara. II was bonded from the Wood
run brothers and Mulg ew brothers
The Barbara has q shaft eighty feet deep
and the bottom Is IN about two feet Of iron
ore. which ASSAYS about SEQ per ton IN gold
ami tilver. 10 IL oWnei b. the same parties
Is the TalsGuab.
The Hidden T,easure is the west extern
sion of ths Morning Star. The shaft is
seventy eight feet in depth and the lead is |
ell the way from ten TO fourteen feet in |
Width, ana assays from ten 20 fifty
ounces In silver and eighty per cent lead. /
This belongs TO Hsber and johnson, OF
Mickeh
The Rocky Bar IL the east extension OF /
the Wiser. which is owned by a stock COM
panJ. There 10 grass root tunnel on the /
property ninstY-tWo feet in length, and in |
IL - frequently met both galsnA and iron 1
ore. The assays show so 10 gold aud
thirty per cent IN lead. The lead Is two
and half feet IN width where there are
nov working.
The lion King Is about nine miles from
Basin, Ia q northeastefly direction. on Jack
creek. tributary OF Basin creek. and
about two miles east OF the Penn placer.
The lead is an enormous one, having q
width Of about 20 feet on the surfscs.
The 10 an open cut OF forty-sight feet
and tunnel 10 feet IN length. IEs ore
contains "a per cent u hsmatits Of iFoa
and assays from s. 10 e. in gold. IL
mountaiu Of mineral Ia itself No Vofk Is
being done on this mine, owing 10 tls
snow. which is three feet deep e. as
point. THIS ore can be worked a. an e.
penss not eIoeeding from 30 20 - cents ~
tor. The owners. Truman Hopkins aud
Morton Msstfali, will commences eo-kinE
31si - soon as the weather will permit