The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-13
BASIN DISTRICT MINES.
A Promising Section OF Jefferson
County That Will Produce
Lot Of Ore
Butte and Helena Men Will Spend
a Great Deal of Money
There This Year.
News Prem the siocAn-rhs United states
New Has tho Deepest aetAl Nine
IN the World.

We are proud Of orr little sister camp
Basin, SAYS abe Boulder Sentinel. Situated
as 10 we're right In a beautiful little nook In
the Boulder canyon about eight miles from
here She seems 90 have thrown on her
shawl OF letharay and IL now making siren
uous Efforts TO make the outside world
aware OF ths fact that she is still IN the
land OF the living aud bids fair 20 rival
the greatest mining camp on Earth
Bate. Several vide awake men have wan
dered within her portals, not accidentally
either. but with almost a perfect knowledge
that bright future lie before her. Gen.
Chas. :. Warren has erected a oosy little
real estate Office. bat plenty large enough
20 do business with all corners.
For the past twelve years gold quartz
mining has been going on in the vicinity Of
Basin, bat the work done has been Of ths
Kind known 90 mining men a. gopher
ing" scarcely q hole In the camp being
deep enough 10 make q respectable root
house; despite this fact a great deal OF
gold has been taken OUT over $4,000 com
ing out of one mins alone. the Buster.
AZ no place on this claim Is there hole
over thirty feet deep. and the tunnels.
badgers than Of miners seeking ere.
The fra, attempt 10 mine IN earnest was
ssmmsneed about year ago on she Hope.
which lies right near the town on
the west on the banks OF she Boulder river.
After developing the property enough 20
Justify the outlay, q siKty-ton concentration
was erected. and ever since the fortunate
stockholders have been realizing profit in
she neiQhborhoOd of $4,000 10 per month, |
and the mine shows better every day In
which 10 Is worked. OF this mine one Of the |
beat known mining men Of the state said the |
other day, after a thorough examination Of |
every foot OF the ground. Il can take |
81 500. 900 from the Hope, and leave the /
same amount in sight for nv sueceisor."
Previous 20 the development OF the Hope u
was supposed that only barren quartz lay Il
In the veins on the west side o. ths creek,
and finding gold there was a genuine sur
mise 40 the old-tim6rs. The amount OF Il
geld carried, In addition Go the silver, IS
about S35 to each ton Of concentrates The
shaft on the Hope is between 800 and 800 |
feet deep. and development Is being pushed
IS rapidly as possible.
Adjoining ths Hope on the east is the
Katie which Is being worked under bond /
BIZ the Glass brothers. The shaft on the
Katie is about 200 feet in depth. and only /
development work is being done, no mo
ore than IL actually necessary being taken
out as 10 is the Intention Of the owners TO
spring, aud no ore will be sold until then.
The owners Of the Katie are
courteous gentlemen who say moth
ing and saw wood" but look a.
their ore dump renders questions
unnseessary. From the work done
In the mine so far. at least 700 tons OF ore
has been taken ont and lies on the dump. /
The amount of waste taken Gus during the /
same period would probably weigh thirty
tons half Of which IL tale from the vein
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one Of the coming bonanzaa OF the west,
and makes a shaving which Is something
wonderful for the work done.
Chas. &. Warren. James II. Lynch, j.
Kelly, Geo. Fitsohsn. j. Sheshan, James
Shislds snd Others are engaged in develop
ing prospects. and all have as good or bet
ter shoWings than did the Hope a. the same
depth.
one the east side Of the river and about
one mile east OF the Hope are located the
Dimon. Buster Lone Star and several
other gold leads which make a fTst class
oRly need development 20 make ttem divI-
dsnd paying properties
The butte a. Basin Gold Mining company
has been organized with a capital OF $4,000
shares Of 81 each to develop thrss pTomis-
ing claims IN she Basin district. The COM
pany is composed OF John =. Lloyd. ID. J.
Charles, Chas. Sehatzlein. j. II. Lynch,
FEyette Harrington. Frank Beck. U. =.
Blaine. Lee Mantle, c. 5. Warren, A. II.
Hsdley and Chris johnson. AIR. Lloyd Is
president. Sohatzein. secretary, Mr.. Har-
FiBgton, treasurer, and Chris John. an eE-
perienoed miner, will superintead the work.
A meeting WAS held last week and 10 WAS de-
oided 90 proceed without delay. The com
PAM evidently meals business. and is com
posed altogether OF business men. The
properties owned are the Dimon. Forest
Hill and Faitview, and each makes a favor
able showing. Attention will be paid az /
present 10 the Dimon. The shaft is now
sixty feet deep aud will be developed 100
feet more, or until water IL reached. Only
80 900 shares OF the stock have been plaosd
IL the treasury. and this has been offered
at 10 cents. The company is organized on
an assessable basis. The three claims were
bought and paid for In cash prior 20 she In
corporation Of she concern.