The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-15
MIssoULA COUNTY mINEs.

Gold Properties Tha, WIZ Ada to the
County's Mineral output.
Special to The Independent.
MIssoUIA. March 1.-THE gold mining
interests Of Missoula and vicinity are re-
oeivina more attention this winter than
usual, and there 10 a strong probability
that during the coming summ r there will be
much legitimate development Of properties
Of this description. Under the management
Of Charles Wing. the well known Gear
dAlene mining man, a p 'Omisinq gold
mine is now being opened on Deer creek. a
tributary of the St. Regis, IN the
The mine IL located about two and half
miles from the station Of d. BorRan, on
the CoBur d'Alene branch OF the Northern
Pacific. 1t IL owned By the Orc Emo MN
ing and Smelling oomranT. AZ this iucep-
ton OF the enterprise 2t5 coo OF the 800 900
shares of stock we're placed in the treasury
and All development expenses up 30 date
nave been easily met By sales OF treasury
stock. The stock OF Nh COMPANY is how
ever, asssssible. The gene al formation OF
the country is do!amite and slate. Tbs ors
80 far found has been in or near the con
tact. Two veins have been ooened on the
property az q distance OF about ono hun
dred feet apart. he upper vein shows
two and one hair feet of good free milling
quartz. IL has been sunk on 10 depth Of
forty feet In the lower vein the pay streak
10 much wider tunnel haa been tun 10
tap this and Is nov la somsthinR over 200
feet. The natural facilities fof working
the mine are excellent There is an Abund-
anee Of vatef roEsr near the mine ami the
surrounding 70 ssts furnish inexhAustibls
resourcts OF timber he are a number
OF other promising prospects la the vicinity.
hn stated that Il IL the intention OF the
Iron Mountain Mining company 20 com
mence soon certain repairs and develop
ments which will necsssitate laying of q
number OF miners and the temporary clos I
ing Of the mill. The contemplated repairs
consist principally Of retimbsring the shaft
aud levels nud Replacing such portions OF /
the machinery about the mil as may be too
much worn for further use. The work OF
sinking the shaft % feet below its present
depth will also be done. IL 10 understood
that this work will probably cause sus-
pension of active operations In other DO o.
lions OF the mine The shaft Is now 800
feet below the tunnel level or about 100
feet below the groupings. The additional
depth now to be added will make IL one Of
the deepest working IN the state. Tie
Iron Mountain mine is one on which there
was, when first discovered, a vide divergence
among mining men regarding IL perman-
ence with depth. There we're some quite
prominent experts who predicted OF a.
least thought, u would be exhausted long
before its present depth was reached. Ii
has, however. proved TO be one Of the most
. ornament OF the silver lead mines u the
west The ore has Increased in both quap-
tty and quality Us tie deeDef workings
were developer IL has been one OF tie
few silver lead propositions that have been
able 10 declare dividends under the pres IA
depressing condition Of the lead aud silver
market.
he White Cloud mins. on Eight Mile.
recently bonded by John Il. Toole ia ~
being worked With a crew o. fourteen men
under the management Of Supt. J. W.
Hamilton. 10 ~ believed that large ana
p onsinR district will be opened IN this
vicinity IN tho spring.