The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-19
MISSOULA COUNTY MINES
They Continue 10 Be Worked Sue
csssfully Despite the Price
OF Silver
Tho Kennebeo Showing Up Well
In Lead. silver, Copper
and Gold.
A Strike IN the Charcoal IN camas PrairIs
Work at Martiaa-Ths Dsvei-
opments Elsewhere.

Special 10 The Independent
MnsoULA. Jan. 1s.-In spite OF She low
price Of the white metal a number OF silver
mines In the vicinity OF Missoula continue
10 be worked successfully and atH profit
The recently declared dividend Of two cents
a share. aRRrsRatinR $4,000. made BY the
Iron Mountain Aining company 10 = most
cheering and satisfactory evidence Of the
psrmsnsnos and richness OF ths mine.
IL 10 sonstblng 10 be rsRrsttsd that the
mineral resources Of the county have not
been a. we'll appreciated bV local capitalists
as by those from ths outside. This fact
has RESULTED In the best mining properties
OF the district being developed and owned
BY parties residing beyond the limits Of
the county and the bulk of the profits be-
Ina transferred 10 other sections.
The Iron Mountain mine L. one of the
best developed and mos, economically
vofksd mines in the state. The manage-
meat early In lie history reeoRnizsd the
vslus Of mechanical appliances and before
the disaitrous d,op In the lead and silvsr
market had Supplied the property with such
machinery as has enabled them 10 continue
operating the props ty under adverse cir
sumstaness.
feet below the crOppinga. The sizs Of the
ore chute has increased with depth and one
OF the features is that much less zine il
found In the lower workings than in those
Immediately above. There IL now blocked
cut in the mine sufficient ore 10 supply the
conssntrstoT for the next six or eight
months.
Near the Iron Mountain ooncentTstor 10
located the Ksnnsbso. q very promising
property on which some devslopnsht work
IL now being done. Although the Kenns-
bss 10 In a formation very similar to that
Of lion Mountain and not more than .
mile and half distant there Is consider
able difference in the nature of the ore.
The Iron Mountain ores contain prinoi-
pally lead and silver, while those OF the
hennebeo cary lead, silver and copper AM
are also high grade in { &c god. Pieces Of
tufs galena are fouRd In the mine which
show 20 the naked eve large eolors Of gold,
and the ore all shows by banning gooI
prospect Of free gold. The value OF the
gold in the ore 10 about equal to the silver
and ths grade 10 high in each. II promises
te be a productive and profitable mine.
strike OF considerable Importance was
recently made on ths Charcoal mine In
Cemu Prairie. This mine has been a
steady producer for the past eighteen
months. The recent 81 ike was made a
eonsidsf able distance ftom where any ore
had been previously extracted. Ia 10 far
Their up the hill and IL found to be oontinu-
Gus in depth will give q much larger amount
of ground abo1e tine present drainage tun-
mel The streak 10 also larger than any
herstofore found in the mine and 10 said 90
assay from 600 10 l, 200 ounces in silver.
Ihe ore was struck in a cross cut from the
bottom of shaft forty feet deep.
Az Martina the Nins Mile company are
steadily operating their twenty stamp mill
and employing about sixty men in the
mine. There is said 10 be a half million
dsllaTs Of ore In sight in she mine. The
San Martina company owning adjoining
property have four men at WORK. Their
recent Developments ara understood TO be
OF very Satisfactory nature and will re-
suit in the erection Of . ten stamp mill
sarly in the spring. IL 10 also repol ted that
quartz mill will be Q eotsd on Sheep
creek. The discoveries of gold quartz
made on this stream about eight months
since we're OF the most encouraging nature.
Inc ore was very rich ia fires gold. PTomi-
nent Butte capitalists have quietly obtained
control OF q large numoer OF claims and
while there has been very little talk about
the camp thsre has BEEN considerable
money invested. Tns men connected with
the enterprise are thoroughly practical
mining men of large experiences and abund-
ant means.
Charles wing. the vel known C0ur
d'Aienv mining man. Ia developing u prom
ising gold prospect near Saltese. In the 81.
Regis country. IL is understood that be IL
backed BY Spokane capitalists Eight men
are employed.
A number Of gentlemen from Milwaukee,
who are heavily interested in the Deep
Gulch Quartz and Placer Mining company,
a rived In Missoula during the past week
The affairs of that company were imms-
distsly placed on a solid footing. IL 10 as
serted that els 900 has been raised to be
expended in development of the property,
VIII oh IL located ON the tributaries of trout
creek, In the western part OF this county.
The Bitter Root Prince mine, in the Bit
ter Root valley. has laid idle for a number
of years. owing 10 the fact that 10 was a
20 tion of two estates. Work has been re-
Gently commenced on this property and ore
IL being extracted for shiiment. The ore
ts q sulphide OF copper. rich in silver.
The Curlew mine and concentration are
being worked steadily and much rich ore 10
being shil ped TO the Enelter from this
property.
The q is considerable drifting being done
on the placer mines Of Qua IL, Trout and
Cedar creek and the tributa les running
into them. On Windfall Guleh the sweeny
brothers are said 30 be taking out two aud
q half ounces OF gold 10 the eieht-foot car.
TbeT were recently In AissozlA aud pur-
chased large amount of supplies.