The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1894-10-25
One of Montana's Richest
Mining Properties.
PROGRESS OF IT'S DEVELOPMENT
A Profit of About 100000 Made by
the Company During the Twelve
Months just Past-Systematlc
Development for Convenient
Exploitation of the Ores.

PRINCETON, Mont, Oct.18.--Not many
Of your numerous readers I ween have
an approximate idea OF the amount of
development done in the Royal company's
properties in the brief space Of time
since the Bennett brothers acquired
controlling interest therein.
The mine is opened by four tunnels.
A well appointed ten stamp gold mill
with four Frue vanners stands Mt the
mouth Of Tunnel No. l, which is also the
lowest down the mountain slope. This
tunnel IL in 900 feet. In it's course it
has cut fine body of good grade ore
recently upon which raise is now being
made to the level Of Tunnel No. "a
perpendicular distance OF 225 feet: this
is significant. This raise besides yield
ing much ore for the mill will also be the
means of insuring good ventilation for
No. l and No. 2 that far in.
Tunnel No. 2 is over 500 feet in. 1t
and Tunnel No. l are upon the same
vein. Tunnels No. 3 and 4 are upon
parallel vein 120 feet to the north OF the
former. It was No. 2, or Discovery
tunnel, which yielded $4,000 through
81 Huntington mill in few-very few
months.
One hundred and fifty feet above
No. 2, Tunnel No. 3 is driven, and as be-
fore stated upon distinct and separate
vein. No. 3 is 1900 feet in and for over
1000 feet upon one continuous pay chute.
It's present face is $50 feet below the
surface-on the inclination Of the lode.
For the nearly 100000 in gold bullion
produced by the Royal company, this
tunnel (No. - must necessarily stake the
cake." Tunnel No. has good ore in it's
face now-l,300 feet in.
Tunnel No. 4, the highest up the moun-
tain slope, is now IN 500 teet, with it's
face some $50 feet below the surface
presumably upon the inclination of the
showing good quartz. BY the way,
the lodes of the Royal group OF claims
incline to the south at between so and
go degrees .
A crosscut is now beng driven from
Tunnel No. 2 north to cut the lode
Tunnels No. 8 and No. 4 are on. This
crosscut he's already passed through
some fine quartz, and IN connection
Herewith much lead matter. which
would indicate the existence of lode
not heretofore suspected; but to reach
its destination, that is the vein in Tunnels
No. 3 and No. are on, it must yet be
extended Is feet further--accordin to
surveys made. A practical miner will
appreciate the significance OF this CROSS
cut in connection with the lOOO-foot pay
chute in Tunnel No. 3.
From the above, it is evident that the
Royal Gold nine will keep it's mill from
rust1ng for all Of the coming winter and
an indefinite period beyond
The net profits of the Royal Gold
Mining company, according to the state
ment of it's energetic manager, Willard
Bennett, amounts to nigh 100000 for
the past twelve months. 1t was real
pleasure for the writer to spend couple
OF hours in the company of Mr.. Bennett |
to note the many improvements at the
mine being made for the comfort Of the
miners during the coming winter-they
all pronounce the new sleeping house as
an improvement upon all bunk-houses
they had been in yet--and to note the
splendid condition for output OF Granite I
county's famous gold quartz mine.
ROLAND r. RoMBAUER.