The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-09
HISTORY Of CATARACT.
Until the Present Boom There Has
Never Been Any Exoilment
There,
Now Tin Ore Has Been Added 10
It's List OF Valuable
Motala
Lsnrmaid Brothers. OF Lewis aud Clarke
County. Secure = Lease ON the south
era Cress.

A prominent miner who has been ooA-
tinuoas resident OF this locality for The
PISS, ~ elvs years and has seen the ups and
downs Of Basin is quoted BY the Times -
saying: "Until the present boom there
never has been any excitement OF sonse-
quonoe in Basin or the Cataract district.
although number OF mines have been
worked from wkioh thousands Of dollais
we're realized. The money WAS taken frsm
the exidiEsd ores Of the camp. Which we're
very scarce, the base coming close mp 20
the surface. and when the free milling be
came exhausted work uosld have TO sus-
pend. 10 ten years have produced from
mines In which have been interested e4S.-
600 In bullion. and all the leads / purchased;
not one Of thsn did locate myself. l got
s., 500 from co.ownsrs for assessment work
performed for them, aud from the proceeds
bought more ground. which | sail ovn.
The balance has been sunk in developing
and opening up the district" Nov this
gentleman 10 on a level with the rest Of she
many prosDestors, and lie making. a. be
says, q start again. He volunteered the
statement that the old Boulder mill on
Rasin creek before the ofioo vas consumed
By hrs had preduosd So. 900 from ores Of
the Boulder mine and custom rook, and the
expenses we're 1913. 900. The mill has act
been runHing for q long time. except on
several axTerimental occasions. From IN
eleven-foot shaft on the Boulder mise
Sll, 600 in gold bullion was Brodused.
which IL the best showing made by any
mine in the history OF Basin.
Dan Mckilligan. In the very early days
Of the camp built rade one-stamp mill
near where the Northern Pacific depot new
stands. IL pTOduosd a little over $1,000,
but the lar Of the hammer was 30 great az
TO force the gold from the plates, and the
talinRs asaayod Ia some instances ever
500 per ton. The most OF the ere came
IRON the Buster. Union and May hoWsr,
and these mines are again being opened up
after q long period Of inactivity; snd foue
from the stamp mine, which was situated
lust east Of the AayhoWsr. The nill vas
intended TO put through ave tons, bat they
never could wok more than three. and a.
10 wsuld save only a portion Of ths gold TIE
bows gave 10 10 Ahd IL soon went TO rain.
In 1884 Jack Brodis had one load Of ore
hauled 70 the Wiokss SmelteT by four mules
from the Silver Butte tkat worked So in
gold and 532 ounces in silver. which nsttsd
the boys S94 600. No woik has been done
en- this property since and on ths dump to
day there is az COED o-e as that with which
the boys had q good old time.
One other, the Custer, on the south side
Of she Boulder river. shipped to the Amazon
mill, three miles north Of Boulder. in the
year 1885, o o that went $50 in gold ami Sc
in silysr. Seventy-nve tons OF IL we're sent
to Helena. IL is now the property Of George
Fitohen j Co. Of Butte.
Thsfs we're many other mines that we're
notable for their reduction, bat these in
particular. the old-Iimer stated. he had day
and date fer.