The Helena independent., 1894-12-19
GOOD FOR EMIGRANT
GOLD MINING IN PARK COUNTY,
Ar,s,b lmpstus Taken From Recent Dis.
eoye6es~elds Fair to Have
Some Rich Camps.
corrcspondencc Of Tho Independent,

correspondence OF The Independent
tIvineston, Dec. l1.-Duriug the pasl
,ew months II has been demonstrated
10 A certainty that within The confines
az park county are rich and valuable
fields OF gold which promise. when fully
developed 20 be a surprise 90 even
those snnguine prospectors ana miners
who FOR years have contendcd that the
mineral districts of this vicinity were
amonr the richest in thH state, Word
was received hcrc to-day that a very
rich strike was made the nrst of The
week In the old placer mines at Emil
grant. Il Is claimed this new vein pays
500 TO the set OF limbcrs, and ls becom-
ing richer as the work progresses,
Miners believe that this discovery Is the
old vein which was located many years
ago IN Emigrant aud aftcward lost
IL was In the 70's that a strike was
made at EmigranI which created the
greatest excitement among those inter-
eated in mining. Tho ground paid big
but was not worked long until the gold
entirely disappeared, Since then dill
gent search has been made for the
missing lead, and although the ground
bore paying quantities ot gold nothing
like the early location was ever found.
This new discovery has created consld-
cradle excitement at Emigrant and has
caused renewed activity among the
miners In those diggings Develop
ment work is now being pushed rapidly
and, IL is believed. viii result In some
valuable locations being made. A bond
aud lease on the old Mhitlatch prop
erties was recently secured by A. M.
Esler, who is now making arrange
ments for the erection OF large concen-
trating works early IN the spring
A large force OF men have recently
been set 10 work In the mines at Grey
asse and Bear gulch. A. Carter, who
is manager for a large company doing
business at Crevasse, was in Living
ston Saturday making arrangements
for the erection OF new mill at that
camp. He states that the veins are
carrying richer ore than ever before,
and that prospects for the camp are
very encouraging, The company has
two mills now In operation and Will
have another completed before spring.
The Natural Bridge district. a new
mining camp located about thirty miles
southeast from Livingston, is attract
ing considerable attention at present.
Rich discoveries We're made by pros
] pectors In this district last summer.
and In the fall a large number OF claims
were located. Early in the winter a
/ company represented by Ole b. Monson
! <lnuTAd lutpYaot in "A ~ af %
claims, known as the Minnie, the Nat
, ural Bridge. the Minnie Extension, the
Glossberg and the Bell. Development
work was pushed on the Minnie and the
Natural Bridge. where In each mine a
rich vein OF ore bearing free milling
gold was definitely located. In IN,
Minnie the tunnel has been extended
over 100 feet and the ore taken out is o
the richest quality. The manager o
the company is confident that II Is OF
the true lead and arrangements are be-
Ing made for the erection Of ten
stamp mill. Parties who went out d
look this mine over last week. returned
yesterday with quantity of ore taken
from the tunnel In the Minnie. Some OF
II was very rich and contained speci-
mems OF free gold In the rock This
company has secured the right to an
excellent water power located I'm Fro:e-
to-Death creek, near the mines. IL Is
expected later on they will use this
water power In driving machinery at
the mines. Development work on sew
eral other mines In this vicinity Is being
pushed and nearly all show up well.
II Is generally believed that this DIS
trict will eventually be one Of the pros
porous mining camps IN the state,