The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-18
LIFE In The BIG CAMPS
Mines Being Developed and Everybody
Up and Going
CONCENTRATIONS AND MILLS
crevasse. Bear CuIch and Emil
grant Attracting Attention-New
Houses and stamp Mills In
Course of Construction.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
LIVINGSTON, April 1.-THE mining hori-
xon of Park county grows brighter every
day, and from all the embryonic camps
in this peerless county comes the cheer
ing news of rich discoveries and greatly
increased activity. The hum of industry
has awakened new hopes and the coming
summer will witness the ushering in of a
more prosperous era for the people OF this
section of the state. Within the past
year capitalists have interested them
selves in the different mining camps of
the Upper Yellowstone and from present
indications Park county will ere long take
first place with tho other counties of the
state in the production of precious metals.
The camps that are just now attracting
general attention are those OF Grew asse.
Bear Gulch and Emigrant. The McCon-
ley Mining company's 20-stamp mill at
Crevasse will be completed and in opera
ton by May 1. The company has let the
contract for hauling 80 tons of ore per
day from the mine to the mill to John
Work of Bozeman and that gentleman
has been IN the city the past week pur-
chasing horses to be used in
an immense body of rich ore. The main
tuuu6A 10 III ooV ACcts anu ChOukh JIG - ia
sight to keep the mill running all sum-
mer without further development. Alto
gether the company has over 500 feet of
workings in the mineral. Some idea of
the extent of the mineral body can be had
from the fact that one of the veins out
cropping on the surface is los feet wide.
In this district Snerley & Watson are put
ting up n three-stamp mill on their prop
erty, and the 20-stamp mill of the Crevasse
company, which has been closed down
during the winter because of lack of water,
will be started up in a few days. A large
amount OF development work is being
done on the various mines of the district
and several other mills will be erected
this summer, one by Pratt q Malin.
In Bear gulch large amount of work is
being done and the camp promises to as
sumo large proportions before next fail.
A TOWNSHIP has been plated and num-
Der of buildings are in course of erection.
Jack Cornwall of this city and Mr.. Me-
hewitt of Fort Custer have lot the con-
tract for hotel building and saloon, and
carpenters will leave here this week for
the camp to begin work on tho hotel.
Messrs. Edgerton d Jewell OF Helena are
adding 10 new stamps to their mill in
Bear gulch, and great activity pre- walls
throughout the entire district.
In the Emigrant district tho steam
hoist on the Great Eastern was started up
q few days ago and the company expects
to put up n large concentration this sum-
mer. The Great Eastern, owned by
Messrs. Aislworth and Van Tassel of
Bozeman, is under bond to Helena par
ties. IL is among the largest mines in the
state. The lead is 146 feet wide and is
tapped by both tunnel and shaft. A con-
tract has been awarded to put the shaft
down 100 feet further, aud then crosscut-
ting will be commenced. The Hudson
mine has been bonded to DIR. Johnson OF
Chico and that gentleman is now nego-
tiating for the erection of a 10-stamp mill
and concentration.
In the Boulder district the Independ-
ence mill is ru inning night and day. A
new concentrator is to be erected the
coming summer BY the independence
company and it is expected that the new
process will save 95 per cent. of the gold.
The other mills in the district which have
been idle all winter, will soon be put IN
operation and a large amount of money
will be expended in development worl
on the different mines.
The Northern Pacific company, which
owns the Bowers coal mine, four miles
west of the city, has ordered three cal
loads of coal ia ken our for sample, aud II
the test proves satisfactory a spur will be
built TO the mine from the Park brancl
railroad. n steam hoist put in and a larg,
force of men set to work. The coal bod,
is practically inexhaustible.
MIxeD NJrES.
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