The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-02

vile, considered one of the richest
| mines in the camp, is lying idle The
parties owning will not lease the prop
erty and are not working 1t them
selves.
Jim Davy & Co. are leasing on the
zoo at the Alice and are shipping from
is to 20 tons a month of high grade
ore to the Alice mill
Dunstan & Co. are leasing on the
old Belle of Butte shaft and are ship
ping 4O-ounce ore to the Silver Bow
mill.
Duncan & Co. are leasing on the Elm
Orlu mine and are extracting some
very fine ore. They are letting II Law
on the dump until they get a 1OO-ton
shipment.
Rudolph whiteman is still working
the East Eveline, west of Walkerville
They are not taking out any ore at
present.
A party of Italians are leasing on
the West Josephine and are getting out
an average of five tons a day of 40
ounce ore.
number of parties are leasing on
the Lexington property. but the men
on this property cannot do better than
make $500 per day. They are not run-
ming the mill now, but are shipping
their ore to the Parrot shelter
Charles McDermott is leasing on the
Moulton and employees five men. They
ship once a month to the Moulton mill.
McDermott says he has a good thing.
but won't say how good.
Martin Mitchell & Co. are leasing on
the 200 in the Alice. They ship twice
a month. Mitchell says they are maxi
ing wages at the least.
1t is thought that the Moulton mill
will be shut down next week to clean
up. Sam Stuart says there is a scare
ity of custom ore Just at present.
John Dreeland, who has been leasing
on the West Anna and Ida, has given
up the lease. He says he sunk 20 feet
and could not catch the lead.
]. L. Leslie and others are working
on the Alpha, adjoining the Maud S.
on the west. They are doing fairly
well, with good indications. They ex-
pect to make shipment before the
first of July. There are several good
gold properties in this vicinity. The
Maud S. is about to be started on a
larger scale than ever before.
The Aware Brothers have started to
work on the Amazon. which adjoins
the Maud s. on the north, with excel
lent prospects. This country is very
rich in free gold and will be fully de-
veloped this season.
John Richards. Selars Largely and
John Corrette have a lease on the
Spectator dump. They are all under
16 years of age and are making about
So per day each.
John Gibbs, l.. Duncan and John
Morgan are taking out some of the
finest quartz ever see in the camp on
the Late Acquisition. They are work
ing on the lead at the 250-foot level.
The ore is in three grades. The first
runs 200 in silver and 30 in gold; the
second grade. As silver and in gold;
the third grade. 30 in silver and in
gold. They shipped about 100 tons last
month. Several others are sinking on
the west end of the Acquisition and
expect to strike the same ledge.
The Poulin has a three-compartment
shaft completed to the 400-foot level.
The station is cut and sinking will
continue. The buildings are all COM
pleted and are models of neatness and
A new engine was placed
in position a short time ago. Superin-
tendent Hall says he will be ready to
hoist ore as soon as his ore house is
The Estella. which adjoins the Pou-
lin on the east, is also down to the 400.
The new ore house. now under con-
struction, will be, when completed, 100
feet long. % feet wide and so feet high.
with a sufficient capacity to accom-
modate both the Estella and Poulin.
Interest in the stock of the Alice Gold
and Silver Mining company on the
New York market seems to be on the
and during the week just
closed another large block of the stock
was sold to eactern parties for invest
ment A total of 900 shares went at
prices ranging from so to 81 cents.
Horn Silver is also attracting some at
tention and 200 shares of the security
sold on the New York board for $2.75.
General Manager Thomas of the Nj
agara, left for Montana last evening
On special mining business. He did not
care to give any idea as to the work
before him, but it is understood that
he will make some important mine in
spections before his return to this city.
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will not be back for some days yet
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