The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-06-22
COUNTRY
NEWS OF ITS MINES AND
MILLS.
As ChrOnicled ~ n Vigorous and care
full News GleaDer-Interesting Cor
r~espOndence From other al
tiles.

ew'' described Pony and the mines here in
such an exhaustive and interesting way IN
the MADIsONIAN OF June 1st that the little
..B" has had to buzz around considerable
10 gather fresh items tor this letter.
Since then, 600 feet east of the present
workings on the Bozeman mine, 6 feet OF
ore has eeen uncovered which shows much
tree gold. and neither wall has yet been
reached. over 200 tons OF ore Is on the
dump, taken from the developed part OF the
mine, which assays S3s per ton. In one OF
the east levels there is % feet of ore which
samples 5000 per ton.
Rnelnolds & Hatfield have y tons OF ore
ready for shipment from the "OId joe
mine. Thep are now working on q loot OF
so orc.
Thu "1S90'' lode. owned by Mead, Boyer.
Walters and the Gates heirs IS opened up
by a shaft ~ feet in depth, with a creNice
OF a I uniform width OF } feet, which samples
$23 so per ton. Frequent patches OF ore in
the mine have been found that assay as
high as $3.50 per ton. The quartz VIII
probably have to be treated the same as
that of the Revenue at Richmond Flat-by
the cyanide process. The owners will i'm
mediately start a tunnel TO tas the lode at a
depth OF $50 feet. This property is situated
about a mile above Pony, near the Garnet
group, upon which the concentrator is soon
20 be erected.
Chas. L. Dahler and son came over from
Helena and went up to Potosi Wednesday
10 take a look at Mr.. Dahler's mine with
49, -; o- ~ s ,r-orl;rri , tn - Sc 4, c;INar
mine this movement looks significant.
There will be a big boom in Po,osl alter
mOnometallism "shutfies of its mortal coil"
in 1896.
Mr.. wilkins is on the valley buying . and
3year old steers and will ship from Lower
Willow creek next Monday to Mandan. n.
d.
Frank Bell will start on Monday with a
car load of horses which he expects to dis
pose of in West Virginia.
Mrs. Eli Adkins has almost recovered
from the injuries she received by atall from
arOad cart some time ago by The overturn-
ing OF the seat.
Miss Agness Smith, of harrison. was
called to Logan on Monday by the sudden
illness of her cousin.
Miss Nettie Hansou is now in Bozeman
TO witness the commencement exercises OF
the high school there which her sister
Retta, has been attending tor the past year
Miss Maud Phillips has Just returnet
from Danbury, Conn, where she spent the
winter visiting relatives.
Miss jeanette Davis. who is teaching the
Harrison school. has lately been visiting
friends IN Pony.
Horutio Hanson is daily expected home
from Whitewater. Mich, where he was
called several weeks ago by the serious i'll.
ness of his parents. His father died a short
time after his arrival. aged = years, and his
mother, who was three years younger, die
not long survive him.. Mr.. II. and family
nave the sympathy OF the entire com
munlty.
James Boyd and Frank Long have gone
70 Sand Creek TO take charge OF the Chill
quartz mill which commenced dropping it,
pOnderOus stamps this week.
c. c. Blnns, Z. A. Benjamin and w. d
Barker lett Tor Choteau county last weel
where they Will doubtless give the cowboy
pointers in handling wild bronchos.
Roland Ferguson, cur Pony mail carrier
has finished his boarding and lodging ,"u>,
AT Sapplngton, and Will give a grand blow
out tomorrow nigAt. Pony Will be II il
force.
Rev. Marquis is induStriously preparln:
the little ones for the Chlldren's Day eNer
cises which VIII take place at the schoo
house on next sunday. Judging from tn
weight and silvery jingle Of the children
collection boxes one would inter that ger
erous hands had been untylng the purs
strings and that the young competitors 10
TIM honor OF the largest collection WI
all make a good showing On Chlldren's day
Part of the money collected by them will g
toward The completion OF the church builC
ing here. Which Nossys. Mcdonnell
StraddIing have row well under way.
II sick folks want to lie wei: If we
folks desire TO keep so; II they want goo
meals, We'll cooked and at a REASONABLE
price: II they wish 10 angle torthe speckle
beau les or 10 chase the wild sheep over III
Mountains; in short if they want to ca'
off the Ills that human flesh and spirits ar
heir to and secure a new lease OF lite, the
can just take a TRIP up south willow cree
TO Horace Walters hot springs, where Ii
and Mrs. W. will be ready TO receive thel
with good hotel acco modations and I'm
bathing facilities, such as private baths an
a plunge bath 2OX4O feet. lie intends I
put on a daily hack from his springs I
Pony in a short time.
The SHOWS have descended on the noun
aims recently and the Quartz-hauler an
the prospector smother such exclamation