The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-06-27
AMONG THE LEDCES
Xeeklg ReuieW Of Granite CoJntu's 3
Gold and SiluDr Mines.
Bright Prospects for the DevcIop
mcnt of Our County's Wonderful
resources in Gold Production.
The Sunrise Trouble settled.
Notes. fro nj Other Points.

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| Notes. from Other Points.
1t IS not at all impossible as predicted
~ those in a position to know. that we
will within a very few years have gen-
ulne gold mining boom in Granite coun-
ty, and, in fact, throughout Montana.
There are signs Of it in the airnow. Lon
don, Paris, Boston ard other money cen
ters are excited over gold mines IN South
Africa and Southwest Australia, and i'm
mense sums are being expended in those
countries for prospecting and develon-
ment This state has AS good mines and
as mauy OF them as either of these coun-
tries, but we have not the capital to open
them. 1t is safe to estimate that there
are three tines as many prospects and
undeveloped claims in Montana as there
are mines being worked on any scale:
but money IS needed to make producing
mines out OF such as shall prove worth
anything when developed. There is no
way to prove their worth, however, exec, t
by labor and machinery. If we had hare
one-tenth the capital which has gone in
South Africa we could make a better
showing. Those mines which are to-day
paying best in the state are those into
which capital has been placed for thor
ough development. New York is now
catching the fever which prevails in Eu
rope, and when it gets it thoroughly the
money bags Will open and some of the
com VIII rattle out in this direction
MINES are be ng sought after now by in
vestors, but most OF them want proper
ties already paying. What we want is
10 nave them open up some of our new
clalms-and we have scores of them.
--Ihe Issue of the Tacoma News OF he
2lst contains an immence advertisement
descriptive OF mamnoth gold mine said
10 be located II miles northeast from
Ph1l1psburg on the line of the Philips
burg branch of the Mort bern Pacific. |
The vein is said to be 16 to 20 feet be-
tween walls traceable the full length of
the property 500 feet The advertise
menu gives assurance that extensive
buildings and machinery will be put on
lhe ground very soon for handling 40
TONS OF ore each day at a gross profit of
sl2oO0 month. Continuing, tn adver-
user states that IN order to mine and |
place on the dump several Thousand tons
OF the ore ready to be milled. d limited
amount OF the stock will be sold al 10
cents per share. This price is subject to
advance without notice, as each weeks
work pay ore adds value to the mine and
price of stock will advance accordingly,
For particulars the reader is reoues-
ted to address L. A. Leom1s. 2l5 Wash
lngton building The existence in Gran
lte county Of such mine as the GoldCoin
20. describes will be news to it's resi-
dents. 1t would seem that a property
with such riches right here at home
would be known among the mining men
OF this county, but we fail to find sim
gle individual who ever heard tell of it
before 1t would appear that the Gold
Com company ought to establish their
Identity al the home of their mine before
a stampede from Tacoma to the rich dis
coverles takes place. Such mining enter
prlses as the above are the greatest draw
back to the legitimate industry, and The
MAIL would advise the good people of
Tacoma to thoroughly investigate the
Of the company before making
Investments with them
George Cornell went to Trail Creek.
o., last Tuesday and returned Mon.
lay afternoon. Mr.. Cornell reports that
section of the world booming, but saws
he boom is on the wrong side of the
inc for him. 1t is in the Trail Creek
district that the famous War Eagle mine
8 situated. There has been in the past
'ear over 5000 locations made. The
country IS very rugged, so much so as it
s almost impossible for horses to climb
he mountain sides. Mr.. Cornell saws if
he same section was situated on this
ide Of the line, Roslyn-the town stu
ted right in the midst of the
to-day have a population
# 10000 or 10000 Willard Bennett is
Interested in some of the mines there :
nd has about completed ARRANGEMENTS I
or the erection of smelter.
The report OF the geological survey on
,recions stones for the United States for
ne calendar year 1894, completed by Spe .
lal Agent George A. CHM of New York. l
,as presented IN Washington Tuesday. i
he report credits Granite county with r
ich sapphire deposits and estimates !,
hem to be l,40c acres in extent, located =
bout twenty-five miles west of Philips :
urg. 1t is gratifying to know that the !
lch sapphire fields of Rock creek are z
aiming recognition in the east.
The June number of the Northwest :
1agazlne contains a lengthy write-up 4
nd several cuts describing the Diamond /
mi gold mine, of which A. A. Mcdonald.
t Ph1l1psburg, is the principal owner.
ccompanylng the article is a good cut :
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald, as we'll as
1her owners IN the property.