The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-04

them in building this much sought for
improvement. Were 1T not for the Butte
people, who contributed 81, 700 we do
not believe that the Cataract road
would have been completed to-day. The
active steps taken by the business men
of that city awakened the commission
ers of this county from their drowsd-
ness and with strings upon strings they
decided to donate one-third of the ac-
tual cost, and Manager Simpson of THE
Eva May interested himself to the ex-
tent of raising the other $1,7O0, which
he did by collecting subscriptions about
Boulder, Basin, and a mighty little in
Helena.
1.-The road taps one of the richest
mineral belts in our surroundings and
there are nAny promising mines which
have already commenced producing ore
which will be hauled to Basin, the nat
ural outlet for the country and where
the miners and prospeJtors will have
the benefit of two competing railroads
to ship their product either east or
west. Butte or Great Falls, where there
are abundant facilities for the reducing
of the rich ores of this district.
MANY mines tributary to the Catar-
act road have built and others are
building connecting roads so they may
commence hauling at once. Chief
among the number is Uncle Sam, which
is under lease and bond to Butte gen.
tlemen and they have the best show
ing Of any min.2 on the Cataract. The
next mine of prominence is the much
talked of Eva May. 1t Is located on
the extreme north end of the Cataract
road. A sample OF the ore contained
in this mine was carelessly picked from
the dump by a reporter of the Times,
and sent to an assayer who returned
a. II, L., "a
ing 6-100 OF an ounce in gold, 29 and
CLIO ounces In silver. and IL per cent.
in copper. The value in gold was $1.20,
silver S2010, and copper $27.2S, making
a total valuation of $4s.5S to the ton.
There are numerous other mines in
the immediate vicinity of the Cataract
road whioh will produce an equal
amount OF ore as the Eva May. Many
Of them have been worked years ago,
and have been shut down only for the
reason that the companies operating
could not profitably run them and pay
the exorbatant rates for transportation.
The people of Butte did a wise lthing
when they decided to assist the miners
of the Cataract in building their road
Henceforth, the natural outlet for the
ores coming from that district should
mode of procedure 1t was any city on
the east side to THE detriment of all
west side towns"
Tony Ward and others, who are in
terested in the Dickinson dry gold ma
chine secured a patent for the dnven-
ton last week. The machine was also
patented in Mexico some time ago.
r. A. Heinze Is about to start work
on the Parnell, located north of the
Anaconda.
Denis O'Donnell and others are work
ing the Alex Scott ait Meaderville.
Ii Us stated that the Butte & Boston
has decided to suspend operations ON
the East Gem, which was bonded last
spring for $4,000.
The Parrot company is sinking a
shaft on the claim adjoining the Vir-
ginius on the west and is down now
100 feet and will be put down to the
400.
w. b. Nichols and others of Butte,
have taken a lease and bond on the
Big Chief and Little Nellie mines at the
head of Basin creek In the Cataract
district. The bond Is for $4,000, of
which 81 900 is to be paid within three
months and $1,000 a month thereafter
until the whole amount Is paid.
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