The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-09
SILVER STARLIGHT
SILVER STAR BUSY AND
BUSTLiNG.
And She Promises to dd to the Lus-
ire Of Madison EOuMIy's Mineral
Glory During the Coming Season
Late Mining News

SILVER STAR, Feb. Especial Cor
respondence Very tlattering indeed
is the outlook of the mines Of this sec
tion. Silver Star, during the coming
season, promises to become one OF Mad
ison's most prosperous mining camps !
The Parrot smelter, when once in act
i've operation, will make it possible to
work. with profit, many mines in this
locality now idle.
A recent issue of the Montana Min
inc Reporter, published at Butte, con-
tanned the following. concerning min
ing operations in this locality:
The Aurora Boreallis, which was
purchased recently by Mr.. Macfarlane
of Butte is making fine showing. He
has l3 men employed Three OF them
have taken a contract to run tunnel
300 feet to intersect the shaft, which is
now down to the 1Oo-foot station. They
will continue this work until they have
reached the 200, when it is expected
they will reach the tunnel level. They
have a fine body of ore all the way
down the shaft, which is high-grade in
y vein averaging from IS inches to
three feet wide.
The Iron Rod mine is working a
small force of men, all leasing and do
ing well.
Jack Martin and VIM. Menking are
working the Viola mine and have fine
showing of high-grade ore.
The Broadway owners are working 3
large force of men and taking out con-
siderable high-grade ore.
The Green Campbell mine and its ex-
tention is being worked by small
force and some pay ore is being dump
ed.
Smith and son are sinking winze
from the tunnel in their tunnel west OF
the Old America. and are taking out
some fine pay ore. They will continue
work all winter.
John Pink and son are doing consid-
cradle work on their prospects in
Green Campbell gulch, and are get
ting their claim in shape for extensive
development the coming summer.
Samuel Hayden and David Davis are
working the Blackman and Hayden
mines, and have car load OF ore out
ready for shipment to the smelter.
,.l>n TO
and 20 per cent. and from 20 to A
ounces silver.
The Cricket and Grasshopper mines
are being worked under lease and bond
by o. N. Townsend and J. E. Benoit
They have opened ledge OF ore in the
raise from the tunnel that measures
from 10 to Is inches that will mill from
s75 to $500 per ton in lead and 50 pei
cent. lead.
There are l3 men working on the
Clipper and Baccarat mines, all leasing
Five of them working in the tunnel
which is about ], 400 feet. Three ar
working in the winze below the tunne
and three are sinking shaft from thu
surface, which is now down to the lOO
foot station. They are taking out pa.
ore
The Sunrise and Old America mine
are being worked by Henry Blum ant
Chas. f. Cabbage. They are now run
ming drift from the shaft, and have
hne streak of ore from to 10 inche
wide, ore from which carries consider
able gold.
The following mills will be kept i
operation during the coming summer
if the future outlook continues as en-
coura ging as the present:
The Silver Star mill will be keE
running on Broadway ore, the produc
being sufficient to keep it going.
The Iron Rod mill will have all
can do working Iron Rod and Baccars
ores.
John f. Woods mill will be busy Q
custom ore. the supply being greatl
increased by an additional number
new producers.
Smith and joins viii be busy c
Green Campbell ore by "a increase
production from these properties.
The King Mining Company mill
Big Hole vii! be busy operating o.