The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-02

| arrange to build a smelter of theil
own? One thing is certain with golC
ores, almost beyond a doubt, and thai
is, they lose the values when a custom
smelter handles them.
T. b. Mulvaney, who. with John
! Christie. is largely interested in the
/ Boundary Falls district, British Column
bia, has received good news concerning
| his property there. In one of the
mines, at depth OF 80 feet, they have
taken out ore from a five-foot vein that
runs, 1t is claimed, SIS in gold, 4S7
ounces In silver, q per cent. copper and
IA per cent. lead. The mine is located
about 65 miles from Rossland and in a
district rich with mineral. There are
many other properties in the district
owned by Butte parties, and it is stat
ed that a smelter will be built there in
the spring by some Chicago parties.
John z. Lloyd on Saturday purchased
the following interests in mining prop
critics located on Butte and Camp
creek, from James w. Murphy. A
fourth interest each in the MalnaAson
Saint Denis. and Hortense; a half in
terest in the Pacardy, all of the Water
loo and Dutiel. one-half in each OF the
Jack Dryer, Wellington and Jim Kane
and fourth In The Almenara and Du-
rock; also an interest in some ground
on the Ella. The Malnaison, Hortense.
Saint Denis. Almenara and Durock are
In the Camp creek district, and the 9TH
ers in the Summit valley. The consid-
GRAFTON named is nominal.
At meeting of the directors of the
Massachusetts g. Montana Gold Min
ing company. held at the Office in Butte
last Wednesday. IL was resolved that
Edwin L. Beddoe of T. Mellon & Sons
bank at Pittsburg. Pa, one of the
stockholders OF the company, be de-
clared director with all the rights and
authority of such officer. The company
will do some extensive work on it's
properties in the Lowland district the
coming summer. The Ruby, Amazon
and other mines will also be worked by
their owners or leasers to a greater ex-
tent than ever before.
The report from Cripple Creek is that
the output of the mines for February
Will reach 500, 900 against S45O.O0O for
January. The camp doubled its area
during the two months, and it is pre-
dicted that March will yield 81, 900 900.
Much work is being done even at this
season in the OVerwhich mines in
Western Montana. The Sentinel of
Ravalli county says that the II. B.
Mining company is working steadily on
the Blue Bell tunnel. The Rice brothers
are sinking a shaft on the Deer Lick
ledge. 1t is IA feet deep and fine ore i'm
sight. Harry Brown and Ed Barnes
are striking good ore on the Golden |
Gate. There are now about 125 claims |
located in the new camp.
Great Falls citizens have invested in |
an enterprise for the DEVELOPMENT of |
rich gypsum deposits on Little otter |
creek at Kibbey. The Montana Stucco |
company has been organized among |
Great Falls capitalists and a plant has |
been started in operation. The Tribune
says that the leads or deposits of gyp-
sum owned by the company comprise
about LOO acres. At a depth of a few /
feet ii becomes so hard that 1t has to
be quarried. At the surface II is soft |
ana is called stucco or aluminium wall
plaster. The harder becomes plaster of
Paris. The Montana Stucco company
has constructed its mill upon the lower
'dge of the gypsum deposits. The plant
)I the company represents an outlay of
nearly $4,000.
The Queen of the Hills Mining COM
,any at Neihart expects to be ready
o begin shipping ore by May l. The
is down 500 feet and is prob
lbly the deepest mine in Neihart except
he Florence. The indications are that
lepth Is all that is needed to secure the
'est returns In the Neihart district.
Word has reached Livingston that
mother rich strike has been made on
he Daisy mine at Cooke. The prop
rty was purchased last October by an
astern company represented by DR..
4ehman of ST. Paul for $4,000.
The Imperial property on Harley
reek has been started up. The lower
unnel viii be driven 200 feet ahead.
state Mine Inspector Shoemaker will
ublish no report for 1895, no appropri-
ton having been made for that pur-
ose. Mr.. Shoemaker has recommended
ne use OF indicators. showing the en-
ineers at what stations the chairs are
4. He also recommends the abolish
1ent OF all CROSSROADS in mines work
lg below 200 feet deep, where the work
OF a permanent nature and advocates
ne passage OF law prohibiting the
sc OF buckets for hosting purposes in
ny mine shaft OF more than 200 feet {
depth. Deputy Miles has recon-
lended that notices be placed where I
owder is kept or stored. in or out OF {
he mine. I
J. b. McMaster of Deer Lodge has 2
urchased an engine. pump and hoist
1r the Cottonwood mine in the Cham
ion district I