The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-05-01

teen tons per day or about 45O tons
month, 19 to 20 cars, being the average
shipment to the East Helena smelter.
The haul is about eight miles to the
railroad At present the force is about
45 men, but new men are being put at
work as fast as competent miners can be
secured
The Emery, which is the chief mine Of
the district, was discovered in 1889 by
Joseph Peterson and located BY William
Emery. Ore taken from the surface was
shipped by the locator the same year.
A year or two later Emery sold the mine
to the Carbonate Extension company,
consisting Of N. J. Bielenberg, Howard
Zenor, Marvin Trask, DR.. Hoyer Irwin
Higgins, James Murray and Conley aud
| McTague. Hoyer and Higgins have
since sold their interests to the company.
| The Carbonate Extension company
sank upon the Emery a depth Of $50 feet
and ran levels at 60, $50, 200, and $50 feet.
The slump in silver caused Il suspension
| of work upon the mine and it lay idle
until September Of last year when lease
was taken until March /, 1897, by Phil.
| Harrington, Daniel Couehlin, James Sui
livan and John Power, all experienced
miners from Butte. The leasers pay d
royalty of 25 per cent. and are under
stood to have so far realized monthly
profit Of $1,000
In the division Of labor Mr. Harring-
ton, who is skillful mining man, acts as
general superintendent, Mr. Power is
| night superintendent, Mr.. Sullivan takes
charge of the store and boarding houses,
and Mr. Cough1in works below The
mine is in q high state of development
and may be generalized as one Of the best
base propositions in the state. The
south end of the vein is sub-leased by
the leasers to parties who are down TT
feet and have three levels. They are ship
ping two cars of ore per month.
Well supplied stores are kept at the
mine and large, excellently appointed
boarding house with tirst-class table is
run by the leasers. Altogether the mine
is in skillful and experienced hands. AS
about 100 men are now in the camp it is
expected postoftice will be soon estab-
lished there, application having been
made for it. A townsite, owned by the
Carbonate Extension company, has al
ready some Is or 20 substantial buildings
upon it.
Adjoining the Emery on the south is
the Black Rock, under bond and lease to
Phil. Harrington. He expects to soon
have a force Of men at work There is a
130-foot shaft on the property, showing
about a foot Of ore of the same character
as the Emery.
South of the Black Rock is the Cole
man group Of mines, which are under
bond and lease to w B. Matheson, and
are being worked with q small force of
men. The development here consists Of
a tunnel following the vein for 1870 feet,
at which point the vein takes a dip at
about 10 degrees, and upon which an in
cline shaft has been sunk 40 feet. A
level run from the bottom of the shaft to
a distance Of Is feet shows 3-foot vein
with about 12 inches Of shipping ore.
North of the Emery is the Carbonate
Extension company mine, consisting Of
two parallel claims, under lease to Den
mis- O'Donnell of Butte, who is working
six men. The development consists of
an incline shaft down 275 feet Mr..
O'Donnell is sinking vertical shaft on
the property, expecting to catch the vein
on its dip at about 100 feet from its apex.
He is also repairing the old steam hoist
which was burned down short time
ago. As soon as repairs are completed
men will be put at work in the old shaft.
Adjoining the Carbonate Extension on
the north is the Bonanza, owned by VIM.
Zosel, which is under lease to Butte men,
and is being worked by an incline shaft.
About a half mile northeast is the
Hidden Hand, with an incline shaft about