The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-10
AMONG THE MINERS
Everybody Is on the Move Up in the
Brewster Country.
THE OTHER SIDE OF JUMBO
There Is Favorable News From
Martina-PIacer Miners Pre-
pairing for the Seasons
Work in Clutches.

Missoula. March 9.-Reports that
have been coming in from the mining
districts for the past few days are most
encouraging and indicate that the
country tributary to Missoula will be
more active this year than ever before
The Standard has noted from time to
time the progress of the improvements
and development of the Golden Scepter
properties up Brewster creek and there
is no doubt of the activity that will pre-
vail in the new town of Quigley this
summer. On the other side OF Jumbo
mountain from Quigley the Mcclure
company, John Lang and the Alps peo-
pie will do lot of work before fall and
the operations on Harvey creek will be
extensive.
From Martina, up near the head of
Nine Mile creek, comes the news Of fine
progress In the development work now
being done by the Nine Mile company.
While the officers of the latter company
refuse TO give out any information for
publication, IL is reliably stated that
the extension of the shaft which has
been made by this company on the old
san Martina mines, is showing up
large body Of ore that is richer than
the owners at first expected. 1t loooks
now as If this group of mines would
justify the opinion expressed by Patsy
Clark. when he examined the proper
ties in the winter.
The Nine Mile company is still ex-
ploring and developing its properties
near the San Martina group and a let
ter from Martina received here Satur-
day night states that a large body of
low grade ore has been struck The
extent OF the vein is not known, as II
had not been thoroughly explored when
the letter was written. 1t is said, how
ever. that IL is more extensive than
anything that has heretofore been dis
covered in that district. If these two
properties. the Nine Mile and the San
Martina, turn out as well as the pres
ent indications promise there will be a
lively camp up on Nine Mile creek this
summer.
There is also a probability that there |
viii be large number of men at work |
in the Colona district and the sur
rounding country. The development |
work that was done there last season |
was so promising that there will be |
considerable money spent there this |
year. There are without doubt some |
valuable properties i'm that district. II |
the right process for treating them can |
be hit upon.
The placer miners are beginning TO
prepare for their seasons work and will
lose no time in getting into the noun
tains this spring, that there may be as
long season as possible. In California
gulch, Oregon gulch and on Cedar
creek, there will be hundreds of men
at work this summer. In most of the
camps everything is in readiness for
the beginning of operations at the
earliest possible moment a large
amount of development work having
been done last fall The amount of
gold taken out of these gulches this
year will surpass the record of any pre-
vious season since the stampede TO Ce-
dar creek
The outlook for the silver properties
Is also encouraging and the Curlew and
the Whip-poor Will, in the Bitter Root
valley. will probably make a big rec
ord this summer. The Curlew mine is
no longer an uncertainty, but is al
ready in the list of producers once
more. The mill is yielding handsome
proht every month. although IL is be-
ing run with prospect ore. The cold
weather of last week stopped the water
supply of the mill for couple of days
but everything is running smoothly
now
The shaft extension of the Iron
Mountain mine will. II is said be con-
tinued for another hundred feet before |
IL is decided to start the proposed tun-
mel This mine still declares dividends
as regularly as the moon changes and
the present prospects are better than
ever.