The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-17
In THE HOMESTAKE
Development of the Property Will Be
Elgerly Watched
PROSPECTING FOR COPPER
IL IL Is Found That the Big Lead
Extends Eastward That Far,
Many Claims VIII Become
Valuable Mining Notes.

No operation in Butte will be watched
with greater interest this season than
the operations which have now been
begun on the Homestake mine in Park
canyon. The successful result of the
operations means far more To Butte
than the mere discovery of another rich
copper mine. 1t will mean that Butte's
great copper belt extends to the east
ward, and innumerable mining claims
in that direction will be developed.
There will be another mining camp
added to Butte as big as the present
camp, and old mining men declare that
IL the sinking of this shaft brings to
light what is hoped for, Butte will very
soon have a population of 10000.
Years ago Con Sullivan started the
work of trying to find the great copper
ledge in Park canyon. He has sunk to
depth Of $50 feet on the Homestake.
but his money gave out. and he was not
able to prosecute the work farther.
Copper has been found. but not in the
great quantity that would indicate that
the mine is over the same ledge as the
great copper mines of the camp. Re
Gently Mr.. Sullivan gave a bond and
lease on the property to a St Louis
syndicate, under the management OF
the Glass brothers. They have started
sinking the shaft $50 feet lower, which
will bring IL to a depth of 500 feet If
the great ledge is found every mining
claim east of the city will become very
valuable. and Butte will have its great
est boom.
The development work being done by
the Boston & Montana company on the
fiat near Meaderville Is also being
watched with great interest. This work
is also for the purpose of ascertaining
hot no he lnde nxfpnHC N the
eastward. There was a rumor the past
week that the ledge had been cut but
| this is denied. The shaft will soon reach
a depth of 500 feet, when a cross-cut
will be run TO tap the ledge.
The Six O'clock claim at the head of
the Woodville tunnel is also being de-
veloped with the same purpose in view.
The shaft is now down nearly to the 200
and will be sunk TO the 800.
A large shaft house has been COM
| pleted I'm the Ground Squirrel district
1 At the ]. l. c.. under lease to Pat Bo-
/ land. about 100 men are employed and
six cars of ore are shipped daily.
c. W. Ellingwood has finished sinking
/ the shaft on the Marie Louise, south OF
| Porphyry street, and is now cross-cut-
| ting north and south.
Work has been suspended on the Mo-
doc and the shaft will be retimbered
before any further work is done.
The leasers on the Sioux Chief have
struck a body of low grade copper-sil-
yer ore at the 70-foot level Sinking
! will be continued to the 200.
The Neihart district shipped 10 car.
loads of ore last week
! The First Chance mines and mills
| the property of Drs. Mitchell and Mus
sigbrod, have been sold to a French
1 syndicate who will take hold of the
property in the spring.
At the Broadwater mine i'm the Mel
hart district IL has been decided TO sink
again from the lower tunnel 1t viii
| be a double compartment, timberec
with 12x12 timbers. At present sinking
will only be prosecuted 100 feet. Ar
| rangements are also being made for the
bonding of three of the most promising
undeveloped claims in Neihart.
Recent gold discoveries are reported
in Ohio gulch. a half mile from
Lump City. a few days ago f. c. Lep
tine started an experimental shat
about 40 feet from the Little Lott,
well and at a depth of IL feet a foo
vein of free milling gold ore was found
The Helena Independent states tina
Chicago capital is investing i'm mines
in the immediate vicinity of Montana
City and within the Helena gold belt.
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