The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-15
Butte Department.

foreman; employs nine miners. The
mine is worked through tunnel and
shaft the former 500 feet long, the lat
ter 100 feet deep. Free milling ore Is
found. This company owns a 20-stamp
mill. where the ore is treated.
The Legal Tender, located at Bear
gulch, owned and operated by the
Bear Gulch Mining company; w. E.
Jewell. superintendent and manager:
James kits, foreman; employs Is
miners and one topman. 1t is worked
through a 260-foot tunnel. The ore is
free gold. The ore from this mine,
which Is now being hauled by teams,
will soon be transported on an 1900
construction, to the 20-stamp mill
owned by the company.
The Great Eastern, located at Chico,
owned and operated by the National
Park Mining company; e. w. Bach,
superintendent and manager; A. p
smith, foreman; employs six miners
and seven topmen. The shaft is two
compartment, 100 feet deep. The char
acter OF ore is concentrating gold
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
The Elkhorn, located at Elkhorn.
owned and operated by the Elkhorn
Mining company; G. A. Nelson, super
intendent and managef: William Da-
vey, foreman; employs rs miners and
70 topmen. The mine is worked
through a single compartment incline
smart, 1875 feet in depth. The charac-
ter or ore Is silver and lead The great
er portion of the ore taken from the
Elkhorn is treated at the Elkhorn mill
The lead ore is shipped to the East
Helena smelter. Some of the peculiari-
ties of this mine are the walls. the
hanging wall being of slate while the
foot wall is of sandstone. The Elkhorn
Is the deepest mine in the state and
mas neen In active and paying opera
ton for Is years
The Aurora, located at Silver Star.
owned, operated and managed by
James Mcfarland, Henry Seigchrist
superintendent and foreman, employs
IL miners and five topmen The work
ings are done by a single compartment
shaft, 200 feet deep and a tunnel 500
feet In length. The character of ore is
free and smelling gold
The Hope, located at Basin, owned
and operated by the Hope Mining COM
pany. 1. N. Fletcher superintendent
and manager, Martin Buckley fore
man, employs 73 miners and IA topmen.
The main shaft is two compa rtment.
275 feet deep. There is also a tunnel
90 feet in length. The character of ore
is concentrating gold.
The Katie, located at Basin, owned
ana operated by the Basin & Bay State
Mining company, Alex Glass superin-
tendent and manager, c. Whitemore
foreman, employs 40 miners and nine
topmen. The mine is operated through
a two compartment shaft, 1856 feet
deep. There is also a tunnel in 40 feet
The character of ore is concentrating
gold Since the inspection of the Katie
the entire works, concentration, mill and
hoist. have been destroyed by fire and
the mine is now idle.
The Saturday Night, located at Ba-
sin, owned and operated by the Catar-
act Mining & Development company,
E. A. Gustafson manager, superintend-
ent and foreman. Ten miners and two
topmen are employed. The mine Is
operated by a single compartment
shaft, lis feet deep, and a tunnel 900
rect in length. The character of ore is
gold and silver smelling. The shaft of
this mine Is located about $50 feet from
Cataract creek. Water is conducted
from the creek by a flume to a large
wheel, which controls the drum on
which the rope for hosting is neatly
handled by levers. 1t is the cheapest
hosting power l have seen in the
state.
The Chile mine located at Sapping-
ton, owned by Raymond g. Maginnis.
operated by Masters G. Co, who are
also the managing officials. employs
nine miners and three topmen. The
mine is operated by a single compart-
ment shaft, 120 feet deep and a 400
loot tunnel. The character of ore is
free gold.
The Alta, located at Alta, owned and
operated by the II. & L. S. & r.. Co.
D. X: Allen manager. L. d. Davis SUI
perintendent, o. c. Lewis foreman.
employs $50 miners and Is topmen.
me main shaft is three compartment
and 1.5O0 feet deep. The tunnel Is 1000 !
'eet long. The character of ore is sill |
yer and lead smelling.
The Hope mine. located at Lump |
city, owned by Grobe, Henton Co. |
Jacob Grobe superintendent and man |
lger, Joe Baldwin foreman, EMPLOYS |
i've miners and five topmen. The shaft /
$ two compartment. 200 feet deep. The |
'haracter OF ore is silver. lead and 1
copper At distance Of 81 feet from
he main shaft a second shaft has been
Junk 107 feet. AS soon as drifts run
ling east are completed and connec-
ion made. raises will be put through.
hus furnishing two means of exit and
'etter ventilation.
The Little Almax, located at Lump
,ity. owned and operated by Babcock.
Ireacy a. Co. Frank Murray superin-
endent. u. ID. Hodnett foreman, en-
Toys IL miners and 10 topmen. The
hiatt is double compartment, ESQ feet
leep. The character OF ore is silver
md lead.
The Free Coinage located at Lump
'ity owned and operated by Prescott
Smith. Joe Smith general manager
Employs nine miners and six topmen.
me smart is double compartment. 200
Get deep. Character of ore silver.
The Iron Cap, located at Lump City,
'wned and operated by o. r. Allen q
%. y. Stewart foreman. employs six
miners and two topmen. The shaft is
wo compartment. 200 feet deep. Char
.cter OF ore. silver
The Little Nell, located at Clancy.
'wned and operated by c. II. Head q
%, G. f. Price superintendent en-
Toys is miners and is topmen. The
main shaft is 800 feet deep The char
.cter of ore is silver. A shaft 100 feet
eep has been sunk 800 feet east Of the
main shaft.