The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-01
COAL In TIMBERLINE
No Truth in the Report That the
Mines Were Closed.
THEY'RE BETTER THAN EVER
Machinery for the Rolling Mill on
the St. julien Property-1 he Nat
ural Bridge Distrfct-in Dis
trict Court-Notes.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, April 2S.-A report was
current in this city yesterday that the
coal mines at Timberline were on the
point of suspending operations-at least
to the extent that one-half of the mi
ners were to be laid off. 1t was said
that some of the mines had petered out
Upon investigation 1t develops that the
report as far as any suspension is con-
cerned is untrue. 1t originated from
the fact that rock fault had been en-
countered in one of the veins of coal,
which caused some people to jump to
the conclusion that the jig was up
From Frank Beley. who was up at
Timberline last night, 1t is learned that
the rock fault has been driven through
and the same vein encountered again,
the only difference being that the quail
ity of the coal is better than ever. 1t
is a Characteristic of most of the coal
measures In the mountains that faults
or overlaps of the vein are of quite fire.
quent occurrence. due to volcanic infiu-
ences OF past ages Experienced coal
miners assert that the Timberline coal
beds are practically inexhaustible.
Charles Schmidt. who came In on the
Park train last night en- route to Butte,
says the machinery for the rolling mill
to be put on the St Julien property
has been arriving in installments for
two weeks past and Is now all on the
ground The mill is well under way
and will be In running order 10 days
hence, when quite force of men will
be put to work upon this promising
property.
New discoveries and locations are be-
ing made right along in the Natural
Bridge district. Three locations were
recorded yesterday by James Graham,
s. b. Howell, Thomas H. Smith and L.
M. Newell Their claims are designated
as the Buckeye. Montana and Julia, in
the Silver Lake district, Immediately
adjacent TO the Natural Bridge. The
ore carries large percentage of cop
per, with considerable silver and some
gold.
from that district, also exhibits some
high-grade copper rock of which he
will have assays made by both Butte
and Livingston metallurgists. De Moss
is interested with George Metcalf, A. b.
Hicks. George Neill, p. w. Nelson,
George Davis and w. P. Mulholland in
the Slate Mountain company incorpora-
ted last year and stocked with 1000, 900
shares at 81 each. This company owns
140 acres in one body on Slate noun
tain. For nearly half a century De
Moss has lived and prospected with
varying fortune in various sections of
the great mineral belt of the west, and
the comprehensive appellation of
Rocky Mountain Bill' by which he is
distinguished was well earned. He was
one of the original party of men who
discovered gold in Montana-on the
Rattlesnake, In 1862. Casting a retro
spective glance upon the many quartz
mining camps he has witnessed spring
up In the past and pour out their min
companion Of the prospects of those
camps before they were developed with
the prospects as they exist in the Nat
ural Bridge district to-day, and he ar
rives at the conclusion that the devel-
opment of the district will give 1t the
prominence of being among the largest
and richest mineral sections of the
West.
Judge Frank Armstrong Of the Ninth
judicial district presided yesterday in
the Sixth district and heard arguments
upon demurrer to defendants answer
In the case of A. w. Miles against A.
#. Coutts ct al, and took the same un-
der Amusement Judge Armstrong
went back to Bozeman last evening and
Judge Henry returned to-day from
holding court in that city.
l.. p. Richardson of the Montana
Coal company, was passenger to Horn
on the Park train to-day after a trip to
Bozeman. He said the rumor was un-
true that the company was cutting
down its force. A few men had been
discharged for incompetency and their
places would be filled by others.
At the recent session of the Montana
Stockgrowers' association at Miles City
the following gentlemen were selected
as Park county's representatives upon
the executive committee: w. ]. An
derson, John Harvey and John M. Con-
row.
A travelling tooth puller and vendei
of herb preparations has been placed
under bonds here to answer to the
charge of practicing dentistry without
possessing the necessary certificate
from the state dental board.