The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-01
RED LION DISTRICT
A General Resume of the Promising
Prospects West of Anaconda.
THERE ARE SOME GOOD ONES
Sam Snyder Has a Good PROPOSE
ton. and More Is in Sight
Character of the Ore
Around Georgetown

da will be worked to a considerable ex-
tent this summer. and capital has already
cast an envious eye on this district. In
speaking of the mines and prospective de-
velopment in this country, a well known
gentleman who is acquainted with the lay
of the ground, says that considerable
space has been given recently in the vari-
Gus state papers concerning the reported
rich gold strike made by Sam Snyder on
upper Flint creek, in Granite county. A
part of the price one must pay for sue
cess is more or less notoriety. and Snyder
having made himself i'm a certain degree
public property by blazing a short cut
trail to wealth, must take the conse-
quences of being talked about ~ the pub
lie.
Much doubt has been expressed as to
the genuineness of his reported strike,
and many have attributed Sam with
desire to boom the district. AS a matter
OF fact ii was not Snyders intention 10
make the matter public. he being the last
one who would want to see a rush into
the district. 1t was only on his paying
several hundred dollars of Indebtedness
in the burg" a reminder of several
years prospecting. the purchase of a Gne
diamond studded gold watch and chain,
the deposit of several hundred dollars i'm
bank and finally a few weeks taste of
high life in Butte, with all the concomi-
tants of hilarity and red paint that a
lavish expenditure of wealth could buy
that his friends began to wonder where
the money came from, and the reckless
giving away to friends and acquaintance
of several hundred dollars worth of spec.
linens. pieces of quartz beaded with gold
finally suggested the origin of the wealth.
the reportrs got hold of a few facts, and
there you are.
Snyder's strike is a fact. He is not sit
ting i'm his lonely cabin on the mountain,
grnlD haaf he hoe al.
over $1,000 in a hand mortar and has lots
of rich ore in sight, a 10-foot hole show
ing up probably $4,000. 1t is not all rich
enough to stand the hand mortar process
of treatment, but will either have to be
shipped or have a mill erected for treat
ment. Snyder talks of putting up a five
stamp mill in the spring for this purpose
The ledge is in porphry and slate and is
the same mineral belt that runs through
the Fairstake and Gold Coin, being be-
tween these two properties, in same for
nation and apparently same ledge.
The Fairstake has been mentioned be
fore in these columns. 1t is a promising
property. the owners of which. after Civ
ing power of attorney to sell their
stock in the company, changed their
minds after the sale had been consum-
mated, and a law suit to settle the mat
ter is the result. The property itself
shows up well the ledge carrying from a
can be selected that assay we'll An eight. |
inch streak of galena and copper in the |
bottom of the shaft indicate the proba- |
lbility of the ores of this district turning |
TO lead, copper and silver proposition |
at the water level. A shaft of 100 feet |
and tunnel Of 1874 feet have been driven
on this property, showing up considerable
ore
Further up the mountains is the prop- |
erty of the Gold Coin company, consist
ing of three claims. The ledge is very
large, the pay chutes being the red oxide
peculiar to this district, and work is be-
ing prosecuted vigorously to determine
the richness and extent of the ore bod
les, the intention of the company being
TO erect a suitable mill as soon as il is
demonstrated that there is sufficient nav
ore to justify IT. The development work
consists of a shaft about 100 feet, several
cross cuts and drifts at the so and 100
levels besides a number of surface cross |
cuts, all in ledge matter. The work shows
the ledge to continue for several thous-
and Feet and of a free milling character |
Assays from the pay chute shows an av-
erage Of from $500 to $500 per ton. a 10
men streak running in places SIS per ton
IL Is of free milling character. with
some eolors of metallic copper saved i'm
tanning. Further to the south on the
same mountain is the High Ore group
which has recently been sold to Toledo.
ONO, parties, who are preparing to OK
pehu considerable money in it's develop
Ihent' IL is also free milling PROPOSE
tlon, having large ledge of the red OK
ide, character peculiar to this district
Across the creek on Gable, or Iron Noun
tain, made famous by the great Cable
mine. which is only about two miles dis
tant, lies the Marguerite. on which more
IMAM SIS'OoO has already been spent in de-
Nelopment work, and which shows a biy |
ledge {c |
with view of erecting a mill on this
property the coming season. short dis
lance to the south is the Twilight. with
shafts and WINES to depth of 2iO feet
and drifts and tunnels aggregating some
DO feet. showing up a body of ore in
places 80 feet between the walls. all car
rying free gold. and destined to he one ,
OF the phenomenal mines of the district
FURTHER north lie the Red Lion. the Han
nah. the great strike of the Gray broth ,
Frs. which shows I'm places great chunks
OF quartz alive with metallic gold: the ,
montana, small but rich ledge with a !
smart OF probably 100 feet and considera- Z
bic work done i'm drifts and surface cross ..
cuttings beside many other promising
looking prospects. Nearer Georgetown
on the southwestern slope of Cable or
IRON mountain, Is the ORC Elmo with 100
loot shaft and some $50 feet of drifts. an
m ore. The ore body in this nroDarty is
n places 20 feet between walls and the
pay chute will probably average SO per
on. free gold. This property has recent
been bonded to Minneapolis parties
VINO contemplate the immediate erection {
u a 2O-stamp mill. A short distance
southeast of the orc Elmo are the Little
'osie and Keystone. two very promising
ooklng properties, on which considerable
work has been done. There are Two
'hafts OF 70 and 30 feet on the Little Josie
issues several surface cross-cuts. show
ns me ledge strong and continuous The
iay chute viii probably average SO Der
on free gold. The keystone has a 90
oot shaft showing a strong ledge OF
character similar 10 the Little Josie
which II adJoins. A cross-country tunnel
5 now being driven TO cut the keystone
euse al - feei depth IL Is now in some