The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-22
BEGINNING TO MOVE
Placer Miners in Bozeman Locking
Towards Better Times
ACTIVITY IN THE CLUTCHES
Female Boomers Have Appeared
and the Reporter Notes 1hem-
Trains VIII Hun into Castle on
July TITS Said-Notes.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Bozeman, April 20.-There Is rather
more attention being given to mining
by Bozeman parties this spring than
has been usual in this quiet agricul-
tural center, although there is no new
field opening up in the immediate
neighborhood of this city. Charles Cur
tbs came in on Monday from the upper
West Gaila,tin basin, where he was in
terested in placer prospects hast sum-
mer and although he Is somewhat reti-
cent regarding the outlook there the
fact that he returns to the same ground
this year Is suggestive of good impress
sions made by the showing from his
last years efforts. Since Jan. i he has
been living alone in a cabin near his
placer ground and has seen no one dur
ing that time, his dog being his only
company.
There has been quite a bit of excite
ment on Spanish creek. The past week
owing to some very promising leads
which are being opened there. Jesses
Carter, who a few years ago made
quite fortune in Butte, has been
working some quartz leads about three
miles southwest of the mouth of Span
ish creek, having a shaft down SO feet
on one vein, which Is producing a good
quality of ore running to gold and sill
ver Last week he struck something
new in that neighborhood which is in
teresting the prospectors of that sec
ton and he came to town to get off
some samples to be assayed and he
fully believes there is mineral in that
neighborhood which is going to be
heard from soon.
There are a large number of citizens
of Bozeman who have placer claims
near Townsend, which they will work
for all they are worth this season.
nIan Ill. -.
the most comment here, however is the
purchasing of the mill at Iron Rod,
near Whitehead, and the leasing and
bonding of the Iron Rod mine by Boze-
man parties. This may mean a good
deal to the mining world also, from the
fact that the gold there is so fine that
1T was found that 1T could not be saved
by amalgamation, quicksilver would
not gather ii and a cyanide mill erect
ed there by the Turner Bros, and ope-
rated for two years did not prove sue
cessful. This means that new process
must be found by which to save the
gold and the panties interested in this
new deal have originated something
which is modification of old pro-
cesses, perhaps, but still is full of new
ideas. They expect to work the ores
by new lixiviation process. ID. w.
Hardenbrook, the Deer Lodge mining
engineer, has charge of the work and
is here getting the plans ready. When
these are completed the extensive
change necessitated by the new process
will be started at once.
Court is pursuing the even tenor of
its way here, no cases of especial in
terest occupying the attention of that
body. The murder case. which comes
up on the 27th, being the one upon
which there will be THE most work.
Peter Scollick to be tried on that date
for his life.
Boomers have made their appear
ance here, a sure harbinger of spring,
a number of natty costumes appearing
among the army of bicycle riders who
are enjoying this beautiful weather
Bids were opened to-day by the trus-
tees of the Manhattan schol district |
Tor new school building, which is to 1
be erected there this summer The /
building is to be a frame structure, 40 /
BY so feet, and two stories high, the /
upper floor to be used as a city hall. I
There were IL bids ranging from $500 |
20 $5,075, The lowest bid being by w, b. /
Bowen of this place. There were con-
tractors present from Missoula, Butte, |
Helena and Bozeman. The letting OF 1
he contract was reserved until Sat-
lrday pending the settlement of some
negotiations pertaining to the site OF
ne new building, which has not yet
been settled upon.
j. III. Richardson. chief clerk of con-
'truction for the Montana Railroad
company, and Richard Dean, the prin-
,ipal contractor. We're in this city to-
lay. 1t seems that the present inten-
ion Is to have trains running into
castle by July l and, although a part
II the road is graded for a narrow
'uage line, IL Is not yet settled that a
narrow guage will be put in. In fact,
Is quite probable that the road will
e standard widsh. There Is every rea-
on to believ that they will commence
aging track soon, at least by this time
Iext month.
j. IL. {. Young, for four years past
ookkeeper for c. w. Hoffman & Co.
4 Timberline. was buried here to-day.
ir Young was a man of sterling
'orth, with great many warm friends
nd admirers in this section. His
eath was due to an abscess from
mich he had been suffering for some
hree months past. He leaves a wife
nd two children.