The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-29
anaconda Meas.
OPENING A NEW ROAD
The Red Lion District Five Miles
Nearer Anaconda.
SAM SNlDER'S SECRET SNAP
He Battles All Efforts to Locate His
Bonanza-News of the hills.
and the rospectors-
Waiting for Spring.
SAM SNIDER'S SECRET SNAP
anaconda Meas.

The county commissioners have at last
awakened TO the desirability OF wagon
road into the Red Lion mining district
from Anaconda that will make the dis
lance as short as possible. The proposed
change will not be expensive. the grade
is easy and the road can be quickly built.
1t will cut off five or six miles and sew
eral heavy grades. The route planned
leaves the wagon road near the old saw
mill and follows the north bank OF the
west branch of Warm Springs creek to
the Red Lion mines.
Anaconda has never received much ben
eft In the way of road building and this
is one of the first improvements that has
been asked. The commissioners will con-
slider IL at the meeting and their favora-
BILE consideration is anticipated.
There are now about 20 prospectors in
the district and as soon as the snow goes
II is expected there will be 200 or 300 men
there. Several corporations have been
formed and machinery is to be placed on
the properties. The road from Anaconda
win be very important and necessary
Improvement.
1t is said on authority that is of an
excellent character than Sam Snider has
made another of his mysterious clean
ups. Sam and a partner named Bailey
are living in a cabin which they erected
recently on the Jumbo claim on the hill
above the Fairstake property.
Two weeks ago to-day Snider went
away by himself with a sack over his
shoulder. lie returned the same day. and
for four days thereafter did not leave his
cabin, but on Friday called in some
friends and showed them a jar almost
full of fine gold which he said he had
panned out In a mortar. and exhibited a
specimen of gold as big as a hens egg.
In which very little quartz could be seen.
The miners estimated that he had $1,000
worth of gold in the jar. which was such
jam is sold in.
Snider maintains his secrecy as TO
where his treasure comes from, and the
prospectors are completely mystified
about 1t. The Fairstake, where IL was
supposed his first discovery was made,
has been guarded night and day, and the
latest return convinces them that the
gold came from some other part of the
district. Where. however. they are unable
TO learn, and Sam continues to battle
their plans and pound out a few thousand
dollars whenever he desires TO do so.
On the Hannah claim, owned by Gray
and Mallory the development work has
been in progress all winter. They have
several discoveries, but perhaps the best
is six feet OF ore which will pay s1O3 to
the ton.
can Flag, owned by ]. J. Flick and 9TH
ers. has been prosecuted until there is
now a 4s-foot shaft on a body of 1923 ore
A Tacoma company has a bond OF s40,-
600 on The Badgers. two claims in which
there is a fine showing OF low grade ore
The bond expires Sept. 10.
John O'Farrell's Magnolia has eight
inches of ore that will we'll repay mill
ing.
Newcome & johnson have let a con-
tract for sinking a b0-foot shaft on the
Little Rachel.
Tom Heffernen has some very fine
claims there which are already producers
and others that will be when developed.
In the Yellow Metal and the Mint lodes,
In which Swink and Messenger are his
partners. there Is a 12-foot body of ore
assaying from $.25 to s35, opened by a
tunnel Of 30 feet run on the ledge.
The Little Daisy. owned by Beaudry &
Henernen has a tunnel and a shaft on n
ledge inches wide which assays from s25
on top TO $50 I'm the bottom of the shaft
The Treasure Box. another sort of n
proposition owned by these parties. has a
iedge 30 feet wide assaying Sc in gold, %
ounces silver and per cent. copper The
Essex is also a promising prospect
tunnel in the Great Republic claim Is
reported to be 700 feet into the hill but
as Henernen dug IL himself and no one
else mas been In IL, what is there only the
owner can tell. and he won't do IL.
Hannah's Baby" was located last sum-
mer by Ransom futile, who sunk a To-
foot shaft on IL. revealing a lead IS inches
wide, from which he assays s54 in gold.
"A ounces silver and Sis per cent. copper.
The Baby will be given an opportunity
10 grow this season and is expected TO
become a full-grown mine.