The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
LARGE MONTANA PLACERS.
REMARKABLE DEPOSITS OPENED
IN THE GRAVELLY RANGE.

Extensive Cole Quarts Discoveries on tho
South Coast or AInsLa-Expeditobs Out
nttinE for the Thorough Exploration Of
That Part OF the Territory-Other Fields.
BUTTE, Oct. 1o.-onc OF tho most promising Of
the many placer deposits In Madison county is
the Gravolly Range, and the adjacent region.
From a point on Alder Guich just above Viz.
Kinia City to near Red Rock lake can DO trnccd
what appears TO have been tho course OF an an
Client river or glacier. All along the course arc
strown wash bouldcrs, showing evidences OF hav-
ing been carried q long distance. Near the
head Of Butcher Gulch this gravel Is very pro.
nounccd. Tho remarkable deposit was also
opened on tho head OF Wigwam, which at ono
time caused a stampede and u number of fine
nuggets were picked up. One was as round as
Q marble and brought $3.50.
Two companies are at present working In the
Rulch. Ono of them 10 running o drift to tap
bed rock. It Is q theory Of old placer miners
that tho bed rock found by carly day minors Is
false and that the true bed rock Ia underneath,
and that on 1t arc lying nuggets by the bucket
full. The tunnel is In 600 feet. The other COM
pany 10 working further up the creek with some
uuccess.
Over the divide La Warm Spring Crock, an
other stream which cuts the Gravelly Range on
which paying diggings are situated. The
ground In the crock bed ID pockety. and the
pockets rich. At Crockets, on tho head Of
French Guloh. 64o acres Of placer ground has
been located. Here color can DO found In al
most any part of the ground from tho grass
roots down. A lack OF water prevents this
ground from being thoroughly developed. At
the head Of the west fork of tho Madison Is tho
latest place where gold has been discovered on
this range. SO far little has been done hero eS-
cept representation work.
A rich discovery Of copper and gold Is ro-
ported at Rock Creek. three miles above Quig-
ley. Recent mining Developments at Cooke
City are encouraging. Tho lead in tho lower
tunnel Of the Daisy was struck at q depth Of
1000 feet showing o big body Of rich ore. car.
rying wire gold. Tho vein was 80 feet wide
at the s6o-foot level. and probably maintains
its width TO the lower tunnel. Tho Daisy is
owned by Aaron z. Bliss. o wealthy lumber
Sias.o % i IN its de1 MISpii Mn0 The hns s selRen %ss
opened at the summit OF Henderson Mountain.
on sa efSO slss e. T The p in goi ela iSs a long distance
A cablegram has been received from Gias.
gov. Scotland, ordering q shut down OF the en-
fculty Is said to DO lack Of sufficient power to
Bridges was the blowing in last week Of the
lmelter of the Montana smelling and Mining
Company. Tho success Of the smeltor means
countPies Il tie state outsids Of Silver Bond
A. W. Tanner of Red Bluff has Just returned
from the East, where he made arrangements
S az p oa ting m raGlest f EaFn sSrss i,Sop parp poa eln Ris
Pole Creek placers will produce these stones at
ShS rate niu Of Of m thi55ty, n pounds ams-v to Sv the hss fS6iG yard.
facturers. Mr.. Tanner is confident. that ono
Of the largest emery belts in the world exists in
The Listle RRiid mine. near Richmon Flats.
s S1aE of q s0f mil EanS 1s'i M yDne 81 {; SSs%snoeFs (
nve-stamp mill has been put up, and the prop:
sixty. feet, in tho new shaft q body Of fine ore
was found. A shipment last week Melted the
SETTLE, Oct Bon the shores of Cleveland
e 81 P y ans Is val Ss,bE a sisecr snf sG have very 4s,
Gently been made. Tho float that led to these
al Ct w ~slt found qsa4 sl0p psloa sas HSsG ser nnd spn Siss
10 $500 eouj and 8. S s,;SoS q PEI so,, .epnih NJ fact ss,,i good good
out. Tho lodges from which this 1foat rock
the coast, and about forty, claims have been
and their accessibility makes them very at:
outhtting for thorough exploration of this por:
tfon OF the Territory. and naphtha launches OF
tho purpose. They are provisioned for from
six to twelve months, and carry ten or twelve
m erns,s nh;S IA Gncb . psosPeGtors, ana a crew rev Inc
eAISiso ~ iess tnan a UP y .no huhon
oei h3huiAe' anu the winning prospects are e2-
eeheh'' c,,rop~
cALiFohNiA
Los ANGELES, Oct, 9.-The Butte Basin Tun-
el Company, Amador county, has suspended
work after having expended nearly $4,000 in
running a tunnel to tap the auriferous gravel
supposed to underlie the Butte basin. some of
the gravel prospects 20 cents to the pan, but
nothing was encountered TO warrant further
expenditure.
William Eyers, who has o small farm on the
hank nf Iitfln Ruttn l'reek Ruttn rnnnty hue
jam y l LIt.io puLCo SFeJh, butIo touuly, ms
coarse gold md nuggets OF 81 value. ~
A discovery OF platinum is reported from
Pine Ridge. Fresno county. The Beard mine ar
Pine Ridee has 5000 tons of ore in sight which
yields IRON $40 TO $40 per ion.
A clean.up Of n went y.ton run NJ Vol yerdo
ore, Randsburg, Kern county, from the three.
foot ledge OF No. 2 shaft. showed a value M SSh
Der ton. '
In the Red Rover mine owned by Senator
stephen NJ, White. Judge Ross. Henry Gaze
and others at Acton, Los Angeles county. a
rich seven foot vein has been struck. This
mine had "A cIcan-up about two months arc
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