The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-07

begin about "Wednesday Warren Snod-
grass has charge OF the work.
From the Myhers mine. up towards the
Wiekes tunnel, the machinery has been
removed and will be used on n property
near Montana City. At Comet Downing
az Johnson have about II men at work
on the Rumley and are shipping ore Nor
val Stuart Is also reported to be taking
out some ore from the upper workings Of
the Comet mine. 4. Bowling IS also pros
pecting a claim In the same locality. At
the Gray Eagle Holmes a Dahiman nave
about % men at work and they are max
ing regular shipments and proving the
property to be good one In the Boomer-
ang district j. p DALEY has a lease on
the property owned by George Benjamin,
and Is taking out ore for shipment. lt is
a silver lead property
At Basin there is great activity In push
ing building work on the Katie smelter,
and IL goes along regardless of cold
weather. 1t looks as though another era
Of prosperity was dawning for that
camp.
James Williamson is in Boulder this
week, coming from the Mayfower dis
triet, where he has been operating a mine
but has laid off for the winter lie fe-
ports many properties being developed
in that locality, but there Is only one. the
Mayflower. that IS a mine. fhey are all
around il, but do not strike the same ore
body.
III tiif i9HtiSlidtSHl diSItANt *hN12iF1 a'N-
rendes, Mcneil and Aaron are running a
tunnel on the Daniel Boone They eXpect
to reach the lead in 50 feet, but will run
about 200 feet 10 reach shaft that was
sunk on the lead.
In the Little Boulder district nothing
is being done this winter Surveys have
recently been made for patenting a large
tract of placer ground belonging 10 =. "A.
Largely, John McDermott and Lockhart
q clunie. There are claims up the Little
Boulder however, that will be developed
next season.
Mrs. Ella Knowles Haskell in recent
interview told of the excellent showing in
the High Ore mine, northwest Of here, in
which she is Interested. 4 lot OF money
was expended last Year in running long
tunnel to reach the lead, but it failed to
accomplish that end. Another contract
was recently let to continue the tunnel
TO a total length of about ,200 feet, and
they cut 2ia feet of what is described as
solid galena ore. Assays average SIG, of
which 81 is in gold and the remainder in
lead. silver and copper The tunnel opens
the ore body at Il depth of GOO feet from
the surface.
The Ruby mine in the Lowlands dis
trict, is yet reported To be proving very
profitable. In fact, ii is probably one of
the best mines ever opened i'll Jefferson
county for the amount of work done The
car loads of ore are netting from 81 900 10
81, 600 each, and there are many OF them
being shipped. NJ. j.. Hewett has recently
resigned as manager and Mr.. Graves,
one of the principal owners Will take
active charge of the property. Howard
Paschal who has been stakeholder III
the company and also secretary. has sold
his holdings for a good figure and Mr..
Passmore of Butte is now secretary.
From the district aroung Clancy u car
loads of ore We're shipped last week,
eight from the Bonanza Chief. one each
from The Golden Gate and the Mocking
bird. and two from the Overland. The
country for some distance each way from
old Montana City. particularly to the east
and northeast will develop into Il Won
derful gold producing district Little is
being done in the silver districts of Lump
and Clancy gulches this winter.
At l.lkhorn the old mine is pounding
out bullion at about the usual rate ana.
considering the depth worked, expense Of
hauling water and the low price of silver.
etc. 1t is doing remarkably Well and
shows careful and efficient management