The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-22

distrust has been created by the man
agement of the two concerns, which
several of the unfortanates are not SLOW
to pronounce nefarious. To say the
least, 1t is an unfortunate State or al
fairs, and the prospects which looked
so inviting three months ago are now
very gloomy for many, at least untii
some remedy is provided, an event
which does not seem likely to occur In
the immediate future.
Notwithstanding the unfortunate con-
ditions resulting from the smelter rail-
ures. there is no feeling OF discourage
ment existing: for. in most instances,
the miners are we'll satisfied with the
work which they have done, and are
confident that, if they could have got
ten their ores worked as they expected
to have DONE they would have been In
good circumstances to continue develop
ment work on their properties. AS 1t
is, a few who were fortunate enough 10
be fixed are going ahead as IL nothing
had happened, and in most cases with
encouraging prospects. Others, more
uniucky, have to rustic a grub stake,
to enable them to resume, or ABANDON
their claims till spring or the starting
up of the smelters enables them to go
to work again.
The prospect of trying to find the bed
rock in Mill creek has been revived, and
corporation has been formed for the
purpose. 1t is called the Mill Creek
Placer Mining company, and comprises
William O'Brien, John l.. Baker, Robert
J. Moore and David Kenealy, all of
them placer miners of experience. par
ticularly in the kind OF work they have
undertaken. The attempt was made
several years ago by Sargent Hall and
several others, and depth of % feet
was reached, but water came in so fast
and the company lacked financial cohe-
sion, SO the attempt was abandoned.
The present company is now down rs
! feet, and has put in powerful engine
and pump with which they propose TO
| sink until the bedrock is reached. From
| the character of the bars along Mill
| creek and the prospects obtained on
| them, it has long been the idea that the
| bed of the creek cannot but pay. Inc
| Mill Creek Placer Mining company has
! obtained control of enough property to
| warrant them in resuming the attempt.
! and they say they have the men, the
| means and the determination to sue
coed. OF course it is problematical how
! far they will have to go to find the de-
| sired bedrock; but the guessers put 1t
/ at anywhere from 40 to 80 feet. -Four
men are employed in the sinking.
At the Bob Ingersoll mine, on Mill
/ creek Rod d. Leggatt has a large force
/ of men at work completing the hoist
ing works and buildings. and will soon
be turning out ore from this famous
| mine at a famous rate. The lngersoll
| is without doubt the beSt-looking mine
at this stage of development in the
| Mill creek district
The Fisher mine on Mill creek, re-
Gently purchased by p. A. Largey of
Butte and L. d. Porter of Iron Rod, has
suspended operations for the winter.
Amos Fisher superintendent of the
mines, tells the Standard reporter that
the shutdown is not because of deterio-
ration in quality or quantity of the ore,
| but because of the great cost of Win
! or tFa N dpDtl
rs feet the shaft is by feet, all in as
good ore as can be found in the mine.
Mr.. Fisher adds that it has not yet been
determined where the ore will be re-
duced, whether in the Dahlon. Largely q
Porter mill at Iron Rod or at some
other reduction works.
At the head of Wisconsin creek ex-
Commissioner Michael Hatfield has
been working a group of mines from
which he now has ready for shipment
two carloads of ore which Mr.. Hatfield
says will easily run $40 per ton. The
rock is principally gold-bearing, and
will be shipped to the East Helena
smelling works.
In the same neighborhood on indie
pendence creek. Charles Noyes has just
finished the representation work on the
Roach & Miller group of mines, which
he says are all looking well. He will
doubtless report to the owners in Butte
by the time this item appears in the
Standard.
At Leiteryille several miners have
been laid off temporarily, but as tbs
Standard reporter failed to meet Cap
! tain TreriSe, the superintendent, he
cannot say for what reason. Most Of
the suspended men are making theil
way toward Virginia City, where it il
reported that sinking on the Kennel
mine has been resumed.
On Badly, between Nugget and Geor
gia gulches, George Hammond and j
Hibble are working the Argenta ffor
merly known as the Dours) under leas'
from Butte parties. They are in A
feet on the tunnel, and at this stag
of development 1t looks like a splendid
lead silver and gold proposition. TIL
vein is about three feet wide and tn,
ore runs $685. per ton in gold and sill
yer, with IS per cent lead. The boy
are working eight men and shipping tn
ore to the East Helena smelters. In
Guided in this property are two exten
sionS the Omaha on the west and tn
Reno on the east, which from surfac
indications appear to be as good as tn
i | Argenta.
At Quartz Hill in the Indian creel
district, William Morrissey is working
the Standard and the Ruby, on the for
, mer of which he has reached depth 0
| go feet. He is about putting in hoist
ing works for further development. Tn
| vein is feet wide, and the ore carrie
s3S of gold and $50 silver per ton. TIL
ores from these mines have been mile
, at home but in future they will prob
! | ably be shipped to the Colorado or Pa1
rot smelters at Butte.
Hubner & Richler, lessees of the Bul
lion mine at Brandon, owned by Henr
Filing, have out a carload of ore, whic
they will ship to the East Helena smel
: ting works this week. Besides bein
one of the Oldest, the Bullion is one G
the most uniformly good producers o
Mill creek, but the shippers think TIL
carload will be an exceptionally fin
one.
Williams & Baumgarth's property o
Indian creek, the Great Northern an
$ Gold Coin, is developing finely, and tn
n owners have the finest working show
the districts. The lead is opened b
: three tunnels, one of which. run by III
owners, is in 40 feet. and two Other
I run by Ed Gardner & Co., are in Il
9 and IS feet respectively The lea
Q shows from to 6 feet of ore, carryin