The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28
MADISON COUNTY IS IN IT
Mining Activity Is Noticeable All
Along the Line.
THE SEASON OF 1898
Montana Mining and Smelling Company
to Settle Up and Resume Work.
Excellent Results Obtained.
Recent Adventures.

| Twin Bridges, Dec. 26.--In the last
| few days a more cheerful aspect has
| been given to mining affairs here by the
announcement that the Montana Smelt-
! ing and Mining company which has
| been in state of innocuous disuetude
for a couple of months and more, is
about TO settle up with it's creditors and
/ again 20. to work in the mines and
smelter. This was corroborated on
| Thursday by Superintendent David
Robinson receiving orders from Presi-
dent Sewall Davis to take a force of
the old hands and resume the work of
extracting ore from the Lincoln. one of
the company's mines in Bear gulch.
Accordingly, Mr.. Robinson took half a
dozen men and started on Friday for
| the mine and the work of extracting ore
is again in progress.
What will be done with the smelter
| Is still in the shade. but ii is learned
| that a meeting Of the company has been
! held, at which the cooperation Of the
Hon. William Owsley and other Butte
capitalists was secured, and reorgan-
| iZation was effected on a better Imam
cial foundation. and arrangements
made to settle up the company's indebt-
! edness. This Is good news for Twin
Bridges people IL true. 1t is stated that
! President Davis will be here on Tues
| day to make the necessary arrange
l ments.
o. +. Weimer, Ed. Bloom and r. Par
sons, who have been working lease
on the famous Company mine on Wis
consin creek, have Just forwarded a
carload of ore To the East Helena re-
duction works from which they expect
to realize over $3.50 per ton. There are
several other parties leasing on this
property. and it. is reported that all of
them are meeting with good success.
Nobleville, the village on the mine. is
quite lively this winter. several fam
| lilies having taken up their homes there
last fall
At Leiterville work at the mill has
been suspended for the winter, the frost
having put an embargo on abe water
supply through the bitches Captain
Trerise is running the mine with good
force of men. and will have plenty of
ore to start on when the mil resumes
operations in the spring.
The big 60-stamp mill on Moores
creek. which is to reduce the ores OF
the Kenneth mine. appears to be tue
Mecca of travelling mining men now,
and since the report of resumption of
work in the mine was started good
many men from these parts have head
ed in that direction.
superintendent Robinson says the
Lincoln, which win be one of the main
sources of supply for the Twin Bridges
smelter. can, at present stage OF de-
Velopment. furnish Is tons per day, ANA
in a short time will double that oL.-
! put Considering that the mine was
! only opened last summer this Is good
! showing. Two shafts, each 80 feet t.cep
| have been sunk, with an incline from
one of them running 35 feet deeper
The vein has an average width OF tvc
feet The ore is a lead carbonate car
rying 30 per cent, 50 per ton in gold and
silver. and an abundance Of iron for
| fuxing purposes.
The Standard reporter is informed
that when the smelter is blown in agar
Hon. VIM. OWsleY will resume opera
tons on the Libby, a first class GolG
and silver proposition and big pro-
Queer. which he owns on the west side
of the Big Hole river. The mine for
merly yielded famously. but has been
practically closed down for the last two
or three years on account of water as
resumption will mean a large increase
in the output of Jefferson basin.
Nick Trauffler. OF the HaWkese mine,
was in from Dry Georgia Thursday.
The mine has been under lease IL me
Montana Smelling and Mining COM
pany, but the shutting down If oper-
ations at the smelter has induced
Messrs Trauffler & Burns To cast about
for other means of reducing heir ores.
They are negotiating with Mir. George
Crangle and other parties Tor the re-
moval Of their mill from German Sulch
to Wisconsin creek, where they pro-
pose 10 erect ii and add a cyanide pro-
cess plant. The mine, which has an
eght-fuBt body Of free milling gold ore,
Is in first class working shape. and Will
be an enormous producer when the
work of taking out ore is resumed.
Work is practically suspended in the
Bear guleh mines Tor the winter. SO far
as the shipment of ore is concerned. The
last to suspend operations was John @.
Want. on the Mascot, which has been
one of the largest and richest producers
in that district this year. Mr.. WANTS
last shipment for the season was two
carloads of first-class ore. which he
shipped 10 the East Helena smelters.
and which paid about 500 per ton. Be-
sides these he has shipped six other car
loads this season, which netted from 500
To ss5 per ton Mr.. Want has purchased
the interest of his partners. John {. Ma
hony and John Want, jr and is now
sole owner of the Mascot, and purposes
running the mine ON more extensive
scale when he starts up in the spring,
with improved hosting machinery and
other appliances for rapid development.
0rrin Stone. after a successful season
OF work on the Galaxy. has pulled the
pumps from the mine and hetaken him.
self To the sunny cline of Mexico to
spend the winter
Governor r. NJ Polinger and Fred
Emo are working the Pet mine. IN the
vicinity of Alaska ranch. The Pet Is
finely developed lode, one of the best
of the Polinger properties. The returns
from the last shipments from the mine
wore so per ton above all expenses.
Cooper Bros. are still taking cut some
first-elaSs ore from the Cooper NINE at
Rochester, and when they resume ship
ping will forward e. the Gram smelling
and Reduction works IA Omaha from
which they have always had uniformly
/ good returns The mine is in an excel
lent stage Of development. and viii he
one Of the strongest producers in the
/ Rochester district next year.
Lon Pickett and Fred Marks are ne
gotiating with James a. Murray and
/ SaVin Lisa of Butte for the lease IF the
/ famous LangfelIow mine at Rochester,
/ and Mr.. Marks has gone 10 Butte to
1 complete the arrangements, The Long
I fellow il 4 high grade stiNer-iaad prupo-
I sition and was under lease to the Mon
\ tana Smelling and Mining company Hast
7 summer. but the ores require ealeirins
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