The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-12-31

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lately. From all indications it is evil
dent that it will continue to be noticed
in the mining world, and as an evil
dence that its claim owners have con-
fidence in its future it may be stated
that there are now two steam stamp
mills at work on gold properties al
ready. fiye-stamp mill in course of
construction and another in serious
contemplation for which arrangements
are now being consummated. Aside
from the gold discoveries, some very
rich silver properties are being oper-
atcd, the details of enc having been
given at length in The Mail last week,
for which bond of $50, 900 by the
Anaconda company was refused. Three
or four copper claims have been located
which are said to be very rich con-
sidering the development.
In the Boulder district, the Royal
Gold mill will be started up about the
first of the year. after having been
shut down for some little time. 1t is
stated that they now have sufficient
rich gold ore in sight for quite an ex-
tensivo run. \ great amount OF
work is being done in the adjacent dis
trictS on the Gold Greek side and it is
expected that next summer will see
some very important work and probable
transfers of property il that section.
The Bloomington is another property
III the Boulder district upon which
development work is being carried Oh.
Peter Schcer and his associates are
carrying on placer mining right along
through the winter above Princeton
They are working on drift diggings
and are said to be making good money
wheeling the dirt out and washing It
under cover They use the water twice
In two different placcs-and seem to
be pretty well satisfied with their out
PIT.
Indications point to resumption of
work on the Sunrise property, in Hen.
derson gulch district, and with the
addition of some further god-saving
process to their 3O-stamp mill the
probabilities are that it will he made
pay. The value is known to exist in
the ore, and the endeavor is to be made
to devise or apply some means whereby
the gold can be converted into bullion
instead Of going over into the tailings
Negotiations looking to that end ard
the resumption Of work are now under
way.
In that district known as Bcarmouth,
where millions of placer gold was
taken ont in the early days, two
healthy and prosperous towns have
sprung up in the mountains Garnet
and COloma. In that vicinity rich
gold properties are heing opened up on
all sides. Messrs. Ritchie and McDer-
mott, together with other old timers,
have stayed with the district through
many vicissitudes for which mining
camp is noted and are today reapinu
their reward for their confidence. A
number Cf shipments have been made
fr )m their properties to the smeitcrs
and they are now consequently con
velvet. - The mill at Coloma is run
ming constantly on good ore and the
Mitchell mill below Garnet has recent
ly been started up. Besides these there
are a large number of men at work in
the district and number of rich
strikes are reported. 1t is evident that
all the DISTRICT needs is the expenditure
of reasonable amount of capital to
make it one of the foremost gold
producing sections Of Granite county
or Montana.
Up around the Red Lion district
some litne work is being done and
considerable activity IS expected next
season when the snow goes off. There
is lots Of gold in the district, and as
the owners Of the claims have every
confidence, time, muscle and capital
will bring it out. The plant being
put in by Matt W. Anderson at the
Southern Cross, in the adjoining dis
trist OF Georgetown, if it proves sue
cessful, and he has no doubt but that it
Will, may make a change in the
method Of treating the rebellious gold
ores OF the Red Lion district, as in
some respects they are quite similar to
those Of the Southern Cross, and the
gold is hard TO save. ..
The gold districts mentioned above
are but very few Of those in Granite
county, but time and space preclude
the the possibility of even mentioning
them in this article. Work is going
on in almost every section of the
county and the likelihood is that dur
ing the the next summer and fall con-
siderable interesting mining intelli-
genee will he chronieled by the news
gatherer e-
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