The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-01-29
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Interesting Mining and Local News
From Hasmark.
BUILDING A CONCENTRATOR
Dozen or More Rich Silver Mines Now
Being Operated-Rich Strike Made
by Burke & Tulnbull.

For the information of the public
who imagine that Hasmark is only Il
very small hamlet, we will name the
different mining companies in opera
ton. There is the Hobo Tunncl com
pany. the Hobo mine proper, the West
Puritan, which Is worked by WlE.
Hynes and Il force OF men; the East
Puritan, leased by Burke q Turnbull !;
the Puritan mine. All are three dis
tiuct companies. The Morony mine,
the Mitchell, the Frisco, the Trout
mine, outside Of many prospects where
only few men are employed The Pc
ter Coylo tunnel is smut down at pres
ent, but will be reopened as soon Us
the Hobo cOncentratOr is ready.
Correction: In the last issue Of The
Mall vOur correspondent made ia mis-
take in two names. Ii place of Mrs
j. j. Hayden it snuuld have read Miss
Julla jeanette Ay.u4 and III place Of
Mrs. StOrtz t >hould read Mrs. Nj.
StortZ, sister ot the well known Hell
ena mil .Ag Ian. Both OF the ladies
are, as Ne know, intelligent and re-
fined entertainers.
A petition was signed by seventy
tive citizens i'll two hours time for the
re establishment OF the postotticC here.
1t was sent to the second assistant
postmaster general at Washington, ID.
y. Peter CUyle Is to be postmaster II
the prayer is granted.
VIM. Burke and Al Turnbull have
taken Il lease on the east one hundred
foot level Of the Puritan mine and en-
cOuntertd II vein OF the richest carbon
ate ore. The vein is Ii inches wide
and assays 532 ounces III silver.
A gentleman recently inquired of me
if did not think it would be better if
some state Legislators We're serving two
years in the penltentlary instead of at
the capital, where only sane people
ought to serve
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jewett went to
Butte last Friday to be absent several
days. Barney Briggs, the well-known
young gentleman is attending to the
business in Mr.. Jewett's absence.
The mine owners and leasers here
abOuts are very much dissatisfied with
the East Helena smelter and their ore
will i'll the future be shipped to
Omaha, Tacoma and elsewhere.
Ine MOrOny mine Will be III order
for force Of miners III few days
more. At present only repairing is be-
ing done in order to make it safe for
men to work.
Frank Hunter the popocrat chair
man, is lined up to the pie counter and
is slated for deputy mine inspector for
services redered to the democratic
party.
The Hobo Tunnel company is put
ting up Il concentration and will in the
future concentrate their ore and reduce
shipping expenses to the smelters.
The Puritan Mining company sus-
pended work temporarily in order to
change certain points in their lease be-
fore resuming work again.
The Frisco mine shipped three car
loads of ore and is getting ready to
ship another, making four this month
1t is hoped by our community that
Tom China, his gun, and his dead beat
whisky bill will remain in Helena!
Miss Bertha Gaskilll, the refined
young lady from Tower, was visiting
friends in Hasmark last Saturday.
DR.. r. W. Getty, of the firm of
Conyngham & Getty. was attending
Miss Ethel Gray last Saturday.
Miss Sadie Miller was up from the
burg last Saturday on visit to her
many friends here.