The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-02-26

on vein in that vicinity, which was
discovered while some improvements
on the mill were being made. The
vein opened up in such an encouraging
manner that after sinking some 300
feet on it the company decided to sink
regular working shaft. Hence the re-
ported intention of sinking a large
two compartment shaft on the claim.
Ore assaying 81, 744 ton in gold
has been developed near Jerome dis
trict, Arizona.
The monthly output of the Baker
City (Oregon) camp is placed at from
$l60 600 to $4,000.
Veins of onyx and pearl are said to
have been found in the Gold Creek
country, Elko county, New.
A ton of ore shipped to Denver
from the Little Maid mine at Gold
Greek, New, returned s211.
"A sack of ore from the Lookout
mine near kingman, Arizona, returned
So, 600 in gold to the owners.
The daily output from the United
Verde cOmpany's mine at Jerome, Ari-
zona, is from Sl5, 900 to 500, 900.
The o. X. mine in Campbell dis
trict, Lander county, New. has $25, 900
worth of high grade ore in sight.
The gold placer mines near Mill
City, Humboldt county, New, are now
operated bv steam shovels in place of
man power.
Nevada is just on the verge of Il
mild boom, SO those say who are
travelling great deal. There is no
reason why she shouldn't
abandoned mines in Panamint
district, Nev., are being reopened and
a siX-foot vein Of #ll5 ore is said to
have been developed,
$3.50 IL ton has been developed in the
humboldt county, Cal.
The Sunshine, Southwest and Last
Chance mines i'll lnyo county, Cal,
have recently been sold for $50 900.
This group Is adjacent to the old sill
yer mines at Darwin.
An expert has estimated that the
placer deposits at Rock Hill, Humboldt
county, New, will yield ~ 900, 900 in
stream gold. The property is operated
by a Chinese company.
1T is reported that experts are again
examining the De Lamar (Nevada)
mines for English capitalists. The
owners last year refused an offer of
's3, 100, 600 for the property.
The Strosniner brothers ARE re-
ported to be taking out some very rich
gold ore from their claims in Pumpkin
Hollow. about six miles southeast of
Yerington. in Mason Valley, New.
Between Verde and Jerome, Ari-
zona, there are over sixty men pros
pecting, Most of them have gone
there recently on account of the strike
of a large ledge assaying high in gold
and silver.
There is considerable activity in
the Coloma mining district north of
Bearmouth, cansed by the resumption
of work under new management on
the Mamomth mine, where force of
II men is at work sinking new
shaft says the Missoulian. Within a
short time, 1t is said, new hoist is to
be erected, when larger force of men
will be employed. On the Clemantha
property near the Mammoth force of
about 15 men has been kept at work
all winter extracting gold hearing ore.
which is being shipped to the Colorado
smelter in Butte. The average out
put has been three cars per month.
The ore is rich, which is best proven
by the fact that the lowest grade aver
ages 500 per ton and the highest Sl35.
The mine is being well developed as
the ore is being extracted and the
miners who are sinking every day are
now down 300 feet The greater
depth they gain the mine looks more
P. p Pierce, of Missoula,
is one of the principal owners and be
lieyes now more than ever that they
have an excellent mine. Many who
are familiar with the Coloma mining
district say it is only a matter Of time
until it proves itself to be one of the
greatest gold producing districts in
NJ Montana.
The Clinton mine in Park canyon, |
says the Butte Tribune, was sold at
sheritf's sale last Monday for 81, 400,
Henry Williams, manager Of the
Colorado smelter, being the purchaser.
The sale was made to satisfy a judg-
nent obtained by the Silver Bow Nat
onal bank against John G. Henderson
md the Kenyon -Connell Commercial
company for $6, 1927. Henderson
mining proposition in Park canyon at
racted eat deal of attention at the
line he had it in operation, as it was
IN a rather novel plan. Mr. Hendeson,
who is very religious man. built
lotel near the mine which he furnished
up IN splendid shape and where he
boarded his men. He put in brass bed
'.elds and he ho,el was furnished with
Ill the comforts Of home. The girls
Who did the house work and waited on
,he tables were all dressed in light |
gray costume and wore white caps. |
The house was conducted on strictly |
'eligious basis and prayers We're said |
every morning and evening. Every
Sunday there was a Sunday school class
that included the men who worked in
,he mine and the girls who worked in
,he hotel The men were all paid reg
nlarly and everything was lovely as
ong as Mr.. Henderson IS bank account
neld out: Park canyon has not yet
produced ore in paying quantities from