Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-10-29
MINING CAMP TID|NGS
NEWS OF NORTHWEST MINES.

Mann which Is FabuIousIy Rich
strike on the south HaIf-Min1nE
Company Sued-Brief INNING
Notes.
After many years of fruitless search Tor
tune has at last smiled on Harpin DAVIS
of Helena and Dead Mans gulch bids tar
to become as famous as it was IN the days
of '67. Mr., Davis has struck it rich where
scores Of other men in the last 81 years
have failed, for he has discovered what, 10
all appearances. is one of the richest gold
leads ever found in the state. Although
the discovery was made but recently, he
i said 10 have $4,000 worth of ore al
ready on the dump. Specimens OF the ore
on exhibition at Marysville have surprised
old mining men, for they are richly tieck-
ed with the yellow metal and would run
fabulously high when measured by the
ton Dead Mans gulch is located SIN miles
miles northeast of Blackfoot City, one
time a famous placer mining camp. Gold
was discovered there in the early days OF
the territory. and many thousands OF dol
lars were taken out i'll both quartz ana
placer mines. Governor Brooks dlsc0N-
cred a quantity of remarkably llch float
in the gulch in 1867. The ore was OF Won
derful richness. The gold bearing rock
was merely surface deposit, however,
and search as he would Governor Brooks
was unable to find any more OF 1t, and he
gave up the search and turned his atten-
ton to placer mining. He was successful
in that, too. for in the same gulch and
above the spot where the float was dlscoV-
cred rich aurferous deposits of gravel
were found and worked. Those diggings
Welded one OF the largest nuggets ever
found in Montana, weighing little more
than $4,000. When Governor Brooks left
off searching for the lost lead, Others took
it up. Shaft after shaft was sunk, and
the ground crosscut in all directions, but
to no purpose. There is left as a monu-
ment to this unsuccessful search five
abandoned shafts on a piece OF ground 100
feet square. Year after year the search
was renewed Harpin Davis has worked
many years in the vicinity OF the place
where Governor Brooks scooped out a for
tune in float rock In a desultory sort OF
way he had searched for the vein, but with
the same results that had marked the Ell
forts of those before him. Davis finally
became imbued with theory of his own
in regard to the location OF the yein and
three and i half years ago he began work
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bought Copper hi"s "r"up'
Manager Lawson OF the Lakeside MN
ing Company, operating the Lakeside
group OF claims in Cascade camp, near
Salmon Siding,on the Great Northern rall-
road, states that the company has ac-
CURED, IN consideration OF td9h ana 'Io'N'
lhe copper Mig group u lo'' 'l'i'i'7,
near tne Oolueh ullliel il'li'e' ana "ea' u
the CllhaN properties
Inns IS d N"lu"D'e ''''''o' ~ .','
sets OF Ihe l]aNeslue company '"i" W..
Lawson ne cl'll''H "iq "l'ni" q il'''
mlIe OF Sooo wagon to'o' ana al oiiiI i've
mlIea lrohl 9aliloll Suing mere - lo"i
feet OF shlpPlh8 ore Oh me upper Niil5'
aHeiagin8 9loo' PilnciP'l'S /" "copper" !
tunnel Is IN - lee'' ana l"is VIII Oe eN-
tended TINS winter Inc Claims were pun
chased rom PaftleS Oh inc '9oo'i"' am
not at liberty TO name Ihe price
In wild Horse District.
Railway Contractor Egan has secured
an option for $4,000 on property IN the
Wild Horse district, which has been IN