The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11
Madison County.

Madison county has shown marked
and steady Improvement during the
year Capital is commencing to real
ize the possibilities and inducements
held out to intelligently directed effort
in tNe Tobacco Root range. This great
gold belt offers opportunities to the
miner and investor which are not to
be found elsewhere.
In the Clipper mine. located at Pony,
mapaged by w. w. Morris, with
James Rooney as superintendent, work
has been principally confined To stop
ing between tunnels Nos. 4 and ;, be-
sides extending the latter tunnel 900
feet. An upraise was also made con-
Meeting these tunnels which thorough
ly ventilates the workings and secures
the miners from fire and such other
dangers as are common to mining.
From the portal of No. 5 tunnel to its
face, a distance Of 1000 feet, a height
OF l.4OO feet is gained along the dip of
the vein. At this depth extensive and
high grade ore bodies have been dis
covered. Every indication surrounding
the fissure gives confidence in the fu-
ture of the mine with greater depth.
The formation is gneiss. The vein
dips to the south with a strike east
and west Thirty men are employed
at this mine and every reasonable pre-
caution is taken for their safety and
welfare.
The Garnet Mining company, operat-
! ing the Galena mine, two and One-half
miles south of Pony, under the man
agement of G. II. Woods, extended the
main working tunnel 200 feet during
| the year, making 1t now 1850 feet. The
I 20-stamp mill Is operated by water
\ power, owing to the short supply of
| which shut down is necessitated dur
| ing the winter months. A small force
| is steadily employed during the great
/ er part Of the year. The mine had re-
/ ceived better care than formerly and
| the safety of the employees IS being
decently provided for.
| The Revenue mine, the property of
the Revenue Gold Mining company,
situated at Richmond Flat, under the
| MANAGEMENT of Lawrence Harris, has
| continued to pay handsome dividends
/ 10 the owners. The ores Of the Rev
/ enue were the first to be successfully
| treated by the cyanide process. since
! my last report a new upraise was run
through to the surface, providing a
means of egress for the miners. Thir-
| ~ men have been constantly employ
| ed. The timber ng meets all the de-
! mands of safety and the ventilation
/ is all that can be desired. The mine
has supplied all the ore the iO-ton cy-
anide mill could treat.
At the Monitor mine. situated at
1
Knox and II. c. Knox as superint5nd
ent. operations have been carried on
! during the latter half % the year
! through a new tunnel 325 feet long. A
/ large section OF the VEN has been tied
\ up on account OF litigation between
the Monitor and Revenue companies. /
am informed that negotiations are row
pending looking TO an early settlement
| of the matters in controversy. The
! vein dips 70 the west with a trend
| northeast by southwest. The forma-
| ton is granite. Seventeen men are
employed. The general condition Cf
| the mine IT, good.
The II. q I. mine. situated on Mead
ow creek. IL a new property operated
| under bond by Nessrs. Haywood ard
| Holmes The mine is rot developed
/ q any extent. yet ore bodies OF sum-
| cient size have been exposed 20 justify
the erection OF i0-stamp mill. mod
ern in every respect Eight men have