The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-17
The Present Month Ia Witnessing
Great Activity.
SEEN ALONG THE LINE
MIR. Frank Developing His Coal Property
Near Livirgston-Rich Strike Re-
ported on the Legal Tender.
Prospecting for OIL.

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used TO locate the coal vein. Consld-
cradle coal has already been taken out
and the prospects are very GOOD
should the work of development prove
successful a large number OF men VIII
be at once employed and "a camp es-
tablished.
The Anaconda company has let the
contract for the grading Of II miles
Of sid track at its Carbonate coal
mine and work will begin Immediately.
There will be eight tracks at the tip
pie. making IL possible 10 load eight
different cars at a time. 1t Is thought
the company will be shipping coal IN
the course Of six weeks.
II is reported that a very rich strike
has been made on a property adJoln-
ing the Legal Tender in Bear gulch.
Noah wadsworth Of Northboro,
Mass. Fred H.. Rice and ). A. Bemls
of Springfield, Mass. accompanied by
James Glass of Basin, were in Butte
this week. They are all stockholders
in the Basin & Bay State Co, of Basin
and have been inspecting the plant.
MIR. Glass reports rapid progress being
made In rebuilding the Katie plant:
The snelter is nearly completed ana
the shaft is down 300 feet.
1t is reported that the Helena parties
who are prospecting for oil near Red
Lodge have very good prospects. They
are using a diamond drill and are down
nearly 200 feet. The indications are
that there Is oil In unlimited quantities
but as vet II is indefinite as to what
depth il viii be necessary 10 go. IL
is said that they will drill to a depth
Of 500 feet II a flowing well is not
struck before they reach that depth.
The outlook for the Cooke camp Is
reported very encouraging. "A great
deal OF development work has oeeh
dome this summer and good bodies or
ore have been encountered In nearly
all the claims. The crusher OF the
Daisy mine has been started up n
the stamps will soon be dropping. The
Jurgens smelter has been started ana
negotiations are said to be pending
which NAV result in starting up the
old smelter.
considerable prospecting has been
going on in Lump Gulch recently and 1t
IL thought active work Will agar De
resumed In this district.
There is considerable activity report
ed I'm williams Gulch and considerable
development work will be done his
fall and winter on Williams creek. The
RIacksnake claim. owned by Mr.. Fir
chan. is n proposition carrying
gold with lead and a mail percentage
Of silver and some Of the samples
taken from IT have assayed very high
in gold and. il is thought, the entlre
vein will average well.
IL is reported that w. A. Clark will
work the Sunset claim i'm the Occur
d'Alenes as soon as transportation ta-
c%ilities can he arranged n that the
Northern Pacific will extend the wal
lace branch TO the Sunset. The sun
set claim is on the summit Of Sunset
peak and to extend the line there Will
require a great deal of heavy grading.
II Is reported that the Northern Pa
Cifc will extend its road from Gebo TO
the Bridger coal mines and thus open
up these mines, which are thought TO
be more valuable than the Gebo mines.
ore hauling has stopped at Gilt Edge
and a cleanup IL about completed at
the mill. II Is reported that the
Phelps-KIng interests in the property
has been transferred 10 a syndicate
with which A. r. Deveraux OF New
York is connected. Machinery for a
l5O-ton mill has been ordered. 1t will
be nearer the mine than the old one
and connected by a tramway. Mr.. King
: will continue TO act as general mana
ger.
The silver Butte mine in Flathead
1 county has been leased to r. r. SchOul-
7 der Of Libby, who intends to. start
work at once. The concentratdr can
: handle 400 tons daily.
The Suite Saratoga Mining Co, OF
I Basin, is about to commence operations
: on five claims.
! The Ruby Placer Co, Madison
20 county. near SleTltaNs II Sdll 70 nave
I recently cleaned up $4,000 in dust and
nuggets from two boxes.
Capt. c. II. Thompson and O. @. Lar
rabee Of Spokane are reported to have
purchased the famous Virtue mine nea
Baker City. ore.
\ phenomenally rich strike Is report,
ed TO have been made in placer min
ing at the Enterprise mine, 10 miles
from Junction City. Cal, and in ono
, day the miners are said to have taker
; out 500 pounds OF ore which yielded
$1,000 in bullion.
II Is reported that the Good Hope
Co. viii dam the Colorado river near
Price. Utah. This company have al,
+ ready spent a very large sum Of money
> IN building fumes, etc. 20 successfully
operate their placer properties. but tht
water supply has been found made.
quate and they now propose 10 dan
. the river and divert the flow Of tbs
water into the bars. The cost VIII bt
but the Good Hope people
believe there Is gold enough to justify
! II.
q The first shipment Of ore from tn
= newly discovered Buffalo Hump coun
a try. Idaho. was made this week. Tit
e lodges are all reported as showing III
n fine wherever work is being done.
2 Baker City. Ore, is 20 have a new
cyanide custom mill.
\ new Wiley ~oncentrator has beef
> placed in the Navajo mill at Tuscarora
- New.
The copper product Of the Unite
: States the first seven months Of IN
year was $4,000 tons in excess Of a cor
responding period last year. Still tn
price has advanced steadily and IN
tendency is still upwards.
: Alex Mcdonald. the king Of the Klon
dixie. was recently robbed of 500. 600.
e 1t is reported that the Holt Brothers
an ALMA bla mining prpnprfN In the south
western part Of Iron county. Utah. IA
haan handed FOR the sum OF 81 600 In