The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-02-18
MOOSE LAKE NEWS N0TES.

VUUSS~SFVe eSOoOOWSOVVUV DU
Moose Lake. Feb 14.-Mcssrs. Heg-
strom. Anderson, Lacy and "Senior-
ity' made trip to Copperopols Basin
| last week We drove to within /,
miles of the Sinate mine and then
waded in snow up the side Of the
mountain. The trail is very steep. 1t
has been kept open all winter until
the past week. The new snow is about
a foot deep, and you can bet there were
some tired boys when we arrived in
camp.
We can say our camp, with all the
draw backs we have had, is coming to
the front every day. We see new faces
every day looking for claims. The
abundance of copper prospects which
were only discovered last July, have
been inspected by experts from all the
mining states, and they say they re 0. k.
Next summer our hills will be covered
with prospects as well as men doing
development. Our gold belt in quality
and quantity is the best in the state.
We have silver in abundance.
The copper belt is known to be eight
miles square. anyway, because we have
copper claims covering the eight
miles. The gold belt runs from Silver
Lake to ten miles west of Moose Lake.
Our friends out on Ross Fork ten
miles west, have some splendid proper
ty-gold and silver Especially the
property of Smith & Kent, which rams
70 ounces in silver and $40 in gold.
Our country is the best watered,
timbered and grass country in Amer
lea, and no mistake. What more does
the prospector want. as we'll as the
man with capital?
We say to the men who are seeking
investment, "Before yon 90 to Klon-
dixie come and see us and we believe
we can convince you that you need not
20 away from home to make money on
your investment. - We welcome anv
man who will come with labor, brains
and money.
The men in our camp believe in fair
wages for fair days work There is
a company doing business here that is
trying to get lab II for 49, 80 per day,
while every one has paid %3. They
charge *l per day for board just the
same Our town - Tenderfoot - has
eight men in it and none Of them will
work for 80. so per day. They say they
will tramp to Klondil;e before they
will work under standard pay. Ten.
derfoot residents are classed as agita.
tors by our neighbOrs who want to cut
wages 80 cents per day l can say fo1
myself Seniority'') they judge right,
. for I am an agitator against any in
Justice to myself or fellow man.
AL Peterson is in the burg to spend
few days with his family
Mrs. ]. 9. Calhoun and daughter
were in the burg this week shopping.
Joe Long, one Of the Moose Lake
prospectors, is sojourning in Anaconda
this winter. He came out this week
looking after his claims and went back
home by way of Ross Fork and spent
one night with the Clawson boys.
Walter Fish. the proprietor of the
Fish stage line, is in camp doing de.
velopment work on some of his prop
ertv
! p Parrott went to the burg this
7 week to do some recording and visit
3 his daughter in Stumptown, Mrs. Joe
4 Bellm.
! George Stedman, the veteran mill
man, has finished the Gold Hill mil
and returned to the burg. He is going
| to put up mill on Rock creek soon.
) Mr.. Wallington has come home.
) Messrs. Highland and Troy are il
, the burg on their way to Anaconda.
Vim. Dority and John Short have
5 made another strike in the Gold Chief
The ore is very rich. Their tunnel il
now in 100 feet.
R. F. Troy, of the Gold Hill. ha:
gone to Chicago on account OF slcknes!
!, in his family.
Mr.. Fleming, of Anaconda, has pm
on stage line between Anaconda an(
Moose Lake. Stage every other day
each way.
; Messrs Lacy. Stevens, Darlan, Cone1
and Leary have bonded their group Of
copper claims to Messrs. Houck anf
Duane, of Anaconda, the consideration
being 5000. 900. The group consists o.
five claims-the Sinate, Hillside, Snow
slide, Gun and Chance. This property
is situated in Copperopolis Basin
: 5 miles south from Moose Lake, 3;
J miles southwest from Philipsburg ant
: 40 miles west of Anaconda. The ST
, nate mine is the bonanza prospect O
; Montana. The ledge measures 60 fee
) where the tunnel crosses it. and aver
, ages SO in copper and $40 in gold
There are two tunnels-one 100 feet
crosscutting the ledge, and another @
. feet in below the upper tunnel 100 feet
, The other four claims lay adjoinin,
the Sinate and each other. our CORE
spondent was p to this property las
week and this information is reliable.
Seniority"
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