The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-31
RICH STRIKE MADE AT BASIN.
A Result of the Recent Development
Work ON the Eva May

Property.
Special Correspondents of the Standard.
Basin. March 3.-One of the richest
strikes that has ever been made i'm the
Basin district Is the good result of the
recent development work in the Eva
May mine. property Of the Montana
Mineral Land Development company.
George r. Best OF Milwaukee. who is
president and of the COM
pany. was down from the mine last
night. and said to the Standard corre-
spondent: nave to-day completed
the cross-cut of our extensive vein and
find IL to be 100 feet from wall to wall.
A great surprise faced US on the 18th
inst. We had just driven in IA feet
when we cut a six-foot body of high
grade ore. and IA feet further I'm a 16-
foot body of ore was cut. while at the
distance OF IS feet a third chute eight
feet in width was encountered. More
ore was found also on the foot wall.
These chutes all run parallel. M show
great strength. The ore carries a large
per cent of Tray copper. This Is the
largest IN richest strike that has ever
been made In this property. and we are
all feeling jubilant ove our good for
tune" This strike Is not only a source
of much satisfaction to the owners OF
the Eva May mine, but it Ii hailed
with JOY by all the people of this min
ing district. for this discovery and the
future successful operation Of the
property is sure to result in much good
for the district. The Eva May had
come to be q well-known property. but
last summer all the ore in sight was
worked out. the property ran behind
financially. and was fast becoming
looked upon by many as one OF the
mines of the past. To-day 1t has
every prospect of being one OF the
greatest mine bonanzas In Montana.
The fac that the ore found in the re-
Gently discovered chutes Is rich in
copper adds special value to the mine.
The greatest depth of development
work in the mine is only 300 feet. and
as they go down the chances are more
than favorable that it will become a
great producer of copper. perhaps riv-
aling some of the states most noted
producers of that metal. The work of
taking out the ore i'm the Eva May
will all be done by contract In the fu-
ture. This is the course mapped out
by the present management In charge.
Contracts have already been let. and
the work commenced. The concentra-
tor has not yet started, and will not un-
til stopping has advanced far enough on
the new ore bodies, and ore enough
taken out to keep them running stead
lily. Manager George r. Best depart
ed for his home in Milwaukee this
evening, and before going, as he dis
cussed the new strike with the stand
ard correspondent. a the air of one
who felt highly pleased with the mag
nificent proportions of the rich strike.
The Contract Let.
The Basin & Bay Mining company
has let the contract for the steel struc-
tural work for the Katie smelter. N
the material will be here about the
25th of April. Work will be commenced
on the structure for the new concen-
trating plant. At the present time con-
siderable work is going on I'm the a
of clearing up the mill site. and i'm put
ting things in shape to commence
pumping out the mine.
A Force Put To work.
A force of six miners have recently
been put to work on the Silversmith
mine. and the property is said to be
showing up well.
win Leave for the Coast.
Hon. NJ. l.. Hewett. manager of the
Basin Gold e. Copper Mining company.
will lea We within a day or two for New
York and Boston on business connected
with his company.
Collected the Exhibit.
l.. W. Curtis finished the work OF col
lecting the Basin mineral exhibit for
the Omaha exposition yesterday, and
has the four tons of specimens, which
he says constitute one of the best ex-
hibits which will be seen at the big
fair.