The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-23
IN THE GOLD DISTRICTS.
Busy scenes in the Mountains Near Phil
ipsburg.

From the Philipsburg Mail.
There is perhaps no section OF coun-
try in Granite county where more work
Is being done and nothing said ABOUT
il than in the Head of Gold Creek ana
ROYAL districts. At the Royal quite a
number Of men are steadily employed
and the mill is running on good ore.
Farther on across the divide, the Head
of Gold Creek country presents a BUSY
mining center. Everywhere miners are
at work developing their claims, ana
excellent showings nave been made IN
most places. Messrs. Frank Wahlgren
and Henry Rafferty, have a promising
property near the head waters of Gold
creek. which may make them ~independ-
ent some day. while a short distance
East of there are the claims of Messrs.
Hankins and Doody of this city. Some
excellent ore has been shipped from
that property, which has paid them
we'll for the labor expended in deVel-
opment work. Some very fine gold
specimens have come from there, and
some day a body of ore Is likely to be
uncovered which will surprise even
the owners. The properties of Carl
Rersstrand and the Gold Ore Mining
of Tacom are in the lmme-
date vicinity, and both have splendid
showings for the amount OF work
done.
MeSSrS. SullNdn ana boyti " cAh'
working on their claims further East
across the ridge from the middle fork
OF Gold creek. These gentlemen have
shown their faith in this section and
have the best developed mine In the
district. They nave a large body or ore
and one of the best properties in the
country.
A short distance down the middle
fork, on the road to Pioneer, are stu
| a,ol the nrpp,rsgae nf the Morning star
Mining which are being
steadily developed under the able man
agement of Superintendent Hughes.
Some very rich ore has been shipped
from these mines. superintendent
Hughes also operates n small MN ana
the bullion sales made regularly would
indicate tina gold existed in the ore In
encouraging quantities.
A number Of placer claims are also
being proftably worked in this vicinity.
and right here IL would be opportune
to remark that this is a better neld lot
the prospectOr than any Held IN tne
country. and IL the same energy would
be expended in prospecting the graNel
deposits in this section as Is done In
the Klondike the disappointments
would not he so great.
+. Il. Egbert. well known In these
parts and in mining circles generally.
Is operating a placer mine with pleas
ing results a short distance down the
creek from the Morning Star mines,
Quite a force of men is employed In
these placers and good wages ave
been made right along. beside expenses,
which have, so far. been quite heaVy'
These parties have dug a new ditch TINS
season about a mile long and put IN q
hydraulic system. the water pressure
being about l42 feet. We are INFORMED
tina; the entire ground pays well n j
is believed that the old channel so much
talked about has been found. As much
as 81 cents worth of gold has beer
panned out Of one painful OF dirt ano
the remainder OF the season promise'
10 be quite remunerative.
Several other companies are workint
on this stream and all are DOING very
we'll Some pieces Of gold were touht
tina; we're worth more than 500 apiece