Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-07-02
Quick Trip From Fort Steele.

James f. Dolan. United States inspect
OF of customs, arrived i'll Spokane last
week, having made the record trip UP TO
date from Fort Steele to Spokane. He
left Fort Steele at p. m. Sunday and
arrived at 3 p. III. Oh the Great Northern
Monday. If any one ever made the trip
in that time before it has not been record
ed. Mr.. Dolan's duties keep him going
up and down the Kootenay on the busy
might be guessed, he has had exciting
experiences.
CoIwNn Wagon Road.
The Colwyn, near Wallace. Idaho. IS
now building its new wagon road to con
meet with the old road from the Sitting
as it is completed, shipments of ore will
commence. The work of sinking on the
ore chute had to be abandoned owing to
water coming in faster than it could be
handled. When the attempt to 90 deeper
was Abandoned drift was commenced
ming eastward into the mountain. and
two feet of ore is now reported in the face
of the drift
New Road to Sprinsdale.
Engineer Roberts. of the Spokane Falls
g. Northern, and his men surveyed "A
yon mines last week. They report that a
firstcass road with only a slight grade
can be made for small outlay of money
and muscle This road when completed
will put the Cedar Canyon ore about 20
miles nearer the ears than the present
route by Davenport, and the cost of
fieighting will be only about one half the
price now paid.
The Stevens Peak Region.
The trail to the Stevens peak region is
nearly completed. and soon there will be
considerable prospecting in that part OF
the Coeur d d'Alenes, besides a number of
parties who already hold claims in there
will be doing development work, 1t is a
large country, of which but little is Vet
known, although it lies within a few m les
st. Joe, which has had tendency to dis
courage prospectors, as it was doubtful
about getting transportation.
A Number of New Shippers.
The Deer Trail mine i'll Cedar canyon,
Stevens county, is sacking about 80 tons
per day from the dump. The ore is not
sorted, but is sacked Just as it comes from
he mine and smelter returns are said to
be satisfactory.
Some choice ore is being taken out by
the Elephant Mining Company, and the
mine Will shortly Join the list of shippers
from Deer Trail camp.
Fifty teams are reported engaged in
hauling ore from the Legal Tender and
Deer Trail No ? to Davenport.
Metcalf & Allen are preparing to ship
from the Victor, joining the Legal Ten
der on the north.
The Blue Grouse. Il copper property
near here, will start up as soon as the
wagon road from Sprngdale to Cedar
canyon is completed. The Silver queen,
owned by Nanhorn brothers and situated
about mile southwest of Deer Trail No
,. will also resume work
The Chloride & Rattler, near Fruit
lands, will begin active work at once. 1t
is a silverlead property and recent tests
show $3.50 in gold. The formation is
porphyry
Webb Fians of the Cleveland mine says
the Cleveland is looking we'll and they
have resumed shipping to Tacoma. The
property is being equipped with boiler.
engine, pump, hoist and Bulleigh drills.
The Cleveland is the property that caused
so much excitement four years ago when
"A feet of solid galena were found on the
surface.