The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-20
ANACONDA NEWS.
MINING At MOOSE LAKE
O. 81. Milvested Talks of His Trip
to That District.
GOOD LOOKING PROSPECTS
He Reports That There Are Fully Two
Hundred Men at Work at the
Lake and In the Mines in
tho Vicinity.

c. H. Milversted. manager of the
hardware store of the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company. returned Monday
from . visit to the Moose lake and
surrounding mining districts. He says
there are at present fully 200 men en-
gagged in mining and prospecting with
in the vicinity Of Moose lake. and he
knows of no camp within a radius of
40 miles of Anaconda excepting, of
course, Butte, that appear to lave 4
more favorable future before it.
The largest property that is being
systematically worked is that owned
by Messrs. Dunlap. Gurde and Brian
of Anaconda. They nave a five-stamp
mill at work on their property taking
out gold, n employ about % men in
the mill and mine. The mill was closed
down last week in order to clean up,
but 1t will be started again in a few
days. 1t Is not known how much
the owners cleaned up, but II is known
that they made a shipment of gold,
and the fact that they are still running
the mine and mill would indicate that
they were well satisfied with the re-
suits.
There is another five-stamp mill at
the lake, known as the Hopkins mill.
This mill was never run to any extent,
but 1t, with the mines known as the
Hopkins properties, have for some
months been tied up in the courts, the
whole business having been in litiga-
ton. In the due course of law it Is
expected that the property will get out
of the courts this fall, either by being
sold under execution or by the process
OF redemption.
In Mr.. Milversted's opinion the Moose
lake proper. the copper district and
AEAxor~ orr1nh oil 0txya 0vaot rr0v,tCa
In the latter district there are some
very promising looking prospects.
which, If the mines can only afford TO
keep on working, will in a short time
be heard from. The gulch is situated
about fou miles from Moose lake. Mr..
Milverster has himself become inter-
ested in the old Vet mine in Meyers
gulch. A shaft is down in it abou 20
feet, and a nice 1S-inch lead of gold
ore has been uncovered. He is about
to drive in a tunnel on the hill below
1t, and expects to strike the vein.
In what is known as the copper dis
trict the best mine is the Bob Evans,
owned by Mr.. Lennihan. 1t is, as
might be supposed, a copper PROPOSE
ton, and is situated about four miles
from Moose lake. OF late there has
been some excitement in what is
known as Frog Pond basin. situated
II miles west of the lake, but what
there Is there no one appears to nave
any definite information which they
are willing to give out.
Moose lake, Mr.. Milversted says. rs
quietly building up, and has quite a
number of nice cabins. Messrs. Dun
lap, Gurde and Bran have built a neat
boarding house for their men. which
is presided over by a professional
cook, and all the men live high. As
yet there is no store at Moos lake,
though it would seem there are al
most enough people there to keep one
alive
Mr.. Milversted says that for scenery
Moose lake is hard to beat. 1t is. 10
his mind, prettier than Silver lake.
though the body of water is shaped
differently. The lake contains some
monster trout. over three feet long, but
these fish. unfortunately for the an
gler, cannot be tempted with bait, and
can only be obtained by spearing.
There is a very pretty bench running
down to the lake IN one side, and there
Mr.. Milversted says is the ideal spot
for a town. Should a railroad be built
into h district, he believes that Moose
Lake would become a famous and
well patronized health resort. Mi.
Milversted made his recent trip on
horseback. Going. he left Anaconda
at 5 o'clock Sunday morning, and ar
rived there at 1 O'Clock the same after
noon. Returning, he left the lake at 3
o'clock Monday afternoon and arrived
here at midnight. He had not been
on a horse for 20 years, so that it is
unnecessary to enter into minute or
particular details of his condition yes
terday.