Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-03-05
AROUND The MINING CAMPS
PROSPECTS AND DEVELOPMENT
Big Ore Body of Great Richness in
the Republic in Eureka District
The Outlook at Florence, Idaho
In Madison County. Montana
Big Palmer Mountain Tunnel.


the Colville reservation.
! The past weeks developments in this
remarkable property have been the sensa-
ton of the Spokane mining world. When
| the news leaked out that the rich ore
chute in tunnel No . had widened TO nine
feet. experienced and conservative mining
men were startled. Two days later came
news that the Gre body had widened to -
feet The last report of Is feet of ore 60
ing $3OS per ton has fairly taken the
breath of the mining community. Mining
| men of long experience and careful state
ments agree that for the development done
| nothing like it has ever before been dis
covered in America. "Butte in its early
days had no mine like the Republic, ;, said
mining man. "Cripple Creek has no such
ore body 1t is now only a question OF
depth. If these values go down. the Re
public mine alone will add immeasurably
to the wealth and population Of Spokane.
But with all this remarkable wealth,
Republic camp is handicapped. It can not
get sufficient lumber for building pu''-
poses and while the Republic has its own
| sawmill, it can not sell lumber to other
mines Rough lumber is selling there for
from $50 to $50 per thousand, and it is
hard to get at that. 1t is brought in from
British Columbia
In the Florence Camp.
The Poorman mine is showing BETTE,
ore than ever before is the report from the
Florence camp, in Idaho. The long tunnel
is in over 500 feet and shows four feet ot
ore, carrying high values in gold and sill
yer. A stope is being opened, showing
better ore than any yet encountered on
the upper level. A steam hoist and stamp
mill have arrived at Lewiston and will be
erected as soon as the roads are in shape
for hauling. The Poorman was the first
property to attract attention OF capital to
Florence and it promises to sustain its
reputation as a rich property. The OPP
orators of the What Cheer mine have been
encouraged by finding 42 inches OF choice
ore in the tunnel. about 20 feet from its
mouth, where they thought they only had
two feet The lower drift on the Mikado
is in 40 feet and the ore body is showing
improvement. Negotiations are ON for
the purchase of the Empire. The property
is in fine condition and there is little Won
der that it proves an attraction to invest
ors. An important strike, one of the most
important of the winter. has been made
on the Coupon, which is an extension OF
the Banner on the west. A solid ore body
| hac rod
in the tunnel The ore is similar to that
produced by the famous Banner mine, and
the ore body shows indications of widen
ing with depth. The tunnel is in over 200
feet, and day and night shifts are en-
poyed Two feet of rich ore have been
encountered in the tunnel on the Doubt
| full which is being operated by Frank
Hunt The quartz is decomposed and
the values are high with free gold show
ing plainly all through the paystreak.
In Madison County. Montana.
The we'll known mining engineer of
| Whitehall, C. d. Wilkinson, is busily en-
gagged in perfecting arrangements for the
development of a group of mines on the
left fork of South Boulder creek, in Mad
ison county, Montana. which he secured
last fall for Minnesota capitalists. The
properties from an altitudinal standpoint
rank among the highest in the state, be-
ing over 5000 feet above sea level on the
famous old Hollow Top mountain, the
loftiest peak of the Tobacco Root range.
Despite their height, all of the claims are
easily accessible by good wagon road and
trail, being distant but seven miles from
Mammoth and the mouth of Main Sotuh
Boulder canyon. Under the direction of
Superintendent Dan Devine, work on the
group has been carried on throughout the
inter. the remarkable openness of which
has rendered this practicable. Mr.. Will
kinson announces that there is now
enough to keep 2o-stamp mill busy an'l
| that such a mill will be in operation on
the property by June l.
In Ro.sInnd Camp.
Recent reports from the Poorman mine,
in Rossland camp, are that the miners
have opened fourfoot ore body assayine
a little more than $50 per ton in gold and
running we'll in copper.
The lie Roi has decided to connect the
| Black Bear tunnel with the main work
ings of the mine for the double purpose oi
ventilating the mine and providing adc-
quate means of escape for the men i'll case
of underground accident, says the Ross
land Miner. The connection will probably
be made at the $50 foot level in the shaft
The present workings Of the properties in
the neighborhood OF the lie Roi would, il
slightly modified, form an unrivaled sys
TEN of escapes. At present the LIE Roi's
east drift almost reaches the Center Stars
main tunnel, and it would require but a
few feet of work TO make the connection
The Center Stars tunnels, besides havlne
two exits of their own. connect with the
Iron Mask tunnel. which communicates
with the surface and also connects with
the War Eagle workings, which have hall
a dozen means of exit. The War Eagle
workings are also within short distance
of the Poorman's drifts. and a connection
between the two has already been discuss
ed. If communication between the two
we're thus established, it would be possible
the Poorman and out through the Josie
which already is connected with the Poor
man.
In the SLOGAN District.
About so men are employed on the En-
terprise mine, in the SLOGAN, on Ten Mile
creek, and the property is reported show
ing better than ever. The deal for the sale
of the property to an English syndicate
still hangs fire, but those on the inside o
the matter still express confidence in thu
deal being consummated.
There was no dividend declared by thu
Whitewater mine in February, owing t.
the fact that returns on IS cars OF OFT
shipped in December and January wer'
not available.
Five feet of clear ore assaying as higl
as $l70O has been found in the old work