Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-01-15
EMPLOYMENT IN MINES.
RIVALRY IN SLOGAN DISTRICT.
Figures From Twenty Properties
Near kas1o-The MOyea River
Country-FaII Creek Camp-A1ong
the Tobacco Root Range.

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Der of men employed in Rossland mine
has awakened spirit of rivalry in tn
Slocan district and figures have been sui
| mitted to support the claim that slcca1
miners outnumber those of Rossland t
l and are better paid.
The statement of the number OF mel
employed in Rossland showed that out o
the 100 men estimated to be working il
the camp more than one-half were EN-
ployed in five mines, as follows: LIE Roi
236; War Eagle, 90; Center Star, 80; Iro1
Mask, 80; Sunset, 80. The SLOGAN peopl
claim to make better showing than this
both as to number of men employed an(
wages paid. The average wages in Ross
land are So per day: in the SLOGAN tit
miners are paid $3.50.
The Kaslo News sums up the matte
thus:
The following silver-lead properties o
the Slocan and Ainsworth divisions, locat
ed within radius of 5 miles from Kaslo
by air line, are given as making an inter
esting table for comparison. The wage;
in these camps are $3.50 per day.
The pay rolls of 20 representative mines
now operating, as closely as can be ascer
tanned, are given herewith:
Payne, l6O men; SLOGAN Star, 100
Whitewater, no: Ruth, 100; Reco, 80
Idaho, 70; Montezuma, 20; Queen Bess
so; Lucky jim, %; Last Chance, 20; No
!, 10; Tariff, %; Black Diamond, 26; An
tome, 25; Ivanhoe, 25; Rambler, %; Oar
danelles, %; Ajax, 10; Goodenough, Is:
Whitewater Deep, 10; total. 1923.
The number of smaller properties now
operating, employing from three to ten
men, will doubtless easily increase the
above figures to 1900.
The BUcl5horn Group.
Ambrose Stewart superintendent of the
Bucl1horn group of claims in the Moyea
river country, was in Spokane the other
day. The Buckhorn group is a free milling
proposition and was bonded by John P
Irwin of Spokane last summer for $35,
600. Two payments have been made on
the bond and Mr.. Irwin has since associ-
ated with himself several Pennsylvania
capitalists who are also largely interested
in Yahk properties on this side Of the
line "We have five claims in the group
said MIR. Stewart. ''They are the Buck
horn, Hoosier Boy, keystone, Scout and
Lucky Three. The properties are on Deer
creek, a tributary of Moyea river, and are
about three miles from Svlvanite camp
The claims were located by d. Longley
Charles Erwing, Jasper King and Irving
Bryant and were bonded last summer to
J. z. Irwin. The bond runs until ne l
1898, and it will be taken up in due sea-
son, Mr.. Irving having interested some
eastern men in the enterprise Inc claims
are all on ledge of free milling gold ore
and the average of 2S assays taken at
intervals throughout the 5000 feet of the
ledge that runs through the claims is
$685..
Fall Creek Camp.
John Rankin has returned to Florence,
Idaho, from Fall creek with most en-
couraging reports from the new camp.
He is developing a free milling gold
quartz proposition. The Gold Bug ore is
being hauled to the Banner mill, where it
will be treated as soon as a new plate ar
rives which has been sent for Several
hundred tons will be milled and a rich
cleanup is expected. A. G. Amsberry of
the Black Hills, South Dakota, is in camp
examining properties with the view of in
vesting. NJ. j. Shields is expected to come
over from Moscow in few days to en-
deavor to straighten out the affairs of the
Ozark mine with the hope of resuming
work, The Free Coinage mine has two
and one-half feet of ore in the face of the
s0-foot drift which is being pushed. There
are about 200 tons on the dump and the
pile is growing daily. A mill next sum
mer is a possibility. A force OF men is
exposing good ore body on the Pride Of
Florence.
Work on the Bob Ingerso1I.
Mining circles in the portion of the
Tobacco Root range tributary to Sheri-
dan. which includes Mill creek, is slim
ulated this winter with unusual energy,
says special correspondent of the Sher-
idan Paper On the Bob Ingersoll mine
Rod d. Leggatt, i'll whom title to this
is now vested, is working force
of eight men, sinking shaft. This mine
is situated on the north side of Mill creek,
distant from Sheridan about II miles. Mr..
Leggatt has constructed a new wagon
road up the mountain to the mine from
Mill creek at cost of $1,000, as we'll as
greatly improving the old road, leading
up the creek from Sheridan. \ large
ditch has been constructed from Mill creek
to the milsite where the owner contem-
plates erecting a large concentrating
plant when the mine has been developed
sufficiently and enough ore put in sight
to justify the outlay.
On Hinch Canyon.
Joe Fov, who had a lease and bond on
a copper prospect on Hinch canyon, pass
ed through Sheridan. Mont, the other day
having been to Butte, where he disposed
of his bond to Belanger & Raueau, of
that city, who will continue to develop
the property. The claim is owned by
John Dauterman and John Goetsch, and
Foy bonded half interest for Sl0,o0O
the life of the bond being Is months,
from Oct. l. Rich ore was found near
the surface, and a tunnel is now being
run which will tap the lead at a consid-
cradle depth. When in 35 feet the min
ers encountered an immense iron lead the
width of which is as yet unknown. 1t
carries gold in small quantities and may
some day, be valuable for tluxing pur-
poses. Mr.. Foy has no idea of abandon
ing the district, but will develop a pros
pect he owns in Wilcox canyon, which he
thinks is continuation of the same vein
Dividends by the RecO.
The Reco mine, in the SLOGAN, on Jan
uary paid a dividend of 100000, max
ing the total dividends paid to date S297,
600, of which $25O,O00 was paid since Jan
uary l, 1897 S. NJ. Wharton, one of the
owners of the mine, said the other day
that another 100000 dividend will be