The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-25
A BIC MINING DEAL IS ON
The Nina and Black Eagle Lodes
Change Hands.
THE BAMBOO CHIEF CLAIM
Encouraging Reports From the Heart
Solo Lode-Another Shipment From
the Navajo Lode = Bonanza
Quartz Lode Leased.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

Virginia City, Feb. 21.-A mining deal
was consummated in this city last week
/ in which a number of thousand dol
lars changed hands. 1t was the sale
of the Nina, Black Eagle and Black
/ Eagle extension iodes. situated in the
Wisconsin mining district. by Charles
and Samuel Spuhler, ct al, to L. T.
Letter, the Chicago millionaire, through
his agent. E. II. Trereis, manager of
the Letter Mining company, near Sher-
idan; consideration, s., 500, These lodes
are extensions of the claims of the
Letter Mining company. BY securing
these claims IL practically gives the
company the ownership of the entire
mountain in which 1t is operating. At
present the company has but Il small
force at work on its mine, on account
of some dead work that is being done
which does not necesstate a large
force. 1t is understood that by spring
the usual full force will again be at
work
Encouraging reports continue to
come from the owners OF the Heart
Solo lode in Browns cullen. about four
miles from this city. Gus smith and
Lee Isaacson, the locators and owners,
have during the greater portion OF the
winter been at work upon the claim.
and recently made shipment to the
East Helena smelter, from which they
are anxiously awaiting returns.
Being Worked again.
The Bamboo Chief quartz claim. a
short distance from the city is again
| being worked by leasers the Lenck
| Bros. of sheridan having secured a
lease on the property. This lode has
always been Il producer although the
rich ore seems TO lie in pockets, but
in larger quantities than rs usually the
case with pocket miIes or this section
of the country. The mine is owned by
/ Thomas Thexton of Madison valley,
Mrs. Anna McAllister OF Meadow creek
and Thomas Deyarmon of Sheridan.
Another Shipment.
The leasers of the Navajo lode.
Messrs. Groves Deylin ana Buzzard,
expect soon to make another shipment
OF ore from their property. But d few
weeks ago these gentlemen shipped be-
tween eight and nine tons OF ore to
/ Butte, for which they received Sl050,
and they report the ore which they are
I extractln~ al present to be fully as
4 good, IL not better. than the first lot
/ which they shipped. Until Messrs.
Groves, Buazard and Devlin took hold
of the Navajo ii has been idle for
years in sight of this city no one
thinking 1t OF much consequence. Some
four months ago these gentlemen took
/ hold of the property. and from the
| first have done well.
showing Up Well.
The ore extracted from the lode
which Messrs. Phil McGoyern, Ed and
/ Steve Gainan have leased is showing up
| splendidly. An assay report was shown
/ your correspondent recently which
! shows the ore to be running in the
neighborhood of $500 per ton.
The Contract Awarded.
Erwin Eby has been awarded the
contract for furnishing lumber for
] the purpose of erecting a dredging ma
chine on the courey placer ground
! which was purchased by the German
Bar Fluming company last fall. This
/ company contemplates the erection of
a number of these machines upon pa-
Ger ground throughout the country. A
number OF men were recently sent to
Bivens gulch in the Ruby valley by
the company to do some prospecting by
sinking a number of shafts TO bedrock
10 ascertain the richness OF the ground
/ Should 1t prove satisfactory a machine
will be erected on the ground. The
management of the mining affairs of
this company is under the direction
/ of j. G. Saioss.
struck n Lead Vein.
Last week the leasers on the Santer-
man Il Goetchens property at a depth
of 80 feet ran through a we'll developed
! lead vein, measuring Il feet in width.
/ The company has been al work on this
/ property sinking for the vein for some
/ time, and now that they have found 1t
+ they feel quite jubilant over their sue
i cess The property Is located in Hinch
canyon, where great copper belt ex-
!. lists. that no doubt will III the near flu
ture be developed, as attention is con
! tinually being called to new discoveries
! in this district.
They VIII Investigate.
/ A few days ago the German Bar
| Fluming company started an outfit of
/ six miners to investigate the report Of
! rich placer diggings being discovered
| near the mouth of Mill creek. The crew
| Is in charge of James Kruffner of Sher-
| idan, who claims To have made the dis
| coYery.
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