Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-06-04
AROUND THE MINING CAMPS
DECISION IN A MONTANA CASE.
The Apex Passing Through an End
Line and Il Side Line-WOrking
Placers in IdahO-Activity in
Okanogan County, Washington
Mica Near kendrick-MOnte CristO
Expects to Ship Soon.

The celebrated Blackrock- Mag CARA case
has been decided in the supreme court at
Washington, the decision of the lower
in thecourt being sustained. he case was
tried in the district court of Silver Bow
county, Mont, in July, 1892. The plain
titfs We're William 2. Forbis, James w.
Forbis, Meyer Genzberger and w. L. Fitz-
gerald, who owned two-thirds of the Nj
asara, w. A. Clark owning the other
third. The defendants were w. \. Clark
and j. n. Clark, owners of the Blackrock
The two claims adjont, the south side
line of the Niagara being also the north
side line of the Blackrock. The apex of
the vein i'll controversy passes through
! the west end line of the Backrock and
crosses the common side line 5l3 feet
westerly from the east end line of the
| Blackrock and continues across the Nj
agara, passing out of the east end line
thereof The vein dipped to the south.
1t was alleged that the owners of the
! Blackrock had extracted ore from that
vein on its dip at point under the apex
which was ON the Niagara, and plaintiffs
were given judgment for S27 ,242.4O, the
alleged amount of ore extracted. A mo-
ton for a new trial was denied and in
| November, 1895. the supreme court of
Montana affirmed the judgment of the
| lower court in denying Il new trial. The
case was then taken to the supreme court.
and some time ago arguments were heard,
j. W. Forbis appearing for the plaintiffs
and Governor r. B. Smith for the defend
in this case followed the principle laid
down in the King Amy -Silversmith case,
holding that the Niagara owners were
entitled to an accounting against the
| Blaclrocb for the ore taken from the
dip of the vein under the apex, which was
on Niagara ground and east of the point
where the apex passed wholly within the
Niagara premises This case differed
from the Amy -Silyersmith in tins: In
the Amy -Silversmith the vein passed
through two side lines crossing the loca-
ton diagonally. IN the BlackrockNia
CARA case the apex passes through an end
| line and side line. The amount of the
! judgments with interest to date is over
/ 100000
The Priest Lake Plucers.
Prospectors have recently staked out u
large amount of placer ground on the
| bar between Boulder and Gold Greeks, i'll
the Priest lake district of Idaho. 1t is
claimed by the parties who did the work
that they were employed by syndicate
of Spokane and eastern capitalists. 1t is
said that the syndicate will put in a large
hydraulic plant. They will take the
water from Boulder creek, where a good
head can be obtained high above the bars.
There can be little doubt of the success
of the enterprise if properly conducted as
gold can be found in many places In this
bar In some places it has been found III
sufficient quantity to warrant working
with sluices in small way. Work OF this
nature will probably be done on Gold
creek this season. Considerable coarse
gold has been taken out of Gold creek
| in the immediate vicinity of the falls.
Claims were staked on Gold creek many
wears ago when Idaho was territory. No
one here nows who the early prospectors
were but there are indications that they
met with encouraging results.
On Mount Chapaccn.
At the Golden Zone ON Mount Cha
pacca in Okanogan county, Washington,
work is steadily progressing on the tun-
mel which has penetrated the mountain
over 400 feet, giving a vertical depth Of
900 feet, the greatest depth in Okanogan.
The present workings disclose six feet of
beautiful high grade honey combed white
quartz, absolutely free milling, much OF
it showing free gold to the naked eye.
1t has been estimated that S5 per cent OF
the values can be saved on the tables
The work done has developed mine of
great value. Manager Kingsbury has
shippe quantities of ore to Fraser, Chal-
mers and others for mill tests and states
that complete milling plant with a daily
capacity of 35 to 40 tons, with free van
ners, will be ordered shipped to johnson
creek during high water in the Okanogan
river and will be set in position and run
ming early the coming fall
The company also has several desirable
mill sites and a valuable water right with
a fall of 200 feet to furnish power for the
new plant.
Preparing for Dredging.
The Basic Mining Company Is building
a dredge to operate at Placerville is the
report from Boise Idaho. The boat for
the dredge has been built and the ma
chinery is arriving. The boat is 100 feet
long. 40 feet wide and draws 3! feet of
water. The stream will be damned to
make a pond in which to float it. The
dredge is to be operated by electric force
generated by water power and the plant
for the purpose is elaborate. Fourteen
miles of ditch and flume have been CON
structed and the power afforded Will
amount at the minimum to 800 horse
power. the fall being $50 feet. The wa
ters of Grimes creek are used and the
power will be conveyed to the dredge over
II miles of wire. The company IS also
building 90 miles of wagon road and
telephone line will connect power house
and dredge. The company owns "a miles
of creek bottoms along Grimes, Wolf and
Granite creeks and in Boyles' gulch.
Mica Mine Near Kendrick.
A most important discovery has been
made on Cedar creek, near Kendrick, Ida
no, by H. L. Patterson of a fine ledge
containing some of the best mica yet
found in this section. A number of bodies
of mica have been developed in this sec
ton of Idaho with but poor result, as
most of them were scattering and not OF
sufficient size to warrant working. MIR
Patterson has opened up 10 feet and Sc,
cured sheets from four to six inches
square. and has returns from samples sent
out that indicate that the quality is ex,
cellent.
A Spur to Monte CristO Mine.
T. P. Gutelis, general manager OF the
Columbia g. Western railway was III Ross