Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-02
MINES OF THE NORTHWEST.
A GLANCE OVER MINING CAMPS
Bond Said to Have Been Secured on
the Hesperus LOde-The Palmer
Mountain Tunnel-In the Historic
Old GulcI,es Around Helena.

1t is said that q new Butte company
has secured bond ON the Hesperus lode
for 100000, and that the property will
be so developed as 10 demonstrate its
value. The deepest shaft on the Hcsperus
lode is that sunk by the Parrot company
when the sum of 100000 was spent ON a
compartment shaft which was sunk at
that time at II depth of 23O feet The
shaft went down through solid granite
and only an occasional stringer of copper
ore was found, none of it of sufficiently
high grade or of such a size as would
make it profitable to ship. After the
Parrot company gave up the bond on
the property without doing any cross
cutting at all, the Hesperus Leasing
Company was formed, Silas King and
others being interested, and the Parrot
shaft was used for the purpose of
crosscutting north and south distance
| of about 200 feet. To the south of the
shaft 100 feet lead was cut which was
10 feet wide, and it contained some good
ore though not sufficient quantity to
pay to ship.
IhImer mountain tunnel.
The Palmer mountain tunnel, the big
bore that is being driven into the noun
tain north of Loomis, has penetrated the
first ledge. The manager says: I'VE
entered our first ore body last Friday,
$50 feet in. We have encountered sew
cral stringers and small veins OF low
grade ore but this is the first ledge we
have struck. We ran through 40 feet
Of hornblende and that constitutes the
foot wall of the vein. Beyond that we
encountered two and one-half feet of
solid mineral. II is sulphide ore, a mill
ing and concentrating proposition, and
tests made show il to run from Sl2 to $50
in gold
Around Helena.
Mining affairs are looking brighter in
the vicinity Of Helena. There is con
siderable prospecting going on in our his
toric old gulches and reports are made of
some rich strikes. but nothing has yet
been developed to a point where it is safe
to talk about it. A new 500 ton conccn-
traitor for custom work is being erected
by the East Helena smeltcr people. This
will prove a pow erful stimulus to the
mining industry, as il will enable a great
many mines 10 schd low gadr ores !"
inc cohcehtfator "hich conid ho' oe Pi"''
taoiy shei.ed' A. W. iioiter' pieSiu'h,
of the smeltcr company, estimates that
the building of the concentrator will give
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directly.
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Inc country rock III 'he hea' M""h'
tam d's'fict OF Montana iS oi gray
gra"i'e ana limestone "'' VEINS oeins
io"',u III 'he con'"c'' Al oeP,n o' ~"
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quartz becomes base, and IRON present
appearances the Tree mining treatment Is
:" snort DURATION ana III 'he end 'he ans
trict VIII become permanent smeitihg
proposition which must result IN a great
INNING center Parties with means ana
backing flnd good opportunities TO get
leases ana bonds on excellent prospects
J.. A. L"rgeSs Estate
The estate OF J.. "A. l-argey, the Butte
mining man and banker who was muir
dered few days since is valued at S4oo'
ooo IN the application OF the WIDOW Tor
letters OF administration, he having died
intestate. large part OF his wealth
was invested IN Rossland and Washing
ton mines. lie was president OF the Cen
ter Star company OF Kossland at the
time of his death.
On Toad Mountain.
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