The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-28
MADISON COUNTY RESOURCES.
They VIII He Well Advertised at the
Omaha kxpositiOn-A Fine lex
hibtt to Be Made.

Special CORES OF the Stanuaiu. |
Twin Bridges, March 2s.-The min
eral of Madison county will
be well advertised at the Omaha
sition. This Is made possible by the
indefatiRable efforts of the deputy COM
missioner for Montana, j. w. Chap
man of Butte. He left last week for
Helena, after securing several o
sand pounds of specimens. Only n
exhibit was taken from Virginia City.
but Major Henry Filing Is preparing
other exhibits which will follow those
already sent. The exhibit from vir-
ginia City II taken from the Fortune
group. owned by X. T. Cook Il Bros.
One barrel Of samples weighing 300
pounds and a smaller one was Sc
cured. An ore body 300 feet deep has
been exposed. n considerable devel-
opment has been done. The property
il complete with steam hoisting works.
boarding houses. etc. About $40. 900 has
beer expended on the mine. The COM
missioner secured one exhibit from the
Mammoth district near Pony. The
sample was taken from the Gold Leaf.
owned by Dunkle 4 Lloyd OF Butte.
Mr.. Chapman gave the Standard man
a list of the other exhibits, which are as
follows:
Twin Bridges.
Bryan, J. ID. Pritchett: Development
work consists of a shaft 40 feet deep
and a tunnel 100 feet. The vein is 4 feet
wide n In valued at $50 per ton In
gold. silver and lead. Hawkeye, Dry
Georgia, owned by Traufier a Burns:
The vein In 40 feet wide and averages
$12 I'm gold. Assays as high as $1,000
per ton have been received. II Is a
splendid cyanide property. The same
parties sent two fine samples of cal
cite that assay IS per cent lime, and
v~k.r 1r.nohAl raaEAS onn1 lima fnr
mortar.
sheridan.
The Nellie Darby mining claim Is at
present operated by Estes 4 Co. II is
a producer. Its ore runs from 40 to 20
per cent lead. 20 to IS ounces silver and
So to 81 in gold. Vildaverne lode is a
gold proposition running from $135 to
$3.50 in gold, l6 ounces in silver and Z
per cent in copper. This property is
owned by F. Linderman. The ore runs
well in gold. silver, lead and copper.
The Buckeye, owned by Henry Gilbert
and others: II is being operated by M.
s. Fifer a Co., and is yielding ore
which assays high In gold. lead, silver
and 10 per cent copper. Three samples
were taken from this mine. Bullion,
operated by Hibler 4 Brieler: Two
samples which assay well In lead, also
in gold and silver. were sent from the
Bullion. Emma b., owned by Cava-
naugh Bros. and James Mcdonald. Ore
runs SIS in gold, 5 ounces in silver and
Z per cent lead. Maggie. owned by
Thomas Graham. and worked under
lease by Smith 4 Co: The tunnel is In
40 feet, and at the face a 2-foot vein
of ore is exposed. Sunnyside. owned
by Thomas Graham, John Linfors and
Charley Walter. The ore runs $50 I'm
gold and a high per cent In lead. Stu
ated in Cow canyon. Peacock, owned
by Dauterman * G~oetschius. situated I'm
Hinch canyon. and has an assay value
OF 80 per cent copper.
Rochester.
Hermit, owned by Stacey Bros: 1t
is developed by a 1O-foot shaft and 30
feet of levels. The vein, which Is 4 feet
wide between walls. contains ore to the
value of $40 per ton in gold, silver and
lead. Clifton, owned by same parties,
has two shafts. one 40 and the other
so feet deep. Ore runs in gold $24. 80
ounces In silver n 80 per cent lead.
Thistle. owned by the Thistle Mining
company. Johnny Woods, manager:
Depth of mine at deepest workings. 240
feet: length of ore chute exposed. 300
feet on the 200-foot level; width of vein,
2 feet. Value of ore. $40 gold. 3 ounces
silver and 3 per cent lead. Nez Perez.
owned by Charley Whiple: Shaft 100
feet deep, vein 8 feet wide, and assays
so per cent lead. 81 in gold inc 40 ounces
in silver. Navada, East McCarty
mountains; property OF f. Mueller &
Gould Bros: Development work con-
sists of a 120-foot shaft and 500 feet
OF levels. Samples taken from the So
foot level. Assay value, lead 20 per
cent, silver so ounces and gold $40. EN-
ma, owned by william Bartini, has
been continuously worked for Is years
at a profit. Contains gold, silver and
lead valued at between s75 and $50 pc,
ton. Ida Elmore, six miles south OF
Rochester, William Bartini. owner
a lead s feet wide between walls
Cooper, owned by Cooper Bros: The
ore is galena and ard carbonate, and
runs from so to rs per cent lead, 81
ounces in silver n $500 in gold. Ag'
mes and Beacon Light, owned by Este,
a Conner: Shaft $50 deep. Ore assay.
as high as so per cent copper. is ounce,
silver and 81 to IS In gold. Monarch
owned by Fred Feikle. carries galena
carbonate, silver and gold. valued from
$50 TO $3.50 per ton. One shaft 200 fee
deep. Gnat, owned by Joe White: tn,
vein In the l00-foot shaft Is 9 feet wild
on an average and contain gold, silve
n lead. Lead Queen. owned by +
/, Mueller: Development work consists o
an soo-foot tunnel and a 2oo-foot shaft
Assays IS per cent lead, 40 ounces silve
and IS gold. The vein IL 5 feet wide
Longfellow. owned by J. A. Murra,
and savin Lisa of Butte: The CLAIM
: In patented. Ore runs SO per cent lead
s ounces silver and IS in gold. shat
? over 200 feet deep. A T0-pound sampl
E was taken from this mine. watsecs
owned by +. r. Merk Of Twin Bridges
e This is a gold property Of a very hig
; grade and Is successfully operated b
; about 20 lessees. Galore. Morehous'
Kendall 4 Co. owners: Shaft $50 fee
y deep, vein 5 feet wide between wall
. and runs from s25 to SIS in gold. "a I
> AZ ounces In silver and from so TO IS pc
{ cent lead. Eagle. operated by Neiss
: Lamotte: Ore runs 20 per cent lead,
e ounces silver and s. In gold. Elizabetl
: owned by Raines. Rummons * Shane
= This Is a gold lead with 3 feet of sol