The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-07
BASIN BRISK AND BUSY
Never Before Were It's Citizens
So Sanguine of Success.
BIG MINING OPERATIONS
The Building of the Basin 81 Bay State
Shelter Remarkable Ore Deposits.
Northern Pacific Branch to Ber-
nice Opened for Traffic.
Special Correspondence Of the Standard.

cpetIssi correspondents VI tl1
Basin Jan. 6.-Neyer before was
there such feeling of security or hope
for the future as are now felt in this
mining camp. There is not a business
or mining man in the district who does
not feel that the coming year will wit
ness marvellous mining development all
over the western part OF Jefferson
county. The work has already conf
menced on large scale on many prom
Using mining properties, and in the case
of others an unusually large amount OF
work is being planned to be begun with
the opening OF spring. Much of this is
due to the building of the big smelter
py the Basin a. BAY State Mining COM
pany, which is expected to be COM
pleted and ready to receive and treat
custom ores III the early spring. The
work on this enterprise is going ahead
without interruption, and the masonry
work is now nearly completed. Since
1t has also become an assured fact that
this company viii build a section con-
centrator to work the ore from their
own great mine, the Katie, much en-
enlargement has been held out to out
side capital to invest here. Several
recent strikes of magnificent proper
tons have also given vigorous inn
petus to renewed energy on the part
OF every mining man IN the district.
Cataract creek, where a 25-foot lead of
excellent concentrating ore has been
opened up. In this lead they also have
a two-and one-half foot chute of ex-
ceedingly high grade shipping ore,
from which three men took out $2,400 in
eight days work. A large chute OF ore,
which runs $3.50 to the ton in gold, with
considerable lead and silver was
opened up in the Gray Eagle mine only
few days ago. In the Ruby mine
great strike has been made in the 500
foot level where an immense chute of
ore about &c feet wide, has been opened,
and which is said to be even richer
than any ore found in other parts of
this now famous gold producer. with
such strikes as these being made every
few days, why should not the BASIN
district. during the coming year witness
one of the greatest eraS of mining de-
velopment that has been known in the
West for many years?
The branch of the Northern Pacific
railroad running between Basin ana
Bernice has again been opened for
traffic after being closed for little
more than a year The first train
went over the branch last Monday at
| ernoon. The branch was opened for
the purpose of handling the ore ship
ments from the Lowland district.
Nj. l.. HeWett returned yesterday
from Washington, y. C., and other
| Eastern cities, where he has been on
| business connected with a MINING deal
| Mr. HeWett talks very enthusiastically
| of the outlook, and says there Is
| decided revival in the interest feit Dy
| Eastern investors in Montana mines.
| AS is well known. it was Mr.. Hewett
| who handled the great Ruby deal this
| season, and he says he will now take
hold of and push through another large
| deal in the Basin district during the
/ coming season.
The Basin creek roai is I matter
that is now greatly agltatins TIE
minds of the business men of this com
munity There are a large number If
| mining properties along this rfeek That
have never been developed on account
| of their practical inaceesslolli1y,
/ whereas if they could be reached Dy
| good wagon roads their owners would
/ be encouraged to work them. At The
| head of the creek there are number
| of small mines already opened ana
/ sending their products out ny way OF
| Rmini, but whose owners Wouid pre-
| fer to ship from Basin could tGeY Set
| to this point over good wagon foads.
IT is quite probable that an organized
effort will soon be made to have such
| a road constructed, and Whan this Is
| done it will go a long ways toward
opening up one of the largest and sich-
est mining districts il. Jefferson
| county.
w. II. Lockhart and Angus clunie
| the wood contractors, were III town yes
terday These gentlemen are cutting :
| very large amount of wood this season
and are giving employment 10 Large
| number of men.
The sheriff's sale of the q. w Con.
nick stock of goods was commenced
Yesterday as advertised under ut
taCnmen+ proceedings, and VIII con
tinue from day to day until the stool
is disposed Of. The attendance ~as
large yesterday. and the bidding nf4sk
The stock is estimated 10 80 wartf
about S25 900, and is being sold under
the attachment of n. Geeesearx !"
Butte, for $1o.0I5. The attachment Q
other creditors run the total Up Z
about $50, 600. 1t was understood ina
the other creditors would commence
suits for the possession % liflerea
parts of the stock advertised In the al
tachment of n. Genereaux, but a
they have not yet done SO. and as III
sale has been commenced, II is nov
quite likely that the sale will be al
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