The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05
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 Clutches Around Helena.

1t is said that a new Butte company
has secured bond on the Hesperus lode
for 100000, and that the property will
be so developed as to demonstrate its
value. The deepest shaft on the Hesperus
lode is that sunk by the Parrot company
when the sum of $4,000 was spent on
compartment shaft which was sunk at
that time at a depth of $50 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
prosecuting north and south a distance
of about 200 feet. To the south of the
shaft 100 feet lead was cut which was
Is feet wide, and it contained some good
ore, though not sufficient quantity to
pay to ship.
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 "We
entered our first ore body last Friday,
$50 feet in. We have encountered sew
eral 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. 1t is sulphide ore, a mill
ing and concentrating proposition, and
tests made show it to run from $l2 to $40
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 concen-
traitor for custom work is being erected
by the East Helena smelter people. This
will prove a powerful stimulus to the
mining industry, as it will enable great
many mines to send low grade ores to
the concentration which could not be prof
itably smelted. A. Nj. Hotter, president
of the smelter company, estimates that
the building of the concentration will give
employment to 1000 men directly and in
directly.
Bear Mountain District.
The country rock in the Bear Noun
tain district of Montana is of a gray
granite and limestone, all veins being
found in the contact. At depth of 100
to $50 feet, being the water line, the
quartz becomes base, and from present
appearances the free milling treatment is
of short duration, and in the end the dis
trict will become a permanent smelling
proposition, which must result in great
mining center. Parties with means and
backing find good opportunities to get
leases and bonds on excellent prospects.
II. A. Larsey's Estate.
The estate of P. A. Largely, the Butte
mining man and banker who was muir
dered few days since is valued at $780,
600 in the application of the widow for
letters of administration, he having died
intestate. A large part of his wealth
was invested in Rossland and Washing
ton mines He was president of the Cen
ter Star company of Rossland at the
time of his death.
On Toad Mountain.
Another shipment of 25 tons of ore is
being hauled down from the Athabasca
mine, on Toad mountain, about three
miles from Nelson, to the Hall Mines
smelter, which brings the total shipments
up to 260 tons. The ore averages about
sos per ton.
Carlyle Gets 1t.
A dispatch from Victoria announces
that w. A. Carlyle, the provincial miner
alogist, will shortly resign to accept the
position of general manager for the Brit
ish America Corporation. Mr.. Carlyle
has been highly regarded by mining men
generally in his official position. Hon. c.
H. Macintosh was seen tonight in rela-
ton to the above 81 have recommended
the appointment of Mr.. Carlyle to the
position of general superintendent of The
company" said he, and will keep the
place open for him for some time in order
that he may accept it." 'Will Mr. Car
lyle receive a higher salary than he is at
present receiving?" SIT is the policy of
the British America Corporation to get
the best available in the way of both men
and mines. OF course, Mr. Carlyle will
receive more than his present salary. An
increase of one or two thousand dollars