The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-19
MINES MADISON COUNTY
The Lester Sold to w. A.. Clark
of Butte for 500, 900.
DECLARED A GOOD THING
Another Bonanza Said to Have Been Dis
covered at Summit-Sinkine in the
Lucky Boy-August the Best
Time to Go to the Park.

Virginia City, July ia mining cal
of no small importance took place in
his county a short time ago, when the
Lester mine was sold TO w. A. Clark,
the Butte multi-millionaire. for s100, Oo0.
The Lester mine was owned by Richard
Barkell, L. F. Bennett and Joe Armour,
and is situated in HalbuTt canyon,
about Is miles south of the famous May
flower mine. The discovery of the mine
was made about a year ago.. and after
a few months work by the discoverers,
Helena parties took a lease and bond
upon the property. but after expend-
ing some time prospecting the ledge
they decided IL to be not worth bother
ing about and gave up their lease. 1t
was then bonded by Mr.. Armour, one
of the partners, and Mr.. Jeffries. with
the result that last week the deal was
contaminated whereby w. a. Clark paid
500, 900 for the property. The ore of the
Lester is said to be an exact duplicate
of the ores of the Mayflower. the assay
value Of it being from $50 to 5000 per
tom; the average seems to be about $50.
The vein is now 20 feet wide, this being
so, and If the theory proves true that
the vein of the Lester is an extension
of the vein of the Mayflower. Mr.. Clark
has certainly procured a bonanza. The
property is located in the Waterloo dis
trict, which, with the discoveries of nu-
merous other rich leads. demonstrates
the fact that in the b Root range
lays concealed enormous quantities of
rich bearing ores, and no doubt
another stampede of prospectors viii
again make a raid on the range after
learning of the success of the Lester, as
they did when the Mayflower was first
sold.
Messrs. Thomas H. Teal. S. II. Rib
bel. C. l.. Sherwood and Alex McIver,
who have been prospecting for some
weeks in Summit, have made a discov-
cry which promises to be another bo-
nanza. Although but little work on the
prospect has been done. the vein is a
good-sized one and continues to widen
out The ore is principally gold bear
ing. as has been the custom of all the
ores of the Summit district. which in a
measure has led so many to the belief
that somewhere in the mountains sur
rounding Summit lies the vein that fed
Alder gulch. For some years but little
prospecting has been done in the Sum-
NIT district, but this spring numerous
prospectors are again at work looking
for the feeder to Alder gulch.
Superintendent Allen of the Kennel
Mining company is steadily increasing
his force of men at the Kennett mine
and the auxiliary to the Kennett, the
Lucky Boy. Sinking in he Lucky Boy
shaft has been commenced. An attempt
to place the mine in an excellent condi-
ton for the extraction of ore is being
made, which will enable the mpan to
keep the large 60-stamp mill in continue
Gus operation when they resume the
mill.
The Conrey Placer company, at the
mouth of Alder gulch, is surveying a
large ditch, to be taken from the Ruby
/ rsxv1- Of IN n1fnt In The n ~ 70 fhafr
dredge at the mouth of Alder gulch. I'm
til such time as the ditch is completed
an attempt is to be made to wash their
gravel by the water pumped from
ground on which they are working.
Manager Moore thinks this can be done
temporarily.
The first party of campers of this sea-
son en- route for the Yellowstone Ma
tionaI park passed through the city this
week. For the benefit of those unac-
quainted with the country and the prop
er season of the year for making the
tour of the park overland, those who
know advise all not to make the trip
until about the first or middle of Au-
gust. Then all bother experienced from
mosquitoes and flies is done away with.
N. J. Davis, jr., j.. A. Davis and Harry
Thompson were in the city from the
West fork of the Madison. a tributary
of the Gravelly range. this week, and
brought with them IL ounces of the
finest placer gold ever seen in the city.
The boys say that the cleanup was the
fruit of 16 days labor. They returned
the following day to resume work, which
they will push with vigor the remainder
of the summer
j. NJ. Bell of Arizona spent several
lays in the city last week for the pur-
pose of investigating the dredging plants
in operation in and about this city in
the interest of a placer company operat-
ing large diggings on the Colorado river
in Arizona. The company which Mr..
Bell represents anticipates placing a
number of large dredging plants on its
property, and Mr.. Bell is travelling about
the Northwest getting pointers on the
different plants now in use. He was
much pleased with the dredge on the
Conrey Placer company's ground. Mr..
Bell was in this city in the COS, during
the palmy days of Alder gulch.
County Assessor William j. Foreman
has given oil. that the assessed valua-
ton of Madison county for this year is
49, 22, $50. This figures in the railroad
land at 1894, $50, the same as a year ago.
Last years report of Assessor Foreman
of the assessed valuation was s.. 311 ,032,
making a gain for this year Of $41l, 957.
Without a doubt mex yea will see the
assessed mark not short of
the four-million figure. These figures
demonstrate the prosperity n rapid
rate at which Madison county is forging
to the front.
At the meeting Of the state central
committee in Helena last week of the
democrats. silver republicans and pop
ulists, Madison county was accorded
representatives in the three meetings
to be held in Anaconda Sept. 81, as fol-
lows: Democrats. ii delegates; silver
republicans, S. and populists, 6.
An aged couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Evander
B. Slime, living near Sheridan, met with
quite serious and very painful accidents
last week by being thrown from their
wagon. The old couple had been TO