The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-16
IN VIRGINIA CITY.
The Mining Industry IL In . FIourishins
Condition.

A"o s A~ssobsTy - N -
Condition..
Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Virginia City. June 1.-THE mining
industry about the county is in a most
fiourishing condition. More prospecting
Is being carried on throughout the
county than usual for this time of the
year. One OF the important points at
present is Red Blur. More prospecting
and small properties are being worked
about that point this spring than ever
before. owing to the fact hat the miner
can receive cash for his ore. Now that
Matt w. Anderson is running a cyanide
plant In the Bluff especially for the
treatment of custom ores, small mining
properties that heretofore were out OF
the question to work at n profit are now
being worked and the owners receive a
profit for their labors. Mr.. Anderson
should have a great deal of praise for
his enterprise in this line, as he entered
into the business I'm the face of many
conjectures of III success; but. to the
contrary, he has helped both himself and
the miners. Mr.. Anderson Is now run
ming the old Mohegan mill, having fitted
IL up. remodeled for cyanide process.
A hundred tons of ore from the Moni-
tor mine, at Richmond Flats, has been
hauled TO Red Bluff through the direc-
tfohfe VI SohoA1A VIM 49,
number of mining men from Philadel-
phia soon to inspect the ore, after which
time his mill will be started.
A small quantity of excellent shipping
ore was uncovered on Cedar Point, near
Red Bluff, by Charles Sherman and
nephew, who ave been doing consider
able work at this point for some time.
The Gambetta mine, owned by
Messrs. May Il Foster of Red Bluff, and
which Is an adjoining claim to the old
Red Bluff mine, is being worked this
spring. 1t gives promise of producing
some excellent. ore. The shaft Is down
30 feet IN there Is some so feet of lev
els. besides a lumber of Slopes which
are opened up. The ore from the Gam
beta Will be treated In the Michigan
mill by Mr.. Anderson.
1t is reported that A. w. Tanner Is
doing some good work on his Pole
creek diggings. Having had an abund-
ance OF water all spring, he has u off
an enormous quantity of top dirt. which
will give him a large scope of bedrock
to clean this fall.
The Blue Bird lode, worked by Joe
Stokes of Rec Bluff. is showing up ex-
the ore is very rich, running $3.50 per
ton.
A. G. Buzzard. Charles Graves and
John Devlin of this city made a ship
ment of ore TO the East Helena smelter
last week. IL is understood hat the re-
turns were very good.
Thomas II. Teal of this city. S. II. Rib
BILE N Mr.. Sherwood IL San Creek
left the city Friday for Summit. where
they will spend a couple of weeks pros
pecting.
The Conrey Placer company are fast
pushing the construction OF their
dredging machine to completion. 1t is
said the company will be ready to COM
mence active operations in two or three
weeks.
The amount Of work done this spring
by the German Bar Placer company
far exceeds that of the the last year
at this time of the year. They expect
to uncover a vast amount more ground
this season in the same length of time
than ever before. improvements have
been made in their plant n larger
engines placed.
Some very rich discoveries are being
made in Bivens gulch. near Sheridan.
Recently a nugget was found in the
gulch being near five ounces in gold, be-
sides "A number of smaller ones, ranging
In value from 81. so TO $40. 1t is said
that all these nuggets have consider
b white quartz in them. which would
seem to indicate that the gold was from
some neighboring quartz vein.
IL is reported that the Kennett mine
and mill. which was closed last month,
will again be reopened in a short time.
The petition filed with the board of
county commissioners for the removal
of the county seat from Virginia City
to Sheridan was brought up at Fridays
meeting of the board. A large delega-
ton from Sheridan was present, con-
sisting Of Hon. H.. ID. Rossiter, Fred
Shulz, Charles Chaser. r. D.. Marsh,
Ed Wright, Mcintyre and Boutwell,.
who were handling the Sheridan end of
the discussion. Virginia City was rep
resented by County Attorney l.. l.. Cal
laway and Hon. w. A. Clark. After the
arguments were all in. the board took
the natter under consideration for some
time. later giving out their decision that
the matter be laid on the table until the
September session.
Wednesday evening a meeting OF so
citizens of this city was held In the city
council chamber in the auditorium for
the purpose of organizing a cavalry
company. w. T.. Hood was made chair
man of the meeting. and j. w. Davis
elected secretary. Chairman Hood an
nounced the purpose OF the meeting.
After some discussion nominations of
officers for the company was opened.
w. w. CHIEFLY was unanimously chosen
captain: Thomas ii. Teal. first lieuten-
ant. and Dan Nancy, second lieuten-
ant. The meeting was very
ious. and enthusiastic to a fault. The
is now ~anxiously awaiting the
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