The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-19
ANACONDA news.
THE OUTLOOK At C0LOMA
The Camp Will Be on Top in
Another Year.
THE LOGGING INDUSTRY
Mammoth Mining Company Has Had a
Little Hard Luck, N the District
Is Considered Rich-Soms o:
the other Mines.

one of the most prominent citizens
Of Coloma and one who is deeply in
terested in the mines n mining Of
that section of the country. came TO
Anaconda yesterday. In the course of
a conversation concerning Coloma, this
gentleman said:
The Mammoth mine in the Coloma
district will be sold by the sheriff on
the 3oth instant. This Is one of the best
of the small gold properties in Deer
Lodge county. a fair sized vein of gold
bearing quartz was discovered close TO
the grass roots. but unfortunate en-
tsnglements led to an attachment of
the property last August. since which
time the only work in the mine has been
done in keeping the pumping SHAFT
clear of water.
AT the time Of the hut down 80
men were working for the company,
many Of them heads Of families. AS
is usual i'm such cases. much hardship
has come to the entire district. through
the u~nfounded reports spread broadcast
over the mining districts Of the West
by the scattering miners. In search of
new employment. However, every labor
claim of the Mammoth mine was
promptly paid by the attaching credi-
tors.
AT the present time there Is a vein OF
ore exposed on the 150-foOt level. ex-
tending to the 270-foot level. 20 in
ches in width and assaying So To Ss5
per ton. which can be made To pay
under an economical management.
What the future of the Mammoth mine
will be. Is only a matter Of conjec-
ture.
Another property Of the district that
promises good results Is the L. y. L.,
owned by J.. w. Moss. George Nc
Adam and q. c. Warner, the pioneers
81 the district. I. y. l.. adjoins the
Mammoth. extending almost at right
angles with IL. and one corner cutting
out a triangular piece inside of the
Mammoth side lines. A drift Is being
driven on the vein at a depth OF $50
feet. and from present indications tho
shipping Of ore will soon commence
from this promising property. such as
will repay the owners for their eN-
pense OF development work.
During the short time that work has
progressed on the l. y. l.. two acci-
dents have occurred. which might cas-
fly have resulted fatally. In Sept. last.
Phil HOFFMAN dropped 1875 feet down the
shaft in a bucket. but escaped with a
broken leg and Hislocated shoulder. and
S. now rapidly recovering. Three weeks
ago. Harvey Allen lost his left thumb
from having "A loaded buckle of rock
fall eight feet and striking his hand,
which was resting on an empty bucket
at the bottom Of the shaft. Both ac-
cidents were unavoidable.
The great drawback TO the district.
which may be said 10 Include both Gar
net and Coioma. fsslack OF depth-the
deepest mine In either place not being
lower thar 500 feet. some exceedingly
rich ore. In large quantities, has been
taken out of the district above that
depth. and mining men are almost
- - AWHnaAn 0knN tho
values will NOT diminish with the depth.
and that there h. n prospect Of the
size Of the veins increasing az "A greater
depth Is attained"
What other industry affords an idea
Of the importance Of Coloma and that
district2' 90
. 'yThe logging Industry Of Blackfoot is
one Of them. This industry has never
been as active as II IL this year, and
the contractors i'm Deer Lodge county.
from the mouth Of the Clearwater. to
the F1athead count line are pushing
their work with great rapidly. n
entire Blackfoot valley is covered with
a mantle of snow, and the work Of
hauling logs. which were cut earlier in
the fall. to the landings on the banks OF
the stream, is now In operation, and
people who have not seen the country
covered with immense pines. frs and
famaracks have not the slightest idea
Of the enormous possibilities Of the
lumber traffic i'm u county. Lumber
men claim that the Blackfoot river Is
not surpassed as a logging stream In
she United States. or any other country.
The water flows swiftly and the banks
are high and precipitous. forming "A
natural fume which does away with
the disastrous log jams OF eastern
streams. A majority Of the men en-
ployed are Wisconsin and Michigan
lumber jacks. Like many other occu-
pations. those who once follow logging
as a business stay with IL as long as
possible. and drift from East To West.
as they say, Following the setting sun
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