The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-26
IN VIRGINIA CITY.
A Butte Company to Take Hold of the
Copper Property.

Copper Property.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Virginia City. Feb. 25.-It is re-
ported that one of the large Butte
companies is about to take mold
of the copper property of Mr.. Olson,
located near the head of Rob creek in
the upper Ruby valley. Mr.. Olson, ac
companied by J. Ryan, left for Butte
q few days ago with a number of sam
pies for the company to have assayed.
The property is in a section of the
country where little ii any prospecting
has been done. although Mr.. Olson has
been working upon his lead for a num-
Der of years, he being confident that he
has a good thing.
Mining Property Leased.
The Bonanza quartz lode, located in
Bride canyon, in near proximity to the
well-known claims on Quartz hill, has
recently been leased to Messrs. Bjork
and Hammand. The gentlemen are run
ming a tunnel, which is now in 40 feet
for the purpose of cutting the vein,
which they expect to reach about ~
feet farther on. The value of the ore
assays from 81 to $40 per ton. The vein
has been crosscut tor a distance of
eight feet, and only one wall encoun-
tered.
The Coming Season.
The coming spring and summer
promises to be one of the most active
mining seasons this part of the coun-
try has experienced in some years. Con-
stantly locations in both placer and
quartz are being FLED for record in the
county clerks office Since Feb. l the
following locations have been filed for
record. Texas, in Mineral Hill mining
district, by Henry Filing, ct al. Mis-
souri,, in Mineral Hill mining district,
by Henry Filing. ct al; Black Hawk, in
Jt-f, Ixy( al a-
Reel, ct al; Clondyke, Point of Rocks,
by w. r.. Orr, ct al; Gold Leaf. Water
loo. unorganized, by Tom Terrence, ct
al. Mineral Hill, Wisconsin, morgan
lied. by John Vickery; Sleeping Beauty,
Millsite, by John Vickery; Lookout,
Hinch canyon, by John f.. Johnson, ct
al. Midnight, placer Rapid, by Lewis
| Fisher, ct AL; Elizabeth, Rapid, j. p.
Reins. ct al; Last Chance, Cedar Hol-
low, by John J. Crowley; Madison, Ii
dial Wave, by John w. McGinnis, ct al.
Enormous Ore Vein.
Attention and considerable interest
is being taken in the enormous ore vein
uncovered in Barton gulch. The vein
is fully 600 feet in width on the surface,
and the rock is of an iron-stained
quartz. the assay value of which is
from 81 to $50 per ton. Six claims have
recently been located on this vein.
Everything is in favor OF the country
on account of the advantage of large
water supply which could be used as
motor power for "a large mill. Should
it develop that this vein runs down any
| depth a wonderful property has been
discovered.
Getting in Readiness.
A number of the placer companies
j along Alder gulch are getting things III
readiness to begin their spring work as
soon as possible. Some little fear is en-
4 tertained by the placer miners of a dry
/ season this year on account of the light
/ snowfall in the mountains.
] Messrs. F. A. Rivers, Holmes and
/ Amberg, owners of the Monte Cristo
! mine in Browns gulch, made ship
! ment of three tons of ore this week to
one of the Butte smelters. This makes
| the second shipment the boys have
/ made from their claim The ore is
quite high grade, being mostly gold
I and they expect good returns from the
shipment. as it is picked rock Mr..
Rivers and Amberg will accompany the
\ shipment.
Removing the Boilers.
Louis Kaufman of Butte arrived IN
the city Saturday evening TO attend &c
| the removing of the boilers and other
machinery from the Bertha nine
which was in use by the Bertha Min
ing company last fall and winter. Mr.
Kaufman has disposed of the machln-
! ery to the German Bar Fluming com
pany for its use in it's dredging plants
to be erected on the Courey property
! which they recently purchased.