The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-27

pound. and was consigned 10 a Boston
house. The firm also shipped FIVE car
loads Of timothy hay last week to the
Nels Story Commission company OF
South Butte.
Supt. Franz Wright and Lawrence
Cantwell were down from the Mon
tana mine during the first OF the
week.
Eugene Means. who has iust finished
making a run OF 100 tons Of ore from
the Sunbeam mine. returned 10 Sheri-
dan the first of the week.
The dredge OF the Conrey Placer
company is now working in the day
time, running 10-hour shifts. The pit 10
now down nearly 90 feet deep and In
gravel. The shovel is not working as
well as expected, il not filing over two
thirds full. Three boilers are required
TO work the ore dredge. one furnishing
the power for operating Ind the other
two pumping the water out OF the pit.
The water thus pumped lie used for
washing the gravel.
Theodore Hsviland and John Lin
fors are developing an extension Of the
Ruby mine on Quartz Hill. The rich
strike reported in that mine last week
proved en- incentive for owners OF pros
poets in that vicinity To develop them.
r. II. Herhold. for a long time owner
of the Daisy roller mills. has forsaken
lilt IouI DNSllltsS anu VIII utNotS us
attention hereafter to mining. Mr..
Herhold IS thinking OF erecting samp-
ling works at this place.
Rod ID. Legeat. accompanied by two
mining men from Michigan. Messrs.
White and Lealy. visited the Bob In
gersoll mine on Indian creek last week
and went from here TO Rochester.
where they inspected some mining
property also owned by Mr.. Leggat.
The first of the week. on one OF the
properties known as the Roach and
Miller group, situated between hide
pendence and Bear gulches, Charles
Noyes broke through into two and one
half feet of free-milling gold ore which
assays high. A good l0-stamp mill is
attached to the mines. and II the ore
encountered holds out stamps will un-
doubtedly soon be dropping.
Walter Mesh ana Frank Johnson.
who have a lease on the Sunbeam mine,
situated on Indian creek, ave just
completed a 100-ton run of their sec
ond-class ore through the B~aumgarth
& Williams mill. The run was very
satisfactory. the ore milling about SIS
10 the ton. They also have out and
nearly ready for shipment three car
loads OF frst-class ore. which will be
sent away in about three weeks. II
IL said that II will he one of the best
shipments ever sent from Sheridan.
wv . R"'A h'Ni " 10
a short time ago sold to August Eng
strum an undivided one-forth interest
in the Mary. Gold Coin. North Star and
Summit lodes. all situated on Indian
creek, about 10 miles from this place.
Consideration $1,000. Messrs. Baum
garth e. Co. are now engaged i'm build
ing a tramway, 700 feet long. which
will be used in transporting ore from
the mines to the mill. The tram" is
q home made affair and Is composed
Of three rails upon which the orc slides
down fin boats, the weight of the de-
%scending boa drawing the loaded one
back. In the center, where the two
boats pass, a fourth rail Is used.
Rose. Leonard et al. located and fled
with the clerk and recorder last week
the notice Of location of the Oregon
quartz claim, situated In this district
CTidal Wave.D
w. ]. and Ed r. McDougal. who have
been leasing for the past eight months
on the keystone, a galena lead. situated
on Georgia gulch, have abandoned their
lease and have moved to Wisconsin
creek, where they are developing a
prospect.
Pete Morrison and Charles Fuller.
who have a lease on a part Of The
Nobleville mine, are shipping a carload
OF ore to the Butte smelters this
week.
Terry Lennon and Mawrice Poach
came over from Butte the first Of the
week and inspected the 81 a'idan View
mine with a view Of purchasing II. The
mine belongs to the Largely estate ard
has been surveyed for a patent AID last
wear considerable development work
was done thereon. A shaft 100 feet deep
was sunk and several carloads Of high
grade gold ore vas shipped 10 Butte.
Messrs. Lennon and Roach took a num-
Der Of samples from the mir and re-
turned TO Butte Wednesday.
Captain r. J. Moore. who is inter
ested in the RUBY Placer mines on Wis
consin creek. was Over from Butte the
fret of the week. A report is current
tina the company recently leaned up
two boxes and received $500 in gold
dust and nuggets.
Funk" Bartlett OF the Bee Hive,
Butte. was in town the first of the week,
looking after some mining interests
which he owns on Mill creek.
The Montana company, on Wisconsin
creek, has quite a force Of men at work
doing development work. and the mines
are producing some good ore. As soon
as additional machinery Is put into the
mill. crushing of ore will begin.
At the Letter but 10 stamps are drop
ping at present.