Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-04-09

! he did not develop the claims and they
attracted no attention until two years
later when Captain J. Wilson discovered
il gulch that yielded - cents to $50 per
| pan. Focklcr gulch was discovered the
same fall by Joseph Fockler, G. =. Cone
and the late Andy McQuade 1t yielded
$4,000. buchanan gulch another ricI,
! producer, was found the same year.
7 1t is estimated that these gulcheS Weld
ed in the early days about 100000. VIII
sons gulrh is known to have produced
$ll0O in one day for five men. None Of
the sulches are worked beyond its mouth.
dumping ground being lacking These
gulches open at right angles upon Little
! Slate creek where present operations are
being undertaken. 1t is about -four or
five feet to bed rock and the ground pros
poets from , cents to $3.50 per pan.
The works will be completed in July.
J. c. Neinert. W. p. Murphy. j. W. Turn
bull and j. +. Boyer of Florence are in
terested III the enterprise. Little Slate
creek gold is all shot gold and runs uni
fol1nly Sl6 i'll value
I>londike From Colfax.
A large pack train has lei1t Coltax for
Dawson City. via the Spokane overland
route. The train is owned by G. w.
Cole who assisted by two hired men, is
i'll charge Of the outfit. Mr.. Cole is a
pioneer OF the Pacific coast. is 50 wears old
and Il bachelor Tie recently sold farm
near Pcndleton. re-. where he has lived
for q years and is well supplied with
money and q complete outfit. One of his
friends here made the statement that be
side, his outfit Mr.. Cole will take $4,000
in gold with him to the kondike coun-
try. Mr.. Cole has been in and around
ColiaX for three weeks buying and break
ing pack horses for the trip. SO quietly
has he been at work that few knew Of
his intention until today when he left
for Spokane where he will push forward !
at once. Leaving Spokane the party will
take the overland route and travel by /
easy stages until the grass gets good. /
They will prospect along the route ii /
good ground is discovered this side OF
'>t'Nf' 'ii'' VIII 'I'f' "ih i'sNt' 'it'iii'H
if not, they will 60 to Dawson, where
Mr.. Cole will probably buy claim. Mr..
Cole. whose hair and beard are as white
is snow, is still strong, hearty, deter
mined and ambitious, and is confident he
will meet with success in his undertake
ing. As the train left Colfax this morn
ing with Mr.. Cole at the head it formed
Il pretty picture and reminded the old
settlers of the early days when all pro-
visions used in this country were brough!
N by pack train
Ore Shipments From Nelson.
The ore shipments from Nelson. B. G.,
or the past week amounted TO 21On tons
# an approximate value of $l26.4Gb The
igurc> f"r each shipping mine are as fol
oWs: Hall mines smelter. copper bullion.
& tons lead bullion, 20 tons; lie Roi, 1850
onS: ayne 80 tons; Queen Bess, 20
ons; Idaho. 40 tons; Iron Mask, 80 tons:
.aSt Chance 50 tons; Rambler, 45 tons:
SO tons: RecO. 30 tons: Brad
n Bros. Pilot Bay. 10 tons. This brings ,
he total shipment for March, including ;
he first two days of April, up to II, ,149
ons, Of an approximate value of SG0S,4l5. .
he shipments 50 far for 1893 aggregate ,
9 ,s27 tons. valued at 81 ,S45.O42.