The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-01
He WAS KNOWN IN BASIN
f. A. Houck Bore an Excellent
Reputation.
WAS ENGAGED IN MINING
A Good Strike Made in the Redemption.
The New Katie Mine Works Are
Being Constructed on an
,sfzs Elaborate Scale.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Basin, March 3O.-Frederick Alvin
Houck, who is reported in a dispatch
to the Standard from Great Falls as
having committed suicide at that place
yesterday morning, is a son Of A. j.
Houck, living at s25 Scranton street,
Cleveland, Ohio. Young Houck and his
father were both well known at this
place, they having been engaged in
mining here to a small extent a year or
two ago. The young man was a grad
uate of an Eastern medical college, but
so far as known here has never prac-
tfced his profession. He was also an
accomplished musician and bore an ex-
cellent character while resident of
this place. His father is engaged in
the manufacturing business at Cleve-
land; his mother died in that city about
three years ago. During the greater
part of the last year he was engaged in
developing a mining property on the
Little Boulder river, a few miles above
the town of Boulder. He organized
company for the purpose of working
this property and was backed for time
by Cleveland capitalists. A short time
ago he left this section and went to
Great Falls, where it was understood
by some of his friends here that he had
found employment in the smelters.
ii John Fogerty. H. Smith and B. F.
Belts, who are developing the Redemp-
ton mining claim under lease and
bond, report good strike made a few
days ago. The ore assays a total value
Of 1920 in gold, silver and lead. and as
the lead is a good strong one the gem
tlemen are feeling particularly good
over their strike, and are confident they
have a good mine. They have been
working on the property for the past
year, and recently obtained a 10
months extension on their lease and
bond.
The new Katie mine works that are
being constructed by the Basin & Bay
State Mining company at this place will
certainly make an elegant plant when
completed. which, owing to the magni-
tude of the undertaking. will require
several months yet This work was
commenced in October, 1897. and has
been going on constantly ever since.
Good progress is being made. and when
completed the plant will without ques-
ton be one of the best and most COM
plete that has ever been built in any
country. The smelter is now almost
completed, and the concentrator build
ing is practically ready for the recep-
tion of its machinery. The timbers are
framed for the sampling works and the
material and machinery for the tram
ways between the concentrator and the
smelter and sampling works are on the
ground. The shaft house is yet to be
built and a new engine and boiler house
will also be constructed. All of these
buildings are being constructed as near
ly as possible of fireproof materials. A
large brick stack will be built as a draft
from the boiler furnaces Large tanks
will be constructed on the hill back of
the concentrator to hold water to sup
ply the works and also for fire protec-
ton. The work in the mine has been
progressing rapidly all the time the out
side work has been going on. The shaft
is now down to the 500-foot level and
at this time the station is being cut
1T this point.