The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-19
UP IN FLATHEAO COUNTY
Big Deal in Placer Grounds
Twenty Miles From Libby.
WORK ON A LARGE SCALE
Northern Pacific Land Examiners Going
Over the Lands Classified as Min
eral by the Government-Noth-
ing Learned of Eberle.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Libby, June 16.-Captain c. F. Leav-
enworth of Spokane and Mr.. Cunard of
the same place came down from that
city yesterday and it is learned from
them that the placer deal which the
captain has been negotiating for the
past year has now become an accom-
plished fact. This deal includes the
placer properties which have been
known as the Hydraulic Mining COM
pany, situated about 20 miles south of
town. on Libby creek. The ground be-
longed to the Conrad National bank of
Kalispell, the Thompson Bros, N. B.
Nye and Charles Gordon, all of kalis-
pell, and in addition to this ground the
claims of B. Green and others were ia
ken into the deal The purchasers are
the members OF the LIE Roi Mining COM
pany, or rather the Spokane parties
who made SO much money by the sale
of that celebrated Rossland property 20
the Englishmen. Colonel w. w. D.
Turner and his brother, Senator George
Turner, are the moving spirits in this
transaction and they intend to mine
Libby creek in earnest. Mr.. Cunard is
their manager and he has already taken
charge of the property and has bought
lumber here for buildings and extensive
fumes. While Libby creek has been
washed for gold since the 60 s at odd in
tervals the mining has always been on
very small scale and consisted entire
" of shoveling into sluice boxes. A
large, ditch will be taken out of thu
creek and systematic attempt made
to handle the gold bearing dirt in large
quantities. The result of this attempt
will be watched with great interest as,
If successful, 1t means great industry
for this part of the country.
s. r. Oldaker and his party of North
ern Pacific land examiners are again in
this vicinity, having come in yesterday
from their camp near Leonia. This
party is still engaged in the examina-
ton of lands in this vicinity classified
as mineral by the United States min
eral land commission four years ago.
A contest embracing the whole western
part of Flathead county was filed some
months ago and set for hearing in the
Kalispell land office, but subsequently
postponed on account of an investiga-
ton made by Judge George d. Orner.
While there have been no official deve-
ter was discussed in full in these col
umns, it is now ascertained from unoffi-
cfal sources that the railroad company
will recede from all of the contests with
the exception of two fractional town
ships, one north of Troy and one north
of Leonia, and two fractional town.
ships near the mouth of Rainy creek.
There is well defined mineral district
on Rainy creek, and it is possible that
the contest will be withdrawn son these
last two mentioned townships If the
proceeding here outlined is followed
and there is very strong probability
that it will be, the whole northwestern
part of Montana, from Jennings west
to the Idaho line, will have been saved
for the prospector and miner through
the action of the mineral land COM
missioners.
j. C. Adams of Butte. a mining engl-
reer of more than local reputation, was
visiting Libby this week and expressed
a very favorable opinion of the Snow
shoe mine, which he visited, and of
this mining district In general. He will
probably return later in the season.
Nothing further has been learned as
to the fate of Charles Eberle and the
party of his friends who have been un-
RENTING in their efforts to find some
trace of him has given up the attempt.
Letters were found in his cabin giving
the address of his brother in Mann
helm, Germany, and he has been noSi-
fed that 1t Is feared that his brother
has committed suicide. Probably mis-
body will never be found, and his
friends believe that he never intended
that it should be. He was interested in
a number of claims which are being
operated under bond, and il the sales
are perfected. as in some instances
seems very probable. there will be an
estate of several thousand dollars to be
administered