The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-15
A RICH DISTRICT,
II. L. Frank Secures Some Valuable Prop
critics in Arizona.

II. L. Frank Secures Some Valuable Prop
critics in Arizona.
H. l.. Frank arrived home yesterday
after an absence of several weeks from
Butte Mr.. Franks time while away
was spent at Arkansas Hot Springs
and in the East. He states that bust
ness conditions in the sections that he
visited are steadily growing better and
that he has never seen so much inter-
est manifested by Eastern people in
Western mining interests.
People East he said, "seem to be
getting more confidence than they have
ever had in the West, and particularly
in mining. Western dividend paying
mines are sought after more than any
other kind of stocks"
Mr.. Frank is eIated Just now over a
new interest he has just acquired, and
II his expectations are realized. he will
be the founder Of new silver district.
greater than the Occur d'Alenes The
returns from the property on which
development work is being done show
a fabulously rich vein Of galena ore
filled with wire and ruby silver.
Mr.. Frank was exhibiting some sam
pies of the ore yesterday and they are
very handsome specimens. He stated
that the shaft on one of the claims
is down so feet, at which noint the
vein is three feet wide, and "A inches Of
1t is solld galena, with the wire and
ruby silver all through it. Assays
from this "a inches CT the vein gave
4o0 ounces of silEer at the lowest, and
went as high as 5000 ounces. The rest
Is pure lead, or about 70 per cent.
The new camp is located in Mojave
county, Arizona, at the town Of Chlor-
ide, 20 miles from kirgman, on the At
Gibson, Topeka g. Santa F'e railroad.
Mr.. Frank secured the properties
through one of the lucky pieces of for
tune that seem always coming his way.
A friend who had business in Arizona
came across the property and thought
SO we'll of them that he told Mr.. Frank
about them, when they CHANGED to
meet. Mr.. Frank wrote at once to J.
c. Adams of this city, asking him to
go to Arizona and look at the property
Mr.. Adams was so enthusiastic in his
report that Mr.. Frank Immediately
closed deal, paying $4,000 for two
full claims and fraction of another.
The principal claims are called the
Molly Gibson and Bullion Beck, after
the famous silver mines by those names
in Colorado and Utah. The fraction is
called the Wonder The properties up
to the time Mr.. Frank acquired them
were being developed on a small scale
by the locators, who had 4 shaft down
SO or 80 feet on each claim. He intends
to immediately erect hosting works
and begin developing on an extensive
scale. Mr.. Frank secured the proper
ties two weeks ago, and has already
secured assurances from the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe people that
branch line will be built to the camp
from Kingman Immediately
Mr.. Adams, who returned with Mr.,
Frank yesterday, is more enthusiastic
than Mr.. Frank. He stated last even
ing that all the ore will run as high
as 500 ton and he predicts that the
district will turn out richer than the
Occur d'Alene country.
Mr.. Frank also brings another inter-
esting piece Of news. He states that
he is informed that a deal has practi-
cally been closed for the sale of the Re-
public sold mine on the C0lvil!e req
ervation, Washington, for S4,G00,OOO.