Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-18
MINESAND MINING
AROUND LIBBY.
From the Libby News.)

Henry Greenwich came dow on Sum
| day from the head of Libby creek, where
he and his partner, j. T. Vaughn, nave
been putting in the winter developing
their placer claim. Mr.. Greenwich con-
firms for the most part the story IN re-
gard to their. work on this claim which
was brought down by Hawkins and Ken
nedy. Greenwich and Vaughn started in
to run a tunnel from a point a snort dls-
tance below the falls of Libby creek, on
its southeast bank, their idea being to
crOsscut a quartz ledge which they had
developed on the surface. This tunnel
was started II feet above the bed Of
Libby creek, and instead of encountering
rock in place as soon as had been eX-
| pected, continued in a stiff cement gravel,
after passing through the false bedrock
on which most of the gold hitherto mined
on Libby creek has been found. After
running some distance in this gravel it
occurred to them to pan it, and they
were much surprised to find that they
could not take a pan anywhere without
getting a good prospect. This tunnel has
now been driven so feet and there is no
more Indication of striking the formation
that there was at the start. There is
about 100 feet of the ban above the
tunnel, and Mr.. Greenwich states that
while he does not consider the claim qua
to the whole Klondike country, there is
no part of the tunnel which does not
pIpSptcl wen III SOlu. Inc CldlI 10 SN-
cellently located, being just below the
big falls of Libby creek, and all the water
and fall necessary for the hydraulic
working of the ground is Immediately at
hand. This development is certainly en-
titled to rank as one of the most i'm
pOrtant in the Libby district since It's
first discovery.
Good news from Libby is contained in
the announcement that all the details
of the organization of the Montana
kootenai Gold Mining company have
been completed, and that the company is
ready to proceed with it's business this
season. The officers Of the company are;
A. H. Melin, president; James Finlen,
vice president, and H. A. Gallwey secre-
tary and treasurer, while the board OF
directors is composed of James Higgins
H. A. Gallwey and Joseph Riley. The
company has been incorporated IN Butte
with 500, 600 shares, Of a par value OF 81
each, and 200, 900 of these shares have
been set aside as treasury stock, to bt
sold at 25 cents per share, the money t6
be used in the building of a concentrate
!; on the property, and a tramway to con-
meet the mine and mill. The character OF
!. the men composing the ompan is ar
absolute guarantee of the worth of thell
;! enterprise. Mr.. James Higgins is the
superintendent of three of the largesI
mines of the Anaconda company II
: Butte, Mr.. Gallwey is prominently con
lcCleu Will illlllillS et!loliS IA IN oiS
camp, and has been mentioned in con
!, nection with the superintendency of tn
new Washoc Mining company, Whlcf
; Mr.. Daily has been launching in Butte
: and Anaconda, and the other gentlemen
are of equal Importance in the mining
world of Montana. Mr.. Higgins first ex
amine the Way Up three years ago ant
took a bond on it, and has prosecuted de
velopment on it ever since, and finall,
bought the mine last year for cash, hay
ing satisfied himself and Mr.. Riley, VIII
was in charge of the work, as to the Valu
of the ground. There is no doubt tina
Z this mpa will have a successful ca
reer, as it is in the hands of men in ever.
way capable of commanding success in
t mining enterprise.
Operations at the Snowshoe mine ar
being pushed with great vigor. The ma
chine drill plant has been put in runninj
order and the drills are being used in tn
long tunnel, which is now over 1900 fee
into the mountain. The breast of thi
. tunnel is in ore, which is constantly i'm
'. proving in it's character. This tunnel
= now being driven ahead at the rate C
> eight feet per day. Sinking is still goin
i on in the winze, which is now lis fee
below the level of the tunnel. The cleo
= trio light plant has been completed an
u the mine. mill and boarding house al
| now lighted by electricity. Work has be
gun on a telephone line to connect tn
/ mine with the town, and Mr.. p. Mitchell
: who is in charge of it, thinks it will b
completed in about ten days. The road
to the mine are in excellent condition
and three teams brought dow six tor
; each last Saturday. The teams ave no.
e about caught up with the mine, as tn
/; concentration has not been running fC
some time on account of a shortage i
:. the water supply.