The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-01
OPERATIONS IN PARK COUNTY.
Gold Mines of Bear Gulch and Coal
Properties at Other Points.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Livingston, July 29.-News from the
mining camps surrounding Livingston
Is to the effect that everything is aus
plclous for a big year in the business
of bringing the buried mineral wealth
OF this region up to the daylight. Coal
ana gold are engaging the attention of
the mining men to an extent that has
all the proportions of a boom, and the
advance has been very rapid from the
first of the year and still continues with
every prospect of permanence. Bear
gulch is the leading mining camp and
one OF the greatest Clean-upS of gold
ever made in this part of the state was
made from the batteries of the stamp
mill the latter part of the week
This company spent over $42, 900 last
month for the various expenses incident
to the operation of an extensive min
ing enterprise and the men who have
charge of the affairs of the company
say that with all of these expenses the
company will declare a handsome divi-
dend in few months. The southern
part of the county is building up rap
idly and more mining operations will
be begun in short time. At indie
pendence several deals have lately been
made which has transferred some good
properties to parties with the necessary
money and experience to develop it and
stamp mill will be going in the Boul-
der country in a short time.
Then the coal camps have caught the
spirit which is pervading the county
and stimulus is given this branch of
mining which is certain to result in
incalculable good. At Horn and Aid
ridge the coke and coal operations go
on apace. Several changes have lately
been made in the corporation which
controls the mines at Horr and addi-
tional activity is already in evidence
there. AT Trail Greek the mines are in
excellent shape and ready to begin
work when the railroad reaches there
from Chestnut. The Northern Pacific
has lately purchased the spur which
was being built from Chestnut to the
mines on Trail creek and the men in
the rOadmaster's office at this place are
busily engaged in the work of extend
ing the track and getting things in
shape for handling the output Of the
two magnificent mines which will be
tapped by the railroad.
The Hoffman mine will supply Boze-
man with coal this winter and at the
Byam mine it is not a question of mar
ket. but of means of transportation.
Both of these mines are models of en-
gineering skill in timbering. For hun
dreds of feet into the mountain a man
may walk upright and all the other
appointments of the mines are in keep
ing with this thorough style of build
ing. Such seems certain at all of these
places. What Park county and Living
ston need is plenty of men making good
wages in permanent mines, for from
this condition prosperity is sure to
come. There was a time when the coal
camps of Park county were second to
none in the state and her mines are
admitted to be as promising as any.
A number of men have gained sudden
and welcome wealth from bonding their
gold mines and it looks just now as if
there would be chance for many
more to win a competency by sure, if
slower means.