The Anaconda standard., 1899-12-19
MINING IN MADISON.
Activity in Many Promising Quartz Prop
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Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Virginia City, Dec. i4.-The Iron Mask
mine, situated three miles above this
city, in Alder gulch, was, week before
last, sold to Mrs A. Rienkeh, a well
known cattle owner of Hamilton, the
consideration being $600o The Ircp-
erty was heretofore owned by DR.. Re
Der and Frank Drinkenberg of Ia mil
ton and George Lennenstrand of this
place. The property is considered to be
one of the best quartz propositions in
this vicinity and its owners have re-
peatedly refused to bond it. :. NJ.
Hotter of Helena last August wanted
to bond it for $4,000 after making sew
eral tests of the ore. Mr.. Hotter got
samples which assayed all he way
from $39 to 5000 per ton from depth
of 140 feet The new owner, it is un-
derstood, will at once put on a force
of miners and develop the property.
Mrs. Rienkeh also purchased a one
fourth interest in the Nansen Quartz
claim, in the same locality, Of =. G.
Ellis and George Lennenstrand, paying
therefor $1,000 cash. The Nansen is
copper property.
A very important strike was made in
Major Henry Filings Pacific mine, near
the celebrated Easton property, few
days ago in the 1,000-foot tunnel, which
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1t is said to be one Of the greatest con-
centrating proposition, yet opened up in
Madison county. and it is announced
that by early spring a large concen-
TRAITOR will be bui!t. Major Filing has
been quite lucky with his various
mining properties in this county this
year. The Sunbeam mine, with force
of less than a dozen men, in the past
six months has netted $4,000, while the
Easton has continued its steady flow
of profit. His extensive interests in
the Red Bluff country are looking up
phenomenally well from all accounts.
Major Filing has invested more in
mining properties in Madison county
than any other half dozen men put
together, and for years has gone ahead
steadily developing them without any
blare Of trumpet, and it has been fire.
quently asserted that he has put more
in mines than he will ever take out.
But with so many of his properties pill
ing UP figures on the credit side of the
ledger the past year or so, that idea
is fast beginning to fade, and now many
others have begun to emulate his ex-
ample of working the ground instead
of attempting to work the pocketbooks
of the investor. Mr.. Filings faith in
the richness of the mineral belt that
extends through Madison county has
never wavered and his Judgment in the
value Of the mines of this county is
now being most eloquently proved.
The Montreal company at Red Buff
will at once commence the construction
of 50-ton concentrator On its prop
erty. They have a good Vein o. gal ra
and iron pyrites. --s
]. T. Conner, one of thelaariy corlers
to Alder gulch, was over from Helena
week before last engaging5men for rep
rresenting the Lillian Mining company S
group of claims on Browns gulcn The
work will be done under the foreh'an-
ship of William Kaminn'a-. Mr.. en-
ner has always had great faith in the
quartz Of this vicinity.
J. H. Levy the we'll known Wash
ingtCn Bar mining man, left ,ast Mtek
to spend the winter in Miane'''a. The
High Bluff mine, which he disposed of
this spring to the 3. & : company, in
which he retains a half interest. mas
proved quite a surprise to its cwrers
the past few days. What !.a' been
considered as the foot wall has proved
to be a 15-foot lead of low grade Gre
and every indication is that it will hold
out If so this new discovery hay
mean millions.
The big Kennett mine, six miles east
of Virginia City, is now employing ut
about 25 miners, developing the p1or-
erty With the present facilities for
treating the low grade ore of the Ken
nett this property has for the last year
been in rather a comatose condition,
but during the past 10 days on the 500
foot level large body of ore of consid-
erably higher grade than any here
tofore encountered in this property was
discovered and so far every indication
is that it is permanent. 1t is stated
on good authority that if the new strike
,7olds out next spring will see larger
force of men employed at the kennett
than at any time in its history.