The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03

entire Boulder country, from Contact
up, will be a string Of hustling, pay
ing mining camps, rich with the hoard
ed treasure which is hidden in these
hills.
My reason for this? ] have never
seen a country so heavily mineralized.
Veins of ore-easily found when once
one has become acquainted with the
general appearance of the ore-cut the
country in all directions. One can trav
ell for miles and, where the underground
does not prevent, never get out of sight
of ore bodies or float from them. These
veins, all of which are large and rich
enough to pay for mining, | believe, al
lead to the main bodies of ore, and the
owners of which are fortunate men.
THE main bodies Of ore are immense.
The ore uncovered by c. H. Cowles as
far as exposed shows a length of 40 feet:
it's length has not been determined by
either surface or underground work.
believe it to be a true assure Neln
which means that it extends. in value
sufficiently to pay well, far below where
man will be able to work 1t.
Just what the value of the ore IS
cannot say. nor can anyone until NOR
work has been done. But that the b0dy
is richer than such enormous ore bodleS
generally are is proved by work done
Mr.. Cowles. In this vein, at depth or
not more than 10 feet below the surface
ore was turned up that fairly sparkled
with gold. The surface of the rock was
covered with it. and in some places the
wires were so long. heavy and numer-
Gus that they held the pieces of rock
together. Many of these pieces nave
found their way to Livingston. This
same wire gold has been uncovered in
the Black Warrior mine, which is prob
ably a part of the vein Just mentioned.
Every indication points to the exist
ence of other veins, just as large and
rich in this immediate vicinity, and
certainly the veins mentioned have eX-
tensions that have not yet been located.
The ore seems to run from the heights
above the old town of Independence and
west of Cowles camp, at various an
| giles, but generally by an easterly di-
rection toward Lake City. where the
| large body crops out on the POorman
| claim. also owned by Mr., Cowles. and
| perhaps up to the other side of the
| east fork of the Boulder toward Cooke
| City.
'.There are several glaringly apparent
reasons why this locality has been dor
mant for so long time. First, lack OF
real effort on the part of the locators;
second, lack of capital; third, misuse
of money as instanced at the 1ndepen-
dence, where immense sums of money
were expended in building road to the
mill. two miles distant, and in hauling
to the mill ore that could and should
have been milled at the mine; fourth,
lack of proper appliances for saving the
concentrates. which / believe will be
found to be very valuable-this can be
and has been proved by panning the
tailings of both the Independence and
Daisy mills: fifth, lack of means of
saving the fine gold. much of which is IS
of such extreme fineness that it Will
pass through the pores of a chamois
skin.
IF ample capital, good judgment in
its expenditure, properly directed effort,
and procuring the latest devices tor
saving values. will bring this camp out
then Mr. Cowles is destined to be the
magician to connect this wealthy Will
derness into fortune-yielding. bustnng
community or series of communities
He has ample means, expends none fool
ishly. is of untiring energy and is after
the latest devices for saving the gold
To this end he will in a few days put In
place one of the latest and best concen-
traitors This essential point being set
tied it only remains to save the fine
flour gold to make his venture success
to encourage prospectors to renewed
activity to invite and attract outside
ca pital and the spoil the Boulder's rep
utaton as trout stream by means or
talings from many mills along its
course To this end Mr.. Cowles is eX-
perimenting with the Eureka process
for saving fine gold. So far the mode
of the process has been more to crafty
curiosity than to make an actual test.
and the results were most amazing.
The actual test win be made In two or
three weeks. and those interested look
for a highly satisfactory result. This
done the camp is certain to forge rap
idly to the 'front.'