Daily inter mountain., 1899-01-17
ROCK CREEK.

Quartz gulch has been the center of op-
erations in the well known placer district
of Rock creek. The claims owned by the
Eureka Mining company comprise, per-
haps, the greater portion of the placer
ground in the gulch, and they have for
several years past been successfully op-
Grated during the placer mining season.
Everything is now in readiness, and
washing will begin as early as possible
in the spring. The bitches, fumes and
hydraulic machinery are in perfect re-
pair and no time will be lost when the
season opens, says the Philipsburg Mail.
| Since the discovery of the Quartz
gulch placers considerable attention has
been given to other gulches in that dis
trict, and encouraging results have been
obtained in several instances. w. r.
Hull, a prominent Rock creek resident,
expects to do cOnsiderab bic placer mining
in a gulch not very far from his ranch
The gulch heads in the same mountain
range as Quartz gulch, and good pros
poets have been found in several places.
A number of claims We're located several
years ago by Philipsburg parties and
considerable prospecting was done, but
| the pay-streak was not discovered Dur
ing the past summer Mr.. Hull did some
prospecting in this gulch, and the gravel
panned sufficiently well to convince him
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quently purchased the rights and claims
from the original locators. Additional
developments last fall assured him that
the paystreak was there and that he had
found it; at least he feels positive that
the gravel will pay to work. Fumes and
other appurtenances for placer mining
will be put on the ground and a working
test will be made as soon as the snow dis
appears in the spring.
Another gulch that is attracting con-
siderable attention is Moose gulch. a trib-
utary to Stony creek. This gulch heads
in the same vicinity as the famous Quartz
gulch, and it gives promise of develop
ing into another placer bonanza The
waters of Moose and Quartz gulches have
practically the same source, as the
gulches head very closely together.
Quartz gulch taking a northsrly course
while Moose gulch turns westward and
forms a, tributary of Stony creek. Per-
haps the best placer ground in the gulch
is owned by Stinge Bros. & Rodgers, who
are also among the largest stockholders
of the Eureka company. The possessions
of these gentlemen consist Of three
claims, and considerable DEVELOPMENT
work has been done ON these claims dur
ing last summer and fall. The value of
the ground has for some time been deter
mined, and bedrock was reached at a
depth Of 25 feet. The gulch was rather
difficult to prospect, owing to the water
and swampy condition, and the sinking
| of shaft was out of the question An
open cut about 13O feet long, however
proved that bedrock was about 25 feet
deep and that gold existed in paying
quantities. The fortunate owners COM
menced the construction Of a reservoir at
once, which was completed last fall, and
| active mining operations will be carried
on this summer. The gulch contains suf-
/ ficient water for hydraulic mining, and
with the aid Of the reservoir operations
can be carried on all summer. This will
prove great advantage over Quartz
| gulch, where the. season for washing is
| limited TO several weeks, and as the
gravel is believed to be equally as rich
| the gold extracted during the summer
! will be considerable. Messrs. Stinglc &
Rodgers feel that they have good mine
in Moose gulch, and confidently expect
much larger returns from this property
than from their interests in the WELL
known Eureka placers.
| The efforts Of prospectors in the noun
tafns west of Rock creek have been amply
rewarded by nature, and the coming sum-
mer will find more men in this promising
mining section than ever before. Several
parties from this city have already de-
clared that they expect to depart for the