The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-11
SOME BIG mining DEALS
Several Butte Men Are Interested
in Them.
RICH RETURNS EXPECTED
A Revival OF the Boom in Rossland and
SLOGAN Districts-The Cracker
Jack Mine in the
Hump.

in Spokane In which not a few Butte
men are interested. To the majority
of Butte men who invested in Idaho,
Washington and British Columbia
mines it is confidently predicted large
returns will come. At present the Buff
falo Hump country has the call, but in
all the rush and excitement there are
indications that a revival of the inter-
est in the. Rossland and SLOGAN districts
is near at hand. Recently heavy deal
a,ngs4 in Boundary properties have been
recorded. The principal deal in these
horn and Tintic in Deadwood camp Ivy
FO.gG. Larabee for 100000. The Twins
and the Lily X. have also been sold, all
English syndicate taking up it's bond
of $4,000. The Spokane Chronicle de-
scribeS the location of the mines as fol-
lows:
The Twins and Lily K. are situated
on the north fork of the Kettle river,
about 10 miles above Grand Forks.
They are on Browns creek, which runs
into the north fork, and are about a
mile and one-half from the G. & w.
railway at present under construction.
Little work has as yet been done upon
the claims, but they have surface
showing that is said to equal anything
yet found in that district. The ledge is
IS feet wide in parts, outcropping from
the ground in well defined form. 1t
extends through all the claims in the
group. There has been about $1,000
worth of work done upon the claims,
most of which has been expended in
surface work, in laying bare the ledge
and in running cross-cuts on it. Assays
taken from various portions of the
workings show from 2 to Is per cent
copper and from $3.50 to SIS in gold.
THE Claims were located in 1895 by
Austin & Kirkham. During the follow
ing summer the latter disposed Of his
interests to Hugh Mcclure and J. A.
Manly of Grand Forks. The other own
ers at the time of the sale were Ross
Thompson of Rossland and Walter
Mackay and ]. T.. OBrien of Spokane.
Work is to be commenced at once upon
the claims by the new owners
The Cracker Jack mine in the Hump
is sure enough cracker jack. Assays
from 10 inches in the hanging wall re-
turned $2,2S0.31 in gold and $29.34 in sill
YER.
Considerable excitement has been Gre
the rich strike made on the MONDAY,
near Silverton, last week. A large
amount of rock has been taken from
this mine. which is reported as almost
pure silver, assaying over 1900 ounces
to the ton.
The parties now operating the mine,
Benedum and Stewart brothers of Sill
verton, are taking out enough ore to
more than pay for the running expenses
n IA ~
week, the Chronicle learns, they struck
a streak of over a foot of 2O0-ounce ore,
and lying on the upper side of this is a
streak of some three inches of ore that
is described as literally alive with wire
and leaf silver. This rich streak was
unlocked for by the management, as the
drift was being driven for the purpose
of cutting big chute of galena ore that
has been exposed on the surface. Work
has necessarily been slow, as this rich
ore has to be taken care of so as not to
waste it.
Vernal special The mines continue
to be the topic of interest in this sec
ton. Sheriff Preece received an assay
last night which shows $7.s5 to the ton.
This Is considered encouraging, from
the fact that the sample came from a
point several miles from the original
discoveries over at Blue mountain, and
would seem to demonstrate that the
values extend for miles along the vein.
The sample was taken from the sur
face, and showed about equal values in
gold and silver.
You talk to the average prospector
who Is alternating in Butte, and he will
say that just as soon as the snow leaves
the mountains he is going ts--no, not
away off there, but to the several in
wiling mineral fields right here in Mon
tana.
Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 in ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
Standard office in Butte, Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls.
Terrible Experience.