The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-01

richer ore than has heretofore been
found.
A contract has been left by this
company to George Good formerly of
Thompson Falls, for the construction
of three and a half miles of wagon
road, which Will connect the claims
with the main road that has recently
been built into that section. The con-
tract calls for the completion of the
road by the 18th of August and the
price is $3.50 mile. Considerable has
already been done on the road, and
it win no doubt be completed by the
time set in the contract.
The ore is free milling gold, carry
ing but little base metals, and the most
encouraging feature in connection with
the development of the property so far
has been that the further into the
mountain they get the better the ore
becomes for a stamp mill, becoming
more of a free milling character all
the time. The ledge is a blanket, which
is one of the features of that district.
and is about five feet in width, the
walls being Well defined. 1t is not
given out by those who are directing
the affairs of this company when they
expect to have the mill in operat ton,
but everything possible is being done
to take advantage of the good weather
at present prevailing, to have all the
outside work well under way before
the fall rains set in, so that there will
be no delay nthat account.
The Tenderfoot, No. 1 and No. 2.
On the Tenderfoot claim, which is
owned by Scott Anderson of Libby,
there has been a 20 foot tunnel run,
| and the showing is a good one. This
| claim is situated on Fisher creek, be-
low the mouth of Standard creek, and
| was discovered about four years ago.
| The ledge is abut eight feet wide, and
the frmation is lime, both of the
walks being traceable the entire length
of the claim, and the quartz projects
! above the walls about 20 inches MAX
| ing it one of the prettiest showings
| ever found in the district. The lead
| is filled with a quartz filled with oxi-
| died iron, and is mixed with high
! grade galena and copper sulphides
| Development work. will probably be
resumed the present week on this
| claim
On Bear creek and Silver Gable creek
A. Lacharity, Lou Gatner and A. Rod
prick own the No / and the No . min
| ing claims. Althugh but little more
| than assessment work has been done
on these claims they make an excel
| lent showing, and it is the intention
| of the owners to further develop them
! the present season. From No. 9 which
| is located on Silver Gable creek, S2S in
| gold was obtained in one essay. Some
! very fine specimens have been brought
| down and are now on exhibition at
| several places.
| /. l.. Merrill, one of the best known
| mining men in the Western states, and
| who has a big reputation in his line,
was in the Libby district the past
| week examining some of the leading
| properties in the interest of Eastern
capitalists, Mr.. Merrill was recently
| in Butte as a witness for the Anacon-
da in the Anaconda Colusa Parrot
| litigation, and the postpOnement of the
case gave him an opportunity to run
| over to Libby. He was the purchaser
! of the Cochiti mine in New Mexico
| for j. A. COram and his associates.
| and had charge of the development of
| the mine and the construction of the
! large cyanide plant on it. Since that
time he has negotiated the sale of the
zinc mines at Joplin, Mo-. purchased
| by the same capitalists, and he is now
in charge of them. Mr. Merrill ex-
! pressed himself as much pleased with
what he saw in this district. and will
probably return at no distant day
! Sixty thousand pounds of iron pipe
arrived to-day for the Buzz Saw con-
Centrator. 1t is 26 inches in diameter.
| and is to convey the water from the
| end of the big fiume to the mill. 1t
! will be taken to the mill at once and
placed in position.