The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
LIBBY CORRESPONDENCE
Lease Of Mining Claims on Black
feet Strip.
MILL NEARLY COMPLETED
A E,r. De-. Gent Wagon Road-Air Com
,r.ssa,. for the Snowshoe The
M,-o-al Exhibit for Spo-
,1ane-Other Matters.

Special Correspondents OF the standard.
I,ibbv sept. 29.-The Michigan & Mon
tana Mining company has made deal
with A M Essler of Helena whereby the
latter soc,res posse ssion of nine claims on
the ce,ed B1ackfeet strip, in the northern
part of Tetor county. The deal is made
on the basis of three-year Lease, during
which time there are certain cond 1tions
to be complied with, the principal ones
of which are that Mr.. Essler is required
to complete 300 feet Of tunnel on one of
the claims by the first day of next May,
and anotber is that by the first day of
next August he Is to have concentrator
in operatiop on the property. In the OPP
ration of tpe mine and mill the original
owners are to be absolutely free from
anv def;cit which may accrue through the
nronosit,on DOT proving paying one, and
IN the event of the ore proving sufficiently
rich to Ie.ye a surplus after all the ope-
rating exnepses have been paid both in
tba vim a I'D mill there is an arrange
me,t n,ada whereby the two parties will
divide - 1t1ere are several conditions Of
tba lassa which the officers Of the COM
pany do moi . W eife Jul anu 80 ah-
nounced.
As an evidence of good faith Mr.. Essler
b,s sIra,dJ given the contract for run
nin, tba aoo feet of tunnel and hos shipped
~ P,an,,foot station, on the Great Norch-
own tho sta ton from which the property
is resnhed an ore car and 700 feet of T
rails. The el was .ah'h 1oi 20 u
Iris rronerty is situated in the Swift
currant M;ring district, on Canyon creek,
ond tha nrtncipal values are ii copper,
snn,a assa,,s having run very high. There
now on one of the claims IL
faat dan . nd there is a good wagon road
oil tba uoy from Blackfoot station to TIL.
1otnes NE company is composed of Ka,.
isna1i nartdes, who likewise hold most of
10 stao1, The district is not an old one.
dati,a fron1 the opening of the strip, and
d,,n;rn tlt time it has been turned down
~, se,,a lining men and by others ia
,,orshIa ra norts have been sent out. The
,,nr1 taken by Mr.. Essler wi i be d
maans - assisting in finding out in q
s,,1am aonree the merits of the camp.
T.,-st.up HIili Nearing Completion.
NJ. N lamp mill winch IL being put
nv az ~ Fisher Creek Mining compa-
~ ~ ,xonorty, on the West Fisher. is go
w. ,i +. sp1oothly and it is expected that
- - it will be in operation. All
~ W ,,.nhinery has been in thera for some
49, ana ,7oW all the masonry work has
49,, ' ae,an,n1eted and the carpenter work
=, 49, III done. Nothing remains but
- o1na;,,s of the machinery and for this
49,. - ne company has engaged the
-. 80 - George Blackwell, one of the
90 80 ...,n millwrighrs in the Occur
=, &C.. rcho has arrived here from that
tt 4 has gone UP to the mine. The
80 able for the tranway has b.en
ntnatnha5 and is now in place. As soon
os 49, u,;u is in operation 1t is the in
t.t % tfle company to commence work
..,'t ~ W ter power part of the plans. At
~ ~ ny ". 'tney intend to U.s. steam power,
~ ~ 90 IT will. be replaced by water
W. at RMS is free milling proposition,
al the va1ues being in gold.
,ur Per Cent Wagon Road.
| c.a GOOD has crew of so men this
80 80 10 teams on the wagon road
VIZ W. w Is building for the Libby Creek
60, Mining company from its property
~ -, Sha,'r,,ressy hill to Libby, distance
| Va. 80, :, lies, and the road is now within
| ohaii+ +hnee miles of Libby. It is being
hno,',r,,t 1own on a per cent. grade. ex-
| nant i,st outside of the town. where it
! oo,,.,. a, On on a s per cent. grade, 1t
| I'll - anpleted in about three weeks.
NJ t.,o new wagons which the company
| raolrtI, received and which, together.
| oih ooo pounds, have been taken up to
~ ,,;ra and will be put on this road
ta,,,i,,a tne concentrates from the mill to
| ~ road The large one weighs 400O
nnnnds apd the smaller one 800, and
| w., ~, "a be used together. The smaller
| ~ - , little narrower than the other,
o ona ,ra,irg along behind, will not ride
a. H., ne track as the one in the LEAD.
| 80 ~, Jesuit will be that instead of
| cutting up '. III, 49, go 49, - ha, rh,
49,, - 49,, 49,. about four inches wide. Mr..
| I,i,- az the superintendent OF the COM
Dth Ae % that he intends hauling Il
| panS' say trip with the two wagons and
III. 'oi1, a. six-horse team.
"' .,npressor FOR the Snowshne
| Fred He, .ne nepn ,.t,h ea 49, ", .i.e
Rand Drill I'm ~ Iih, 80 vt. na,1 ~.
| in Butte, sald 10 tba s,,u.ho, ,or,ran,,
| while here, be1f of a Ivoo 1In7aS Pan.
| the second i ~ otha i,aIe n,.;,. ha
toiip ~ this company about a year ago.
| The comp,, s,;us va, - . Lopa",s u
u .'I CO. 80 9tnis additional machinery will be
commence, az one anu II ~ eSpeeteo
| that it will oe III ope'aeioi' III ABOUT two
| months.
| u,,eral Exhibit Completed.
The mipeial eAlllpit rom tne LIBBY ols-
| trict has s. ~ an" A M or'iI
and ~ sacks of ore. 1t will probably
u,aioh ,hout 1000 pounds. 1t is n good
| lii. tne first time that the district
has a,,or peen properly represented in this
,,,a, ord a great deal of good will I'M
dn,,h+adi,, result from it.
| speaking of the Weather.
| T. :. 1NayS dangerous to prafse the