The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-28
FROM LEVEL AND ST0PE
Interesting Items of News From
Below Ground.
STRIKE IN NEW MEXICO
Colorado and Utah Mines on the Boom.
The Florence Tunnel in Rich Ore.
Boss Tweed in Utah Makes
Good Showing.

the drifts of the first level is improving
in size and becoming more solid. 1t
now looks as if this ore chute would
prove of greater width and more value
than anything heretofore found in that
mine. The ore bodies in the lower lev
els show higher value and the plats are
now filled with the mineral broken in
development
A special to the Rocky Mountain
News states that the strike of ore on the
Lookout at Hilsboro is the richest ever
made in New Mexico. The ore assays
$55, 900 in gold and silver per ton. The
owners of the Lookout are Hon. J. M.
Webster and Col j. P Parker. It
would be still more important 20 know
how much there is Of such ore III the
mine. Two or three tons would be very
good; two or three pounds would be of
less consequence.
A report from Loomis, Wash, says
that the hoist at the Black Bear was
started on Monday last and two days
devoted to testing the working of the
machinery This being the first gaso-
line hoist installed on Palme.' mountain
much interest has been taken in it's
starting. On Wednesday the com
menced hosting ore from the 150-foot
level. The machinery so far has proved
satisfactory.
A good strike is reported to have been
made on the Chicken Hawk, on Guyot
hill This property adjoins the Republic
of the Mary Mckinley company and 1t
is thought that the ore found is con-
tinua ton of the famous vein from this
bonanza. The find in question has
been made at depth of 500 feet There
is four feet of ore in the breast which
is good for four to five ounces to the
ton.
A vein of mineral seven feet wide has
been opened through the Denver City
tunnel at Empire. 1t is copper-iron.
with the usual values of gold and sill
Yer. This is one of the good streaks
of mineral encountered around Empire.
The Gold Dirt has an even better strike
through prosecuting from the lower
workings. AS reported at the time, one
of the, first cars of ore from this new
block Melted s., 900 for the 10 tons. Con-
siderable milling ore, is coming out of
the, Gold Dirt and this is concentrated
at the Empress mill.
A special to the Rocky Mountain
News says: News has leaked out that
the Florence tunnel is in big ore. Your
represen tative has been shown through
the tunnel by the manager, P. D. Good
Ter, and personally inspected and pam
Ped H. Tae fS Xsin w Il s1s sa
return on the whole body over .$76 per
ton in gold 1t pans equally UP to this
figure. The ore is a free milling prop
osition. 1t is believed that the COM
pany, composed Of Chicago men, will
now put on plant of machinery and
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ahead with air drills.
1t is reported that a great strike has
been made in the Boss Tweed in the
Eureka district. The strike was made
in a drift in the 165-foot level. There is
a six-foot vein of ore, which shows a
value of from 10 to 80 per cent copper,
to 10 ounces of silver and an average
of 81 in gold. The ore was encountered
in a drift which had been started Some
time ago under another administration,
and had been abandoned, and work was
resumed on it only a few days ago.
The district in the vicinity Of the
American Nettie, near Ouray, Colo.
abounds in rich mineral and Fl. F.
Brown, formerly of the American Net
tie, is working force on a contract,
driving a tunnel 1000 feet long to cut
the. main body of ore at 1900 feet in
depth, where he expects to uncover the
richest body of ore in the county. Tho
property is now owned by syndicate
in Toronto, Canada. Two cars of ma
chinery have been purchased in Chica-
go and a substantial road is to be built
to take the place of the present trail
NJ. H Helm, who recently tied up the
Wilson group of eight claims at Dug
way in the Deep Creek country, Utah,
and who in doing so made a payment Of
$4,000, has just been in Salt Lake, ar
ranging for the payment of the balance.
which becomes due next month. In con-
nection with the purchase Mr.. Wilson
has planned a smelter capable to han
ding about 200 tons of ore day. He
reports everything essential to such a
plant on the ground, with the excep-
ton of coke, and believes he sees his
Wayto get along with very little Of that
article. He reports a good showing of
silver and lead in the veins on his
and since taking possession has organ
lied company that is differed by him
self and family. $50. -
Captain Henry I.,Seemann of Denver
has surveyors at work plating his large
holdings on Yankee Hill and Sheridan
mountain, together with other promin-
ent mines along the course of his Man
haitian tunnel scheme for New York
parties. The Manhattan tunnel as sur
Veyed by Mr.. Seemann is something
over three miles in length and directly
cross cuts over thousand known veins,
some of which have proven to be of
great value. The tunnel will reach
surface depth of nearly 1000 feet on his
large group of claims Mr.. Seemann
says the tunnel will be started within
six months and have sufficient capital
to complete it without the sale of treas
ury stock.
The Nelson. B. c., Miner says that
news has been received from Dead
wood camp that a strike had been |
made there on the Gold Bug, which is
one of the properties of the Boundary |
Creek Mining and Milling company. |
The strike was made in the cross-cut |
on the 37-foot level, and SO far about |
two and a half carloads Of ore have |
been taken from it. The ore is of a |
very high grade, running from $500 to |
$500 per ton. 1t will be sent to the |
smelter at Trail and will be the first |
shipment from Deadwood camp.
One of the drifts in the Perkins tun- |