The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-12
OVER IN MEAGHtR COUNTY
Promising Developments in the
Vicinity of Copperopolis.
THE COPPER DUKE MINE
Heavy Body of Good DETERIORATION
for Winter-Reynolds and Nc
Dowell Mine-Railroad
Possibilities.

The copper developments in Meagher
county in the vicinity of Copperopolis
are said to be improving right along
and the general outlook for that por-
ton of the state is reported as excep-
| tonally good
Messrs. Reynolds and Mcdowell are
vigorously pressing work upon their
claim, and with the greatest of hopes
which seem to rest upon substantial
basis. The old shaft is sunk 40 feet
directly on the ledge, and considerable
quantities of ore have been taken from
it. This. however, was too slow, and
the management is now sinking an
other shaft, which is down go feet At
a depth of $50 feet a cross-cut was run
to the ledge which demonstrated the
presence of good ore at that point, max
ing it reasonably certain that from the
surface down at least $50 feet there is
a good body of workable ore.
Another ross-cut is being run at d
depth of 26O feet. In this about four
feet day is being made, and 1t is eX-
pected to strike the lead in about two
weeks. The cross-cut is now in about
25 feet. 1t is stated that Mr.. Harlow,
president of the Montana railroad, has
given positive assurance that If the lead
shows up as we'll in the new cross-cut
as it did at $50 feet he will run a
branch to the mine from Castle, 10
| miles distant.
A nice strnger of ore about eight
inches wide has already been passed
in the cross-cut. The owners are in
great spirits and feel that they almost
certainly have a good mine. Another
carload of ore will be shipped to the
Anaconda sampler in a few days. A
postoffice has been established at the
mine under the name of Copper, the
mine is equipped with a fairly good
hoist and more men are being set at
work as rapidly as places can be found
for them. If good ore is struck in the
26O- foot cross-cut the development work
will then be prosecuted on larger
scale.
About half mile from Che Reynolds
and Mcdowell mine is situated the Cop
per Duke, owned by Messrs Folsom,
Smith and Edwards. This mine, as here
tofore stated in the Standard, is upon
an entirely different lead from that cf
the Reynolds and Mcdowell. From
wholly disinterested parties it is learned
that a splendid showing has been made
in this mine. An inclined shaft Is be-
ing sunk on the lead, and is now down
about 40 feet. At that point drift is
being run and six feet of solid ore Is
reported in the drift. Some eXtraordi-
narily fine samples are found, and 1t is
stated that the entire ore body OF six
feet between the walls will run 10 per
cent. in copper.
Within the last few weeks three men
have taken five carloads of good ship
ping ore from the mine. They could
have taken out considerably more If
their efforts had been directed solely to
that end, but they ~ere engaged in
general development work, and the TAX
ing out of the ore was merely an incl
dent. These parties now have two car
loads of ore on the way to the Butte
sampling works of the Anaconda COM
pany.
1t is their purpose to put in a whm
and sink in that way about 200 feet.
That Is about the water line. AS soon
as they strike water hoist will be put
in, as the whim will then be INSULT
cient The owners are erecting SHAFT
house, whim house and cabins for
worknen, it being their purpose to
prosecute the development operations
throughout the winter. 1t is said that
the Copper Duke could not be bought
for $150000
State Senator J. T. Anderson of
Meagher county, who has recently been
in this section. is very earnestly of the
opinion that CopperopoliS is destined to
be a fine copper camp. although more
development work is needed to make
it certain. He also exhibits quiet and
pleasant confidence in the future OF
Meagher county as a whole. He eN-
pressed himself as being very hopeful
of the Burlington road being built
through the county by way of White
Sulphur Springs. Should such a con-
summation be reached, it would open
up both the mineral and agricultural
resources of the county in great shape.