The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-19
SPACE HAS BEEN GIVEN
For Mineral Exhibit From
Butte.
AT THE SPOKANE FAIR
1t Will Contain Some OF the Richest
Specimens to Be Found in the
Observation-Disclosures Will Be
Represented.

General Charles s. Warren of spo-
kane. now visiting Butte, his old home,
has written to the superintendent of
the mining department of the Spokane
industrial Exposition, which is to open
on Oct. 8, asking for space for a 30
foot cabinet Of ores from this city. The
space has been granted and the cabi-
net, iths, understood, will contain some
of the richest specimens from this dis
trict. H. L.. Faust of Libby, Mont,
has also arranged for the display of
three tons of ore from his district.
John K. Waite secretary of the Mon
tana Copper Mining company, which
operates large copper, mines on, the
head waters ,Iof the Blackfoot river in
| Montana, is In Spokane for the pur-
pose of making arrangements for
bringing in a display of 400 or 500
pounds of copper for the exposition.
The copper to be exhibited will be from
the, Porto Rico and Copper World
claims, which are two of the best prop
critics of the company.
In speaking of the copper mines Of
that district Mr. Waite in a recent
report to the stockholders of his COM
pany, said:
After a careful examination of the
entire Copper Mountain district, l am
satisfied from present indications and
development that the Big Blackfoot
copper camp bids fair to rival Butte
as one Of the worlds great copper pro-
ducers.
THE country in general is one of
the greatest surface showing of copper
that / ever examined. While there is
not much development done, yet there
are conditions and surroundings which
indicate great and permanent bodies
of mineral. The great showing of cop
per at height far above any breaks
or slips in the formation, the rich cop
per ore which in several instances
comes direct to the surface, the gen
eral staining and charging of the ledge
matter and country rock with copper
and iron while copper in the form of
peacock ore, glance and chalcopyrite
is found whenever the quartz Is found
in the lead, all speak with as much
eloquence and certainty of immense
copper deposits as does the sandstone,
the shale slate and coal blossom in
dictate the coal deposit of the coal re-
gion. Here the prevailing mineral Is
copper and the formations are those
most favorable to it, Taking the great
surface showings of ore and favorable
conditions and surroundings, together
with the immense advantage of
tunneling country, with water in any
shape desired, and mining timber in
abundance, the future of the district
as a copper producer is very bright
THE country is new, and although
not hard to reach with roads and rail-
roads, has been off the general line of
exploration and travel which facts ac-
count for the UNEMPLOYED and unde-
veloped condition of the country.
THE country adjacent to the cop
per mining district is a stock raising
e., a trta J., hmm do MT
resources and capable of supporting
and supplying the markets of large
community.
with an ordinary amount of devel-
opment, and the most common and
cheapest of concentrating plants, the
production of copper of this new dis
trict would yield large returns on the
money invested.
THE Porto Rico is on the south vein
of the zone and has most wonderful
showing. The enormous ore assure,
fully 100 feet in width, is plainly visi-
BILE the entire length of the claim.
The vein has formed between the con-
tact of granite and slate, the granite
forming the hanging wall and the slate
the foot wall of the lead.
1.-The vein filling is porphyry and
iron hemitite with belts of close grain
ed quartz carrying glance, running
from. 20 to 65 per cent. copper, While
the pOTDnyTN anu ne0llllle carries Solu
in varying amount from $3.50 to $35
per ton, with Is ounces of silver to the
ton.
THE discovery is a croSs-cut six feet
deep and six feet wide. prosecuting
the vein from wall to wall, and shows
high grade ore the entire distance.
Aside from the open cut there are 10
openings on the ledge, all in ore. Ten
general samples representing the ledge
from wall to wall. gave me an aver
age of IL per cent. copper, $l3 in gold
and eight ounces in silver.
The lowest assay returned me
per cent, copper, $3.50 in gold and five
ounces in silver: the highest assay Il
per cent, copper, $3.50 in gold and 16
ounces silver. To one accustomed to
the examination of copper properties,
the showing on the claim is marvel
Gus. In addition to the enormous ledge
of rich ore, the property is a veritable
poor mans property, and can be mined
by tunnel, beginning at the lower
line and running the entire length of
the lead and gaining more than 1900
feet in depth in the length of the claim.
Most of the ore will stand shipment to
the railroad in wagons, and a great
deal of ore can be sorted that will go
more than $3.50 combined values to the
ton"