The Philipsburg mail., 1899-08-04
DUNKLEBERG DISTRICT
Some Splendid Mines Being Opened
in That Section.
MAJOR BAKER INTERVIEWED
Philipsburg Mining Men Developing Some
Fine Properties-Operations to be
Resumed on the Forest Rose
Mine-Copper Found.
MAJOR BAKER INTERVIEWED

Major Baker, the Dunkleberg mining
man, spent few hours in Drummond
Monday on business. In conversation
with The Mail representative, Mr.. Baker
stated that he is still operating on his
properties. in that district. He is now
sinking on the Upper Ten claim and is
down about so feet on an incline shaft,
following the lead He ran tunnel in
on the property while the ground was
frozen and located the lead upon which
he is now sinking. The property is
looking exceedingly we'll, aud from
present indications it is likely that it
will develop into ore that will pay well
and will make it possible for shipment.
They have a fine lead OF carbonate ore
The Upper Ten is au extension 10 he
Rialto which Major Baker located re-
Gently. The owners of itfese properties.
in con- junction wi. ID tue major. are
Henry RehteldE forman Of the Hope;
George Weaver, Shift BOSS at the same
property, and Charles Authors0n. all
well known III ming people Of Philips
burg
There is considerable prospective and
actual ACTIVITY ia She Dunkpberg dis
trict at present and from what can be
learned it is evident that & great amount
OF work will be done during he next
few monthS. The beanlv Of the dis
trlct lies in the !act hat the ore is rich
when found, and this Fact enables men
Of moderate means te prosecute work
wit h fair degree Of certainty of ma k
ing some money while carrying on de-
velopMent work.
Frank FnHegan will do some eyten-
sive work on the Leap Year property in
the same district. He has let a con-
tract to his two sous, Ed and Tom, to
sink the shaft 30 feet deeper. The shaft
now has depth of abOut 80 feet The
intention was 10 let the contract for 100
feet, bat the Young men did not care to
take a contract for that amount until
they could see how they would get along
on 80 feet. When this contract is con
Guided it il more than likely that they
will take one for the other 80 feet. They
have some good ere and the work con-
templated will doubtless prove the value
of the property.
The Forest Rose property, owned by
DR.. Peter Mussigbrod of Garnet. the
of the late d.. H. Mitchell, is likely to
see some extensive development within
few weeks. 1t is stated that DR..
Mussigbrod contemplates Gas soon as he
can get matters Strengthened and to his
satisfaction at his gold properties at
Garnet) starting at work on the Forest
Rose group consisting of six claims. 1t
is likely that tunnel will be started at
the bottom of The line which will thor
Oughly prospect and develop the prop
critics. They have encountered ore in
almost every place on the properties
tapped, and scme of it has been ex-
ceedingly rich From one little pocket
on the Forest Rose over $40, 600 was
taken out, which is certainly encour-
aging enough for any one TO desire the
carrying on of extensive development
work.
An excellent copper property is that
owned by Dick Crimmons, though the
owner being a poor man he is conse-
quently handicapped in the develop
ment of this ground. However, last
Tuesday a party was investigating the
property with a view to bonding and
leasing it. Samples to the extent of 80
or 40 pounds were taken and shipped for
oSooihS' 4 iLC ooodyS nave frequently
been obtained from this property, some
running as high as SO per cent. in cop
per. The owner has been running on
the surface, hardly more than skirting
the land, as he was unable to sink to
any depth on account Of the excessive
inflow of water. There is no doubt that
a big body of copper ore exists in his
ground and in the hill about him, as
Ic, %< -: T..
and mining men generally entertain
this opinion. With intelligent and ex-
tensive development it is likely that this
fact will be proven, and this may follow |
if those interesting themselves carry
out the designs as at present contem-
plated.
J. K. Pardee of Philipsburg shipped
another carload of rich ore from the |
Irene property last Saturday. This
claim is located in the same district,
and rumOr has it that the ore ran 800
per ton, though no positive information
on this point could be obtained