The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-19
A Check to Placer Mining Along
the Creek.
QUARTZ CLAIMS IN FAVOR
Developing the Way-Up- The Geiger
Group - Unique Indian Heads.
Valuable Property Bonded
Near Troy.

so encouraging as heretofore in relation
to the number of men employed at the
various properties along the creek. Many
of the owners have been devoting their
attention to prospecting for quartz this
summer, and as a consequence the yield
of gold from this creek will not be up to
the ordinary standard. Outside of the
Howard brothers, four in number, and
Messrs. Field and the two Ross brothers
practically nothing has been done on the
Upper Libby and the only work of any
consequence on the lower end of the
creek is being done by the Leavenworth
Mining company under the supervision of
j. H. Cunard, an old-time California pla-
Ger miner This company is owned by
Spokane capital, of which Senator Tur-
ner of Washington is the main spirit,
and that gentleman, in company with sew
eral of the stockholders, arrived in Libby
yesterday and has gone up the creek
to make an inspection of the work which
has been done this summer. They are
working a crew of II men and most of
the work has been of a preliminary char
acter with the object of getting the prop
erty in shape to work it on an extensive
scale next year. There are several other
large tracts of this placer ground owned
by companies and some work is going on
in the way of prospecting and getting
the ground in shape for next season. No
tably is this true of the Vaughn & Green
well claims. where they have Just COM
pleted digging half-mile ditch for the
purpose of getting the water of Libby
creek on high bar in which they dis
covered gold in large quantities last jan
uary. and through which an old channel
of Libby creek runs. The chances are
that next year there will be more than
enough gold taken out of this creek to
make up for the shortage this year.
Developing the WayUp.
James Higgins, superintendent of the
Bell mine in Butte, accompanied by Joseph
Riley of the same place, arrived in Libby
and have gone up to the Way-Up mine,
which was acquired by these gentlemen
from the Bryant brothers last year, and
which has since been incorporated into
the Montana Kootenai Mining company.
The object of their trip is to put a force
of men at work on the property and to
generally make an examination of it. 1t
is probable, from what Mr. Higgins says,
that they will make a contract for carry
ing on the work this winter and that,
should the developments Justify, they will
put up a mill on it next year.
On the Geiger Group.
State Senator Geiger has a group of
three claims, the Gold Crown, Iron Crown
and Tempest, located on the right of way
of the long hume which carries the water
from Granite creek to the concentrator on
the Buzz Saw mine. He has just returned
from this property, his visit being for the
purpose of putting a force of men at
work doing development work. He has
obtained some very tlattering assays from
this group and with more development
work they will undoubtedly make good
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contact and the ledge is a big one. At
present the men are at work on an adit
tunnel and this will be driven in at least
80 feet and further work will depend
upon what is shown in that distance.
From the West Fisher District.
William Beager, superintendent of the
American Kootenai Mining company, has
just come down from the West Fisher and
reports that his force has completed the
assessment work on the companys prop
erty in that section and that nothing
further will he done until the arrival of
the machinery for the mill which they in
tend erecting on the property. Negotia-
lions are now pending for the purchase of
this machinery in Chicago and Mr.. Bea-
ger thinks that it will be shipped and put
up this fall. Clearing for the foundation
for the mill has about been completed and
some of the right of way for the tram
claims. six situated on the West Fisher
and three on Lake creek. and some of
them are considered very valuable. They
are all gold properties with the exception
of those on Lake creek, and they are sill
Ver-lead.
For the Mineral Exhibit.
Much enthusiasm is being displayed by
those interested in making good display
of the minerals a the Spokane Industrial
exposition this fan, and already a great
deal of the ore for the display has ar
rived. The Snowshoe company brought
down a little more than ton of their ore
yesterday for the exposition, and they will
also make asslisplay of the eight kinds of
concentrates which they turn out in the
mill. These were arranged by Carl Raht,
the superintendent of the concentration,
and he has taken extreme care to see that
the display from his department was a
good one. Some of the pieces of ore will
weigh several hundred pounds. One of
the features of the display will be gold
from the Libby creek placer mines, those
having the gold having signifed a will
lingness that it be taken to Spokane for
that purpose. Another feature of the dis
play will be five Indian heads made from
clay taken from the Buzz Saw mine by A.
ID. Whittier. one of the promoters of the
sale of that property last winter. They
are works of art and all who have seen
lnem pronounce them out OF Slgnt. one
of the heads made by Mr.. Whittier was
taken to Kansas City by Mr. Winslow,
the president of the company which pur-
chased the Buzz Saw. and he was very
enthusiastic about the work and places
a very high value upon it. Altogether 1t
will be one of the best displays ever ia
ken from the district.
Assessment Work Well Along.
Assessment work on many of the claims
throughout the district is we'll along and
should the present good weather hold on
for about a month all this class of work
will be pretty well out of the way. Judg-
ing from the number of men who are
now employed at this work there will be
more claims actually represented this year
than ever before and this is accounted
for by the fact that there never was
time when the same inducements were
held out as at present for prospectors to
make a showing.
B. 4 Il. Bonded Near Troy.
Reports from Troy are to the effect
that the Banner and Bangle mine, near
Troy, IS miles west of Libby, has been