The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-12
AROUND ABOUT LIBBY.
Exhibit for Spokane-On the Rainy Greek
Activity in Prospecting.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Libby. Sept. appropriations are being
made for a big mineral exhibit this var
at the Spokane exposition from the Libby
district, and all the mines within radius
of 80 miles from this place are being call
ed upon for sack or so of ore to go into
the display. There is no doubt that it
will be the biggest exhibit ever made from
the Libby district, and the benefits Wien
will be derived from this cannot possibly
be over-estimated. Probably the biggest
feature of the exhibit will be the dis
play of a carload of concentrates from
the Snowshoe nine. Mr.. Walters, the
manager of that mine. has placed a car
load at the disposal of l.. Fl. Faust, who
has charge of getting up ,he display this
year. and correspondence is now going on
between him and the officials of the
Great Northern for the transportation of
the car to Spokane. Should the COM
pany agree to carry the concentrates it
is the intention to make a huge pyramid
in the center of the ore from the Libby
district and there is no doubt that this
will prove a big drawing card.
VIII BE Running In About a Month.
Ed Murphy, the manager of the Fisher
Creek Mining company, was in from that
property this week. and says that with
good luck in the shape of weather the
mill which he is putting up there will be
running in about a monln. He las
crew of about 20 men and everything is
being done that can be to hurry the work
The sawmil has all the timber cut for
the stamp mill building and the several
other buildings which it will be necessary
to erect for the operation of the prop
erty, and there is now nothing to hinder
in the way of material, as all the iron
necessary for the buildings and the ma
q
will be able to grind up about 25 tons of
ore every "a hours. At present there will
be 10 stamps, but the building will be so
arranged that more can be added without
the addition of more room. The ore is
free milling gold
Buzz Saw About Ready to Start.
The concentration which has been in
course of erection for the past summer on
the Buzz Saw mine will be ready to COM
mence operations by the 18th. All the
machinery has now been taken to the
mine, the last wagon load having been
taken up this week. and there is now
nothing to be done but the placing of
that part which has just gone up. The
three and a half mile tiume has been COM
pleted and the crews have been laid off
and the water turned in. For a while it
leaked pretty badly, but has now thor
oughly soaked up and there is but little,
if any, leakage. There has been some lit
tie delay with the putting in of the pipe
line from the end of the flume to the
MILL and this will be the last part of the
work to be completed. The plant has a
capacity for turning out $50 tons of ore
a day and the mine is being prepared to
furnish the necessary ore to keep it run
ming. Night and day shifts are employed
all through the mine and the first slopes
have been started. The connection be-
tween the lowest and working tunnel and
the one above is being prosecuted and will
be completed in time to provide air for
the operation of the mine by the time
the mill starts.
George Good of Thompson Falls has