The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-31
PROSPECTS FOR COPPER
A Good Show in Both Ends of
Missoula County.
AN IMMENSE BODY OF ORE
A Smelter for the Flourishing Camp Up
the Canyon One OF the Probahili-
ties - Spring Gulch Mine.
Prosperous Garnet.

mas leu 10 CnnSlQela ole discussion re-
garding the work that will probably
be done in Missoula's territory this
year. There is no doubt that the de-
velopment work that has been going
on here for a year or two has demon
Strated positively that there is much
good property in this section and it
is attracting the attention of men who
are interested in such properties as are
found here. The principal develop
ment has been done in copper proper
ties, and in both ends of the county
the showing is such as to warrant the
assertion that there will be in a short
time some important shipping mines in
this county. The Standard recently
mentioned the excellent prospects of the
Copper Cliff country. Since that publ
cation news has been received here
that the strike reported is of even more
Importance than was at first stated
The ore is rich in black oxide ana IA
tive copper and the specimens that
have been brought to Missoula show
that it is remarkable ore. In the Wal
lace district the operations of Hon. w.
j. Stephens have been important. both
in extent and in results. Judge Ste
phens has shipped some fine ore from
his mines and has opened up body
of ore that is certain to contribute,
largely to the revenues Of Western Mon
tana. In the vicinity of the Copper
Cliff. as well as near the Stephens mine.
there are other properties that are be-
lieved to be equally good. The dis
trict is said to give good evidences of
containing an immense body Of fine
copper ore and with the further devel-
opment of the mines that are being
opened up along this belt there will
probably come a smelter that will build
up a fourishing camp up the canyon.
The work that has been done in this
section has. as a rule, been performed
by poor men who have not had the
means for rapid or extensive opera
tiOns. The work has progressed stead
lily. however, and has been done with
out much noise. but the results are
now becoming apparent and will IN
doubtedly benefit this county mate
rally.
Another group of mines that has re-
Gently begun to attract considerable at
tention is in Spring gulch. just below
Iron Mountain on the Occur dAlene
branch. F. l.. Darbee has been direct
ing operations there on the old United
States Treasurer claim and has made
an excellent showing. according to all
reports that have been received from
there. He has been shipping ore reg
ularly since last summer and the re-
turns have been so satisfactory that
Colonel Thompson and John Davenport
of Spokane have been out to see it and
to examine il with view to bonding
The results of their investigation are
not known here as yet In this same
district is the property of the Bland
company, the old King and Queen
claims, that have been worked at in
terVals for a long time. The recent
work that has been done on these prop
critics is said to have been very en-
couraginG and there is probability
that something will be done this sum-
mer toward putting these properties on
a working basis.
In tae region above Saltese develop
ment work last fall was carried on ex-
tensively and with satisfactory results.
The snow has interfered this winter
with some of the work, but there are
few claims that have been worked all
the season From some of the mines of
this region shipments have been made
that have been reported fr1m time to
time in the Standard and TIE snelrer
returns are encouraging. There will
undoubtedly be a lively season in this
district as well as up Packer creek on
the opposite side of the St Remfs. The
ore here is mostly copper. In the Spring
gulch district it is galena and the lat
ter region is supposed to be on the min
eral belt that runs into the CANYON
Crack district, which has produced so
much wealth
The camp Of Garnet which was mem
toned in the Standard Las week. is
certain to become an importq mt factor
in the business of this region. 1t is
growing all the time in importance and
the showing that it has made in The
last year is an excellent one. The
strike in the Nancy Hanks which was
reported in these dispa trhps a week
ago, is stated by the superintendent of
the mine. Mr.. Ward, to be a good one
T. will make the mine even q better one
than 1t has been in the past. Dr.. Pet n
Mussighrod has made his mine a pay
ing proposition and there arc many 9th
Ct claims in the district that will be
in the same list before long. Garnet,
like all other mining camps, has quo
ia Of Cr0akers in It's limits. but the
facts warrant the statement that i. is
to be one of the most prosperous min
ing towns in the state. 1t is not poor
camp, but a rich one. and will he get
ting richer all the time despite the
cold water that is being thrown upon
it by the calamf;yites
Concerning Ouisley. there is not yet
any reliable information this spring 1t
is rumored that the work on the Col
den SCeptre properties will be resumed
early in the season. Inquiry among
those who are supposed to he we'll in
formed regarding these properties has
failed to elicit either confirmation
or a denial of the rumor.
The present outlook is that the placer
miners will this wear have a most PROS
porous season. The water supply prom-
iscs to be good ard the miners who are
whitening in town are Watching the
snow on the mountains With . satisfied
ar, 1t means plenty Of water and thai
means plenty Of i,"la. TIE record of