Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-30
AROUND SHERIDAN.
(From the Sheridan Paper.)

Lou Moore, one of the leasers of the
Filing & Mckay ground, near Nobleville,
was in town the first of the week.
B. G. Ferguson, an ore buyer for the
East Helena smelter, was in town during
the week interviewing the customers Of
the smelter about possible shipments and
seeking new business.
Sam Sphruler, who with his partner is
developing the Sphruler & Runkle mines,
in Hubbard gulch, and extracting some
good ore, spent the first of the week with
his family in Own
D. A. Morrison, a mining man, who re-
sides near Whitehall, where he has been
operating for some years. was in town
Saturday to inspect the Klondike, a prom
Using p%rospect situated on Wisconsin
creek and owned by Morrison, Fuller &
Co.
Henry Pankey, superintendent of the
Sunbeam, accompanied by his brother
Phil, came down from the mine Thurs
day evening, spent a few days in the
county seat, took boxing lessons in Sher-
idan and returned to the mine WedneS-
day. Mr.. Pankey says that he is finding
some ore all Of the time, but none of it
that has yet been encountered ranks in
richness with the ore that was extracted
from that same mine by Messrs. Mesch
81 Johnson when they were leasing last
season.
Frank Johnson and Eric Liden, who
for the past two months have been work
ing on the Snowbird mine, situated on
Indian creek, have temporarily quit work
and on Wednesday moved down to Bran
don, near where they are doing the repre-
sentation work on a prospect owned by
Means, Mesch & Johnson.
Gus Burbach and Lueck Brothers of
this place, who are leasing on the Nava-
hoe mine, near Virginia City, recently
encountered an eight-inch body of high
grade gold ore in the 90-foot level, and
they will soon make a 12-ton shipment to
Butte, probably beginning to haul the
ore to the railroad this week.
George Boutwell, and Dave Wherry
have secured a lease on a prospect
owned by James Boutwell, and others.
situated in the foothills near the Purdam
ranch, between Wisconsin and Indian
creeks. The work done so far has con-
sisted of clearing out the old workings,
but they soon expect to begin active, work
sinking.
MORRISON, Krouse & Co., who have the
Silver Bell mine, situated near Williams
gulch and owned by Henry Filing, under
lease, on Tuesday received the eturns
from a carload of ore shipped recently
to the Parrot smelter, Butte. The re-
turns We're quite satisfactory, within a
few cents of the sample taken while the
ore was being sacked.
During the past week one of the Bran
don teams has been engaged in hauling
ore from the tramway at the Baumgardth
81 Williams mine, on Indian creek, to the
Smith mill, where, as soon as spring
opens up, it Will be treated. About SO
tons We're hauled. The tramway at this
mine, which is about 500 feet long, shows
how necessity is the mother of invention.
1t was made entirely at the mine, and by
means of it the ore is safely and econom-
ically delivered to where it can be loaded
on wagons. Two boats are used. travel
ing up and down on single track, the
empty boat being drawn to the mine by
the loaded one descending. Midway is
an ingenious switch at which point the
boats pass one another.
Philip Conrey, who a year or so ago
sold his ranch situated near the mouth
of Alder gulch canyon to the Conrey
Placer company, was in town for a few
hours Sunday. Mr.. Conrey saws that
the placer company has concluded to
abandon the steam shovel in use last
summer and substitute a dredge-boat
somewhat similar to the ones used or
Grasshopper creek the past few years
| with such signal success. Material for
| the boat has already begun to arrive,