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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08

Reports from Elizabethtown, New
Mexico. are of a very strong golden
tinge, deepened in color somewhat by
native copper in combination. That
territory has heretofore labored under
the double disadvantage of scant sup
ply of both water and capital. The
scarcity of the water has in large
measure been the cause of the shyness
of capital, for as rule it takes water
to make mining properties pay. Still
there are many rich quartz and val
liable placers there. and some method
should be devised by which water can
be secured for the working of a goodiy
proportion of them. In some instances
it may have to be carried considerable
distances, but there is no reason to
doubt that it can and will be done.
These disadvantages though, are by no
means universal, for New Mexico Ger
tainly has water supply directly
available for many rich districts 1t
is to be hoped that Elizabethtown is
thus favored.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
Montana's Iron Deposits.

The report of the United States Geo
logical Survey, from which an excerpt
was publishred in the Standards last
Sunday edition, leaves no room for
doubt that Montana's wealth in iron
ores is by no means inconsiderable. But
even geological surveys do not bring
to light the full extent and value of a
states mineral deposits. The time of
the surveyors is limited, the territory
to be covered is vast. and the scientific
observations are confined almost ex-
clusively to the surface. Under such
circumstances when the presence of an
ore in considerable quantities is deter
mined, ii is safe to say that thorough
underground exploration will show
therV to be of much greater extent and
value. Up to the present time there
has been very little motive for the de-
velopment of the iron deposits of this
state. The mind and eye of the pros
pector have been fixed first upon gold
and silver and then upon copper
The precious metals are always Gag
erly sought after. because however re-
mote from civilization may be the place
of their discovery, their value is usual
ly commensurate with the difficulties
and expense involved in their Transport
tation. Even copper prospects are de-
Veloped much more slowly than those
of gold and silver, generally requiring
large capital and railroad facilities to
operate them successfully. Iron is much
lower down on the list. Mining for
that metal can scarcely be carried on
with profit in a sparsely settled region
far removed from thhe great centers of
population and demand. But it is a
metal of the highest utility and in al
most unlimited demand in populous
and progressive communities. In the
United States population is rapidly
moving westward, and Montana is get
ting her share of the increase. Soon the
time will come when it will be more
profitable for us to mine our iron than
to pay for transporting it from east OF
the Mississippi, and then we may look
for an era of development along that
line. 1t is, indeed, difficult to place q
Limitation upon the future possibilities
of Montana.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
Palmer Mountain Tunnel.

In an interview reported in the columns
of the Spoke sman-Review, James Hunter,
an old mining man of that section, speak
ing of the Palmer mountain tunnel strike
says:
THAT wonderful strike in the Palmer
mountain tunnel is to my mind the best
thing that has happened in Washington
mires since the first one was discovered
in the territory 1t proves conclusively
that the veins in one OF the most thor
oughly mneralized zones in the world go
down to great depths and improve In
width and value as they go. 1t has lent
courage to every wielder of pick and
sledge in all of the great empire of Okla
hogan. If the veins go down thousand
feet on Palmer mountain 1t is reasonable
to infer that they do so on the Twisp, on
the Methow on Slate creek and in score
of other camps. Okanogan never lacked
for surface showings. Some of the rich
est groupings ever found anywhere have
been tested and proved in that county,
ard development from the surface has
proved as fruitful proportionately In that
county as anywhere else. But some one
started yarn about Okanogan veins
pirching out 1t Travelled as evil and false
stories always do. until all the Western
mining world except those who had seen
the country believed it, and thereby the
country was retarded. But the Palmer
mountain people went at their work with
determination. They took proper adj
vantage of the hard stories that were 60
ing and they did not stop until they own
ed ~ claims practically all of one side of
Palmer mountain. Then the long tunnel
began to bore into the hill It's In haif
mile has cut u veins, and the last one is
the biggest and best of all. The men VINO
backed that enterprise deserve unlimited
wealth as a reward and l believe they
will get it out of the veins in that noun
tain They have brought the country up
from state of torpor to vigorous life and
in the county"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
PARROT.
UTAH CONSOLIDATED.
Roosevelt As n Sport.
From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal
Governor Roosevelt Is a lover Of all
athletic sports; therefore he is fond of
fishing from a boat. Hour after hour
he sits out in the hot sun on the bosom
of oyster bay and fishes. Sometimes he
let's man row him around. and some
times he spends hours seated in COM
Portable carriage, spinning over the
roads that, wisely run out Of Oyster
bay.
Then in the eventide he sits on the
broad piazza of his home and thinks
of 1904 and wonders who will be elected
president.
Having decided that he will be the
man, he mentally recites his we'll
known speech about honesty in public Of
fee, so he will not forget any portion of
it when he makes the tour of the coun-
ty fairs.
Also, he must school himself to make
the speech without smiling. 1t must
be made earnestly and with portentous
frowns to keep his hearers from think
ing of Aldrich, Adams, Easton, Stew
art, the charitable institutions 'of the
state, the republican gang of legisla-
tors, Tracy, Boardman & Platt Boss
Platt and the Mazet committee.
1t will be a hard job, but our athletic
governor will get away with 1t.
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The Rossland. B. c., Miner states
that the ore shipments from that CO I'D
have increased to 4,6l5 tons a week,
and 1t is gleefully anticipating the time
when they will amount to 1UDO tons a
day, 1000 tons day, 5000 tons a day,
and 1000 tons day. WHY that enthus-
iastic journal should have stopped at
the 1000 ton mark is something of a
mystery. 1t is just as Easy to imagine
10000 IONS a day as 1870, and 1t is ten
times as good. 1t is sclrca.y worth
while to let really good thing Slip
merely FOR the sake Of curhins an i'm
agination that evidently delights in ex-
panding. But while little amused at
the easy manner in which our Rossland
contemporary swells the ore shipments
of the camp, we shall be very glad to
see its hopes realized
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
Gold Production.

The mint bureau estimates the pro-
duction of gold for 1899 at s34O, 600, 900.
The director, Mr.. Roberts, is a very
earnest advocate Of the gold standar d.
At the same time he appears to well
come with pleasure the increased pro-
duction of that metal and to be anxious
not to underestimate it. This seems
strange because it is we'll known that
the only argument that has ever been
attempted in favor of demonetizing sill
yer is the one based upon its assume
'overproduction."
In the year 1872, the last one before
silver characterization, the total product
of that metal was ss1, s61, 900, coining
ENTHUSIASTICALLY less than one
fourth of the present alleged production
of gold. 1t is singular, to say the
least, for men to paint frightful pictures
of great nations being ruined by a
flood of silver"-$S0, 900 900 a year
while joyously hailing as a gift from
heaven an annual output of four times
that amount in gold
1t will be remembered that when the
yield of gold was less than 500, OOO, 900
the advocates of that standard secuted
the idea of its being insufficient, and
essayed to prove it by showing how
large a proportion of the worlds bust
ness was done with credit. Now, it is
perfectly obvious that If 500, O00, 900 in
gold was enough ten or fifteen years
ago, 40,000,0 900 must certainly be too
much now, unless the demand for the
metal has increased in proportion 1t
is impossible to avoid this logical cor
clusion. The truth is that the whole
cry of a silver food never had any
basis of fact, and was never taken seri-
ously by any we'll informed person.
1t was not flood of silver sufficient
to break the ratio between the two met
ais that was feared. The point was SIM
ply this: The monied classes--those
whose interests in money exceed all
their other interests-have always IA
vored the policy of keeping down the
supply so as to keep the value up. They
feared the increase of silver merely be-
cause it would make money more
abundant, and thus lessen its value.
Let the gold production continue to in
crease, and the same class of men will
endeavor to devise some scheme for its
decentralization, either total or partial.
If silver had not already been thrown
out as a money metal, they would
even now be attacking gold just as they
did in the "ffties," when Chevalier and
Golden advised putting the world on
silver basis, and both Germany and
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08

Austria actually demonetized gold But
silver has already been virtually de-
stroyed, as money, and the gold stand
ard fastened upon Europe America and
part of Asia. They cannot very well at
tack gold, for 1t is the only full pow
cred money we have left. Besides. it is
the idol which they themselves have set
up and they cannot consistently under
take to knock it down-at any rate not
so soon.
We must not, however, attach too
much Importance to this increase of
gold. The tendency is to relieve us from
the extreme pressure OF the gold stand
ard. But under existing conditions the
relief is very slight. 1t must be remem-
bered that aside from the tremendous
growth of trade, there are nations con-
tanning more than three hundred mil
lions Of people now wholly or partially
upon the gold standard. that in 1873
used gold very little or not at all. In
brief it may be stated that there are
ten times as many people using gold
money now as there were in 1873. With
this fact in view, it is plain that the
increase of gold amounts to very little,
If anything, in the way of giving affirm
ative relief, Should Russia and Austria
actually attempt to establish gold cir
culation, the pressure will become more
severe than ever while if the scheme be
carried out of forcing the gold standard
, upon India, the situation will be simply
intolerable. The total supply of both
metals never has been and never will
be in excess of the worlds require
ments for monetary uses. and no effort
should be spared to bring about silver.
complete restoration.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
FROM TWIN BRIDGES.
Current Matters of Interest About Min
ing In That Locality.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Twin Bridges, Aug. 6.-That the To-
bacco Root mountains, about six miles
east of town, are fast coming to the
front no one can doubt, especially if
he be cognizant of the mining men who
come to this section of the country look
ing FOR investments in mineral ground
The range, as it usually is called, Is
taking its place among the leading min
ing districts of the country. 1t is justly
entitled to this prominence, as no sec
ton is more richly endowed with all
the essential resources which are neces-
sary to build up mining district than
the Tobacco Root mountains and the
surrounding country.
In the first place might be mentioned
the fact that the mineral is here. Be
yond doubt or question this has been
demonstrated and is being proved every
day by reports of new finds and the
opening up of old properties. This new
activity in the mining industry is due
largely to construction of the works of
the jefferson & Ruby Valley Smelling
company. William Owsley of this
place, Charles Schatzlein and capital
lists of Butte are the promoters of the
smelter. 1t Is the plant put in by the
Montana Mining and Smelling COM
pany, which went "kersmash" over a
year ago and left lots of people Won
dering where they would get the next
sack of flour. Their story is the same
as others could tell of premature am
bition to get rich without any expert
ence and but very little capital. This
new company, however, is composed of
mining men. practical and theoretical.
The company, under the personal di-
rection and supervision of Mr.. Owsley.
is doing the work in a systematic
manner. Every one that claims to have
a knowledge of smelling works speaks
in the highest terms of the plant 1t is
expected to have the smelter ready for
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08

1t is reported from Utah that the
ore body in the Red Wing mine at
Bingham has widened out to fully 50
feet, increasing in value as the work
progresses. The report is silent as to
present values, but if an ore body 50
feet wide has any value at all, and
keeps on increasing both in size and
value, there seems to be nothing to
prevent it from becoming considerable
of mine-after a while. The Stand
ard has naught but the kindliest of
feelings for the Red Wing, and wishes
it every success. But talk about 60
foot ore body increasing in value as
work progresses. while it sounds big
enough, is rather indefinite, and some
thing more specific would be altogether
acceptable.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
Snohomish and Tramway Suit.

In this badly mixed case. John S. Har-
ris, formerly surveyor general of Mon
tana, has been appointed receiver The
action was brought in the United States
circuit court for the district of Montana
by the Butte & Boston company against
john f. Forbis, executor of the estate Of
John Mcnamara, deceased. and others
Later F. Aug. Heinze, as administrator of
the estate of James Larkin. decea sed and
Clara A. Larkin daughter of James Lar
kin, interviewed with a cross complaint
1t is understood that the Butte G. Boston
company claims one-half of the Snoho-
mish and two-thirds of the Tramway
through conveyance from James Larkin,
deceased, Heinze owning the remainder
that is, one-half of the Snohomish and
one-third of the Tramway. There are not,
1t is believed. any questions of mining
geology involved in the case. The issue
as made by Mr. Heinze and Clara A. Lar
kim representing the Larkin estate, is
simply upon James Larkln's sanity, it be-
ing claimed that he was insane. and hence
incompetent to convey his interests to the
Butte & Boston.
The receiver was appointed upon the
application of the Butte G. Boston, and
is authorized to take possession of the
portions of the two mines claimed by that
company. The order, which was made
Dy Judge NnoWles- reserves 10 the
plaintiff-the Butte & Boston company
the right to apply for an extension of the
receivers powers to the entire property.
Inasmuch as the shares claimed by the
opposing parties are undivided and con-
mon interest, it is not easy to see how
tho receiver can take possession of one
half and two-thirds respectively of the
mines. A joint possession seems to be the
only thing feasible, and this is said to be
the present status.
F. w. Blackford, the mining engineer of
Butte, has been appointed assistant to the
receiver.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08

Herbert A. Wood, writing for the
Denver Mining Reporter, expresses the
opinion that Idaho offers better oppor-
tunities for safe investment than any
other state in the union, and that it's
growth will be twice as rapid as was
that of Colorado twenty years ago. Mr..
Wood may take somewhat extreme
view of ldaho's advantages and future
prospects, but there is no doubt that
our western sister is a very fine state
Idaho lies in what is essentially the
same mineral belt with Western Mon
tana, and the country presents much
the same geological, Typographical and
Genealogical features. Hence its fu
ture is assured. There is doubtless q
large measure of exaggeration in the
reports of recent strikes in that state.
but probably not much more than in
those from other places-perhaps none.
But many valuable discoveries have
unquestionably been made, and they
will have marked effect upon Idaho's
future. There is nothing selfish in Mon-
tana's ambition and she will rejoice IN
any degree of prosperity that may fall
10 the lot of her sister states.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08

The number of rich strikes reported
is very much out of the ordinary, but
not at all surprising. There is very
unusual amount of prospecting being
done and the various mining districts
of Montana and neighboring states are
alive with industrious miners. 1t does
not follow that every rich prospect
means valuable mine, because we all
know that ore bodies rich in mineral
are frequently Of small size, and choice
specimens are frequently found where
there is no lead at all. Still the many
valuable finds reported are highly
encouraging, for where there are small
bodies of rich ore there may be larger
ones, with the probabilities strongly
that way.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
All Had Read the Chapter.

From the Guthrie, Okla, Leader.
Rev. Mr.. Newly, the new pastor of
the Christian church. is likely to lose
the confidence of his beloved flock. Dur
ing the sermon last night he stopped
abruptly and asked:
How many of you have read the
Bible?"
Fifty hands went up.
Good said the pastor. Now, how
many of you have read the second
chapter Of Jude?'
Twenty-Five hands went up.
A wan smile overspread the divine's
face. That's also good: but when you
go home read that chapter again. and
you will doubtless learn something to
your interest,"
There is only one chapter in the
book of Jude.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08

The usual batch of conflicting stories
comes from the klondike. 1t all seems
to depend upon the luck Of the narrator,
If he has picked up snug sum and got
back all right, he paints a rather bright
picture; but II his luck has been against
him he cannot give it too somber a
shading In all mining districts the
failures greatly outnumber the sue
cesses. That is to be expected as re-
suit of the rush. But in Alaska the I'M
lucky individual encounters not only
the ordinary misfortunes which follow
in the footsteps of failure everywhere,
but he must deal with a climate of ex-
traordinary rigor and difficulties of
travel that are generally unknown in
more genial chimes. However, as long
as there is gold to be found there will
be men to brave every danger and take
every chance in the quest of it,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08

The gold mining district of Weaver
near Chloride Ariz., is elated over the
striking of five-inch streak of water
in one of the prospects, $40 feet from
the surface. Arizona is in the distinc-
lively dry zone of the country, and
there are many mineral belts in thai
territory running high in assay values
but practically worthless because of the
absence of water. Hence the general
rejoicing which follows a strike such
as the one mentioned, There has been
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quite a move toward Weaver in conse-
quence. 1t will not be wise, however.
to count too largely on such finds
for in an arid region they must al
most of necessity be rare. The sinking
Of a 140 shaft is a rather expensive
piece of work, and many are sunk with
no water found of any value. Free
quently there is just enough to be a
trouble and annoyance.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
tEn Be or Not to Be-"

From the New York Press.
No less than seven female Hamlets
are announced for the next dramatic
season. For the happiness of the pro-
fession in general it is to be hoped that
the number of them will not make it
any the more difficult for the ghost to
walk
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
MOST STOCKS ARE QUIET
But Boston q Montana Shares Showed
Gain for the Week-Fieures
on Other Local
Stocks.
The MARKETS RANGE,

Butte, Aug. THE mining shares have
taken an upward tendency since last
week, when Boston & Montana closed at
$3o4. Yesterday they sold for 1868 and
closed at 1850. These shares manifested
the greatest strength, the others averag-
ing up about as usual. Last weeks av-
erages were:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
News From LO Lo.

James n. Gray has just returned to
Butte from visit of inspection to his
mining properties, 10 miles beyond Lolo,
in Western Montana. The district is
comparatively new and only partially
explored. says Mr.. Gray. He and a
company of Butte men are developing a
copper proposition, which, according to
recent returns, promises to become a
producer of considerable magnitude.
They have driven a tunnel about 40 feet
and the ore from the grass roots to the
breast averaged 50 per cent copper. The
lead is Ia inches wide. A recent assay
from ore taken out of the breast Of the
tunnel returns go per cent copper. Two
cars of the ore were recently shipped to
the Colorado smelter in this city and
yielded S5 per cent copper.
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IN THE VESTS MINERAL REALM
News About Mining in Montana and
the Northwest


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to give to the public and
hitherto in print
Communications intended for the mining
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
BUTTE MENTION.

1t is rumored in Butte that the Hell
ena-Frisco, the Gem, the Bunker Hill
sullivan, Tiger-PO0rman and other sill
ver-lead properties in the Occur
d Alene district are to be consolidated
II this be done it will make one of the
greatest combines in the West.
1t is reported that a rich strike of
copper ore has been made on Fleece
mountain, west of Butte. Assays in
Butte recently are said to have run
from 16 to 20 per cent. 1t is claimed
that there are several well-defined
Lodges in the discovery.
The work Of retimbering the Parrot
shaft, which has been in progress for
some time, Is now nearly complete, and
shipment Of ore will soon begin. 1t is
supposed that the ore will be treated
at Anaconda.
The mining experts engaged in the
Rarus-Pennsylvania suit are as busy
as bees. large portion Of their time is
spent below ground examining the dis
puted lodes, making surveys, etc.
When starting for the mines or return
ing therefrom 1t would be a dif1cult
matter to distinguish the expert from
the common miner so far as dress is
concerned. If some Of Clarence D.
Kings eastern friends We're to run up
against him in the streets of Butte
something in the way Of an introduce
ton would be necessary. If these gen
tlemen know as much about mining ge-
ology as they do of how to adjust them
selves to western customs, they are all
right. E"1