The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-17
An Interesting Letter Full of
Gossip.
SURVEY FOR RAILROAD
From Libby to Kalispell-A Readable
Budget Of News for the Bees Patrons.
Items of Personal Interest.

Special Correspondence of the Bee.
Owing to temporary suspension of
operations at the Snow Shoe mine and
the departure of large number of min
ers, Libby is unusually quiet for this
time of year.
On account of the unsettled conditions
caused from the surveying of new line
of railroad from Libby to Kalispell there
has been very little building done this
summer. People who have every assur-
ance of the ultimate outcome of the
place do not care to invest at present
owing to changes that might be made
when the proposed road is built and
there is not likely to be any material
change until the matter is definitely set
tied. If the new road is built the same
will leave the old track over two miles
west of Libby and the nearest point
available for depot site will be on A. B.
Johnston's place at South Libby, which
is about three quarters of a mile south
of the present depot site.
At present there are few real estate
transfers.
Ben Benson, teanlster in the employ
of the Pacific Northwest Mining com
pany, is in the Libby hospital with a
broken leg, caused by log rolling on
him while engaged in hauling logs for
the company, who are operating saw
mill one half mile west of town. The
mill is running steady and the company
have enough logs on hand for ninety
days run.
Interest in the Fisher district is still
increasing. Many rich discoveries have
been made during the past summer. The
Fisher Creek Mining company, Ed Muir
ply, manager, is running steady and
making big money every day. Work on
the Beager properties is still progressing
and the tens stamp mill will soon be in
operation at that place. Forest fires de-
stroyed a large amount of timber in that
district recently and for time threat
ened damage to miners, but no serious
loss is reported.
Johnny Murray is laid up with an at
tack of typhoid fever.
j. z. Clark, Johnny Rouse and Harry
Hamilton have found an excellent body
of gray copper ore in their Selkirk group
on Cedar creek and will no doubt do
considerable development work this
year. The ore is of a very high grade
and can be shipped in its crude state at
great profit if found in shipping quan-
titles.
II. w. Redfeld and A. w. Grambauer
have made a promising quartz discovery
about seven miles down the Kootenai on
the Sclkirk side.
C.R. Johnstone has discovered gold
property near the falls of Libby creek
that is so rich that the same can be
worked proftably with an arastra or
most any old way. Mr.. Johnstone is
now negotiating for the purchase of a
tive-s stamp mill. There is no doubt about
his claim being producer of wealth. He
has a good volume of ore, the lead being
a true fissure, and gold can be extracted
from any of the rock with a hand mortar
and gold pan. John L. Scarlet, an Eng
lishman of some note, is interested in the
find and Mr.. Scarlet is expected to ar
rive shortly.
A. V. Howard is about ready to make
the seasons placer cleanup and as near
as can be estimated Al will get $1,000 in
placer gold.
Messrs. Vaughan and Greenwell are
taking out gold in large quantities from
their claims on upper Libby. They will
put in an hydraulic plant, the cost of
which will be in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
The Ross brothers, placer miners, are
making their usual clean up this season.
They will take out enough gold with
which to buy grub, powder, fuse, tobac-
CO, ETC., for winter on Bull river, where
they have been five years running a
tunnel to cross-cut a quartz lead. They
expect to strike the lead this winter and
it is hoped that when they do they will
find that their five years work has not
been lost.
Prof. Vern Wood has departed for
Spokane, where he expects to spend the
coming winter at college.
Paul d. Pratt expects to go east soon
for the purpose of attending school.
Handkerchiefs trimmed with lace will
probably be in demand when Paul de-
parts.
Hans j. Hanson and wife are to depart
soon for California. where Hans goes in
the hope of increasing his lung power.