The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-26
WESTERN MINING NOTES,

The Friday mine at North Cotton
wood. Col, reports a rich strike, the ore
asSaylng 500 to the ton, with indica-
tons that it will be richer with increas-
ing depth.
Stockholders CT the Isabella Mining
company i'll Colorado want to know
what has become Of the funds Of two
dividends of $135.00O each There is at
present only S2ST,000 in the company $
treasury
The Clipper mine in Madison county
has been sold by Filing & Morris OF
Virginia City to Butte (Mont.) men. and
It is generally accepted among miners
that the consideration was 81 900. 900
The Clipper is one of the largest gold
producers in the state
Another rich strike is reported at G.
". tltmlng's mine, twenty-five miles
from Helena, on Warm Springs creek
Mont. The ore assays $3.50 in gold and
SO III silver, 1t was encountered at the
end Of a long tunnel and is said to be
PRESENT i'll large quantities.
There is at least one mine in the
Blue River district, Or, where gold is
beng taken out in primitive way. ana
good results obtained. That mine is the
Jhybird, located about one-half m,ic
from top of Gold Hill, and the owners
use Il large mortar operated with Il
Springpoie.
edward Blake and Floyd Cannon
have made Il rich strike Of free gold on
the Big BlackfOot near the mouth OF
Poorman gulch. Montana. They found
it at a depth Of $50 feet. and it aver
ages $50 ton in free milling gold. The
vein is from Is to 20 inches wide and
has known length from surface open
ings OF 200 feet.
The strike il the Bald Butte mine. a
Montana property, was made on the 400
foot drift and some very rich ore was
encountered. ono selected specimen as
saying $4,000 in gold to the ton. while
the whole chute averages over $50 In
addition to the high-grade ore there is Il
total width Of the vein OF about ) feet
which averages SD ton.
olframitc is the latest discovery Of
mineral III Boulder county. Col. The
smallest run yielded S227 per ton and
the largest $3.50 per ton. The vein is
from & inches to IS in thickness
Colorado Springs reports that the
Mary CaShen mine is out Of ere. and that
the FlannCry leases on the National and
Ma1lposa properties are to be suspended
for lack of funds.
In the Camp Carter district near
MaSonville. Col. y tunnel gang encoun-
tered Notwithstanding mineral. the lead
being OF greenish color Ii was be,
copper Is prospectCd for in that district.
Nothing more was thought Of it until
the returnS0f the assay came in yesterday.
and TO the owners surprise it proved to
b" Il combination of biSmuth, lead gold
and silver, the first grade asSaying over
S1-"o and the second between $500 and
$400.
PARTIES who took lays on abandoned
ground on claim above Discovery OH
Forty Mile creek. III Alaska, which is
on the American side. have found gravel
at bedrock which pays as high as 500 per
day to the man. Bedrock was struck at
Il depth of twenty-five feet. a similar
find in the Klondike district is also re-
ported on two claims on Bonanza creek.
above Discovery, which some time age
were vacated because their owners
thought them barren, miners have found
gravel at bedrock from which they are
taking from S14 TO SIG iii gold to the
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