The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-03
Swift Current Notes.


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Messrs. Esler, Holmes and Calderhead
are in the camp, looking after the If min
ing interests. A practical smelling man
is with Messrs. Holmes s. Calderhead
and is looking over the ground to find a
suitable site for a smelter.
Mr.. Esler has a force of experienced
miners which will be put to work on the
Cracker Jack, and Josephine which with
the Cuba Libre and Bulls Head, will
make four mines in active operation, all
turning out valuable ore.
A recent assay of average ore from the
Bulls Head, made at the State Agricul-
tural College in Missoula resulted in a
showing of 8 per cent copper, and sl.03
in gold.
Last week Frank Stevenson made a
rich find on Appekunny mountain, at
the head of the basin, which issupposed
to be an extension of the Ptarmigan
lead. He has brought out some of the
rock, and it is all right.
Charles E. Matson and Charles Peters
have made a location on the northwest
side of Mt. Allen, which is apparently an
extension of the Bulls Head; they also
made a location on the south side Of Mt.
Grinnell on an extension of Medicine
Horse, where Dave Greenwood made SO
many locations. Last fall Mr.. Peters
found some fine copper pyrites in the
vicinity.
$50 acres of coal Land have been locat-
ed by Jas. d. Archer of Spokane, and
Chas. Matson Of Swift Current, who
have also located 20 acres of placer.
The population of Swift Current has
doubled in the last two weeks, and from
present appearances, the camp will be a
lively place this summer. Business men
such as butchers, hotel keepers, saloon
men, freighters, spectators and even
"blind piggers" are in evidence. Canvas
"houses" are being used until more suit
able quarters can be erected. The new
corners have fixed upon the spot where
the road forks for Canyon creek, as the
probable site OF the coming metropolis.
The land in this vicinity is covered with
locations by DR.. Geo. s. Martin, Thos.
B. Magee, Mr.. Snider, w. Ell. Matson,
Mr.. Mcneil, Chas. Thomas, and Chas.
! Matson.
Times promise to be lively and the
county commissioners should see to it
that peace officers are stationed here.
Mr.. Harris is running a stopping place
where the travelling public are well
cared for.
Ed Ferguson has turned his property
over to w. H. Matson, the Supt., Of TIE
reservation boarding schools. Mr.. Fergu-
son will leave for Cape Nome with Fred
Mailman about May l, and will en-
deavor to gather some wealth from the
golden sands, to be used in developing
their Swift Current property.
A good wagon road has been graded
around the falls.
About thirty people were provided
with dinner at Hotel Main, last Friday.
Henry Main has the contract for carry
ing the mail between Main and Brown
ing, via Wetzel.
Our Mormon brethen across the line
are taking a great interest in the camp,
and We expect to see the whole iowa OF
Cardston here, by fall.
The owners OF the Bulls Head exten-
sion, situated in the iceberg lake district
and of the claims on the Ptarmigan lead,
are arranging to incorporate and put
enough stock on the market to develope
their properties, ghis will make a very
strong company, and it's stock will be
valuable.
Three COMMENTATORS and a saw mill
are now on the road, and are expected
10 arrive soon.
The Great Falls e Canada Ry. Co.
sent a man up here to Look over the
ground. If the company should extend
it's road to Cardston as proposed, it
would be an easy matter to continue on
| up Swift Current.
A post Office has been established at
Harris fiat, and the government is ad-
vertising for bids for service from Black
foot. The new office is called Allyn.
There is everything here that need be
required to build up one of the largest
mining camps in the country. There is
immense water power, mountains of
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