Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-30
MAG NIFICENT ORE BODY

The news comes from Pony through the
sentinel of that town that a phenomen-
ally rich strike has beer made at the
Clipper group of mines on Mineral hill q
few miles from Pony.
\ The Clipper group of mines includes the
famous Boss Tweed mine. Some years
ago when Boston capitalists were seeking
gold properties in the west Captain
Thomas Couch, then of the Boston &
Montana company made an examination
OF the Clipper group. He reported favor
ably on the proposition but thought the
purchase price demanded too great ano
as a result the deal was declared off.
The sam syndicate later secured a group
of gold mines neal MERGED, California,
hut the speculation was a disastrous one
to the Boston capitalists.
The Clipper mines have been operated
on a ST mall scale during past few years.
the SEN tinel says:
On the Clipper group there are six tun-
nels, N o. l starting high up on Mineral
hill, No. 5 being we'll down toward the
bottom and No. 6 on the same level, but
about 900 feet to the north. No. 5 tun-
mel is in 1000 feet at a depth Of bout
LOO feet ON the dip of the lead, the face
in a fine body of milling ore eight feet
wide This is the original Clipper lead.
No. 6 tunnel lis in about 1880 feet nearly
parallel to No. 5.
At a point about 1900 feet from the
mouth of No. 5 tunnel a crosscut was
made to No. 6 and continued on until b
magnificent body of ore was encounter
ed and the lead cut. This proved to be
80 feet wide, which assayed across the
whole 80 feet from SIS to SITS. Investiga-
ton and development proved it to be the
Rncc 'NyvaGH 1Qo6 tfo an fJn cr,rfoan xxyo
only so feet wide and milled only $40.
Second class are is now being stored i'm
the big bins at the mill from this lead
that as says from SIS to $40 and the high
grade is being shipped.
Nor it this all Of the startling find. In
the face of No. 6 tunnel a new lead has
been d cnvared thai was heretofore not
known of. However, 1t is unnecessary
that it be named, FOR it is SO feet wide
in conc entrating ore and assays from 81
to SIS.
The Clipper is, as yet, the only deep
mine in the camp. but the fact is now
firmly established, all ~back-cappers to
the con rary Notwithstanding, that the
mines of Mineral Fill district go down,
improve with depth n are all true fis-
sure VEINS.
For 5 pme time past, and until recently,
some Spokane people have had an option
on the Clipper group, the price beins
placed at $500, 600. No money was paid
W iioiN ! oAo AANy "ClC ulCJOSt0 W walt
until spring before doing anything with
it when they intended to buy and work
the property. This is only another illus
tration of the old adage. Where's many a
slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" for the
big strike was made, the deal called off
and TIN mine not now for sale at amy
thing like that price, If at all, for the
owners CON care to sell known quanti-
ties of gold at muccl less than it's value.
The cross-cut tunnel is to be extended
ON through to the Willow Creek lead, an
other well known 1icn vein, which will
cut it at a depth of about 800 feet.
Norris & Filing have determined to
erect a $50 ton concentration the coming
spring, equipped in the most modern, up
to-date style, to handle this immense
body of ore. 1T will be run with cleo
tricity from their electric plant which
will be enlarged to accommodate the new
conditions. AS there is not enough water
for a concentration of this size it will be
built near town where water is plenty
and handy to power. From mine to mill
a distance of about two miles, AIRLINE.
a gravity tramWay will be built, the spa-
ciic kind of which is not yet decided, but
the company is Investigating the merits
of the Hallidie ropeway tram.
The work will undoubtedly be pushed
to completion at an early date and give
employment to a large number of men
this spring and summer.