Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-17
KEARSARGE
DEAL S OFF
EXPERTS WHO LOOKED AT THE
MINE SAY THAT MR.. DA-
MoURs WANTS TOO MUCH,
MAGNITUDE OF OPERATIONS
IN ALDER GULCH DISTRICT.
Working Over Old Tailings-Steam
pred&es at Work-The Easton
as a sProducer-Mining News.

George,H. Casey d. ]. Mcdonald, John
Berkdn and James Forbis, who went on
Virginia City last week to make an ex-
animation of the Kearsarge mine, re-
turned to Butte last evening. The deal
for the purchase of the property did not
go through.
Mr.. Damours has a nice looking pros
pectt in the Kearsarge,' said Mr.. Casey
today, hut he wants too much for it.
The mine contains some good ore, but
like many OF the Others in that locality
1t is likely to be spotted and we did not
feel justified in putting up a big sum Of
money and run the risk OF the ore body
'petering' out.
II was greatly surprised at the magni-
tude of the mining operations now being
carried on in the locality of old Alder
Gulch. Up and down the gulch scores
OF men are engaged in working over the
old placer tailings, and all seem to be
making money.
New quartz properties are being
opened up n old ones are again being
worked. Some Of the latter have been
abandoned for years, the forme
believing that they had been worked out,
but recent exploitation proves THAT SOM
OF them are richer than ever. This is
especially true of the mines located near
Summit.
Three steam dredges are at work
scooping out THE ~gold-bearing dirt Of
Alder gulch. Their operations have been
SO successful that I ann informed that
within a brief period there will be twelve
dredges in operation in that locality.
zone of the big quartz producers of
Madison county is the Easton, owned by
Henry Filling. I was told that the Easton
had about 5000 o n of first-class ore on
the dump ready for shipment, but that
v,o,,1l ho ooJn ~ I'll
the much talked -of railroad from win
Bridges or Dillon ITO Virginia City would
be completed. 1t is the general belief
that Mr.. Filing will succeed before long
in enlisting capital for the purpose of
building the road.
Charles D. Mcclure has twelve or hf-
teen patented claims at the head OF
Alder Gulch, upon which 1t Is believed
work will soon be begun. Mr.. Mcclure
! through mis- agent, Tom Corners, has
been accommodating these properties dur
ing the past few years and securing
patents. They are supposed to be
equally as rich as the Kearsarge, Eli
fleda and other properties in the same
locality. 2 The Bedford mine is also being
exploited by M. B. Davis, formerly OF
Butte. sit
/, Before leaving tor Virginia City ]
went up the hill to look at the old grave
yard, where the road agents n pau
buried. It is a pity that the city OR coun-
ty does not make an effort to take more
care Of this historic spot. Everything
is in disorder and the cattle hold daily
n nightly revel in the Old ouryine
ground. Headstones are strawn every
where. I noticed a peculiar feature
about the wooden slabs with which some
of the graves were marked. Although
the wood had decayed and rotted away
to a depth of perhaps a quarter or nan
an inch. the lettering had not been de.
stroyed, and was almost as perfect az
when printed years ago The paint useo
had evidently preserved that portion Of
the wood upon which the lettering mac
been placed. But something shousa o
done towards preserving the old grave
ward from obliteration."