The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-18
A SCALY STRING
FROM WEST FISHER
Mining Propositions and Promises
From the Gazette.

From the Gazette.
Gibson & Henry have cut out a
good trail to the Barber claim on Bay
Horse creek, a tributary of Trail, and
will begin actively developing it at
once. The Barber was discovered
and located last fall, and only the
necessary discovery work was done
upon it at the time. The ledge shows
nearly three feet of gold bearing
quartz across it, is conveniently sit
uated and of good promise for fur
Their development.
Stamps Begin Dropping Today.
At the Brick & Branagan property
matters are beginning to assume a
businesslike condition. For several
days the crusher at the mill has been
at work on ore and everything will be
in good trim to drop the stamps to-
day. Ten men are now doing under
ground work and the mill is full
handed. It is expected that the saw
mill will be put in operation in few
days and the work of constructing
the flume follow thereafter as soon
as possible 1t may be two weeks yet
before the activity will open up in
real earnest upon the improvements
and other work planned for this sea-
son by the company, but things are be-
ing pushed along as expeditiously as
the conditions will warrant.
Small, But Rich.
The location made last week by the
Birmingham boys on the hill just back
of town consists of the discovery of a
ten-inch lode of gold-bearing quartz.
They believe they have the ledge in
place, and the quality of the speci-
mems taken therefrom is such that it
will warrant considerable develop
ment upon it to demonstrate the ex-
tent of the find. The location is an
ideal one for a mine, as it can be
cheaply mined, and the quartz from it
is so rich that it will not require a
large vein to make of it valuable
proposition. The size and permanent
cy of the vein will be determined as
soon as possible, and the best re-
suits are hoped for by the locators.
The Alabama Group.
H, Hilderbrandt returned from Lib
by last Tuesday, where he had been on
a short business trip, and Immediate
" left for the Alabama group to put
the property in readiness for exam
ination by a party of eastern capital
lists. He has been notified that they
will arrive about the goth inst, and
Mr. Hilderbrandt is busily engaged in
taking in supplies and preparing to
begin work on the claims, which COM
petent mining men assert have the
making of a first-class mining propo'
sition. Mr. Hines, of Vermillion. this
state. who is associated with Mr.
Hildebrandt in the Alabama group, as
we'll as in several other prominent
West Fisher properties, will visit the
camp in few days, when the work
will be started on their several hold
ings and pushed with vigor.
A. X. Mill Now Running.
The American Kootenai also start
ed their mill this week and while not
running to it's capacity it will be do
ing so as soon as things can be shap
ed properly. A number of new mer
have been added to the force this
week and this will be increased still
further when stopping ground can BIZ
| opened up. The contract work in the
tunnels has been completed and the
men have.been put on by the day
The tunnel on the upper vein is il
, about 100 feet and the one on thu
, lower vein 200 feet, and an uprais,
will probably be made connecting thu
5 two tunnels. It is expected that b!
; the Goth this property will be goin,
, along under full Roadway.
, The Mother Lode proposition i
= under the same management bu
, owned by separate company. 1t i
s probable that the mill which thi
h company proposes to put on thei
K property at an early day may be don
0~1y nj ,oNs low
j ment of the ore bodies will begin a
S soon as the snow will permit the re
r sumption of work.
y When the A. X. and it's allied prop
= erty are in full operation it will Civ
e employment to force of GO or Z
d men.