Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1901-10-25
TIMING NOTES.

The past week has seen much activity in mining
circles Some new prospects have been struck and
work on the older claims is being pushed rapidly along
The Montpelier Copper Mining company have
sold 5000 shares of treasury stock for develop
men at price said to be close to SO cents share
The shaft on the Duke claim of this company is show
ing in the bottom, which leads to the conclusion
that the lead is either dipping back towards the shaft
else large ore body is being encountered.
The vein has been dipping slightly to the west while
the shaft has been sunk straight down with the nten
ton of drifting to the lead at the depth OF 100 feet The
presence of in the shaft at this time is surprise
to the company, and it may mean the opening up of
new body separate from the lead which was heretofore
unknown In any event the owners feeling pretty
ubant the turn of events With a goodly supply
of money in the treasury, which the company now has,
work will be rushed along in the shaft fast as three
shifts can do it.
On the Copper King the shaft is steadily going
down along the lead The company expect to have
sufficient funds in the treasury to keep work going all
winter and to that end will erect cabins for the use OF
the employees. Every thing promises the opening OF
good property long before the roses bloom again"
The Independence company have opened the lead
cn their property it being an extension OF the Duke
vein They have let contract for sinking 20 feet on
the lead and expect to develop the property during the
winter months Being close to the Montpelier
Copper Co.'s, mines all work done by this company
will be watched with great interest This company,
like the preceding have mentioned havea DOCK
of treasury stock the market and It being sub
scribed for by the knowing ones.
r. A. Birch and others are organizing another
company to developa promising group of claims lying
lust north of and adjoining the Copper King The
work SO far done shows up fine lead carrying like
te rest of the belt gold copper and silver The COM
nanv expects to file it's Incorporation papers within
few days.
Over in Montpelier canyon Messrs Ihos. Douglass
eThos Moore and others going to run 2OO-toot
Tunnel during the coming winter Supplies were taken
nm this week for the work and the boys will use Fred
srrussle's cabin as quarters. They have group OF
claims living close there and directly in the copper
belt Assays from adjoining claims SHOW $lo IN goid
SIX per cent copper and some silver The parties ABOVE
mentioned expect to tap all the leads in the hill at q
considerable depth and this will be the first cross
cut tunne on the belt their work will be OF great pen
eft in developing that section
Messrs McDermott, Rose and Young are now az
ranging for 3OOfoot tunnel on their claims NORTH
the Montpelier Copper Co. s property. This tunnel
- ha rim this winter and work will be started shortly
South of Bear river great many CLAIMS nav
heen located all being the copper belt. What WI
develop there is question, though the lndcauon
soSn ms GOOD as cn the north side of the river.
With all this work going on in the mineral bett W
NAV confidently leok for some good paying propert
to be developed by next spring. New strikes and dt
oo~n,ent work is by NO confined to the bills o
4ba east side of the county. Over in Bloomingto