The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-21
MINES OF NORTHERN MONTANA
New Strikes Being Made on All Sides
and Old Ones in Course Of
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OSVcAOpAucAt.
Jack Allard is reported to have struck
some high grade copper ore on Shelly
gulch says the Helena Record. This is
in the same locality as the Punches
strike.
Green Austin. who made a strike Of
high grade gold ore in Shelly gulch, is
developing his property. The specimens
of ore brought from the claim are free
gold.
The Montana Mining company, limited
operating the famous Drumlummon
mine at Marysville. has taken bonds on
a number Of properties in Shelly cullen
with a view of subsequent purchase.
Joseph Hooper has an excellent show
ing of copper ore on a claim which he
has under bond on Greenhorn in the new
copper district.
Cannon Bros. have taken a bond and
lease on a group Of claims about quar-
ter Of a mile from the Punches property
and are sinking shaft and doing devel-
opment work.
The Kleinschmidts. who have a bond
on the Hooper property, are negotiating
deal with eastern people.
There are a number Of other proper
ties being developed in the district
Punches property is looking better than
ever. He has some difficulty in securins
cars to ship ore to the smelter, but is
shipping regularly as fast as he can get
the cars. The whole vein now shows
copper values and there are three or four
feet of high grade copper ore. He could
ship car of this high grade ore week.
but prefers to ship the lower grade to
the smelted and leave the high grade in
the mine for the present.
IA 1hov hO haS md q q
on the Twilight lead at Unionville, just
south Of the city. has struck the lead at
a depth Of 100 feet in the S50-fot tunnel.
The lead is from five to six feet in width
of good milling values. No mill tests
have been made as yet, but assays show
that the ore will pay handsomely to mill.
He is preparing to make a shipment OF
the black iron ore, of which there is
quantity showing up in the mine, to the
East Helena smelter.
The Stolen Sweets mine is shipping
from four to six cars a month Of high
grade ore. The ore from the Stolen
Sweets runs from 5000 to 1900 car net.
Ore teams have gone up to haul five
car loads of ore from the Stray Horse
to the smelter at East Helena. There
are a number of leasers working on the
Stray Horse and, when they get
quantity of ore, it will be shipped to
the East Helena smelter. This is the
second large shipment made from the
mine this season.
The Gold Bar mine in Mcclellan creek
district has a large. strong vein of ore.
Three cars loads We're shipped from it
last week. The ore is from three to six
feet wide
The East Helena smelter is now crowd
ed with ore The receipts of ore are
greater than at any time SINCE the build
ing of the plant
Three Colorado men who have taken
bond and lease on the Esmeralda mine
in Esmeralda gulch near Bald Butte
have at last found the vein and are TAX
ing out good ore. The Esmeralda has
produced much of the highest grade free
milling gold ore, but heretofore 1t was
only in punches and the true shoot could
never be found by any of the people pre-
viously operating the property.
The Granite Butte cyanide plant on
the Prize mine is running regularly and
the results are more than satisfactory
to the Malm syndicate, which is operat-
ing the property.
The big plant being built by the same
syndicate on the Empire mine has not
been started. Some of the tank material
was caught in the railroad wreck. which
delayed completion 1t was to have been
started by September l, but 1t is expect
ed now that it will start about OCTOBER