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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
DO NOT GO TO NOME, ALASKA
w. G.. Anderson Says the Picking Is
Bad There-The Country
Overrated.

: In a letter written by William G., An
derson of Nome to the San Francisco
Mining and Scientific Press the condi-
tions of the Nome district are set forth
in the following language:
Il would advise, after having had ex-
perience. California miners and others
to stay at home and a long way from
Nome. Use as much energy in develop
ing mine at home as we do here to
find one. and you will be ahead Of those
who come here. To those who are think
ing of coming here. hoping to find work,
l would advise to stay where they are
There are already 10 men to each chance
of employment, and there are a number
of men here now begging for work.
I'm the winter there is no work to be
had. There are three months in the
year in which mining can be accom-
plished-July. August and September.
The remaining nine months bring no in
come Shoveers out on the creeks are
paid IS per day and board for 10 hours
work. and at some places they get their
pay provided it is taken out of the
claim. 1t will cost one man $500 to winter
here. Every steamer from the outside
comes in here loaded with hundreds Of
men. and very few of them have enough
business houses of Nome are not doing
the business that a California mother
lode town would do The money in cir
culation now comes from Dawson and
the states. There is very little gold COM
ing in from the creeks up to this date.
The country has been we'll covered
and there is not a spot of ground un-
staked in the district. 1 have just come
in from 30-mile mush and find it staked
to the mountain tops. There is vast
territory here. but it Is not all gold.
The creeks are very spotted. There are
a few good creeks about five miles from
here that have proved very rich An
vii creek. where the first discoveries Were
made, comprises IL claims Dexter.
Snow Glazier. Dry and a few other
creeks are very short and comprise the
cream of this district. l think it reached
it's zenith this last season.
'1The beach is now being worked over
for the third time, mostly by men} who
have been out on the creeks and found
their claims no good. The beach sands
all carry fine gold-so fine that silver
plates are necessary. Two men and my
self rocked on the beach all day and
cleaned up s1.70-and we had as good a
prospect as any of the others.
'Stampeding and stalking in the winter
has proved very unsatisfactory. as the
whole country is covered with snow and
ice and no prospecting can be done. 4
There are miners coming in from the
Bluestone, Arctic and Kougrock districts
every day with very discousaging re-
ports. Men who have claims to sell are
trying to boom the country. To get a
claim that has not been located one
would have to go up in the Arctic dis
trict. 1t is my opinion of this part Of
Alaska that it is overrated.
Nome has population of about 5000
1t is estimated that there are 10000
prospectors in this portion of Alaska
this season."
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
Didn't Have a Bridge.

w. r. Crerand, the publisher of trade
publications, tells this story of recent
trip to town in Pennsylvania, where a
new hotel had just been opened. He was
standing by the desk one evening when
new arrival who had just registered
was asking for mail AS the clerk was
looking for the mail the landlord, who
was behind the register also, looked at
the newcomer and said pleasantly:
Are you a travelling man."
Yes was the answer.
The landlord beamed and said: 1--WE
have just opened up here, and We have
a fine sample room, and l want you to
make yourself at home in it,
II have no samples with me-" said the
stranger.
The landlord looked disappointed and
said: Perhaps you did not think you
would find place to display them prop
erly and left them up the road. Is SO,
will you let me send for them?"
The stranger seemed touched by the
sincerity Of the host, and said: Il am
afraid that would put you to great deal
of bother. You see, l travel for bridge
company"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
WORK ON The ELLA
SHAFT HAS REACHED A DEPTH
OF 600 GOOD FEET.
VEIN IS ABOUT 35 FEET WIDE
New Pump Being Placed at the Bot
tom-Property Has Produced
About $15O,OGO-A
Expended.

David J. Charles of South Butte and
Others are working the Ella claim near
Meaderville with no small degree of sue
cess and a crew of IS men. The shaft
on the property is 600 feet deep and
as soon as a large pump. recently pur-
chased, is placed in position at the bot
tom crosscut will be driven into the
vein. During the last so days the oper-
ators Of the property have experienced
considerable difficulty with water. me-
cessitating the purchase of more pow
erful pump and the strengthening of the
old one. The latter is now on the 500
The new one will raise about 500 gal
Ions of water per minute. At the 500
the vein was only 30 feet from the shaft
1t is thought that at the 600 it will be
about 40 feet.
Up to date about S150.000 worth of ore
has been taken from the Ella, but it has
cost nearly the entire amount to place
the property in its present condition.
The Ella is practically the mother Of
mining on the flat east of the town, for
it was not until after ore was struck
in its depths that others began the work
of development in that vicinity. The vein
is between so and 35 feet wide.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Mining Application No. 1894. U. s.
Land Office. Helena. Montana. Aug. Is.
1901.
Notice is hereby given that Robert
Morrill,, whose postof1ice address is Ana
conda. Montana, has this day filed an
application for a patent for 95.0S acres
Of the Placer Mining claim. situated in
unorganized mining district. Deer Lodge
county. Montana, the position. course.
and extent, Of the said mining claim.
designated by an official survey thereof,
as survey No. 1926. township No. 4 north.
range No. 10 west). as set forth and de-
scribed in the application for patent and
plat on file in this Office. and being more
corner to sections and IL. township I
particularly described by metes and
bounds as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at the southeast corner. .
sand stone boulder 22x10x6 inches. set
l6 inches deep. with mound Of earth and
stone along side. and marked 1895 for
corner No. /, from which. the X section
north, range 10 west. bears north SO de-
g-ees 10 minutes west $50 feet. and rum
ming thence north 0 degrees 10 minutes
east 1920 feet: thence north 50 degrees
10 minutes west e64 feet: thence north 0
degrees 10 minutes east 1920 feet: thence
north So degrees 10 minutes west 124s
feet; thence south degrees 10 minutes
west $50 feet; thence north 50 degrees 10
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04

the BlackfoOt coded strip will soon be in
operation with an abundant supply OF
ore in sight to keep it going says the
Montanian and Chronicle. Work in the
tunnel has more than realized the hopes
of the management as to the size and
value of the ore body.
AT distance of over 600 feet in the
tunnel. the vein was crosscut from wall
to wall and found to be IS feet wide.
Next to the hanging wall is body of
fine smelling ore twelve feet wide. The
rest of the vein is concentrating ore
gradually decreasing in value until the
footwall is reached. A general sample of
the whole vein weighing 100 POUNDS.
assayed IA per cent copper. % ounces
of silver and 81 gold.
The vein is now being opened up with
view to STOPPING and. as the tunnel
gives plenty OF depth on the ore body, the
mill is being prepared for operation.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
MINES and MINING. ;.%=%:~ I'M THE NORTHWEST

A conference will be held tomorrow at
the mine between 4. &. Kurtz, 7. d.
Miller and Superintendent Buckley as to
the adequacy of the No. pump now
at the ground to handle the water at the
rate it is noE coming into the shaft. The
pump has a capacity of 200 gallons min
ute for 200 feet, but as the depth of the
shaft is nearly 500 freet. there is some
doubt as to the advsa bility of the No.
pump Mr.. Clark stated over the tele-
phone this morning that if the pump now
on the ground was not heavy enough to
handle the water one would be shipped
f.om Butte to replace it without delay
This morning the day shift was COM
PEELED to abandon work. Since the first
flow of water was encountered night be-
fore last. the workmen at the mine have
been endeavorng to keep the shaft clear
of water by hoisting it in the ore buck
cts. This morning - buckets were hoist
ed as rapidly as it was possible to work
the hoist and the water gained one lnch.
The water is coming in at rapid rate
and there i, every indication that the
water level has been reached.
Some time ago the lead upon which the
shaft was being sunk branched out into
two leads, and dipped on either side of
the shaft. 1t is thought that the present
bottom of the shaft is not far from the
lead In any event no cross cutting will
be done until the shaft is deepened an
other 100 feet. That will make the shaft
very close to 400 feet deep and be far
below the water level if the present bot
tom of the shaft proves to be the perma-
nent water level.
Unless there is some unexpected de-
lay" said T. B. Miller this morning, I'VE
expect to have the pump in some time
early next week. 1t is quite probable
that the pump now at the prospect can
be made to handle the water. However.
the flow may increase as greater depth
is attained. We have not decided the
matter, but will as soon as we know
more about the flow OF water that is
coming into the shaft.
up to the time we struck water rapid
progress was being made. Since the
hoist was put in the shaft has been deep
ened 60 feet. If we are obliged to send
to Butte for another pump it will be sew
eral days before we can get it here.
which will necessitate an interruption
Of actual operations Of about week or
possibly 10 days.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
Copper Under Iron Groupings.

The iron cap Of copperbearing veins is
ordinarily limonite iron ore, occasional
~ hematite and, more rarely, mag
netite. In the latter case it would APP
pear that the ore deposit is an enrich
ment of local segregation of mineral from
the fluid or semi-fluid eruptive, and the
magnetic an original mineral. Where
hematite or limonite, the latter some
times being known as gossan, forms
the Gaping, it is the result of oxidation
of pyrite and chalcopyrite, the sulphur
disappearing into the atmosphere and
the copper teaching out as sulphate. to be
reprecipitated about the permanent wat
err level of the ore body. In region
where copper is known to exist it is al
ways safe to prospect into any iron ore
groupings that exist in search of copper
ores
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
CHILDREN ROCK OUT GOLD
Thirteen Dollars the Result Of One
Days Work-Keep All They
Get

Tyson, IDAHO Sept. 3.-For the amuse-
ment Of his children Robert Neill con-
struoted baby" rocker not for the
purpose Of rocking babies, but one small
enough SO his babies could rock out gold.
His two little daughters, aged II and 9
years. amuse themselves at this play
work and get the gold thus gathered for
their trouble. Mr.. Neill makes the clean
up for them when he attends to the large
rocker, and their energy is measured by
the amount Of gold gathered. One day
amount Of gold taken out of this "baby"
rocker and, on weighing it. found it to
be worth little over island this is not
poetry either.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
COAL FOUND NEAR LEWIST0WN
John Berg Is Developing the Vein
Local Market Being
Supplied,

John Berg, who owns the Leard ranch,
two miles above Lewistown, is develop
ing mine which is constantly improv-
ing both as to quantity and quality of
coal, says the Fergus County Argus.
There are but two tunnels on the prop.
erty, one is Is feet and the other 300.
In the latter a three foot vein is ex-
posed at the face, which also extends
both to the right and left, from which
coal is now being mined for the local
market.
Mr.. Berg intends to put small force
of men to work at once and there is
every indication that he can supply all
of his customers with good quality Of
COAL He has construed a new bridge
across the creek near his mine and will
change the road and make the approach
easier.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has tire larg-
est sale of any medicine in the civilized
world. Your mothc-s' and grand
mothers never thought of using any
thing else for Indigestion or Bilious
ness. Doctors were scarce. and they
seldom heard of appendicitis. Nervous
Prostitution or Heart Failure etc. They
used August Flower to clean ont the
System and stop fermentation Of undi-
gested food, regulate the action of the
liver. stimulate the nervous and or.
ganic action Of the system, and that is
all they took when feeling dull and bad
with headaches ard other aches. You
only need few doses of Green's Au-
gust Flower. in liquid form. to make
you satisfied there is nothing serious the
matter with you. Get Green's Prize
Almanac. - Z -
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
HOMESTAKE VEIN WIDENING
Seven and a Half Feet Of Ore at the
200 and No Hanging

Recent Information from the property
Of the Homestake company in Browns
Gulch Is most gratifying to the share
holders. Last Saturday word was receiv-
ed from them to the effect that the
vein at the 200 had been crosscut seven
and half feet from the footwaN with
no hanging wall in sight. This is about
two and a half feet more than the vein
has shown at any point above the 200.
AS soon as the hanging wall is reached
drifting will be commenced. A shipment
Of the ore will be made in the near
future.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
WILL SINK ANOTHER 100 FEET
Senator Clark Is Determined to Know
What the Kenwood Con-
taius

United States Senator w. A. Clark will
sink another 100 feet on his prospect at
kenwood. Owing to the heavy flow of
water in the shaft, work has been aban-
doned temporarily, but will be resumed
early next week or as soon as a pump
can be put in working order.
Charles w. Clark. in his fathers alb
sence, was adviser by T. B. Miller over
the long distance telephone yesterday
morning Of the situation and he gave in
structions to push the work of INSTALL
ing the pump as rapidly as possible, says
the Helena Herald.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04

minutes west 624 feet; thence south de.
grees 10 minutes west $50 feet; thence
south 20 degrees 10 minutes east 1913
teet: thence south degrees 10 minutes
west 1890 feet: thence south So degrees
~ minutes east 1873 feet to corner No. 1,
the place of beginning, containing an
area or 95oS acres in this survey claimed
by the above named applicant.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
% Tons in One Mass.

A piece of mass copper weighing p
tons has been struck at the 55th level
south of No. shaft Of the Quincy, at
Houghton. Mich. 1t is now being cut
up preparatory to hosting. The Quincy
is now building so three-ton tram cars
for use on the electric tram. The ex-
pertinent electric locomotives are expect
ed Immediately.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
6o-Day Tickets to Buffalo.

The Oregon Short Line salt Lake.
Denver route" announces that on
August 6th, and September Sd. excursion
tickets to Buffalo and return will carry
sixty-day limit.
On August Goth. Sept. 18th. Oct. LIST and
18TH tickets will be limited to 80 days
from the date Of sale.
city ticket Office. los N. Main street.
H. o. WILSON,,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04

The location Of this mine Is recorded
in the Office Of the recorder of Deer Lodge
county. on page in book of placer
records The adjoining claim Is on the
southwest survey No. 1745, placer.
GEORGE d. GREENE. Register.
JOSEPH H. HARPER, u. s. Claim
Agent.
First publication August 16, 1901.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-04
LARGE VEIN ON CEDED STRIP
It Is Said to Be Thirty-eight Feet
Wide-Ore Carries Three
Metals.

The Esler concentrator erected on the
property of the Michigan & Montana
Copper company on the Cracker mine on
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-11-28
|. w. HARTMAN 6 SON.
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
Benevolent society's Appeal.

To tie Citizens Of Bioomf61yg,
The United Benevolent Socie,v
earnestly solicits a renewal of the
generous Thanksgivingday donations
and contributions of last year. 1t is
our duty, and it ought to be out
privilege to recognize the Giver Of
good for his manifold mercies and to
voice our gratitude in formal aud
public way, and He has said "He
who giveth to the poor lendeth 70 the
Lord, and He will repay him."
If you would like to have a share
in giving those in need, a cause for
Thanksgiving on this day, take ad.
vantage OF this opportunity
BY order of President.
Mrs. EDWIN H. ENT, Sec.
"he pressing need is money, but
provisions and all kinds of clothing
will be very acceptable and can be
sent to the Y. M. L. A. rooms in
charge of Mr.. Armstrong.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-11-28
rug.

The man who rocks the boat is al
last to be tried for manslaughter
Last Summer Miss Finefrock, oI
York, was drowned in Lake Roger,
just across the border in Maryland
by the upsetting of a pleasure boat.
There were others in the party. all
of whom escaped but Miss Fine
frock. Among the others was
Frank Rinehart, the young man
who persisted in rocking the boat,
answering the remonstrances with
the boast that he was an expert
swimmer and could save the whole
party should anything happen.
What he was evidently seeking did
happen, for he kept on rocking the
boat until it turned over. Rinehart
made no effort to save anybody but
himself. The Grand Jury OF Wash
ington County, Md, has indicted
the irolicsome young gentleman for
manslaughter, and the trial to en-
sue will attract pretty wide atten-
ton. If rocking a boat with fatal
results is manslaughter in Maryland
it will be nothing less in any State.
-P,eSS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-11-28

Pennsylvania now has a forest
reserve of 3a4, 900 acres. This is
one result of the movement which
began with the observance of Arbor
Day in the schools. People every
where begin to see the Importance
Of planting trees and caring for
them, and of legislation designed
to secure national treatment OF
trees and forests. Moreover, the
decisions of the Courts have helped
to stop the ruthless mutilation and
destruction of trees along telegraph
and trolley lines, and the senti-
ments awakened in the hearts of
the young through the observance
Of Arbor Day have reinforced and
strengthened the teachings of ex-
perts in regard to the deterioration
of agricultural lands through the
denudation of our forest areas.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-11-28
OBJECT TO GRADE CROSSING.

In the proceedings of the equity
case of Catawissa and Bloomsbury
Electric Railway Company, against
the Columbia and Montour Electric
Railway Co., which was called be-
fore Judge c. R. Savidge, of Sun
bury, presiding at special session
OF court here on Monday, William
H. Rhawn, plaintiff counsel, NOV
ed to withdraw the bill, upon pay
ments of costs, because if Irregular
tiles. He then presented a bill in
equity, with the Philadelphia &
Reading Railway Company as plain.
tiffs, to restrain the Columbia and
Montour Electric Railway Com
pany, and M. F. d. Scanlan &
Company, defendants, from cross.
ing the P. & r. tracks in Catawissa
at grade. Upon request a prelim-
mary injunction was granted.
The Catawissa and Bloomsbury
Electric Railway Company also OBJ
tained a preliminary injunction,
against the Columbia and Montour
Electric Railway Company to pre-
vent them from using certain streets
of Catawissa which are covered by
the former Company's charter Ar
gument on both injunctions will be
heard before his Honor Judge Saw
idge, at seven o'clock p. m on
Tuesday next.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-11-28
ELIAS GREASY
Passes Away at the Residence Of his Daughter
in Roaringcreek Township.

The residence of Mrs. Clarence
Ceaver, in Roaringcreek township,
had visitation of death Oh Friday
last when her aged father Elias
Greasy, was called from this vale
Of sorrow to the home beyond.
Mr.. Greasy had been in failing
health, for long time, due in a
large measure to advanced years.
He was born in Mifflin township,
October IL, 1919. The chief oc-
cupation Of his lie was that of a
farmer, in which he engaged early
in his existence and continued until
he was compelled to retire about
twelve years ago. Although not
demonstrative in manner his kindly
disposition attracted to him large
circle of friends who found in him
the sterling characteristics of clean
manhood, which won their regard
and esteem as we'll as enduring
friendship.
The children who are left to
mourn the loss of kind father are
four in number, namely, Mrs. Clar-
ence Cleaver, of Roaringcreek, Mrs.
Anna Yeager, of Plymouth. and
Mrs. Clara Lee and Clark Greasy,
of ShamoKin. There are also four
brothers surviving, John P, Of
Forks, Philip, of Berwick, Stephen
residing in Iowa, and Lafayette, of
Bloomsbury.
The funeral was held on Monday.
Sorrowing friends viewed the re-
mains, after which they were borne
to their final resting place in the
cemetery near the Brick church in
Center township.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-11-28
A MEMORIAL BROCHURE,
BY Rev. G. H. Hemingway, D. D.

A handsome booklet has just been
issued from THE COLUMBIAN Office,
entitled, "A Memorial Brochure on
Our Last Martyr President, contain.
ing also a few Short Homiies on
Anarchy, Yellow Journalism, etc.
1t contains a memorial address de-
livered at the Union Service held in
the Bloomsburg M. Z. Church on
Sept II 4th sermon on Anarchy VS.
Christianity, preached in the Pres.
byterian Church on Sept. IS; sermon
on Our Martyr President, preached in
The same place on Sept. az; and an
address on Yellow Journalism, de.
llvered in the Opera House on Sept
IL, before the Columbia County
Veterans Association. 1t also con.
tains half-tone cuts of President Nc.
Klnley; the President delivering his
last address, at Buffalo, the day before
he was shot; the First Presbyterian
Church, Of Bloomsburg; and Rev. G.
H. Hemingway, d. d., the author ol
the book.
The Brochure contains .,8 pages oi
reading matter, and is handsomely
bound IN flexible black cover, printed
in red, and tied with a purple silk
cord.
The addresses were delivered in a
most impressive manner, with an
eloquence inspired by the solemnity
OF the subject, and the awfulness Of
the occasion. DIR. Hemingway enjoys
a high reputation as a public speaker,
and these addresses are among his
very best efforts.
Through the llberality of some o.
the authors friends copy Of the book
was presented to every teacher at the
Institute last week. 1t is on sale a,
Bidleman's, and the price is nominal
ten cents. Only limited number o.
copies were printed, so that those de.
string one should secure it soon.