, 1902-08-21
MINING IN
THE UPPER COUNTRY.
What is Being Done at Present and will
be Done the Coming wintsr-An I'm
mense Amount Of Machinery Put in
and Development Work Going on.

first of the week and gave some
Interesting items concerning the
work now going on i'll the Battle
Lake and Encampment districts,
and what is being planned for the
winter. He said, concerning the
mines:
ST. E. Brown, of the North
Western Co., returned a few days
ago from Denver, where he las
been the past ten days purchasing
machinery for his company. A
boiler, pump and hoist were pur-
chased and will be placed in posi-
ton as socn as they can be gotten
ont from Denver. The North
Western Copper Co. has some ex-
cellent prospects situated on the
head of Cow creek.
IF. E. Hinton, of the Verde
Mining Co, returned Saturday
accompanied by j. E. Thatcher,
of Omaha. Mr.. Hinton has been
laying IN a supply of machinery
consisting ola pump, boiler, hoist,
etc, which will be used in the de-
velopment of their property. 1t
is the intention of the to
keep a force Ct men at work all
winter, and develop the mine I'M
til they demonstrate its value.
THE Chicago stockholders of
the Doane Rambler have been in
camp for the past week looking
over the property with the inten-
ton of opening it up and COM
mencing the shipment Of ore as
soon as it can be arranged. They
have made plans for enlarging
the working facilities of the mine
and will commence the sinking of
a three compartment shaft at
once. The fact that this mine is
to be opened up will be good news
to all who are interested in that
country, as every n is convinced
of the richness and quantity of
ore which it is able to turn out,
and the shipment of ore from this
section will give a fresh impetus
to the work already being done
there.
"The Ledbetter property is be-
ing work with three shifts, about
20 men being employed in the
work. They have made a cross
cut from the bottom of the shaft
where they are now working to
the old workings and have cut
several small veins of shipping
ore. They will also work all win
ter. .
"A force of men are now mt
work on the Big Chief property,
on Cow creek. This mine recent
ly changed hands, the purchase
price being $4,000, and the pres
ent owners have let a contract for
the sinking of a 80 foot shaft on
the lead. Suitable buildings,
shaft house, etc, are being built,
and everything put in good shape
around the property.
"The Continental Co., whose
property is situated at one of the
stations on the tramway, is being
worked by two shifts now, making
an average of a foot a day on the
tunnel which is being run into the
hill.
Stewart Edgar, of the North
Fork Co, south of Battle, has let
Il contract for an additional 100
feet to the men who have been
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going on at this property at the
rate of about one foot per day.
"Gus. Anderson, who has been
sinking on a property on Roaring
Fork, recently made a good strike
at a depth of 70 feet, having a two
foot vein of ore which caunot be
distinguished from the Ferris
Haggarty, and in fact is consider
ed one Of the best strikes made in
that country since the Ferris ag-
garty a opened.
The Monarch people have just
gotten a new saw mill in and ex-
peci to have it in operation in a
very short time. This mill is sit
uated on the North Fork of the