The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
MONTANA MINES.

L INC f10uucplu OI0 COMpdAy, GULL
posed of Montana and Minnesota men,
is actively pushing development IN
che Galena mine, near Pony.
William Parker is making prepare
tons to resume operations with his
dredge boat at the head of Alder
gulch about the middle Of the month.
F. w. Bacorn. president Of the Ca
BILE Leasing & Mining company. is at
the famous Gable mine experimenting
tn, overhauling of the mill for the
spring and summer run.
Forty men are working in the
Fourth of July group Of mines, near
Butte, and 1t Is understood that the
construction of a reduction plant will
be commenced within month.
Jack" Butler, one of the organizers
OF the miners union at Butte, who
was engaged In the liquor business
for a number of years, but for the
past 10 years q resident of Spokane.
died last week of stomach trouble.
1t is proposed by J. H. Cowan and
his associates systematically to de-
velop and extensively mine the plac-
ers existing In the high bed of the
Missouri river, this side of Canyon
Ferry.
,,he Cottonwood Coal company, Of
which James J. Hill. president Of the
Great Northern and the Northern Sc
curities, Is the principal stakeholder,
has acquired 1000 acres Of coal land
near StOckett, Mont The consideca-
Cion named is In the neighborhood If
$40.
The Buffalo Gold Mining company,
Of which John A. Kennedy. formerly
president Of the Niagara bank at Buf.
falo, Is president, is planning the ex-
tensive development of number Of
claims in the Cooke City district, In
GLIDING the Aspen. Garfield. Queen Of
the Valley, Great Eastern, Peach Tree
and Morning Dew.
For number Of years Alex johnson
and others of Butte have been de.
veloping copper prospects in Cole
canyon and Bear gulch. opposite Iron
Rod. From reliable source it has
been learned that at a depth Of $50
feet ledge SO feet wide has been
cut by q crosscut tunnel; that this
ledge carries Is per cent copper and
from SIS to $22 In gold.
7. s. Hogan, ex-secretary for Mon
tana and at present secretary and
treasurer Of the Crooked River Min
ing company. Is In Butte and has
been placing orders for additional
machinery for the mine of the com.
pany. The properties are at Orc
Grande. Idaho, in the Buffalo Hump
country. and work has been rapidly
pushed since the company first took
hold. over year ago.
The Michigan & Montana Silver
and Copper Mining company has dis.
posed Of its group of Is claims In the
coded strip of the Blackfoot reserva.
ton to Brown & Plat for $25O,OOO,
the purchase price to be paid In three
installments. The values of the
claims are principally in copper, with
varying amounts of gold and silver
Fifteen thousand dollars have been
expended in exploiting the properties.
The supreme court has disposed Of
the litigation In the famous Rarus-
Pennsylvania case by Diminishing the
applications of both sides for injunc-
tions and returning to the district
court in Butte the remittitur in the
case. The court holds that under It's
last decision, granting additional
ground Of the Pennsylvania mine to
the owners Of the Rarus. that it has
no further jurisdiction. Unless new
litigation is started on new issues, this
ends the celebrated case. as far as the
supreme court of this state Is con-
cerned.