Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-01-07


tion. which has four groups of claims in
the district. Three of these, the Black
Chief. Creed and Reservation groups
were the claims originally owned at the
tim" of the organization of the com
pauy Tn" Reservation group has been
added To- 10y the purchase of some cX-
ccllcnt claims from Thomas +. Terrell
Of this city and their holdings have also
been increased 10y the purchase of the
Monte CrIsto, which promises to hc the
most important of them all.
This company by is many evidences
Of Il determination 20 develop the miner
al resources of this district have gained
the confidence and good Will IF all the
people here. They are eNpendlng their
money ludlclouslv and III places where
success Is almost certain to follow Their
efforts. They have built substantial
quarters for their men and officers, both
at tn" NarrOWS, where their first claims
Wcr" located, and at the Monte CriSto
their latest possessions There is none of
thl, work that is of the wildcat order,
bur Is of a substantial business nature
On the Black Chief they have run
a tunnel over two hundred feet with
which 1t Is expected tO tap Il ledge
twenty to forty feet III width ON the
surface. On the Reservation group
thnv have. - tuur.I ,,.o,lv If rnt nu;tn
,s inuo, os tho nn... ~, thn Rl,cl, C'bi,f
and have driflrd from This tuuunI - dis.
taurr of 50 feet The Greed ,rouu with
the purchases made from Mr Terrell
ioln, mn to the Fort Han comuanv's
pruprrtv and is ON the same lrdmr
Cnnsidrrab bIp work has also brn, diana
on this group.
The priuciDul mart Of thr wnrl; fine
latter plrt of the summer, has hrrn dome
ON thr Monte Cristn ,rnun >ybirh ,ro,n-
is,,S the most imm.liate rrturus FOR thn
Labor. .ypr,,drd of all fine prnnrrtirs ul-
thuurh thr rest are srili rrr,r,lrd rs
coed uroDcrtips rs they ever were and
viii receive dpvrIop,urnt inst as ronidIv
as conditions viii permit
All of these uroDcrtirs cXcrpt thr
Monte Crlstn are located ah,ut seven
miles south Of Pncatello at thn Norro,ys
of the portu.uf Canvon and iumrd;otn-
" adjoining the OREGON Short Lime
railroad.
The Nnutn Cristn ,nip, * situ,tnd nm
the west slppo of the Bnnnnck r,n,,, nf
maintains ahnut five miles from Inlnn
The Dropcr-v consists of eighteen claim.
fifteen hun1rrd bv six hundred feet
hhpI \
stalird and ned to l. : Mineral Monn-
mrut
But little work had been done ON thr
prupprtv prior to tine uurchasr by the
Inmau rnnnauy What had been done
consisted of a few shallow Shafts omen
cuts et,. for the nurposc of establish
ing the continuity of the vein Tuourn
mn and dpyrlon a mine in = practical
been started and is now in over POO feet
MS known that this tunnel will iut.rsrrt
the vein nbout 500 feet deem at y noiut
about 500 feet from the entrance of the
tunnpl 1his tnnnpl is ) hv feet in
the clear. has a uniform grade of three
fourths inch in - frer 81 that loaded
cars Will run l,y gravity. aud is thorough
w drniurI if water Shnuld he rnronu-
tered The ;uuurI is hrinU nd yaucpd at
thr rate Of $ feet every twenty-fnur
hours
Since .cnrpnny came iutounssnssior
of thr prnpnr,y they h,yr. erected six
substantial and neat frame buildings
ruusj,rino of bIarksmith shop n.say
office, harding house for thr men
surrr,u,rudput, uu,rtrrs forrman's
Ouart,.rs. etc. \ llrpr force of men and
team, has been empIoycd buildiuy =
wurnu road from, Inl,nr, fo the mirr
and when cumDlntrd will he frstclass
thus enabling the company to TRANSPORT
ore from the ,nin,. to thr' railroad at =
cost NOT excpndino 81 90 nor tom Thr
mime is thornu rhlv e,uinnrd with ali
necessary tonl. cars y:h.,.lbarrnyys
etc., for prarfiral mining iuru,liup y
compile Llorksmirh ortff and rnrnrn.
ter fools rhr cu,nnarv owns five head
of horses two Iarun draft horses WAGON
and harness. all new and thrra saddle
horses and saddles An abundant sun-
ply of purr mountain water flows the
wear arounI thr,n,h thn company's
nrnn,rt, If is estimated Iv cnmn.trnt
nortips thar from 3Oa tn 800 horse mower
can be dcyrloncd from this water
There is also an abundant sunnIv of
native timhnr conveniently situotrd to
the mine sufficient for ali mining and
domestic pnrnnsrs for years
The Mnmte Cristn i - stronp we'll
defined rnntart vnir win , strilkr n IN
frnr, +hn ,.',.,;',I Tl,n r,,t Vii i;
uuartZitr the hanging wall doInmit4
lime and the matrix of the vein is quartz.