Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-06-19
t"e rate numerous Advefslteseus Coun First Mining District
Will Rise AGAIN and Become Factor ADDING to Onr Grow.
Ing Mineral Wealth.
the PRESENT OUTLOOK WAS NEVER MORE ENCoJRIeIne
More Prospecting Bo Done Ia the Maiden District Than Aa Other
Section OF the Cosntyre Review Of the Properties Belno
Developed Ia the Vicinity Of Maiden.

The following Is the first Of series
Or articles that will appear In thu
Democrat by the editor Of the paper
who Is now engaged in making a trir
over the county:
REMUNERATION
AS one stands on an eminence in the
upper part of the good old camp OF
Maiden. looking over the mountains
which rise majestically on every side
he is reminded of a favorite saying of
the renowned Col. Mulberry Sellers,
There is millions in it." There are
literally Millions" in the mountains
within a half dozen miles of Maiden,
and some day and that day Is not far
In the future, let us hope, some of
those millions will be dug out of
these mountains and will add just SO
much to the wealth and happiness of
the world.
1t is fascinating work, this digging
for gold. There is sort of romance
to it which tempers the constant
struggle against the slow yielding
barriers Of nature. The shimmering
elusive maiden of Hope constantly
beckons the prospector on just a little
farther or a little deeper into the
mountain side. When despair would
drag him back, Hope says, "come
another foot" or 100 feet"
Twas the gentle, insistent voice of
the siren, Hope, which, over a quar-
ter of a century ago, brought the
first handful OF prospectors oover here
into Maiden Gulch. There were hard
ships plenty in those early days but
they took them willingly for the prom
Use the hills held out-the promise of
gold, not from another's hoard but
from the store-house of nature Rich
were some of the rewards and they
live today in ease and comfort and
happiness on the gold taken from the
hills in a stonee's throw of Maiden
here; but there are others who work
ed just as faithfully who, indeed, are
still working, ever hoping for the
dawn Of their golden day" Maiden
does not pretend to he more nor less
than mining camp. The prosperity
Of the camp depends entirely upon the
luck Of those who are working in the
mines. There were days when there
was not better camp in all Montana
there are many who say that the day
will come when she will more than ri
val her former greatness and it would
certainly appear that they are justified
in this prediction.
There is probably more prospecting
being done in the Maiden district
this summer than in any other mining
district in the county. A half dozen
or more good properties are being
worked and the showing on practic-
ally every one of them are sufficient
to justify a continuance of the work.
Adam Sager, one of the old timers
VI lie ulSlTict, anu Roy Mathews are
working this summer on the Justice
claim, formerly the Alpine, located
about half mile southeast of Maiden
and belonging to p. W. Meadow, the
very substantial foundation Of whose
present large fortune was taken from
the famous old Spotted Horse mine.
Charles Wiedman owned the Alpine
and was shipping some high grade ore
from there Is years ago. The greater
part Of this ore which assayed several
hundred Collars to the ton, was taken
from the original shaft which was
sunk TO a depth of about sixty feet.
AT different times, great deal of
work has been done on the property,
there being a tunnel at least 300 feet
long and it is in this tunnel that Sa-
ger and Mathews are now. working
But few days ago, they struck some
ore that looks good. exceedingly good
in fact. They have a good body of
this ore and the chances are bright
for Meadow repeating the successes
of the Spotted Horse.
Olive Langdoc has two claims, the
Clara May and the Ella, on Sheep