Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-12-17
MIKE HORSE MINE
SHOWS RICH ORE
Pullman Men Are Enthusiastic After
Making IA Careful Inspection of
the Property

number of Pullman people are inter-
ested. They give the following re-
port of their trip:
We arrived in Helena about noon
and at 2:30 were skimming over an
excellent road in the direction of the
mine in Floyd RAIDERS Ford. The
fine condition of the roads, the eX-
cellent grade and complete absence
of snow except higher in the noun
tains were some of the many sur
prises of the trip. Having expected
anywhere from six inches to six feet
of snow and zero weather, the mild,
sunny afternoon with perfect travel
ing conditions were indeed welcome.
Passing the Marysville mine where
30,000,000 worth of ore has already
been taken out, we were soon at Sill
yer, the shipping point of the Sterling
Mining & Milling company, &c miles
from Helena. From there the road
revealed ever increasing beauty of
scenery until at the crest of the
mountain divide magnificent piano.
rama of the peaks and valleys of the
Rocky mountains burst into view
Here the first evidences of the COM
pany's mining activity below were
seen in the form of many sacks of
high grade ore concentrates stacked
pE and awaiting transportation to
the smelter From this point rapid
descent was made to the valley of
the Blackfoot, which passes within
four miles of the Mike Horse mine,
ard along which the Milwaukee has
already a part of the main line cut
off which will take advantage of the
lowest pass in the Rockies and will
eliminate more than 100 miles
track, thus shortening the running
time of this great transcontinental
line by more than four and a half
hours. Leaving the level grade of
company's holdings and stopped to
observe the assessment work j
progress on five new claims upon
which a splendid vein has already
been uncovered, which, when he
quality of the ore taken out near the
surface and steadily growing richer,
promises to be an even greater asset
to the mine than the famous Hogall
and Mike Horse leads which we were
soon to explore
AS we rounded a curve few min
utes later, we were astonished to see
in the gathering dusk the flash of
many electric lights, and it seemed
as If we were entering a town in
stead of mining camp in the midst
were issuing from the giant mill on
the mountain side and the roar of
the machinery could be heard. Driv-
ing into neat garage, we said good
night to Henry" and were ushered
into the big dining hail. streaming
with light and warmth, where we
were cordially welcomed by Archie
Mcdonald, the mine manager, and
his wife, the company's expert as
sayer.
On the second floor we found COM
Portable and attractive quarters. At
the sound of the gong we decended to
the dining room and were impressed
with the good feeling, quiet man
ners and excellent behavior of the
he i,
superior group of working men, most
of them experts in their particular
line. Everywhere we heard enthusi-
astic statements regarding the work
OF the mine and could see that every
man took pride in his work and in
the property which he was helping
to develop. In fact, we found that
the manager and several of the men
were so confident in the future OF
the nine that they had taken out q
large number of shares of stock in
the company.
Eager to see at least a part of the
mine that night. we dressed up in
tue miners fashion and set out for
tunnel No. 2. Passing into clean
and we'll timbered tunnel, we were
soon at the Little Nell" a well de-
fined and rich vein, and then on to
the great "Hogall" vein, the widest
in the workings and rich in ore, then
past the Mike Horse" also a rich
lead, to the end of the long tunnel
Returning to the "Hogall" We felt
a strong current of air ascending
and saw a ladder leading downward
Descending a few feet, we had the
main surprise of the whole trip. On
every side was high grade ore. Paus-
ing to pick up a rather small chunk,
we were scarcely able to lift 1t. If
there are any lingering doubts in the
minds of stockholders of the com
pany regarding the quantity and
quality of the ore in the Mike
uoreaS nina thaV should bV all