Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-08-22

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News can tell at this time of the
wonderful big gold strike in the West
Fisher country about which the people
OF Libby and all the old prospectors
of the district have been agog for
some time past During the past week
representative of this paper was
sent into the district and thorough
examination made Of the values and
extent Of the new strike. Gossip can,
Of course, tell many tales and these
same tales can be grossly distorted
in the telling, but we can honestly
say that of all the tales told Of the
wealth and it's extent in the West
Fisher country, nowhere near half
has been mentioned.
The strike in question was that
made by County Attorney William
Herbert, manager and mineralogist
for the Golden West Mining Company
Of Libby. This is local concern.
owned in large part by local people,
and the strike is that much more
gratifying because of that fact. M. z.
Shcouweiler is the president; G. w.
King, prominent newspaperman and
banker Of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, is
vice president; DIR. A. E. Ostroot is
secretary y-treasurer5 William Herbert,
attorney and rnineralogist, and John
Lovick, Of local blacksmith fame, COM
pose the board and are the principal
owners.
Fourteen Claims Staked.
This mining venture was started
about three years ago and develop
ment work and mining has been stead
lily going on since then. Fourteen
claims have been located about half
on each side of West Fisher creek
pretty we'll up towards the head of
this creek. The first workings Of the
company was on what was at one
time the Little Annie ground. This
ore is rich and they have taken out
and shipped raw ore direct to the
smelters. This has proven profitable,
but in the meantime further explor-
alton has been going on cumulating in
the discovery of new vein much
greater in area and really richer than
anything found before.
The new vein is directly across the
creek from the Annie vein, is devel-
Noped sufficiently to show width of
200 feet; is from 10 inches to four
feet thick and has been opened into
the hill for distance Of 80 feet in
three places, showing that the vein
persists and gets wider as it goes
into the ground. The ore is very rich.
1t is said to run $50 to $4,000 per ton,
and is free milling gold with small
percent of lead, silver and zinc Sell
dom-anywhere-so far as we can
find with the data available, has a
strike ever been made of such mag
nitude.
On the Little Annie" proper there
are. also two big veins Of very rich
ore From this the company has
shipped ore to the smelter in the raw
state and the smelter returns ran
around $50 per ton on all the ore
shipped.
To reach this property you drive
out the main Kalispell road, turning
off at the West Fisher bridge about
27 miles south. You then follow up
the West Fisher to the Mother Lode
cabin which is about 10 miles
froee the main road. Then eight
tenths Of mile up the creek will put
you directly between the veins Of ore.
To go to the present workings you
take a trail up the hill from the
Mother Lode cabin.
Located 30 Years Ago.
Thirty years ago this summer a
man by the name Of Rogers, who was
then cook for the Great Northern
came into the district and located
these claims. He did work on them
for three years. One day scout for
Salt Lake mining man came along
and dickercd Rogers for price. They
agreed and shortly he received a
check for the claims. Rogers left the
country and the Salt Lake parties
neyer went near the property. The To-
I cations Of course lapsed and the
ground has been waiting there al
these years for someone to eeme
along and take advantage of the gold
/ stored in it's veins.
This group of men can be consid-
cred very fortunate as the location OF
their mines is in a favorable place
They have but a short distance tt
build road to put them on their mil
site. The grade is easy and the cost
Of constructing the road viii not ey-
caed thousand dollar bill The veins