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• THE LUMP CITY MINIM LUMP CITY, MONTANA. s Sale of 'rho Whit teen. On June 24th the Whitlatch Union and McIntyre Gold Mining Company's properties were bold at sheriff's sale for $4,315.11. The only bid made was by Mr. Marlowe, the holder of the judg- ment agetitst the company. A great deal of interest °enters in this sale, not ',ovate(' ()l i the sale, per se, but by reason of the circuliistances leading up to it. It is believed by meu in a position to know thajWw sale -of- this _property. is but another chapter in the disreputable drama which threatput the undoing of its stockholders. Enough is known to warrant the statement that the final eollapme wininbie either to the most rep- rehensible and incompetent manage- ment 'owed -one hand, or, actual dis- honesty On the tither: The last year the mine wae o neenited nearly T$35,000 in gol0 was taken gut, and presumably reinvest- ed in exploiting the mfbe: In addition' to this, l iO,ndebtedness of $4,000 was creiitèd; ,IMMO of which was in .excess of the limitation presóribed by the com- pany, eberefore illegal. TO legalize an indebtedness -for which tie trustees were resixaisibliwhe tote given WES penult tod goilltgetvign;ent without eeny do.. feuesbelng Ina& by the officers of the company to protect the stockholders, and from judgment the property went to sale. All theee things might be explained were it not susceptible of proof that when the mine was closed down, enough ore was in sight to pay off its indebted- ness. It will be remembered that the pumps were pulled and the mine flooded with water before the stockholders were notified that work had been suspended. There seems to be an anxiety on the part of the management to prevent stockholders from investigating the mine to determine as to its real or pros- pective value. This circumstance, sus- picious in itself, appears in a still worse light in view of the information subse- quently gathered, namely, that thirty Vine of ore were cribbed in one of the levels of the mine and that a vein of ore was) uecorered that gave great promise; iediqated that this mine would prove equal, if Pot iruperior, to the old time Whitlatch property. A blast was put in, our informants declare, the vein was covered up, the workmen were ordered out of the mine, the pumps were raised, the levels were flooded and the public was informed eat the Whit - latch Union and McIntyre gold mine had' \played out.\ In the light of these facts and the evi- dent desire to permit the property to go to sale without any arrangement where- by minority stockholders could be pro- tected has excited a great deal of criti- cism of Mr. Bailey, the president of the company. He has shown a mean, arbi- trary disposition throughout, denying to stockholders information that belong- ed to them and conducting the tpihe ig, es manner to command anything but the respect of those; whose interest' were intrusted to his care. We are not pre- pared to say that Mr. Bailey contem- plated the \freezing out\ of the small stockholders, because we have no means of looking down into his soul (if he has one, i ) . but the circumstances throughout will ilot justify the belief that he bee conducted the mine as a man should who is intrusted war' the management of a great property. That the Whitlatoh will in time re- sume, and demonstrate to the world what is already known to the few that it contains the requisite amount of ore to insure a paying mire, oannot be doubted. The wrecking of the property, its sale under the hammer, the looses .ustained by the hard working men and women who invested their na t eney . in stock *ill seriously cripple Montana's reputation. Thie state is still suffering from disreputable trensactions in the peat, through which Eastern investors were eysternatioally robbed. The fate of the Wilitlateh will do nothing to erase the bid impreesion formed in the etodk rinfritrte,'ot-Montapa and Montan men. 13ut - for transactions of this char- sotottie sécure ae muth Eastern capital as does Odorado. Nf4ti wlie1111101$11kehtirfP4111titsto. landle large affaire Are practically as gutty as thee° who dishonestly handle the interests in- trusted to them, when throuK . i . their acts inved.önsilierobbed of their money. The man whiholifs up a stage and rob, the passengers eivertisea his vocati end is a gentlemen compared with man who pursues a course thfst rube thè intiooent investor in mining property. Mining Era. machinery and other surface improv ments were bought in by Mr. Put« for $500, making a total or $31,900 paid for the entire property. As a oontiequencte ot this sale much speculation is rife as to the future of the Elizabeth. There are niany holders in this seation as well as in other parts of Montana, who are anxious to know what the banal outcome will be. Many are of the opinion that Mr Dick- inson made the purchase of the Eliza both claim for the heavy stookholkere in the company. liowever this may be it is hoped that the property has fallen into hands that will proceed to open it up and disclose its riches to the world. The property thus dispooed of on Fri- day last closes another chapter in one of the most noted mining enterprises that Montana has ever known. It was established as the West Granite Mining company in 1887, and as the name indicated, it lays west of tile t;ran- ite Mountain, which at that time was in the prime of its production. With the known 'wealth of the Granite mine and the ielation of the West Granite thereto the stock of the latter found ready sale and everybody bought it. The mink,' the storekeeper, the travelling man, and in fact people of all classes soon poeseee- ed Weet.firtinite stock and it was highly prized. The property was being developed and as that progressed a debt against it ac- cumulated and it was finally shut down for want of funds. • In March, 1889, a reorganization of the company was effected whereby the Walt Granite passed out of existence and the Elizabeth was organized. The now com- pany paid off the debt ot the old ($50, 000). The number of shares of stock were also reduced from 500,000 to 250,- 000 sharee•and an exchange was made whereby those holding West Granite stock were given one share of Elizabeth for two of West Granite. This arrange- ment was very satisfactory at the time and since then the stock has been fre- . quently quoted as high as $2 and $3. Some people Bold ouLat these figures while others held on for a greater profit and now they have nothing excepta very neat stock certificate. The West Granite, and ater the Eliza- beth stock, was for a long time the biggest gambling proposition on the St. Louis board. Fortunes hàve been made anil lost on it, while the actual known output frqm the Property does not ex - oued 40,000: It is believed, and, hoped by nia'nY, that the property will now fall into the hands of a company who will work it legitimately, and with the great Granite vein most positively running through it the Elizabeth m Eli a z il al . )eth , will become a great pro- duoer of the colorless metal. - Phillips- . How Mike Mahoney Literally . Tumbled / Into a Fortune. It is the unexpected that happens. Particularly is this true of a mining country, where erprises lie in wait. Yesterday Mike 'Mahoney was a poor man; to -day lie may be a millionaire, and if not that, a comparatively rich man. Mahoney is one of the fortunate.. With- in 50 feet of a road in the Pipestone dis- trict, 22 miles south of Butte City, Mon- tdna, Mr. Mahoney, a prospector, saw a ledge of moss covered rooks. Having nothing else to do, probably thinking of the Fourth of July, and wishing to hear a noise, says the Missoula Republican, he concluded to put in a shot. and a hole was soon drilled for that purpose. The result was a surprise. The fragmenta of rook were found to be full of particles of gold, visible to the naked eye. HP im- mediately staked off a claim and sent samples to Whitehall, a town nearby, to have them asieeyed. The result of the assay-has not been made known, but it cannot be but -highly satisfactory. Of course such a rich find could not long remain a sedrai, and a stampede has taken place from alt. the region round ehout to the new Eldorado. Mr. Zdaboney has sellartner, a cletlizi a store at Whitehall, who gruhataked him, and he is also in luck. It may be that the rock will turn ont to be a rich pocket, and not a mine; but if simply a pocket, if aceounte are true, there is enough gold to -warrant the partners engaging board at a first-class hotel. That chance eh iney not make them money kings, . Montana has hardly been ver. Gold is where you find ratftpod mines are found in unex- _places. It is never to ((late to prosipect.--New Northwest. The Sale of the Elizabeth. As announced, the sale of the property belonging to the Elizabeth mining com- pany took place last Friday ,j,n fropt of the nourthoune, to satisfy tht claim of the lIssee !trust fompany ofSt. v11041410)) het seen $8,000 and $9,000. In 4111.stinitt cleirus were sold, as folliik The Elizabeth,...Alameda, Little Heise, Clear •Orit. Butte, Duglis, Duglim No. 2, 4 and the Rattlesnake. The oblong were sold eeparately and all worn bought in by l';;;11 A. fusez at, $200 a pieèe except the kilizaheth toloch was bought(by Mé .1 G I >irk 'Union for $30,000. his was for the rtAirii elone The Shaft hompe,t Rock Drilling at Cripple Creek. Great exeitement was takes} in the miners' rock drilling contests; here on July 8. The principal event was a /pubis) thatch, in which nearly 20 team. were entered and for which $1,000 in purees der* offered. The first prize $500, was won by Tom O'Neil andllarry McMullen, of Cripple Creek, who drilled 31'1, inches, in ten minutes, Davy and Fallow, of Butte, Montana, took seconci prize, $250. drilling 33 1 4 he:6M Royal and MeKee, of headville, *ere a doge thfrd. meniing within of la ices of the second team. New Colorado tiola There is considerable exeitement in Florenee, Col., over the dieeovery of a new gold field in the Green Horn range, time imoles south of Florenee. The vein of ()re, which is free milling, is 40 feet wide and has had a mill test running pbout $10 for the full width of the vein. Another tunnel in 30 feet struck a vein of quartz that seems to be high grade ore, and prospectors claim an assay of . $55 for the whole vein, some parts of it running as high as $500. Blanks of every description for male at the MINER office. New quartz location blanks ready July 1st. Law in effect after that date. School books, elates, elate pencils, ink, pens, penholders, blanks, arithmetice, readers base ball goods and all descrip- tion of stationery, envelopes, etc., for sale at the MINER book store. Novels, historiete, magazines, papers and period No. 3554. APPLICATION FOIL PATENT. U. e. ,Laed °Moe, Helena, Montana, Maj 24th, 1895. Notice la hereby given, that Joseph Davis, whose poet office address is Helena, Lew IS and Clarke County, Montana, has this day filed application for patent, under the mining laws of Congress, for 222.58 acres of placer mitring land, situated On sections 5 and 6, township 8 north, range 3 west ; sections 1, 2,3, à ' 9, 10, 16 and 17, township S north, range 4 west, and south part of unsurveyed township 9 north, range4 west, in (unorganized) mining district, Jefferson County, Montana, which elaltu Is recorded in the office of the County Iteeorder of said Co ty, and designated and deseri bed In the plat and Sold notes on tile in tills office as follows: Be -survey No. 2679 A, beginning at corner No. Strom whicil the standard corner to sec- tions 31 and le, township 9 north. range 3 west bears north 12 degrees 34 minutes west 946 feet, and running thence south 85 degrees and 45 minutes west 612 feet; thence north ff.: de- grees 43 minutes west 431 feet; thence south 81 degrees 29 minutes west 7541 feet • thence north 79 degrees tri minutes west 2:460 feet; thence nOrth 57 degrees 51 minutes west 118.4 feet,_ to corner No. 6, in the eat« side Hite of the Little Alma lode; thence south 62 degreea 20 minutes west along said line 138.3 feet; thence south 55 degrees 40 minutes east 206.8 feet; thence south 77 degrees 35 minutes east 2497.2feet ; thence north 82 degrees 17 minutes east 750 feet; • thence south 83 degrees 51 minutes east 420 feet; thence south 87 de- grees 36 minutes east 573 feet • thence north 15 degrees 30 - tEdnutes east 264.7 feet to the place of beginning, containing 17.45 acres. And re -survey No. 2679 B, beginning in the northwest 'side line of the Little Alma lode, at corner No. 7, from which corner No. 8, of re -survey 2679 A, bears south 88 deg 18 min east 955.2 feet, and running thence north '71Irtte- igrees 41 minutes west 165.7 feet; thence north 58 degrees 19 minutes west 765.5 feet • thence north 71 degrees 24 minutes west 1824.1.1 feet; thence south 21 degrees 54 minutes east 321 feet; thence south 63 degrees 13 niinutes west 493 feet; thence south 86 degrees 30 minutes west 375.5 feet • thence south 40 degrees 27 minutes west 8i feet ; thence south 8'7 degrees 06 minutes west 591.7 feet • thence south 60 de- grees 26 minutes west. 3404; feet • thence south 81 degrees 41 minutes west 294 feet : thence south '19 degrees 11 minutes west 300.6 feet • thenoe-aount 30 degrees 58 minutes west 36 feet; thence south 73 degrees 38 minutes west 525 feet • thence south 84 degrees 47 minutes west 3s6.4- feet: thence south 67 degrees 20 minutes west 662 feet; thence north 50 de- grees 28 minutes west 1117.9 feet; thence north 3 degrees 43 minutes east 560 feet: thence north 50 • degrees 47 minutes west 563 feet; thence north :M degrees e minutes west 1058.4 fest; thence north 67 degrees 25 minutes west 550.7 feet ; thence north 57 degrees 29 minutes west 4113.3 fist ; thence south ES « 3S re minutes west mc30.7 feet; thence no 62 de- i gross; west 975 feet • thence north 47 degrees 30 minutes west 3441 feet; thence north fig de- grees Od minutes west 728.7 feet; thence north 54 degrees 58 minutes west 704(.6 rect. ; thence south 81 degrees 58 minutes. west 1596.7 feet ; thence ribtMlei degrees 12 minutes west 816.4 (etet; thence north 48 degrees 56 minutes west 600 bade ;„, tiicuce 110i th 48 degrees 36 minutes west OK feet ; t hence north io degrees 30 it - dil- ute. west 80 feet ; thence south 2 degreee09 minutes' east 247a7 feet; thence south 82 de- grees 28 minutes west 658.3 feet; thence south, 14 degrees 13 minutes west UM feet • thence south 56 degrees 38 minutes west 993 feet; thence south 74 degrees 13 minutes west 2111 6 feet; thence south 3 degrees 50 minutes east 208 feet: thence north 71 degrees 47 minutes east zire.ft feet; thence north 61 degrees; 97 rtilm'uitvs east 117/4.5 feet thence north Ode - grecs 49 minutes east 2178.7 feet; thence north te degrees 40 minutes east 827.2 feet: thenoe south 61 deg 17 minutes ettst,67.3.5 feet; thence south 86 deg 02 minutes east 852.7 feet; thence north 85 deg 21 min east 1461.4 ft; thence south 63 deg 45 min east 771.5 feet • thence south 73 deg 39 min east 544.3 feet ; thence south 49 deg 58 min oast :2186.6 feet; thence south 65 deg 58 min east 1t124.7 feet; thenoe north 84 deg 07 min east 787.4 feet; thence south 57 deg 43 min east 482 feet; thence south MI deg 35 min east .14q ft; thence sonth 37 de(50 minutes east hiss t feet; thence south 39 deg 13 min east 497.3 ti. thence south 17 deg 55 m in west 478.4 ft; thence south 70 deg west 1891.3 feet; thence south 47 deg 48 min west net feet; thence south 66 deg 36 min west 1018.3 feet; thence south 44 deg 20 min west e45.:1 feet; thence south 32 deg 40 min west 24-48 feet: thence south 57 deg M min west 844.8 feet; theme north 72 dug ht? min west 1731.5 feet; thence south 7 deg 45 min rain nati feet; thence south 73 deg 16 ruin east 1431.14 feet; thence south 81 deg 37 min went 1275 feet; thence smith 0 deg 30 min wet 1474 feet; thence south 32 deg 49 min west 111:0 ft; thence south 6 deg 57 min west 125.5 feet; thence Routh 71 deg 45 min west 1s45 feet to oorner No. 75 from which tide northwest corner of section 16, township 8 north. range 4 west bears north 16 deg 38 min west 1764.7 feet; thence south vis deg 14 min west 760 fist; theme south 67 deg 15 min east 160.8 feet ; t hence *loth 12 deg 45 Jilin west 368.5 feet; th , nee north 42 dog (10 mln east 102.7 feet; thence sou tit 611 deg 30 minute,* east 114.7 feet: thence south 70(1 etc 24 min east 117.6 feet; thence south 81 dea 44 min east 650.4 feet; thence north 61 deg 36 min east 1142 feet: thence north s deg 29 min east 900.9 ft; thence north 34 deg 50 min east 1157.3 (t; thence north 2 deg 06 min east 1521.7 ft; thence north 35 deg 34 min east 1183.4 feet; thence north 54 de g !tli min east 1000.7 feet; thence north 114 deg 26 mitt east 24>71 feed.; thence north 43 deg 11 min east 3029 feet ; thence Ill )rth 68 deg (r1 nth: east 1000 feet; thence north 4 5 dog 50 min east. 7181 feet; thence north 71 deg 17 min mutt 11404.7 ft; thence south 74 deg :IS min east:t10.9 ft; thence north 57 deg 27 min 'sot 694.9 ft ; thence south clog 00 mill «881.'2$14.8 feet: theme north 75 deg 33 min etiAtt 137.7 feet; thence north 41 deg 51 min east 481.9 feet; theme north 6 deg 47 min east, 228.4 feet; thence south 87 deg 23 min tsed: 283.2 toot; thence north 50 dog mutt 3414.11 feet; theme south 147 deg 10 min east 548.9 ft; thence north 37 dog 07 min east 301 ft; thence' north 8'7 deg 42 min east M2.2 ft; thence north 73 dog 28 rn I n east, 6(11.1 feet; thence south 7g th•g 25 17141 1‘111.54, 1360.5 feet : thenee mouth 60deg 10 min must 7110.2 feet.; thence south 70 deg M min east. 75.7 feet.; thenoe north 64 dog 30 min east 1541 evt t.11 r0r11 r No. 7, the platte tif bo- r ing. etteteln Mg 2115.13 „'ri'.. 1m' re survey 26711 11. Total area claimed Z22.511 /tore., whichtir ,$ )n g n (d 11 ,3 ,:s.. , Ïf m s a it y i . isl da r t? . ille n wits Its pitedh10th The adjoining claimants to these promises are survey No. 4467, the Little Alma lode, .1, see Lntelt. et al applirants. MI the west of Ver.L'ey. T'nt . v.\70 A. end on the east of survey no, wen (tt mt.- vt.•.t of survey No. 21179 II, the Holbrook l'Iseer survey Ni'. len0, Wm '1' Holbrook, applionnt Survey No. 102n, tinsel - bin No. 45, adjoins survey No. MTN A on tho east, Benjamin F. Herrin, appllennt W. E. Co X , Rcaletcr Date of fret publication June I, I4105 / Judge Fifth Judicial District... Frank Showers County A tUrrney William L. Has C>lrit District Court ... . .. Henry G. Rickerts John F. Sheeby \'County Commissionere . . (3eorge Benjamin, ... Juerie Patterson. Sheriff .... .. ........ ..... A lex under P. Gilliam Treasurer . ..... . William V. Meyer', Clerk and Recorder.... ... . Eugene Pieta Astessor . James E. Wood Superintendent of Schools Nuunita M. V. Bagley l'oroner Edgar I. Fletcher Public Administrator. . . Ihtvid ihx.wes County Surveyor Edward R. McNeill The LUMP CITY MINER. $2.00 Per Annum. The Lump City MINER is the on- ly paper and rep- resentative organ of the now fa- mous LUMP GULCH Mining District, a district which is aston- ishing the miner- alogical world. THE MINER is published in the very heart of this bonanza re- gion, and will each week con- tain faithful re- ports from the mines, concern- ing their develop- ment and output, and all other news of an inter- esting character. W( respectfully licit your patronage, WILLIAMS 8/ SONS Publishers. Lump City, Montana. COUNTY ortrwinemi. FRED. J. THOMAS, ASSAYER. 19% S. Mails St., Helena, Mont. Over Gamer's Shoe Store P. 0. Box, 1121 Thomas P. Oakes, Henry C. Payne, Henry U. Rouse, Reeelvera. NORTHERN PACIFIC RUMS Through Cars BETWEEN - ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS, DULUTH, _ FARGO, GRAND FORKS, and WINNIPEG HELENA, BUTTE, SPOKANE, TACOMA, SEATTLE, PORTLAND. Pullman Sleeping Cars, Elegant Ding Cars, Tourist Sleeping Cars. In Effect Sunday June 2, 1895. ARRIVE AT HELENA. No. 1, Pacific Mall, west bound .....825 a. m. No. 2, Atlantic Mail, eastbound.... 11:20 p. No. 8, Marysville accommodation, daily except Sunday 930 a. m. No.9, Elkhorn accommodation, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat- urdays ...... . ...... ....... ..... 5C0 p. m. No.9, Wickes and Boulder ac- commodation, daUy except Sunday 5*6 p. m. No. 101 Rimini mixed, Mondays only 230 p.m. DEPART FROM HELENA No. 1. Pacific Mall, west hound... R:35 a. m. No. 2 Atlantis Mail, east bound 11:30 p. m. No.? Marysville acoomodatIon, . daily exrept Sunday 330 p. w. No. 10 El O. ,rti accommodation, Tueedays. Thursdays and Sat - 7.L5 a. tn. N u o. rd 10 \ W s Ickes and Boulder ac- commodation daily except Sun- day 7:15 a. m. No. 102 Rimini mixed, Mondays . only ....... ................. 10.30 a. m. ‚or information, time cards, maps and tickets call on or write A. D. EDA1 - . . „, GENERAL AGENT, HELENA, MONT. -OR- CHAS. S. FEE, G. P. 8t T. A., BT. PAUL MINN. \SCHREINERS GREAT DEPARTMENT STORE, MAIN STREET, - HELENA. We carry a general line of Gro- ceries and House Furnishing goods and at prices that will satisfy any buyer. This we guarantee. SCHREINERS. Arthur J. Craven, ATTORNEY -AT- LAW, Rooms 16 and 17, Bailey Block, II ELENA, MONTANA. Webster's Assay Office, A. P. WLBSTE.111. AL ammo. y •••- do.\ e I (-111.•..Itme, No 62 South wain St. ope Colm 00 01 itan Hot.'? HELENA, - MONTANA P. 0. Box 1017. Prompt rettidle made on Samples sent by mail or express. 4 Ivor . 251 years on pertence in the mining Staten and Terri tories. Established in Helena in 1889. CHARGES. grimmer, OR HAND A 18,14118. Bil VRT $100 811 VPT and feed 1110 (kola end Hilrer 1 50 Hilv'r do Id. 2 00 Copper.. 1 50 Iron it 50 Zinc $86 cowmen. AND CIFIBOZ sserusa. ils -ex 82 00 hilver and Lead it so Gold and Hirrer II 00 Etilv'r A Igi 011
