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HEADQUARTERS FOR Groceries, Tinware and Notions, CHINAWARE, Hay, Grain and General Merchandise, CHEAPER THAN DIRT FOR SPOT CASH. CHARLES H, HENTON, Prop. CLARKE & CURTIN, HARDWARE AND STOVES. We are now offering our entire line of heating stoves for Coa] or Wood at Send us your orders for all kinds of HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. PRICES LOW. 42 & 44 S. Main St. - - Helena, Mont. ARTHUR P. CURTIN, Furniture, Carpets, Wall Paper, Housefurnishing Goods. We carry the largest stock in every department in all Montana, Will occupy our Mam- moth New Building, opposite Hotel Helena, November 15th. Grand Removal ie now going on. Present Stock must be reduced. Pianos dnd Organs in Music Department. ARTHUR P. CURTIN, HELENA, MONTANA. J. SWITZER, — Wines, Liquors and Cigars, Bar Glassware and Billard Goods. 40 South Main Street, Helena, Montana. H.J. NY EH, Manufacturer, Jobber and Dealer in SADDLERY, HARNESS AND SADDLERY HARDWARE. SsTOCK SADDLES A SPECIALTY. HELENA, MONTANA. FIRST-CLASS HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS. RESTAURANT IN CONNEOTION, World’s Fair Beer Garden and lodging House 0.G. FREDERICK, Proprietor. 100-402 South Main Street, - - - - Helena, Montana. HAS THE FINEST BOWLING ALLEY IN THE WEST IN CONNECTION. When you visit the Capital and are looking for a friend you will be sure to find him at the most popular resort in Helena. The choicest wines, liquors and cigars and the best music can be heard at. the World’s Fair. % MINES AND MINING. Regular Weekly Clean-up from the Mines of the Lump and Clancy Guich Districts. e Mining Notes and Items of the Day of an Interesting Character, Bar silver, 6814. Lead, $3.10. Copper, $11.00, * ORE SHIPMENTS IN OARS FOR THE WEEK. LAVGPDOO! . 55 ssa 5. aoe vee 1 TAGE INGE sas nd eRe ona ee ca eal 1 Golden Gate ..... RE 5. oe ibn’. s cal 2 Pree OoImeee ib. sc beasd «~~ eae se + sane Little Alma...... ih) «.csaee hae 1 Wiel tun”...o....ae 6 *,* MEW STAKE. This is a property situated about half a mile above Clancy that should be ship- ping ore to-day instead of lying idle. No prospect in this district has a brighter outlook for the amount of work ‘done, than it has. It is developed by a shaft a little more than 150 feet in depth, from the bottom of which a level has been run 150 feet west and about ten feet east. In this level ore had just been encoun- tered when work was suspended. At the fifty foot station a level hasbeen driven 186 feet west, from which good ore was stoped and shipped to the smel ter giving retorns of about $100 to the ton. There appears to be twe lédes on the properity, one large main vein and the other a cross lode. The cross lode contains about two Imches of high grade ore, and the ore chnté discovered in the main yein at the fifty foot was from eight to twelve inchés in width. The ore is of the same general character pe- culiar to this district, and it seems to be the general opinion of those best ac- quainted with the New Stake that it is a valuable property, Just when it will be started up again we are not now in position to say, but we do not believe that so valuable a iprdperty as this seems to be, from all information we can gather eoncerning it, will long be allowed to re- main idle. It is equipped with a steam hoist and there would not be much tronble experienced in starting it up, thongh the shaft and levels are now fnll of water which would not: take long to pump out. * « * THE LITTLE ALMA. Good reports continue to come from this property. In the stope which is be- ing worked from the 300 the ore chute continues to widen out and grows more solid and compact. The force of men bas been increased to between 12 and 15, and should the ore continue to improve it is expected that they will soon be ship- ping a car per week; as it is a car can be shipped every nine or ten days. + 7 * BABY HElEN. Mr. Lambie of Great Falls, one of the owners of the Baby Helen mine, arrived in Lump gulch one day this week with a force of five men and all necessary tools and outfit, and will at once commente operations on the property. We have not been: informed ~|asto what Mr. Lambie’s intentions are in regard to working the mine, but as there is now a shaft downon the lead 200 feet, it is altogether probable that different levels will be run to prospect the vein before sinking to a greater depth. The Baby Helen isa most prom- ising property, and when further devel- oped we shall be surprised if it does not add another first class. producer to the list of paying properties in the district. * * * THE “LIVERPOOL, We understand that the work of push- ing the drifts on the 400 level west is being systematically carried out, and that the ore chute on the parallel lead caught by means of a crosecut at the 100, proves greater in extent and value than was at first anticipated, the chute varying in width from four to fourteen inches, showing gray copper and ruby silver in undiminished quantities. The Liverpool has been a steady shipper all winter, and we understand the shaft will be sunk another 100 feet during the coming spring. + * THR BLUE BIRD, Work on the Blue Bird mine, located about four miles above Wickes has been suspended for the past week or so, pend- ing certain negotiations which are in course of arrangement at Butte. The mine has been shipping considerable ore during the winter, and probably will continue to do for a long time to come ‘CLANCY, MONTANA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1896. when again started up, which is likely to ocour any day now. The country in which the Blue Bird is located is an old and well known mineral district,.and has an immediate future before it as prom- ising as that of any mineral field in Montana. The lodes are all large and well defined, and are full of the finest concentrating ore in the country, besides large quantities high enough in the precious metals to ship. THE TIMBERLINE. This property is lovated on the divide was the first mineral bearing vein lo- cated in that vicinity—about twelve years ago. It-is owned at present by MacArthur and Dean, and while not ex- tensively developed, is regarded by min- ing men asa most excellent property. It has’ lately been bonded to parties who intend developing it during the coming spring and summer. When the Toston smelter was running, about seven or eight years ago,four hundred tons of ore was shipped from the Timberline to that reduction works with good results to all concerned, There are vast quan- tities of pyritic iron ore in sight in the property as now déveloped, of a low grade character, and we have been in- formed that the property is to-day cap- able of an output of a car load of this class of ore per day. If the ore carries sufficient gold and silver in car load lots to warrant it, and recent assays would indicate that it will do so, there will be cousiderable work done on the Timber- line this year, Bismuth in considerable quantities has also been found mixed up with the ore, almost pure specimens of that metal were found weighing from five to twenty pounds, to which, of eourse, considerable .iron pyrites ad hered. It is the intention of the gentle- men who have this property under bond to sort out this bismuth product and ship itto Swansea for treatment. The bismuth specimens assay high in gold and silver, and it is thought that the purely bisiauth ore will yield returns not far from $1,000 to the ton. * * * MINING NOTES. The forve on the Pilot is being in- creased, and a number of men have been put to work on the old Cole’s mill, making necessary arrangements for the new thachinery which is expected to ar- rive in a few days. . We understand work on the Home- stake bas been suspended, pending some new deal regarding the property, About two car loads of ore was taken out be- fore work was suspended which will be shipped atonce. We trust the owners of this claim will see fit to push its de- velopment as no better prospect has been shown up in the district, and if properly exploited should make a bo- nanza. Gold bearing quartz is now in active deman 1, but it does not follow that lead and silver properties are not valuable. There is in fact a strong probability that the market will react before many years and silver and lead mines become more sought after than ever.—Husbandman. The Iron Mountain Company have just paid their thirty-third regular divi- dend. The report is as follows: De- layed ore sales for shipments in Decem- ber, $7,044.43; ore sales for January to date, $19,155.19; electric light sales, $16; eight cars shipped in January, unpaid for February 13, $26,215.62; current ex- penses for January, $17,623.76; net profit $8,591.91; balance on hand, $14,158.89, The Independent says that it is re- ported that work will soon be resumed on the Diamond Hill mine on a larger scale than ever, and that it will have for its manager Thomas F. Ewing, one of the best known mining experts in the west. Some time ago a deal was pend- ing in which the Diamond Hill was said to be the center of interest, and several wealthy men were ptospective purcha- sers. The men of money relied upon the judgment of Mr. Ewing, who said it was one of the bestemines he ever saw, and that it would be worth a mint of money with # reaéonable amount of develop- ment work. Circymstances arose that made it impracticable for the investors to raise the large amount of money that would have been required as a vash pay- ment, and they did not take up the prop- erty at the expiration of the time. Mr. Ewing, however, itis said, felt that the owners had not lost much by their refu- sal to extend the time, and that they had a mine mich too good to be sold any- way. He held a conference with John 8, Miller, who controls the property, and told him what he thought about it. That, was after Mr. Miller had resolved to hold on tothe mine, Asa result, new machinery has been ordered, and when the: Diamond Hill begins work again it _will be with a prospect that it will be- come a producer in real earnest. _ . at the head of Woodchute Canyon, and, 4 $2.00 A YEAR.” The leasers of the Stray Horse mine have sold their lease and the mine has . been sold to a Helena syndicate. The leasers made a snug sum of money out of the deal. \ John Wallace the liveryman of Lump had quite an exciting runaway one day this week, in which his surry was com- completely demolished and his team more or less injured. Mr, R. G. Bailey, proprietor of the Wickes Pioneer, made the Muvzr a call during the week. Mr, Bailey reports the newspaper business in Wickes in a flourishing condition, and at times lively enough to suit the taste of the most fas- tidious pencil pusher in the country. As mentioned ‘last week the social given by the Clancy Sunday school proved much more successful financially than was anticipated, and the members feel that the thanks of the Sunday school are due Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Holt for their efforts in the matter, and take this method of publicly expressing them. There are several things that Clancy needs and needs bad, the chief of which is dwelling houses and cottages for rent. There is also a splendid opportunity for a butcher shop, a drug store and a livery stable. In each of these lines there is a present demand sufficent to afford a com- fortable living, and there is not another town in the state that offers greater op- portunities and possibilities for future growth and developement than Clancy, and those who are first to take advan- tage of the situation and grasp the ex- isting opportunities will be the ones who will reap the harvest. When the ladies of Lump Gulch de- cide to give an entertainment they give one. This was clearly demonstrated by the successful issue of the dance and ice cream social given by the ladies of the A. A. U. on Thursday evening. One of the largest crowds ever gathered togeth- ef at an entertainment in Lump, was as- sembled at the Miners’ Union Hall on this oceasion. Everything passed off pleasantly and everybody seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. The suo- cess of the entertainment reflects great credit upon the enterprise and ability of the ladies having the matter in charge. Jefferson county boasts of some of the finest road horses in the state, and one of the finest is the property of Dr. A. F. Rudd of Jefferson. Last week when the Dr. was summoned by telephone to attend the attempted suicide case of Mrs. Bailey, below Hartford, he made the run in 35 minutes, including hitching up —a distance of seven miles. The animal was bred by C OC. Winslow of this county, sired by Blue Joint, out of the mare Olark Chief. He is now seven years old, is a noble looking blood bay, and is easily a three-minute horse over country roads, He was broke by M. A. Haynes, of Clancy. During the past week we had the pleasure of enjoying a lttle spin behind the animal, from Clancy to the mouth of Lump GujJch and return, in about as quick time as horse flesh can cover the distance. “BUL\ Nye Dead. A special from Asheville, N. ©., says: Edgar Nye died here at 2 o’clock p, m Feb.22. No arrangements have been made for the funeral. Mr. Nye came to this section seven or eight years ago in search of health and finally bought a farm, on which he built a palatial home. He, was born in Shirley, Maine, Aug. 25, 1850. He was sducated at an acade- my at River Falls, Wis. removed to Wyoming territory, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1876. He began early to contribute humorous sketches to the newspapers, using the pen name of “Bill Nye,” was connected with various western journals and after- wards settled in New York city. He has published “Bill Nye and the Boome- rang,” “Forty Liars,” “Baled Hay,” “Bill Nye,s Blossom Rocks,” and Remarks.” Nine men came down from Mr. Har- low’s railroad on Sunday last, having quit, They had a fair supply of surplus shoes and clothing which they were will- ing to sell cheap. One thousand dollars face representation of “certificates” was held by the nine men as their net earn- ings. For a pair of shoes they could get a few drinks, but for the whole batch of certificates they could not getaschoon- er of beer. These men are lead to believe they can get cash for these warrants — somewhere in Helena, at a slight dia- count. We have not been able to lecate the speculator who will pay anything for them, and if such exist we woe ae advertise the same free, so these har working men can know what they are worth.— Townsend Messenger, = = ° ~
