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THE PHILIPSBURG MAIL. VOL. III. NO. 6. PHILIPSBURG, DEER LODGE COUNTY, MONTANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1889. WHOLE NO 110. Grand Crash in Groceries 3 carloads received, ready for the spring trade. Celebrated Monarch Canned Goods Kept in Stock. 25 Per Cent. Reduction! On Canned Fruit; same on Canned Vegetables. Only small shipments of SPRING DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING Received daily by express, until about April 1, when the heavy shipments from New York will reach here, which will be the FINEST IN THE COUNTY R-espectfully- Wm. Weinstein PHILIPSBUR& JAMES B. LEAiHY, Meat Market REAL ESTATE, SIaGN OF THE BIra BULL Mn1ing & 0Com1m ssioL Co At our market We will endeavor to furnish our patrons with the best BROKERI S. BEEF, M UTTON, BUTTE ITY, - - o:TANA. Park. Veal nnd Sausagc. Will buy or sell Game in Season. Collination, Bi-letallic, Sai Fran.icie I The highest prices paid for hides and pelts,and ALICE, MOULTON and GRANITE Stocks. cattle bought and sold. Orders delivered free of Execute Orders for purchase or sale of stock charge. The firm also carries on a general and bonds at New York. market businoas at Granite. O'SC hw Special attention given to the buying and sell Morse & Brashaw. ing of valuable mining property. A. G. EDWARDs, B. F. EDnw-aDns, Formerly U. S. Ass't Treasurer. Formerly with Bank of Commerce A. G. EDWARDS & SON, Stock and Bond, Brokers, ST. LOUIS, - - MISSOURI. 1 MINING STOCKS A SPECIALTY. Orders in same receive PERSONAL ATTENTION and executed STRICTLY ON COMMISSION at reason able rates. Quotations furnished by wire. Correspondence solicited. J. C. MaoGINNITIE, JAS. P. NEWELL, P. J. McMORROW, President. Vice-Pres. &iec'y and Treas. 1 MacGinnitie - Mc ioI'oI v B 1kcra Co. t STOCKS AND BONDS Ox C' [MIsioN ON:.Y. t Mining Stocks a Specialty. 305 Pine Street. - - St. Louis, Mo. b . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WILSON BROS FOR YOUR ...O Cats ! Hay ! Cats! Flhur, Iced and Vthet. SCC001Le. POTATOEP, ONIONS, CA.BBAGES All kinds of vegetables. Choice Lot of Butter and Eggs, Fine stock of Furniture, Carpets, Quilts, Desks Call and examine goods. LOWER BROADWAY, PHILIPSBURG. INCO1RPORATED, JULY, 1887. Buskett loiercantile Co. MERCHANDISE STORES AT GRANITE, RUMSEY AND CLARK. Sole Agents for Common Sense Sleds, Mitchell Wagons, Monarch Canned Goods, Crescent Creamery, Butter and Eggs. AMONG THE LEDGES. OUR MINING EDITOR'S WEEKLY e REPORT. Dips, Spurs and Angles-Stock Quota tions - Granite Mountain - West Granite - A Flattering Prospect for the Silver Chest Company. The mining outlook in the Flint Creek district never had a healthier prospect than at present. It is evident that *e * are on the eve of a long and prosperous season of unexampled mining activity, which means everything to the towns of Philipsburg, Graniteand vicinity. What our ola-time miners and prospectors have expected and hoped for in past years seems likely to materialize into some thing other than mere hope and prophesy, and the change likely to occur in the growth and product of the dis trict in the next five years to come will be something remarkable. Those of our mines which have been exter sively prospected and developed have proven beyond a doubt of the per manence and richness of our ledges. T The Granite lead is growing richer and more extensive as depth is attained and there is enough rich ore assured to keep the mills of this great company in oper ation for years to come. The great Rumsey 90-stamp mill of the Granite will soon be completed and m full operation, and will add its quota of the Granite riches to the world and its share of prosperity to the communities of the dis trict. Then the Bi-Metallic Co. have been running their new 50-stamp mill on the ores from their mine for the past few weeks ana have finally gotten everything 0 into full and satisfactory running order, .and from now on will turn out the riches of our hills to the world at large. With I A. regard to the extent and richness of the I Bi-Metallic vein it is said to be even larger and more extensive than that of the Granite, if that is possible. The com- 1 pany will add fifty additional stamps to their mill during the coming spring or 1 sun-mmer, which -will make it the largest dry-criishing mill in the world. It is not - unlikely that the Fi-Metallic will soon be paying a monthly dividend of 50 cents, the same as the (3ranite company. With the doelbling of the milling capacity, the force of men at this plant and at the mine will necessarily be increased. Outside of these two great properties we have, of course, the old reliable Hope property, which has been turning out its treasures for the past twenty-five years, and still continues to do so with as much a regularity as ecer. The company have been doing considerable prospecting and development work on the Silver (hief b claim, and the fact of its being a rich p and payi-_g property is now Leyond per adventure. Some talk has been engaged 5 in among the oflicers of the company r relative to the construction of a 20 or 30 stamp mill for the purpose of working these ores, it not being possible to do much with them in the present free-mill- st ing plant, the ores from the Silver Chief being base. w The San Francisco Consolidated has t been improving as depth has been at tained, and at the present working-the 500 east drift -the vein has widened con- a siderably and is quite rich in silver and gold. With a little more develonment on the present working it is quite likely that something will be shown in proof of c the permanency of the San Francisco as b a paying mine. The Buckeye company have recently renewed operations on their property di and feel confident that they will yet fo strike and show up a rich property when they have reached the 200-foot level and L drifted on to the large vein which is known to be there. The Silver C(hest properties, which are C located in the vicinity of the San Fran- C< cisce, are expected to develop into rich U el:imes; at least the present owners are N backing up their faith with good solid Id prospecting and development work. M There are innumerable properties in the surrounding gulches and on the hills L wherein the owners, and in many cases lessees, are shipping continually small lots of good paying ore, the general reas- F on for not shipping larger quantities be ing their inability to stand the expense of labor and machinery for the work In time many of these properties will be worked extensively and will undoubtedly prove rich producers and do much to ward building up the prosperity of Phil- Si ipsburg and the entire Flint Creek min- C ing district. L DIPS, SPURS AND ANGLES. W. H. Dunbar, on the Burr No. 1, is taking out some good looking ore. The Buckeye company are to resume operations on the Black Horse, in an other week or two. The miners in and about Harmark have always considered the Black Horse one of the best proper ties in that section and expect good re sults when the development work is again commenced. Fletcher & Diamond, who have been working the Pocahontas the past six months, have recently struck a strong body of manganese, running 85 ounces silver; also a ten-inch vein of lead or ga lena ore which assays well up in silver. The Pocahontas will, from present indi cations, develop into one of the richest properties in the district. STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing quotations, Wednesday, Febru ary 27, furnished by John W. Daw son, broker: STOCK. Brt. ASKED San Francisco Con............ 3 $ 51.4 West Granite................. 65 67'/ Hope............................. 4 75 5 Mountain Lion................. 30 40 Cottonwood ..................... 20 25 Pearl ........................... 10 15 Hatta............................ 30 Combination.................... 40 45 Flint Creek .....................I 20 25 Buckeye .......................... 10 15 Dora Thorne.................... - 25 Young America............ ..:... 50 55 GRANITE MOUNTAIN. The output for the week ending Feb ruary 27, was 42 bars of bullion, con taining 67,213 ounces silver and 150.55 ounces gold. WEST GRANTE. The few men who have been at work in the West Granite have been laid off and work of every kind has been sus pended indefinitely. The mine never looked more promising than it does now and the only drawback is their indebted ness, which will have to be paid off be fore any further work can be done. The present debt is only a trifling sum com pared with the value of the property, but the trouble is there is so much of the stock held in small blocks and the hold ers are not willing to put up anything to assist in continuing operations. It is very likely that the property will be sold and the company reorganized, which at present seems the only way to dispose of the debt. The heavier stockholders are willing to put up their just proportion of the debt, but they will not pay the en tire amount and then only be benefitted equally with the smaller stockholders. If the property is sold it will result very much like the Black Pine-Combination deal. It will, of course, be bought in by the present co'npany. and all who are in possession of stock will be favored with the same amount from the new organi zation at a nominal sum, which virtually means an assessment in disguise. This state of affairs is causing considerable fault-finding among the small holders. but it may be the be-st for ail in the end as the debt must be paid before any more work can be done and the mine is worthless unless it is operated. The returns from the recent shipment have not yot c )ne in. SILVER CHEST COMPANY. Messrs. Tibbetts. McWilliams & Co., who bonded the group of mines from Al. Hudlemeyer and others nbout six months ago, known as the Silver Chest company and emb)racing the SiIver Chest, Combi nation, Trade Dollar, Rotta, Blue Bird t Viola and Sunday claims, halve, since September, kept three shifts of men con stantly at work, running tunnels. One tunnel is in 65 feet, another 00, and the main tunnel on the Viola, where the present work is being done, is in 330 a feet. The vein thus far opened is strong d but low grade, although some hand sam ples have assayed over 150 ounces in sil ver. The vein has been traced for over d 5,000 feet on the surface, and rich float rock may be picked up all along the line. It is the intention of the company to sink a shaft this spring to connect with the tunnels. Mr. McWilliams, who is superintending the work at present, says that while he feels confident that they will develop into a rich property, he at h the same time does not care to have the t people misled by wild rumors that an other Granite has been discovered, etc., and much to the satisfaction of THE MAIL he is only willing to state facts. If this were so with all mining concerns it would be much better for the mining camps and people would not be misled by groundless reports. Mrineral Output. in Following is a statement of the pro- fi duction of copper in the United States !or the year 1888: w POUnDS tr Lake Superior............ 8.,404,993 d Arizona..................... 31,797,30;) Montana............ ... 97,897,968 New Mexico................. 1.631,271 California.................... 1,170,021T Colorado..................... 1,2-21,100 Utah......................... 2,131,047 Vyoming..................... .232,879 ;evada...................... 50,00 w Idaho............... ....... 50,0.0 t Mainame, New Hampshire and Vermont ............... ...271,Cn31 Southern States .............. 18,201 a Lead desilverizers, etc........ 2,618,074 Total domestic copper.... 225,494,425 hi 'rom imported pyrites and at ores ..................... 4,00C9,156 i ----- ec rPntal 90AR51 Following is the total estimated mineral output of Montana for the year 1888: Gold ...................... ,250,000 Silver ........................ ii,5 0. 0 Copper ............ ..... 13,6S5,C000 Lead ........................ 1,050,000 Total ....................$35,485,000 As a result of a meeting of the firm- of Bennett Brothers at Deer Lodge last week it was resolved to remove the head quarters of the firm to Butte on account of the presence of Willard Bennett, the manager, being required there all the time. Martin Olsen, A. M. Murray, J. S Armstrong, C. Vineyard, F. J. Eastman, S. S. Root and O. A. Milender have in corporated the River View Mining com pany, with a capital of "400,000 in shares of $1, and place of business in Anaconda. George Fairweather, T. H. Gou]ld and W. W. Curtis have nmoorporated the Silent Treasure M. & M. Company. Capital stock $200,000, in shares of $1. Place Qf business Anaconda. MONTANA'S WEALTH. BULLION PRODUCT OF THE YEAR JUST PASSED. The Greatest Mineral Producer on the Continent-The Present and Future Prospects of the State of Montana-Interesting Figures. Montana is the greatest mineral pro ducer on the continent. The value of her precious metals for 1888 closely crowds $40,000,000 of which amount one mimng camp, the town of Butte, within three hours' ride of the capital, contribut ed over half of this amount. Montana's copper product, according to the highest authority, was 97,897 968 pounds, which is greater by 11,000,000 pounds than the output of the Lake Superior mines. Since the year 1889 has ushered itself in to existence, the increased facilities for treating ores has amounted to such that by the close of the year at least $50,000, 003 will be the value of Montana's metal output. Right here in Helena, a mam moth smelter began operations the 2d in t., and is daily producing from one to two car-loads of silver-lead bullion. Its production for three weeks has been 120, 000 pounds of bullion. This is at Helena and Livingston company's smelter. At Great Falls another new smelter is in constant operation, producing nearly as much as the Helena smelter. At Philips burg a week ago a new fifty stamp quartz mill began dropping on ore for the first time, and in a short time the Granite Mountain company at the same place will have a second eighty-stamp mill in opera tion. From every corner and section of the state of Montana new and promising mines are being discovered or developed. At the town of Butte the most gigantic copper mine in the world ixists - the Anaconda. From it and a few adjoining properties 2,500 tons of ore are shipped daily to Anaconda, twenty-eight miles distant, where it is treated in the smelt ing works, a plant which has no equal anywhere fir the extent and value of its canacity. The Anaconda smelting works represent an investment of millions of dollars and it is constantly being aug mented by improvements. At present a large proportion of coal conrumed in M!ontana is shipped from ather places, but this will be unnecesary. Montana's coal deposit are so extensive that in less than a month every pound of -oal used will be taken from her own nines. A new railroad has just been -ompleted to the Rocky Fork fields, where the output will be 1,000 tons per lay of coal whose bituminous qualities ire not questioned. Other extensive leposits exist in the same region which lave not been touched as yet. The .and Coulee coal mines are regular pro- t lucers and from these deposits the t danitoba and Montana Central roads ire being supplied with fuel as well as a t arge domestic contingent. The mining a ndustry is only in its infancy, notwith- 4 tanding Montana has contributed everal hundred millions of wealth in i old, silver, copper, and lead. But little Las ever been done in the production o. he last named metal heretofore. but mad mines abound all over the state rincipally in the southern proportion, ' rhich are only awaiting the hand of apital to develop them. But then Mon nma's mines are only one of the many t idustries it has of the many which go to iake it the empire of the northwest. he stockraising, woolgrowing, and farm- c Ig industries are each in themselves a elds of operation which go to add the ealth and imnortance of Montana, o hich is out of debt, has $160,'0CO in its reasury and enters the list of states un er the most flattering auspices.--In- h endent. It o f-~-- THE LATE FRANK O. LIPFORTH. [From the Pacific Churchman, San Francisco.] From the PHILIPSBURG MAIL, Montana. we copy the following announcement of the death of one of our San Francisco, most respected and esteemed, churchmen and eldest son of Mr. James Linforth. Frank O. Linforth, foreman of the [lope mill for a long time past, died at his home Monday evening, January 14th, after a short illness, from pneumonia. Mr. Linforth was born in England and educated in California. He was 36 years of age, a man highly respected. who had gained many staunch and faithful friends during his stay here. He came over from Butte to assume charge of the Hope mill about a year and a half ago, which posi tion he held with credit up to the time of his death. On the 20th of December he was to have taken entire charge of the large Bi-Metalic mill just completed, in the capacity of foreman, under Supt. J. B. Risque, and was a man well qualified for any position of the charcter. When a boy preparing for admission to our State UTiversity, the writer., who felt deeply interested in him as a bright and promising youth, asked his instructor, the Rev. R. R. Wells, of Healdsburg, ] what he thought of Frank. His reply t was that Frank's future would be a bright one. "In whatever community he may live he will command the respect and t esteem of those who know him, for his unwavering character and great integrity. He will make many friends, and be an influential citizen." The above extract alone will certify as to the truth of the prophecy. Mr. Linforth was born in Liverpool, England, but came to thisState when quite young. He was baptised and a confirmed m St. John's Church, San Francisco, and at a very early age began to show those traits cf character which p became so pronounced as he advanced to manhood. One of his earliest efforts for the good of others led into the paths of Christianity a Chinese servant in his father's family, by the name of Jee Gam, whom he taught to read and brought to Sunday School. Jee Gam is now a well educated gentleman, a coart interpreter, and a missionary among his own people, i under the auspices of the Congrega r tionalists. He and other old servants of the family showed their appreciation of Mr. L.'s kindness and endeavor to assist, by attending his funeral twenty years - afterward with every mark of the sym if pathy they felt for his family, and respect y for the memory of their boy friend. His e career at the University was promising a and honorable. Here too he endeared himself to his class-mates, several of a whom assisted as pall bearers in convey t ing his body to the grave, and all of whom h testified their appreciation of his worth e and the estimation in which he was held in a series of resolutions expressive of their sympathy with the family. After r his graduation he entered upon his t career as a metallurgist,rapidly advancing in his profession. 1 He was a thorough churchman, zeal ous to promote the interest of his loved I chiurch, and from youth to his decease taking an active interest in her prosper 3 ity Whilst residing at Butte he was a - vestryman of St. John's church, and at I the time of his removal from the sphere of his usefulness here, he was a member 1 of the church committee of St. Andrew's mission, Philipsburg, and treasurer of the building fund, and participated ac tively in the erection of the church building there. The first service was held in it the night before his death, and the next was a funeral over his own re mains. One of.his distinguishing traits as a boy was his loyalty and devotion to his mother and sisters. At home he devel open the most beautiful and interesting traits. No son, no brother, could have shown more thoroughly a capacity to make home delightful. No son, no brother, was more fondly appreciated. Those who felt his influence in the home circle feel his loss most keenly. He was not only son and brother, he was friend and helper. His genial, warm-hearted. loving nature, entered into all his life re lations; and when he married Miss Mary E. White, of this city, he found a com pani+.n whose religious character and literary tastes were congenial, and the foundation of a home in its truest sense was laid. It is needless to say it was a happy home. The spirit of Christ was in it. All that human aifection and human effort can avail was there. They were blessed with two children, who, with their mother, returned to this city. To them, as to the parents and relatives of our dear friend whom we have loved as boy, as youth, as man, we extend our warmest sympathies, with the prayer that the "Comforter" may be with them to heal their wounded hearts. He was buried from St. John's church. San Francisco, where as a boy he had spent many happy days, and it was the writer's sad duty to conduct the funeral services, in connection with Dr. Snald ing, the present rector. T. W. B. We learn from parties from Nehb.art I that the capitalists who visited the camp c recently were disgusted with the treat- I ment received at the hands of the miners, and went away declaring that there a would be no railroad built to that camp e this season. This may be true, but it is n an uncontrovertable fact that if there is d no roilroad built from the Falls to the c camp this season the great smelting plant 3 at the Falls will lie idle. The Belt moun- c tains-is the only resource or this p!ant for v ore. Were it otherwise that plant would h not be running but one or twp fires this winter. The Neihart miners hold the top Ire hand and they know it, and ,m 3 not going F to compromise their property to get a tl railroad when they are satisfied they will be a.ble to get one just as soon without.- b Husbandman. S The many friends of Judge Roberts, the father of the mine inspector bill, will be pleased to learn that he is the re cipient of a handsome present. It re presents a miner before the passage of the mine inspector bill standing alone and despondent, suddenly a change comes over him, and the infancy of the mining industry is portrayed by a pan tomime expressive of the growing im portance of the object presented.-Re cord. A letter from the new town of Chinook, near Dawes station, says that the hotel and livery stable men have arrived and will immediately proceed to provide ac comodations for the traveling public at that point. The construction of the necessary buildings will commence as soon as trains can deliver the building materials. The promoters of this enter prise mean business--River Press. A petition has been advanced to the Legislature by the Butte people, praying that all that part of Madison county west of the Big Hole river be joined to Silver Bow. The strip sought to be de tached, measures about fifty by twenty miles and contains some valuable mines. Huntley & Clark are working an iron mine- near Radersburg that is 39 feet in width. The teams drive in and turn around to load. They get $5.50 per ton for the ore at Toston besides what it assays in gold which is about $5. They are delivering 50 tons per day. The Rocky Fork railroad has been com )leted to RBd Lodge. NIEWS FROM DEER LODGE. A Colleetuln ot Items From Ou Regular Correspondent. DEER LODGE, February 27, 1889. A. B. IIower is in town for a week c two. Lew. Coleman and his son Willie hay returned from their eastern trip. John H. Arms has returned from a extensive trip to the Pacific slope. Mrs. John F. Strauhal and her so Bennie have returned to Deer Lodge. Rev. A. Johnson occupied the Presby terian pulpit Sunday morning and even ing. An inauguration ball is to be given a Beaumont's hall, Monday evening March 4. President D. J. McMillan, of the Col lege of Montana, returned Monday fron a short visit to Dillon. The calico party on the evening of th. 22nd is said to have been a pleasant at fair by those present. Captain Annis is still at the Scot house, but is convalescing under the stimulus of being the Champion post master. Mrs. John O'Neill and her son Willi( left Saturday for Leavenworth, Kansas Miss Mollie Wiles left for Indianapolis the same day. Jeff. Van Gundy changed his plan: and went to Bozeman instead of Boulde: and the flag of the Iron Hall now float: over the former city per consequence. A lecture on astronomy by T. N. Note stein will be given in the college chape Friday evening, March 1. The lecturei is professor of mathematics in the col lege. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Richardson lear for Chicago, Illinois, the last of the wee Tony Harris will occupy the stor vacated by Mr. Richardson as a shoe store. Mrs. Beebe and Mrs. Sharp and daugh ter have moved down from Butte int their two new adjoir ing cottages o Main street. Mr. Sharp, whose busines is in Butte, will spend Sundays with hi family here. Keene's theater company are billed fo Thursday evening, at Cottonwood hal Miss Caroline Gage is the star in "Th Pearl of Savoy." Maggie b itchell h. made the play famous l~y her unapproacl able impersonation of Pearl. We heartily congratulate Philipsbur' on its prospect of clec:tric light, but "m city set upon a bill cannot be hid," an I Deer Lodgeo points with pride to her i - tellectual lights, for has she not the Co - lege of Montana with its president an I professors, as well as ministerial, le I and other luminaries? Council bill No. 35, introduced by W . M. Thompson, of IDer Lodge, is a g I one and deserves to pass. One impor ant item in the bill rklates to having a special map of Montana prepared f( r Barnes' geography, with six pages (r more, descriptive goography of Montam; also for use in the public schools. The bill relates to text books in said school . The stockholders of the Gold Cree mining company, Pioneer, met at Ne v (hicage, Tuesday, February 26, to ele t officers for the coming year. Work a the mines will be resumed in the spring. The stockholders are Wim. H. Brent, f Deer Lodge; Messrs. Tibbetts andi Hes of Pioneer; Messrs. McDonald, McPhai Fowler, Conn and Scott, of New Chlca>. Signs of the times: Tihe English pr mier, Lord Salisbury, advises Englan o emancipate women. A noted Frenc nan advocates a bill to the chamber f :eputies giving women a vote in t e :ouncil of arbitration. Senator Hoar, f Iassachusetts, presents a bill to tt e songress of the United States to gi romen the same voting privileges me have. Deer Lodge is getting to be a favori e resort for Butte people, Mr. and Mrs. H. Duffy having recently moved fro n there to this city. Mr. Duffy's practi e will keep him in Butte most of the wee -, but like Mr. Sharp, he will spend tlI Sabbath here. The high altitude anl the smelter smoke in Butte mihtat s against its healthfulness, hence the i gration. Mrs. G. W. Carlton is visiting in He ena, taking in the Salvation Army at d other sights of the city. She will rema n until after the legislative excursion o Great Falls, which was to occur the 2r d inst., but as the Dakota legis'aturo vi ited the Montana legislature on that da, was deferred till this week. Mr. Carlt n and Bennie have full swing in the pos1 office at present. Washington's birthday was observe by the closing of stores, postollice at, other places; the schools and college al.. taking a vacation on that day. Itola were displayed at various points, guns ( r anvils) fired at noon and fare nrackets e ploded at odd times. Dr. Owings eel brated in the evening, a la Chinese, y firing off long strings of firecrackers tro the second story of the ( ity drugstore. Recent visitors: G. W. Horton. J ., representing Hill Bros., importers an manufacturers of millinery goods, Broa, way, New York; F. B. Wood, salesm a for D. B. Fisk & Co., Chicago, Illinois: Miss Viola Haas, traveling saleslady fro Iowa; Miss Mary McAerison and hl r niece, Miss Mary Burns, both of Heln - ville Montana, who were registered t the McBurney for about a week recentlj. Recent advices from 1). 11 McFarland party show that .M1rs. McFarland's health is slowly improving. A criticism (high y complimentary) on Robert Elsmere i the eminent lecturer, W. J. Colville, , livered in his most eloquent manner; a drive out to the Presidio; a visit to Nort Beach 'gathering up the shells on t o sea shore," or listening to the "sad s a waves," are a part of the many at tractio San Francisco affords them for enjo ment. t' rs W. M. Jack, of Butte, is al spending the w inter in San Francisco. UNIT.