Show MONTANA A special from libby says J H ehlers of the lincoln gold mining company owning the sylvanite gold mines states that both the companas comp anys mines and null will be in operation before snow flies and that has been raised to develop the water power at yakt falls there has been enough lumber sawed by the companas comp anys sawmill and hauled to the mine to build the mill and other buildings the new mill will have thirty stamps and it is expected that it will arrive in troy within about ten days at present a force of men is employed rebuilding the flume that was destroyed by the big fire last year it is the intention to operate throughout the winter with a force of about men the company owns two properties the keystone and the Gold flint the tunnels being side by s side ide without doing t any more development work there is enough ore blocked out and in sight to run the mill for many months A dispatch from helena says A deal lias has been perfected by which montreal capitalists ita lists have secured a lease and bond on the gould curry consolidated mining com banys properties at elkhorn from john of elkhorn and the Jacqui emins of helena and beginning the latter part of the present month will put a crew of men at work shipping ore and further developing the property the bond calls for the payment of if taken up it is understood that a substantial cash payment has already been made and sufficient capital advanced to extensively operate the property earl R pembroke of salt lake a prominent engineer has been engaged as manager of the mine the montreal men were interested te rested in the deal by A A pelletier of this city this property has been a steady producer for several years having yielded over net the ore has been mined through tunnels to a depth of feet with crosscuts cross cuts and drifts and an immense ore tonnage has been developed the mine run on a large scale should prove one of the best in the state it is expected that between fifty and sixty men will be put on immediately |