Show IN ELLISTON DISTRICT k garrison montana july 26 reports from in elliston indicate that considerable mining ning will toe be done during the coming summer er in the ontario or elliston mining dis riet south of the town of elliston in the little ittle blackfoot valley in powell county among the most prominent properties of 0 I 1 the district are the montana clinton minting ing companas Comp anys julia mine situated on the west side of telegraph creek about eight miles south of elliston it is developed by a shaft shaf t feet deep crosscut at the and feet levels the vein is in granite and lies between well defined walls ranging from six inches to five feet the sulphides sulp hides reach two to three feet in thickness the ore consists of a heavy sulphide mixture of galena pyrite and associated with subordinate quartz the evening star mine better known as the big dick six miles due south of elliston on the summit of mountain at an altitude of feet has been developed the last year by a tunnel 1400 feet long which will run under tile the shaft at a depth of feet draining the workings the shaft is now down 30 feet to the vein the ore taken from this mine is high grade carrying as much as three ounces of gold to the ton the twin city mining and milling company owning a group of claims on the east side of telegraph creek on the west slope of jerico mount mountain aln has a most promising property the property is developed by a shaft feet deep on the churchill claim with crosscuts cross cuts at 85 and feet levels the vein is enclosed in granite and is eighteen feet wide at the foot level it is reported that eight feet of the lode adjoining the at the 85 foot level averages about 5 a ton the product being gold silver copper and lead strong lodes have been uncovered in the vicinity of the shaft resembling in part the ore of the lee mountain mine at rimini is conservatively estimated has produced produce of which is authenticated by smelter returns the twin city property is equipped with a hoisting engine and it is said that some rich copper ore was all buildings necessary to develop the property and it is reported that the mine will be developed and opened up during the coming summer the blue bell mine located about one mile southeast of the west portal of the mullan tunnel is developed by a shaft feet deep and has long been idle although shipped toy by the owners the monarch mine is situated on the north side of bison mountain fifteen miles south of elliston A tunnel 1500 feet long was run to develop and open up the ore bodies at a depth of about feet and a shaft was sunk to connect with the tun nel the ore minerals are galena pyrite and to in quartz the ontario mine which has the reputation of having been one of the largest producers in the district is situated on ontario creek a branch of the little blackfoot river the main consist of a crosscut tunnel feet long from which a shaft is sunk feet deep tile the ore consists in pyrite and galena in quartz this property has not been worked except on a small scale during the past two years the latest reports from all of these properties are most promising and while during the past two or three years few shipments have been made with the exception of the montana clinton copper companas Comp anys julia mine which has been a steady producer more or less development work waa done and there is no doubt but that the outlook is bright for the mining industry in this district and much development work will be done this year and on some of the properties on a large scale to open them up |