Show fine milling gold ledge pound in base of government building at helena A ledge of free milling gold ore was struck friday while grading the foun dation for the united baates federal building at helena montana which is now under construction the ledge is a very strong one of iron stained quartz contain ng free m aling gold the government wl en letting the con tract for the government building ex stipulated that any finds of mineral by the contractor sl go to the government this is the second r ch strike of ore made within the helena city limits within the last thirty days the ledge extends across the street under the residence of colonel thomas bruse and is shown up again while grading for a street at a point about 1 feet north west of the government building site the ground through which the ledge runs is the best residence district in helena there are a series of these b g ledges running northwest and southeast across the site of the ci ty the diversity of interests in the ground 1 as been the difficulty in the way of development |