Sometime about the year 1877, Dave Oil-^more, of Helens, while prospscting for B.^II. Tatem, W. t. Chadwiok and Judge^Chuniatero, discovered the lead which hac^eince become famous as ths Held liulle^mine, save ths llartaville Mountaineer.^I be lead was discovered by the merest ac^^cident and a uuuibe; of conflicting etorlas^are told regarding Ibe dtccovcry. Only^repr e-niation work wac done or. the^property until abjut 1*80, when a ten-stamp^mill was erected end aetive operatlone^were commenced. Abont tblc time Mr. Git-^more eoid hie interect to bic partners for^the sum of $10,000, and from that lime^nnlil the death of Judge Chumasero,^the property wac oondootod under their^innnagemenl and beoemea dividend payer.^Lad year anew mi.l waa ereoted, and now^forty stamps are dropping on the rlobest^ore mined la the stale. 1 be company has^paid dlvi lende amounting to over $ 100,000,^und last month paid a dividend of 10 rente^psrsbsie, and the clook is now quoted at^$4 80 per shsrs. As depth Is reached the^vein widens sn I the ore inoressas la riob-^ness, snd it would not be eorp'lcing to see^lbs stack quotsd at $10 per shaie before^the end of the rear. Toe oorapauy has re^^cently acquired by pnrcbaee the properly^^f Messrs. Kigeaud l.a son, adjoining their^claim, aad whiob no doubt will prove an^ettenciun of their lead, lha mine la one^of the mod valuable lu Montana aad next^to Ibe famous Drum Lummoa aa a pro^^duce*.
Thereere a number of othsr valuable^p opeitlee near the llald Untie, one of^which le owned by N. UeeHocier, of Marye-^ville, on which conciderable work bee been
done.
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