The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-02-11
DEER LODGE COUNTY.

DEER LODGE COUNTY.
Iron Retof Granville Stuart. Esq. to Prot s.e..,
QUARTZ MILLS AND LoDEs.
There are 1884 quartz lodes recorded in
Deer Lodge county, large portion of which
are, undoubtedly, the most attractive kind
of ''wild-cat" Of the remainder, few have
been sufficiently developed to demonstrate
their pern,anency or value There are. how.
ever, many that will pay well If pr'perly
worked, even now, and a still larger NUN.
bcr that viii be remune.ssiye in few years,
when the cost of living, labor and nachin.
cry has been reduced. ...
TIE JAMES STUART MILL
at Philipsburg, wis built in 1867 for silver
ores. 1t 10 of stone, 4Ox70 feet. The boiler
is II horsepower; 10 stamps, $50 lbs each;
. Wheeler pans feet in diameter, and 3
oonccntrxlors .achS feet in diameter; s,ssmps
and pans gcarcd 10 make 90 to 70 drops OF
revolutions per minute: capacity - tons to-
10 tons per "a hours. 1t has crushed about
1000 tons of ore. yielding 100000. The
orr was principally float md top rock. 70.
tal cost Of mill. e75.000 (The min has
been leased since the above was written, and
Is now running regularly and making good
rcturns-ED)
There arc many lodcs in this district that
assay very rich but systematic, Through de-.
vel"pmcn, is just beginning. All arc silver
hearing. ARE in very hard limestone under
laid with granitc or sycni,c. The country
rock is exceedingly hard, making develop.
ment very expensive, and although some of
them are. doubtless. true veins Of great
value, the owners have lacked the capital
necessary to make them success.
TIE uERvEY MILL
Is located near Georgetown. 1t is a steam.
mill, 10 stamps, with % horsepower engine;
log building; cost $4,000 to 100000. l.
has crushed considerable quartz, but have
had no data furnished Ivy superintendent
Hcrvcy in reply to my irquiry.--lMr. Her.
vey few days since. purchased 200 feet
claim on the famous Comanche lode for
$1,000, from which the mill will soon crush.
-ED)
TIE EWING MILL
Is also located near Georgetown. 1t - an
8 stamp mill; about 40 horse. power engine
wooden buildings; mill row idle. Wrote
to superintendent for data but received no
response.
TIE nANAUER MILL
Is located near Cable City, and Is the second
best mill in the county. the James Stuart
mill rating first. For the following l am
indebted to Mr.. Cameron, the obligins gu.
perintcndeut:
1.-The Hsnaucr mill Is owned by A. Han.
amer; was built in 1868; has 20 stamps of
400 lbs each; regulated to IS drops per min.
ute; length Of drop, Of inches; capacity IS
tons per "a hours; engine, 80 horse. power.
Mill house, frame, 3jx55 feet; engine house,
1885 feet; cost of mill house and erecting
machinery, 900 currency. Mill built o.
Eagle Works Of Gates & Co., Chicago
The mill has crushed G25 tons Of ore, yield.
ing from Is 10 go per ton; cost Of crush.
ing, a per ton. The mill is idle fo+ want
If quartz. 1t has only run IS days in ALL
This mill Is now in successful operation
ED.)
TIE PLAIsTED MILL
Is near Cable City. II Is 4 steam mill;
about 30 horse. power; 20 stampa, 40 lbs.
each; wooden building. Has crushed .
large number Of tons If rock from the IA.
nous Atlantic Cable lode, which paid big;
supposed yield, about $3.50, 000-badly man.
aycd--miucs cavcd in-so did the owners;
employees out and Notwithstanding pro.
family, un"rnamented-things in stalu quo
generally" There are many lodes in the
vicinity, some doubtless good. In this vi.
entity is The Miners s. Merchants tunnels
hard working, joint-stock company that de.
serves success. Wrote the superintendent
Ut the above mill-.n" rcsponse-hencc not
responsible for any little inaccuracies that
may have Occ uyrcll.
No. Report was made by Mr.. Stuart of the
Butte or Highland Qunr,z Districts. or Prof.
Swallows mill, Prof. Sleitz being convex
SAINT with the situation of affairs in those
localities. 1t appears that there was vex.
atlous apathy on the part Ut supcrintcndents
with one excepton-she letters Of inquiry
having been treated with indifferent or con.
'empluous silence. This Was doubtless
owing to the suspension Of operations by
developing companies, induced by the lad
sesson-" fact not likely to occur again, ~
quartz mining il now being prosec utcd with
better promise than at any previous time,