The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-06-22

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A LeOk 1t the Ledgrs-Thc Troubles Of
Poverty-Friendly Services.
EDlroR NEw NoRrR.WEsr:
The town If Philipsburg. located on a
small stream. Camp Greek, flowing from
the East into Flint Greek, was laid out in 81,
and bull, up more rapidly in better shape
than any other mining town in the Terri
tory. The future prosp"rity Of Philipsburg
was based upon the richness Of many silver
bearing veins, rivxing the f",o"us C"mstock
in Nevada. There WAS. and il yet. the
widest field Of remunerative employment of
capital; and had 1t not been for the failure
of the St. Louis & Montana Mining Co.'S
''James Stuart Mill" erected at cost Of
$l35. 600, to give results reasonably expected
from richly prospecting ora. Philipsburg,
in place of counting 225 inhabitan t. to day.
would number them by the thousand Out
side capital failing u come In. It was left to
home investments TO prove that the bOasted
wealth of this district was . fact. The
hand stamp process for years gave the per-
Rude arastras made good clean.ups. fur.
nishing proof sufficient to expect crafty
ing results with proper machinery. Such
facts being demonstrated, home company,
the
IMPERIAL SILVER MINING COMPANY
Was organized in 1871. who erected, three
qnarters of mile up Camp Creek. y five
stamp mill and rooster. After much costly
experimenting, the right process for work
ing the ores Of this .iistrict was hit upon.
and the precious silver extracted in large
quantities. The mill when erected had
wooden stamps. which stH'n wore out, and
il was laid up for repairs. Meanwhile. the
I. 6. N. Co. made contracts with the Stuart
Mill to crush 500 tons Of their Spcckled
Trout ore, which necessitated the alteration
of that machinery. at their own expense,
from wet to dry crushing and the additional
erection of two
ROASTING FURNACES.
Situated 100 feet from the mill in substan
tial frame building Sizes feet. each with m
arch 1871 feet. and II feet wide. A double
tram way connects the rOssters with the
mill. one leading from the battery to and
above the furnaces. where the charges are
put in; the either from . level with them to
\ point above the Wheeler pans in the mill.
where the chloridizefl pulp Is delivered
ready for amaigamatiOn.
THE PROCESS
Of extracting the silver Is known IS the
Reese River ch!0ridizing prDcess. The ore,
after being dry crushed under the ten stamp
battery into tho finest pulp, Is mixed with
six per cent Of common salt. then placed in
the roasting furnaces and under continued
agitation with long. handled iron hoes for
four hours and half, subjected to grad-
ually increasing heat, in charges Of about
1900 lbs. to each rOaster. After being
drawn and cooled. the pulp is run back 10
the mill and goes through the amalgamn,ine
process in six Wheeler pans. under the
skillful manipulation If Ed. r. Maynard.
well known as one of the best ANAL gamatOrs
in Montana. The wet pulp. aglta,ed in hot
water and quicksilver. after every four
hours ia drawn into two settlers. large
wooden watts with cast-irOn revolving arms,
where the last Of the aMalgam which had
escaped from the large pans and settlers. is
saved The sO)id amalgam. Of which 81 183
lbs. were delivered in the rctOrt room dur
ing the last five days, is here receiving the
lust tOucl, by Joe Scarish. tho retoricr. who
turns out the bullion nj the rate Of over one
thousand dollars day now. A new reiOrt
Of larger capacity hes been received and
will Immediately Ike put in place Of the old
one. Referring goes on day and night.
still the anal gam is made faster than the
one re,ort can work il up. There Is ut present
h0lf" barrel Of solid am:lgaD awaiting u
he rct0r,ed.
CAPACITY OF THE WORKS.
Through the poIitencss of Fcrd Kcnnc,t,
ESQ, general superintendent Of the com
pany, l am enabled IT, state that tie Capa.
city Of the ten stamps is eight tons per day
"a hOurs). The six pans, however. have
the capacity to work twelve tons in the
same length of time. The cost If milling
and roasting the ore is $40 per ton, and the
yield per ton. rs near ~ could Ike asccrt aimed
before clean up is made. is $l25.
The f1aitering success made by the ]. 8.
NJ Co. has given courage tn every one in
the camp. and the silent little burg is sssum-
ing . livelicr aspect. The company EN-
plOy about 20 hands 40 miners, wOodchOp
I,+rs, charcoal burners, mechanics, mill men,
and ct,Oks. Two boarding houses. one IN
town. the other near he mines. where 50
perintcndent Chas. Frost's Office 10 located,
feed this little army 1T men. and gNs1,
those tables, ~ know from actual expcri~
ence.
VI tue OuStTICt, III WHICH NUOut 4UV V'CUSIOOS
are made and recorded, cannot he mentioned
here in detail, and but few. visited under
the gentleman]y guidance Of Mr.. J. Frnsier.
foreman Of mines In the "Speckled Trout"
ledge, will our small! space admit of nam.
ing. The ores of this district prospect
richer in silver than those Of any other dis
,rict yet open cd In the Territory. and show
larger deposits and true veins. The form
alton 10 limestone, which, however. may
change to more primitive formation ON IT.
tanning sufficient depth.
THK sPECKLRD TROUT,
The property Of the I. 8. NJ. Co., is . true
fissure vein Of argentifeOus galena, vary
ing in width from three to eight feet, giving
an average assay Of $50 10 the ton. The
main shaft 10 on discovery claim, with dip
South Of 50. Two levels are run from !,
N. +. At depth of 40 and 80 feet, showing
fine, solid body of ore ~ csn be seen In
any silver mine. On No. 8 w. the ledge
has been struck in IN open cut aud shUr,
incline Of about iifty feet, exposing vein
Of the same character and size ~ on discov
cry. East on M. 3 the Co. have men ii
work on the same ledge. demonstrating the
existence Of this rich lode over 1900 linear
feet in all.
South of and parallel with the Trout,