Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-08-22
Glendale.
Its Location, BuildiHGx. Furnaces,
DeGmerfes, LeachinE Works. stamp
Mills, Mines, Bullion Shipments,
Number OF Men Employed.
&C.. &c.

pany with. our good friend Rev. Hugh
Duncan. of Sheridan, we, last week, had
the pleasure Of visiting the flOuris!iine
camp of Glendale. We hardly know how
better TO describe its location than to say
it is situated about IS miles little north OF
west from Sheridan, nestled in Il deer
culch through which flows small creek
in a high spur OF the main range of the
Rocky Mountains. surrounded by. and de
tached from it by the Big Hole river. and
into which stream the creek empties about
five miles from the town. After crossing
the Big Hole and entering the gulch, al
most our first impressions were those Of
surprise that any one should even think OF
going mp such looking place to seek fol
mines. and our surprise and establishment
was only intensified when, two days after
wards, we struggled for three mortal hours
to reach the head of the gulch-to the VI
cinity of the mines. Like many other
mining camps, Glendale is somewhat Gu
riously located and built. 1t extends up
and down the g,lch distance OF mile or
more. There is but one street ana that
runs parallel with and follows the crooked
meanderings Of the creek. the houses belng
built on either side, the side hills being
dug away or walled or graded up as the
case NAV be, so as to bring the foundations
of the houses on or near level with the
street.
cupies by far the most desirable building
locations in the vicinity, which at present
are. perhaps, little above but near the
center of the town. We have thus been
somewhat minute in describing the loca-
ton and some of the peculiar characterize
les OF tic place. because right here is To-
Gated, II not the most extensive. certainly
the most successful furnaces and refineries
IN the Territory of Montana. This impress
sion can hardly fail to force itself upon
the visitor at the first glance of the works.
and the conviction deepens into absolute
certainty as one carefully examines the fine
machinery, extensive appliances. scientific
manlpulations and successful operations of
the whole. On entering the grounds oc-
cupled by the conRany's works, we met
and were introduced to Mr.. Armstrong.
The superintendent. under hose efficient
and personal supervision the
mining and smelling operations nt this
camp, from the smallest beginnings. thro'
insurmountable difficulties.
nave grown and developed to their present
gigantic proportions and great productive
less. Here are two large blast furnaces. of
he latest and most approved pattern, in
successful operation and which. although
lot exactly like the ma gician's wand which
nrns everything into gold, are neverthe-
ess quite as wonderful and profitable in
heir transforming operations. for they
urn the dulest looking rocks and most re-
FACTORY ores into silver and coppe', and
his at the rate OF a car load of rich bullion
nd matt every twenty-four hours.
We have neither the time nor space, even
ad we the ability, to enter into detailed :
count of the differen5 processes through A
hlch the ore and the products of the fur
ices pass in preparing the silver bullion
III the copper matt for shipment and
arket. Suffice it to say, that from forty q
nifty tons of ore is hauled from the mines II
the works. distance of nine miles. ey- tt
Y day; and this entire amount is subject l.
to the necessary process of crushing. n
astlng and smelling; then the furnaces D
tapped at proper intervals and the re- a
;e or Stag is drawn off into iron pots in SC
red iinnid. JnaSs~ wha4lf'l vnetais.'ls "a
ptied out. broken with the sle.lre into IN
glnents. when a small portion from the =;
tom OF the ''sugar loaf" mass which IN
contains some copper, is saved for re- 81
sting and smelling and the remainder is an
own off the embankment as worthless co
.wecn the intervals of the Stag tappinss ST.
furnaces are tapped at another point ho
the bullion and matt which in combin- is
IN also runs out. liquid fire. into CO.
&c stationary vat set even nith the sur III
OF the ground; in this vat or kettle the
er bullion is separated from the copper
t, the latter floating ON the surface, con- !
Is, is removed, subjected to further con- Iuo
rating processes, broken to small frag- saw
ITS, properly sacked and then shipped riy,
city to Liverpool, England, where it is inc
led and made ready for the purposes of Jes
merce; the bullion is simply moulded con
pigs OF Il size and shape convenient for to
Hing. averaging about ninety pounds wa.
!. and in this form it is shipped to the and
'"''' ~e's' where IL is reiined, and the mig
ounces, more or less. OF silver it con- rou
to the ton is worked up into .sthe one
II Of Our daddies'' and thus passes into mid
raj circulation. oor,
} enable the readers Of the COURIER To A :,
some idea of the importance and nun
nifnde OF thee works we append the relic
wing facts and figures. which, as they ever
obtained on the ground from the Met
reliable source, may be considered PERI
city reliable and correct: nrot
unit of bullion shippedthis Rail
c'tI " udlc-.--..-............l .OSD.OW lbs.
INT OF copper matt shipped 32O. 600 :. The
Der OF men employed at
lines. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 100 to l25
orks. cn+n Sth
rs paid per wcek.. s.. 100 90 Whc
OF iucl per week........ 1000 90 trem
nave no absolute data rs to the rich at tn
d the bullion, but were informed that day
i run from $50 to 400 ounces of silver TWEEN
IN. while the copper matt contains and {
% to 40 per cent. pure copper. sure
company is constantly charging spirit
approving iis works. In connection sure
the furnaces are buildings, xaas and Th
necessary appliances for teaching leavi,
Mons winch Will be in successful India
hg ofuer IN short time, and Mr.. very
lrohs informed us that he purposed, the I
ear 10 manufacture sufficient blue virtu;
-sulphate OF coppcr-to supply the
Territory. This, of itself, Will be
IN important industry to the Terri Atc
md no doubt but if will bs b;o,,lr ~ bolde
alive TO the comnanv Tho COST ~ that e
Orting copper ores or matt TO the aDout