The daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1879-1885, 1882-01-01
PHnIPSBUR9 AND IT'S M
MBNsB MINERAL RE-
SOURCES.
A Brief Review Of the Mines and
Mills Of the Great Section.
ny sLIDE-vALvE.

burg, its local supply depot, is situated
upon the western boundary and in close
proximity to the principal mines. 1t Is
one of the oldest, best known and least
productive mining districts of the terri
tory. Its mineral resources are varied
and extensive. Gold, silver and cop
per may he considered the dominant
metals. The ores are both base and free |
milling; thus the ores of one section of
the district carrying largely In their CONF
position anthony, zinc, arsenic and lead
require treatment by fire chlOrinization.
The proportion of base metals being not
80 great In ore of other portions of the dis
trict such are crushed wet and chemical
~ treated In amalgamation. The per-
first method of working, although 1t IL
certainly the most costly. For reduc-
ton by the determination process both
the Howell 4 White and Bruckner cyl
inders are now and have been In use
here; the former, from its uniform av-
erage Of saving, perfect and economical
working, with simplicity of mechanical
detail, icing considered by experienced
mill men the most suitable and satisfac-
district are found only in the Trout and
Franklin hills. To reduce them, the
North West Company in 1874 erected q
1O-stamp dry crushing mill, fitted with
Bruckner cylinders and Varney pans.
This company operated about two years
crushing rock out of the Speckled Trout,
Kitty Clyde, PoorInan's Joy, PocahOntas
and PrOvidenta mines. BY gross mis-
management the enterprise was a failure
The entire working plant in 1875 fell
into the hands of New York syndi-
cate who in that year incorporated the
Northwestern Company and renewed
active work. Here again extravaganza
and incompetence asserted itself. With
labor and supply debt Of neArly
500, 900 this company passed out o. ex-
istence and its assets into the hands of q
private individual.
In 1880 the Algonquin company,
Philadelphia organization, constrU tied
2O-stamp mill of new and improved
design. Every arrangement that me-
chanical ingenuity could suggest IN the
saving Of labor, fuel and manipu!.,t
of ores was introduced in it, tine pulp
chloridized in a 80-inch Howell Il White
furnace being alnalgamated in Califor-
MIA combination pans. In working
point of view this enterprise WAS q
grand success, and to-day, excepting
! probably the new Moulton mill at Butte
! 1t Is the most perfect and complete mill
ing plant in the western Territories.
The Algonquin company operated the
Franklin, Salmon, BellfiOwer and Al
gonquin mines, all situated in the Frank
lin and Trout hills. These mines are
yet In an almost undeveloped condition.
Their ores are found principally in CHM
neys, are generally low grade and vast in
extent and quantity. The Algonquin
mine alone has more IL and Is ounce
ore In sight than will run a 20 stamp
mill 20 years. For the last two years
this mill has worked custom rock, prin-
cipally out of the Speckled Trout mine.
James X. Pardee Is the resident super
|tntenIlent. He is considered an expert
miner and good mill man. The COM
pany employs about IS men In the mines
and mill, has an abundance of supplies
on hand and is everv way prepared for
active and continuous work. No ex-
hibit Of working or production can begtv-
en- In this paper owing to Mr.. Pardee's
absence from home.
Mr.. John Caplice the present lessee
and superintendent OF the Northwest
ern mining plant, has since the failure
of the corporation successfully worked
\ and operated the Speckled Trout mine.
He Is very generally known as IN hon
orable and upright business man. and
his management has been stgnalized by
painstakink carefhlness In meeting ey-
cry financial Obligati0n-an example
Well worthy Of imitation. Personally,
he is greatly esteemed, and no higher
eulOgy could pen bequeath him than g
say he is square man. In this respect
The largest stock Of mems gloves.