The daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1879-1885, 1882-01-01


Durfee and others, own three mines ON
Trout Hill. namely. the Blackmail,
Scratch Anvil and Sharktown. Only the |
Scratch Awl has received much develop |
ment. Its ores are of uniform grade and |
always pay to work. A large portion of
this mine was lost through recent liti-
cation with the Algonquin company.
The case however Is now on appeal before |
the Supreme Court of the Territory, and
II justice comes not too late Murray 4
Durfee may yet get their own again.
The ores from this company mines have
been worked in the North West and
algonquin mills only.
The ores of Hope Hill are Of the free
milling class, carry but q small proper
ton Of base metals, and are easily work.
ed to IS per cent. of saving by wet
crushing. The Hope Mining Company
in 1866 or '67 constructed 1O-stamp
mill to work ores from this hill with va
rying success. 1t has worked continu-
ously from that date to this. It's manage
ment has not been characterized with
more honesty or efficiency than has fall
en- to the lot of the early incorporated
supervision of its present executive Of
ficer, F. l.. Perkins, Esq, the property
is kept In excellent order and pays divi.
dends. Mr.. p. is accredited not only
with being a first class miner but thor
Oughly posted in mill work. Personally
he is greatly respected and esteemed.
This company owns the Hope, Emma
and other mines on Hope Hin and the
Cliff on Trout Hill. It has successfully
treated ores from all mines located in
Hope Hill.
The Algonquin Company is Joint
Stock Corporation and as before stated
Of Philadelphia origin. 1t Is Differed
Jas. X. Pardee, Superintendent.
Harvey Showers, Assistant Superin-
tendent.
W.T.. Bailey, Cashier and Auditor.
A. Wills, Metallurgist.
H. r. Fangreres, Clerk.
A. b. Hopkins, Foreman of Mill.
John Ainsly, First Engineer.
The North West Company's plant is
now under lease and is ut present opera
ted by John Caplice. NJ. s. Caplice has
supervisory control. Chris. Hart is
foreman. This gentleman Ia q miner of
much experiences and enjoys fully the
Mellen has charge Of the machinery and
Is q practical engineer Of experience
and reliability. The Hope Mining
Company has home office in st. Louis.
Its resident officers are:
F. l.. Perkins, Superintendent.
8. f. Atchinson, Metallurgist and
Foreman of Mill.
r. T. Rombaur, Clerk and Cashier.
| John Leggat, First Engineer.
Byron Ballard, Foreman Of Mine.
These companies all operate in the
lime. Their mines are cross-c0untry
veins with one exception, the Salmon)
and lie near the contact. The country
rock Ia limestone, principally Of dolo-
mite character. The veins have N. E.
by s. w. strike, are generally vertical,
the depression, II any, to the south.
The ores, as before stated, vary with 10
cality. In some mines all Of the ledge
carries pay rock. In such instances the
assures are narrow and well defined
with clay castings ON either wall. In
Others the deposits are principally
In chimneys and rooms, interven.
ing spaces carrying only poor quality
Of vein matter. The veinstOne Of ali
mines in the district Is q feldspatic
quartzite. Associated with the gangue
y silver, both ruby and native, carbon
ates OF lead and copper, oxide of man.
ganese, anthony, zinc and arsenic.
All of the leads in the district present q
remarkable uniformity Of character,
having nearly all the same general d.
rection, and possessing to very consid-
able extent the same combination Of
minerals. Manganese dykes Of great
width occur on the line Of contact.
Immense bodies Of low grade ores are
Of the foot wall II about 76o to the east,
Up to the date Of this article no ORES Of
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