The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-01

Il gn a. 60 per day tn !he man ina
been taken ont " Maiicn am. Warm
spun. gulchr,. while ihc -round ~
so ha, been hu' iill'" worked.
several minul. and niIiiI"" com
pinic> have been organized within the
la-t three yeats. vet from various
causes. principal from want If capital.
but three own properties AID are pros
UcUiIng Development, whIIc 5Ut 0NT
la built and j. now successfully "pc-
rating Il quartz ml'l.
Tur COLLAR COMPANY.
Organized for the purpose OF mining
and-milling ore. completed superior
.o-stamp Boss process mill last Novcm-
her, made run of nine days on silver
hearing ore. from the Collar mine. and
closed down. a-srinedlv for the winter.
~ the water Hume "frazc up.' Tie
stock WAS principally held Ivy Eastern
capitalists. Who have ever since been
( quarrcling among themselves delaying
/ operation and allowing rs complete n
/ mill rs was ever built. costing $l15.nt0.
! To- 90 to rack and ruin. A. Il custom
mill the property can Toe made "a pay
I ing investment To the Stockholders. yet
their mine j, unquestlnnrhly IL rich
one were ii rightly developed. II is
thought the company viii Resume next
spring.
THE MAGINNIs MINING COMPANY.
\ stock company in the sum of $500
600; is owner of live Of the most prom
ising mines in Warm Springs District.
consisting of the Gro Cache. Montana
and Kentucky Favorite. all sold-bear-
ing, the keystone and Comet. silver.
| The Oro-Cache mine is developed 10y II
shaft 2tD feet from surface and tunnel
$40 feet long. \ large body of or" is
exposed that assays so per ton. The
Kentucky Favoritc Is developed 10y
shaft ~ #. and tunnel - fl; has ricl,
body of ore bearing free gold, on which
two shifts of miners are nov employed.
The other mines of the company are
hui slightly developed. yet sufficiently
To show large bodies Of high grade. free
milling ores. This company erected Il
small mill two years ago. which has
been supplartc,i by one of l,j-ton ca
pacity, adapted 10 the proper reduction
Of the ores. which is now running and
cleaning up daily, with one-ialf It's
capacity, $4,000. The mill will be
run to it, full capacity rs soon .rs-I1I.
chinery arrives from Chicago.
oilicers-S. I. iiauser, rre.'i. Geo.
III. Hill, Sec'y; \. VI. Esler. sup't.
MAIDEN REJECTION COMPANY.
This company was organized Ia;
, spring by the citzeus and miners. Us
tcnsihly for the purpose Of furnishing
a market for ore. The company has
succeeded in getting smelter erected
and ready for business and now only
awaits the opening of spring To begin
operations. Like all COMPANIES Of IL,
originaiion. lack Of capital ha, been
serious drawback yet it i destined Ia
do considerable in demonstrating tao
permanently AL richness OF ,he mi.-
eral deposit in the Judith mountains.
Otiicers-c. W. Garlnrr. Post: 4. v.
Thompson, Sec'y; H.W. iiislry. Treas.
JrnlrH afNINo AND MILLING 60.
This company ws> organized in .Au-
gust. lSs.. aud stocked in the SUM of
II .M0.Du; 1OD.hlO share, ut $40 each.
Since which time il has acquired pos
session OF several valuable mines \
majority of the stock j. held 10y partic,
here. The principal work done on
assessment work only. but with the
opening of spring, a number of miner,
will be put to work developing the
Silver Tip, in which a rich vain of horn
silver ore has been struck that assays
in the thousand. II j. the intention
of the company Ia either mill the rock
through the Maginnis Mining Co.'S
works. or ship it to Newark. y. j.. ~ it
VIII rrT7rrTrTrt
proiit.
Officers Of the company are \. w.
Eslcr. Pres't; Charles Williams. Vice
Pre>'t; +. Dunton. Sec'y; W. Dunton,
Supt, all Of whom are trustees, includ-
ing +. Murray and john Dunton.
Maiden
The mining camp Of the judith
mountains, contains about 800 inhabit-
iiants, engaged in the various vocations
incident to all mining camps. Ii con
tans several general stores, two drug.
hardware and clothing stores, livery
stable. blacksmith shop. and several
saloons. l. supplied with three tri-
weekly mail routes; one running south
to the Northern Pacific Railroad, ut
Junction City; one west In TIBET. whore
it connects with the Billings d Benton
line: one northeast to Judith Landing
on the Missouri river II j. so situated
rs to be easy of access from any point
Of the compass, and surrounded 10y the
finest grazing and agricultural land. in
the west, a. will be seen by peru,ing this
edition. Though times nave been
quiet everything points tn Il revival Of
trade, with the opening of spring. The
future Of Maiden is indeed bright and
mt no distant dag will he one Of the