The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-06-29
H0RR COAL MINES.
The Coke Ovens Nearly Completed
Insuring Cheaper Fuel for
Smelters and Foundries.
The Product Pronounced BY Experts
to be Equal to the Best ConneIIs-
willie Product.
Cooke City Mines A ttraetfnE the Attention
OF Home and Eastern Capitalists
Louisville Mems bonanza

HoRR, Mont, June 25.-[SpeciAl Core
spondence Of the Independent THE nea
completion of the coke ovens at this poin
adds 70 the general prosperity of the terri
tory, as II is factor in the fuel problem
that Is the one important thing necessary
TO make available the vast deposits of low
grade ores in which the country abounds,
There will be completed by July 1. at this
place, block of twenty twelve foot ovens.
This will be daily output OF something
| over thirty tons of coke. The foundations
are in for the next block Of twenty, which
will be complete in about sixty DAYS. The
ovens being erected are of the beehive pat
tern, such as are used in the coke regions
of Pennsylvania. and are as perfect as can
be made. Some idea of what the prOduc-
ton of a cheap fuel for smelters will save
that industry may be gained from the re
mark OF gentleman connected with the
Cooke City smelter. He says that il re-
quired six tons of coke per day, ana that
the saving 10 him at the price ffered would
be over 50 per ton, or over $50 per day-a
very good dividend In itself
With the completion of the forty ovens
the output of the mines will be such as To-
necessitate a total force of 10 men, ana as
family men are employed as far as possible
Il will make permanent camp of probably
have q reserve of excellent coking coal that
Will last for years already opened. ana
with the further development OF the mines
Will Increase the ovens as the trade de-
mands. since March l, 1883, there has
been run over Is 900 feet of entries on coal
making at this date a total length of entries
and working faces OF nearly one mile
The veins are what is known as "blanketi,
or horizontal veins, and though somewhat
broken and tossed about are capable of
being
entries that average over 600 feet each into
the mountain, each showing perfectly req
ular coal stratas from two TO four feet
thick. The largest vein of all has not been
worked as yet owing 70 the difficulty of
getting the coal down the mountain but
Where opened by open cuts shows sixty
inches OF good coal. OF the various oDefI-
lngs II Will be sufficient 10 say that they
are from zOO 70 $50 feet in length, and not
one has crossed a fault and all are in the
best OF coal at the face. IL is claimed by
the management that the field as shown by
the groupings and proved by the Openings
VIII supply at least 100 ovens for twenty
hve years to come.
The coke made in the test oven that was
nrst erected shows firm, hard, open struc-
Iure, and on analysis as low in ash and as
high in carbon as the best ConneIlsville
coke The coke and coal both are abso-
lutely free from sulphur, which will add to
their value, as there will be no deleterious
substances TO finx out In addition TO fuel
Tor smeiters, the company propose to put
crushed coke on the market for domestic |
fuel 70 take the place OF anthracite.
The construction and operation of this |
plant required the building of one and one
fourth miles OF side track, and water mains |
over 1000 feet long 70 get a permanent /
water supply. There is at present over $50 /
tons of coke used every day in this territory /
FOR smelling ores and for foundry use This /
supply comes mainly from east, draining /
me country 70 pay for what ought to be /
n Enun1L
ean be produced here at no more than q re- Il
1uction OF 81 per ton in the cost it will /
make an annual saving of over $50, 900 per /
year 70 the consumers and be worth as
much more to the territory at least, in the
wages paid and material consumed at
home
July l a daily mail service will be inaug-
lrated and by the 10th OF the same month |
1 is expected that the regular Shipment of
,oke 70 the Butte reduction works will be
The company is composed almost exclu.
'ively OF Livingston and Helena capitalists,
md It's success Will be q matter of local in
crest 10 the places named as well as of |
general interest 20 the territory.
just across the river from HOrr another |
soal held, or, more properly, continuation
Jf the same held, Is being opened, and it Is
probable that coke ovens will be erected |
here within a short time. Southwest from
dorr the c0king Goals are known to extend /
or several miles, and to the southeast
HaTE
sOal crops out IN great quantity. As far as
s known at present TINS place is in the
;enter Oh the largest area OF cOking coal IN
he territory.
People on the east side are watching
With lively interest the building of the
Butte branch from GRllstin. When our
grain, fuel and ores can be placed in the
at cheap rates We expect that the
east SIDE Will show ur with the best as an
prosperous section. Next 10 |
he Butte branch the opening of the Park
and extension OF the road from CinnAbar is
he most important thing now on the tapis
Tor this section. There is scarcely a day
passes nut what some party of capitalists
passes through enrOute to Cooke City TO
ook up the mining properties there. One
)f these told me on his return lately that
n the properties lately purchased by some
louisville parties there is now exposed the
argest body OF carbonate ore that he ever
Jaw, and that it had been his business to
zee all the mining camps in the country.
he speaks in the highest terms of the pros
poets there and especially in the way of
melting ores, and gives il as his opinion
hat, with development, the Cooke City
country Will rank with the best, and with
transportation facilities will make the
argest and best mining camp on the east
'lde. Being a prominent railroad official
md mining man bis opinion is very graf
flying.
Perhaps fish stories and mining notes
will not go well together, although many
nAuink nOtco oIc lLlllc ueDgs uut t0c tact
hat the fishing on the upper Yellowstone
las not been better for years may be OF in
crest to some of your Nimrods. During
he past three days the record has been |
broken by a coal miner at Horr, who has
brought In several immense trout. He first
brought up one that weighed three and one
half pounds dressed, then one that went
our aud one-half pounds gross. and then
sapped the climax with one FIVE pounds
and fourteen ounces, and a whale in the
weighing n n ~ |
pounds his last was packed on ice and
,ent TO St Paul. l think 1 know Of Just q
lew lovers of the sport In Helena who
would never stop hugging themselves had