The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-07-17
BIG MINING PROJECT.
The Queen Does Business Which
Attracts the Attention Of
the Mining World.
A Mammoth Electric Mining
Plant, the Largest in the United
States if not in the WOzld.

At the meeting of the stockholders
of the Queen of the Hills Mining
Company held at Great Falls las t
Thursday Evening, deal was made
which raises that mine and our camp
several degrees higher in the scale of
progress and which of itself is suffi-
cient to decide the future of Neihart.
For a long time the directors of
this company have been listening to
propositions from the leading Elec-
trio Light and Power companies
with the view of adopting this mode
of development of their property.
The first body of pay ore in this
mine was followed for distance of
800 feet running from 2 to 6 feet in
width; and after running so feet
farther, which point was reached on
Wednesday of last week, the lead a
gain widened into another fine ore
body. about that time the company
sold $4,000 shares of their stock at
$3.50 and on Thursday evening met
and adopted the Thomson Houston
Electric Power and Light system as
presented through their agent w. S.
Pierce. The headquarters of this
company is at Boston, Mass.
The plant selected comprises the
following: Two Ball high speed en-
gines Of $50 horse power each are to
run the dynamos or generators; these
are so attached to the shafting that
either one or both can be used ac-
cording to the power required. The
plant will employ four dynamos
with which to furnish power to operate
the electric hoist, drills, pumps, fan
andalso to light the mine. The capa-
city of tho plant is enough to run ~
drills and it is intended from the first
to keep six in motion. The company
by this means will be enabled to en-
ploy as many men as they wish and
development work will be astound
ingly rapid.
The work planned by the company
as soon as the power is in place is to
sink three compartment shaft lax
u feet in size. The compartments
will have width of 1, i, and 6 feet
respectively and the first turn will be
made to sink 500 feet. BY lengthcn-
ing the ropes the machine is calcu-
lated to sink 1000 feet, which the
company will do as soon as they need
that extensive development. As in
most mines. the intention is to make
crosscuts, drifts and levels. from
this main shaft and so explore
their whole territory. Their mach
inery is warranted to give satisfaction,
and is made especially for this mine.
1t is all to be built upon the most
approved patterns, and in the most
modern style. The Ball engine is
perhaps the best high speed engine
made, and with sucla plant as the
company will make progress in de-
velopcment, such as has heretofore
been unknown in this part of the
United States. It is mammoth
plant furnished for strong COM
pany, and the work to be accomplish
ed is such as will attract the attcn-
ton of the financial and mining
world.
In connection with this big deal,
the Queen proposes to erect its own
reduction works in the near future.
The work will consist of a large
stamp mill where the ore will be
treated by malgamation. In con-
versation with the manager, Mr.. c.
l.. Parker, we learn that tho contract
for such plant, will be let in about
month. This move is we'll warrant ed
by the fact that enough medium and
high grade ore is now in sight
to busy the stopcrs for a long
period, and reduction works on the
Queen ground will very much facil-
itate the handling of ore, without the
extra expense of shipping.
The individuals of the compan v,
it is said, also propose to organize a
company for the purpose of furnish
ing light to the town which they can
do SO soon as they have their mach
ines running. When railroad facil.
tiles, and electric lights, electric
power, and street railways are run.
ming, what will be the matter will
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