The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-18
The GRANITE MOUNTAIN,
Improvements Being Added to the
Plant of the Great Montana
Silver Property.
The East Granite, Despite tho Fa-
vorablo Outlook, Is Still
Lying Idle.
Midnight Mining y Milling Company
Progress on the Dandy-A Jefferson
County Observation-Disclosures.

GRANITE, Aug: 17.-[Special. IA great
many improvements in the way of new
buildings and heavier machinery are con-
stantly being added to their already extern
sive plant by the Granite Mountain COM
pany.
They have recently placed the order for
their new hoist with Webster, Camp &
Lane of Akron, Ohio. 1t Is to be fat cable.
double reel, and the cylinders are to be
2sx72, the largest in Montana by far. 1t
will be equipped with the latest improved
devices for its management, and when COM
plsted will be the most perfect hosting
plant in tho west. Work on the founda-
about two wsehs. The buildings which
formerly occupied the ground have already
been removed. The setting of the new
machinery will not interfere with the work
ing of the hoist now in use. except for the
short time it will take to shift the cables.
The oldkplant consists of double reels and
oOx6O cSttnders and has done very satisfac-
tory work. but it is not heavy enough to
meet the demands of the $50 stamps soon to
be dropping on Granite ore. Mill "B'' has
been improved during the past week to the
extent of a new roof over each cooling floor,
the old ones having succumbed to the de-
stroying influence of the acid gases rising
from the cooling pits.
The Cleveland shaft is down $50 feet, and
sinking continues at a very satisfactory
rate under the able supervision of Mr..
Grant. It is not yet decided where they
will cut the first station. Two immense
steam boilers are being hauled from the
depot at Philipsburg to this shaft, intended
to supply steam to the pump and the new
hoist recently placed in position there.
These boilers are sixty-six inches in diam
eter and eighteen feet long, and contain
sixty fuss each. Very little water has been
encountered thus far in the Cleveland.
The Clarke syndicate mines, operated by
Charles Clarke and under the management
of Harry 2. Clarke, are not being worked
very extensively at present. pendinq the
publishing of applications for United States
patents. It is expected. however, that the
mines will be opened up on a large scale
when the title matters shall have been sat
isfactorily settled.
The East Granite Company have not yet
resumed work on their claims. 1t is to be
hoped that they soon will be able to 90
ahead with their prospecting; for surely nc
unexplored mine ever had brighter pros
poets for striking it rich than the New
Departure.
Work on the Rumsey tunnel has been
suspended and will not be resumed until
An eight dill air compressor, which has
been ordered and is now on the way, Is
ready to do the work. 1t will probably be
the middle of September before the drills
ars ready. Hand drilling was found to be
too slow and too expensive.
The additions to mill "C'' are rapidly
nearing completion. These additions con-
sist of ten stamps, four Howell and White
%roasters and sixty feet of cooling floor on
each end and the necessary buildings. The
mill now has 100 stamps and eight r%oasters.
The Midnight Mining and Milling COM
PAM has just been organized with the fol-
lowing named oficers: President. Z. M.
Durfee; vice-president, T.. i. Heines; secre-
tary. Valentine Jackey, treasurer; A. r..
Dearborn; G. H. Babcock, general manager.
About thirty men are now employed work
ing the mine. A large amount of ore is be-
ing shipped daily to the Lexington COM
pany's works, and the future of the COM
pany is very fattering.
Many teams are now busy hauling the
new machinery to Black Pine for the Com
bination Mining and Milling company at
that place. Mr.. Lewis, the superintendent,
who has been i'll for some time, is conya-
%lescent, and work will now DO pushed
rapidly.