The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-06-25
Facts Concerning the Great Re.
sources Of Castle and
Vicinity.
vha, the Mines of the Great Car
donate Camp n Capable of
Producing.
,oother Big Strike in the Seven
Hundred Foot Level of the
Cumberland.

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entering Great Falls recently by the
ioods has caused an apparent suspen-
sion of the great interest which the citi-
gens of this city have always manifested
in the town of Castle and the proposed
railroad connecting the great carbonate
camp with this city. The fact of the
matter is. the people of this city have
been rather busy seeking to met more
establish communication with the out
side world and have hardly had time to
Give much attention TO other matters.
Further than this it is well known that
road will absolutely be built connect
inc Castle with Great Falls at the earli-
est possible moment, or as soon as the
surveyors decide upon the most feasible
route.
When f. p. Suydam OF Castle was
in this city week or two
ago he impaired some information
TO the people of this city concerning the
resources and development of the mines
Of the great Carbonate camp that open
ed their eyes. The statements of Mr..
suydam were published in the TRIBUNE
at the time and although they may have
seem to have been somewhat exaggerated
at the time they have since been more
than verified by the following statement
Of the result of the work of a committee
appointed at a meeting Of the mine
owners of Castle held June ID, to gather
information as to the development of
the mines and the freight produced in
the camp.
There has been 100000 lbs. of bull
lion produced from the smelters of Cas-
tie.
The Cumberland Mining company,
when in full operation, produces a ton
age of 3.34S,00O lbs. per month. While
the town of Castle produces a tonnage Of
100000 lbs. per month. The country
in the vicinity of Castle produces a ton
age of 100000 lbs. of wool shipments,
etc. Development work On the various
mines is as follows:
II CUMBERLAND MINE.
Developed by shaft No. l, 700 feet
deep; shaft No. 2, 800 feet deep; $500
feet of levels. 1t has a steam hoist and
pumps with a sufficient capacity to de-
yelop the mine to a depth of 1000 feet;
also has a 100-ton capacity water jacket
shelter.
YELLOWSTONE MINE.
Developed by a accompaniment
working shaft, 415 feet deep, an air shaft
200 feet deep, and has 1000 feet of levels
and cross-cuts, steam hoists, pumps, etc,
all in good working order. The mine
has produced from the company smelter
10000 pounds of bullion, has LOO tons
OF ore in the bins at the mine and smelter,
and will produce 80 tons of ore per day.
CALIFORNIA NINE.
Developed by atwo-cOmpartment-wo
Ing shaft, 80 feet deep. air shaft GO feet
deep, so feet of levels; have shipped
from the mine 100 tons of ore and 10
IONS of iron manganese ore, and has good
steam hoist.
RON CHIEF MINE.
A working shaft 300 feet deep, air
shaft 80 feet deep, 800 feet of levels;
one vein of iron and copper ore 20 feet
vide; also one vein of iron carbonate ore
d" feet wide; steam hOists and pumps
complete.
LEGAL TENDER MINI.
Working shaft 900 feet deep, 300 feet
of drifts and levels. Three hundred
tons of shipping ore on the dump. Can
produce twenty five tons of ore per day;
Whorse power steam hoist. station and
sinking pumps.
JUDGE I'M
Working shaft 80 feet deep; levels
gU feel. Can produce twenty tons per
Jay 70 horse power hoist and 40 horse
power boiler. |,
BoNDHOLDER MINE.
Working shaft 2l5 feet deep; 300 feet
OF levels. Large amount of black man
ganese and carbonate ore; 40 horse
power hoist and 60 horse power boiler.
ALICE MINE.
Shaft lJ0 feet deep, 200 feet of levels;
~ ohipPCu v eoHo
BLACK HAWK MINE.
Shaft 40 feet deep; $50 feet of levels;
~ tons of ore shipped. Large body OF
plack manganese and carbonate ore.
WATERLOO MINE.
Shaft 100 feet deep; 100 feet of levels
aud cross Scouts; 30 tons OF ore on dump,
Lead and carbonate ore.
SILVER BELT MINE.
Two shafts, one GO feet and one 40
feet deep; levels 45O feet; width of ore
body 20 feet; 500 tons of ore shipped.
copper, gold and silver.
MERRIMAC MINE.
Working shaft 100 feet deep: 800 feet
OF levels; width of ore 4 to 20 feet; 2,COO
tons Of ore shipped. Lead, silver, man