The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-16
Ore For the Boston l. Montana
Smelter-lIistOry OF Mon
tana Mines.
The New Electric Plant of the Queen
Of the Hills Mining
Company.

shaft, says the Butte Inter Mountain.
Capt. Couch stated to an Inter Mount
ain reporter that the spur Of the railroad
track is nearly completed and he ex-
pected to ommence loading ore on the
cars for Great Falls this week, The
shipments to Great Falls during the last
few weeks have been from the Montana
Central passenger depot. Teams hauled
the ore there and men loaded in on the
cars. THIS has been slow and expensive
work. With the completion of the spur
the date of the formal regular shipments
of ore to the big Great Falls plant will
soon begin. 1t is understood also that
the Boston a. Montana company has de-
cided to put in a Cornish pump at the
Leonard shaft to be operated by steam
or electricity.
Il OF MONTANA LINING.
Helena Independent: AT the first
meeting of the Montana executive COM
mittee of the national mining congress a
resolution was adopted that there be
prepared for distribution at the session
of the congress a pamphlet giving the
history of the mining industry in Mon
tana, the first discoveries, and its growth
and progress in every district in the
state. In conformity with the resolution
j. A. Mcknight has been selected to
compile the pamphlet, and Secretary
Bernard Brown has given him the fol
lowing letter and credentials:
"Under authority of a resolution adopt
ed by the M 'ntana executive committee
of the national Mining congress, to the
effect that there shall be prepared under
the direction and approval Of the chair
man and secretary of the commit
tee a printed pamphlet giving
the history Of the development and re-
sources of the mines and mining local.
ties of the state of Montana the same to
to be distributed to delegates in the conf
ing of session of the congress in July
next, ! have delegated Mr.. j.. A. Mac
Knight to take entire charge of the work
above outlined; and all contracts and ar
r%angemcnts made by him in this con-
ncction shall have due and binding force
and be respected accordingly"
This work will be begun at once; and
Mr.. MacKnight will visit the mining dis
tricts of the state to gather his data first
hand. 1t the mining men II those in
directly interested as well, will give Mr..
mcknight their assistance, the result
will be a most valuable compilation that
will do a great deal toward advancing
the mining interests of this state.
QUEEN OF THE HILLS.
We visited the Queen of the Hills on
Monday and had an introduction to Mr..
o. B. Vinal, the expert in charge of the
electric machinery now being placed in
position by the firm of Thomson, Hous-
ton d Co. of st. Paul, says the Neihart
Miner. This company is now placing a
full electrical mining equipment on this
mine consisting of hoists. pumps and
drills.
The steam plant consists of two Ball.
Cross compressed c%ondcnsing engines OF
2N0-horse power each, which are con.
nected to a line shaft by Hill friction
clutches, making them interchangeable
SO hat either Of the four generators may
be driven by either engine and by means
of clutch in center of line shaft each en-,
CINE may be worked on independent
lodes.
IItN e'iitlh'i'S IAN'lt VI ''''
type ID c. railway generators especially
wound FOR DO volts and two Of which
are provided with rotating brush de.
vises for obtaining alternate current fol
drills. these generators also supplying
direct current for the pumps, the rc
manning generators will he used Ia sup
ply power for two hOiSt,.
There are two HOSTS of inU-llorst
power each. capable Of working tht
mine to Il depth Of l,OG0 feet, The puml
is of the Could CO. make. supplied witt
the irhomsOn-lIoustun Co. S motor.
The latest design Of percussion drills
are 10 be put in use. and in appearance
are similar to the ordinary coriprcsscp
air drills. having the samr reciprucating
motion. the wires being used iii th" ONT
instead Of the pipe in the other an,
being Il flexible insulated cabl" which l.
readily adjustable tc any position IN th'
mine. Taking everything into consider
alton Mr.. NinaI thinks it will take fall,
two months before the plant will hr II
working order.
TIIk Fi.AG,Tkff,
This mine has lately developed a four
foot body of ore, which is solid ore an,
samples 80 ounces. This ore is takcr
from the drift at the Io.foot level. The!
are sacking it ns fast as ii is taken from
the mine. ready 10 hc shipped WHEN II It
thought advisable 10 do so.
Their main tunnel is in about 2N
feet, the main WINE is. down 80 feet
making it $50 feet from the surrac,
where they have a large body of rich ore
at the bottom. At present, for lack %
proper machinery, they cannot work
from the bottom and are compelled tt
drift ON the ore body from tn" % foot
level.
Guaranteed Cure.
We authorize our advertised druGgis
To sell DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs, and Colds upon thi'
condition. II you are afflicted with
, Cough, Cold, or any Lung. Throat, o.