The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-27
TIE CUM ERLAND

| Sale and the Mine That Was sold.
Rocky Mountain lIusbandman, Is:
kansrer was effected Tuesday Of this
Ik at the First National bank Of this
ee. through G. Il. Severance, of a con
Of the Cumberland Mining and
Ielting company to the firm Of J. Ken
" Tod Il Co. OF New York. Messrs.
At Co. were represented here 10y &.
Parsons. well known in Boston and
N York mining and financial circles.
the future policy Of the company he
that would he a matter for the con
Grafton Of the new board, The com
Nv is now working III "A body OF line
bonate ore, but 10 satisfy eastern IN
tors it will he necessary TO open the
Ne on a more liberal scale and show
reserves for future OPP
kations. Mr.. Parsons returned
Castle Yesterday to attend a meeting
the trustees when it is expected anew
brd will be elected. From the best
brmation we IA gather in regard To
matter there will he uo change IN
policy Of the company except that
Eelopment will b" prosecuted more
k%orously. Thesa!c places the company
an easy position financially HIl inter
5 unlimited capital in It's operations
h too much praise cannot b. aecrIErd
e. Z. Severance for the wonderful rN.
btiye ability displayed in interesting
ch a strong firm in the Castle moun
IN mines, as it can scarcely tali to re
in great benefit Ia the company an'
the country al large.
PThe Cumberland nine is being wOrkct
pre- successfully at the present llln'
ian ever before. The ore body Is TT
tge and the hoi ting and other ma
hinery 50 C mplete that tie matte
supplying the two smcltcrs rs but
hali item and it IL done by SIX mel
Doping. There are. however, abou
birty men employed continually IN IN
hine. Part of them are running driit
, better explore the mine. ONT flnk
bg shafts, and others preparing tim
ers for the various places. a larg
lOdy Of lime rock has been rnund nca
be vein at the 5OO-fuot level, which
hst the thing required in smelling. an'
is being mined and used for that pun
lose. Finding this lime rock has bee
pc means Of a great saving to the com
|any. 1t is taken out about as cheap
the ore and is delivered at the SINE
er in the same manner-thc cars
ghich it is first placed being hoisted an
un to the ore bins without change
)ne great feature of the mine Is thu
here is no waste to be picked ont.
s all ore and is so easily smelted IN;
Inc actual cost for mining the ore
'ery slight. The smelters are runnin
md IA steady stream Of metal is pourin,
largest output yet reached was a
aimed last Friday. two carloads OF bu
Ion being tho result Of the days ru
md 1t came from about ninety tons
IRE. The good weather Of the pa
month has enabled the teams to get
FOOD supply of coke ahead and 1t Is NJ
likely that the smcltera VIII nave
slose down on account of tho want :
'uel. Mr.. Thos. Ash, president OF u
company, is in personal charge ol u
Inlne and smelters and il making n
improvements over the form
management, saving many dollars l" u
company. But he says. however. N
Phe task is too severe for him to a'hl
end that he does not expect TO r'iad
PONG after he gets things comtlr',,
Fystematized and in better WorNII
shape.
The Cumberland is by no means t
only mine in thu Castle district when
ready to produce ore in considrTd'
quantities, though it is the best equipr
any and has considerably the start
the way of "a reduction plant. Mini
men here who are well posted state Il
there are no less than twelve mil
which, with a little preparation. co,
be producing ore in large quantitl
among these are the lellt
Iron Chief, Lead Alice, LIE
Judge, and Black Hawk. I
Yellowstone is represented as look
very fine now, and with a couple
months sinking and the running of
els will be in trim for a large output
ore. Work in this mine is progress
favorably and the main shaft will
continued to the depth OF 700
and the ore body cut at intervals OF ii
feet along the way. The machinery.
ample and in good trim for operatl
and the work Of cross drifting as well
sinking is kept up right along.