The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-23
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MINING NOTES.
\ Big Deal on T~oot-Gcn.rnI Mihing
News.

\ Big Deal on Tuot--(icn.rn Mihing
4 big deal is on foot in mining prop
erty. 4 foreign syndicate that has been
making inquiries for valuable mining
negotiations with the Queen of the Hills
owners with the view Of buying the
mine outright. The price asked by the
owncrs is II 100000 and il is here that the
hitch comes. While the syndicate is
amply ably TO put up any amount of
money that may he necessary, the par
ties Interested will consider the matter
very carefully before they will pat this
amount Of money into the mine. If Il
compromise can he arranged it Is not all
unlikely that IA deal will be effected.
But ir the face of this comes the news
that another syndicate. and this time u
native one. is after the same property.
Negotiations have been going ON quietly
for some time with "A company that is al
ready largely Interested in Montana
mines in general and in Neihart property
in particular. Which Of the two will get
the plum remains to be seen. The an
nual meeting or the Queen of the Hills
comwany will be held January %. and at
that time something may develop.
As is well known the company has recent
ly arranged TO put IN an electric plant.
| The steam plant and boilers have al
ready arrived from Erie, Pa. There are
four boilers of 100 horse power each and
two engines Of 300 horse power each.
They are Ballwood high speed
compound condensing engines. The
steam plant complete is supplied by w.
Pcparson q Co., Chicago. The engines
are connected by line shafts supplied
with clutch pullies which give mean
to run one or all or make instant change.
The power house Is G0x9O, the boiler
room, already enclosed, 4OXGO. and the
hoist house ;6xll0, two stories. and
siyty-fiye feet at its highest part.
THE CORNUCOpIh.
Last week JUNIORS were ailoat that the
Cornucopia had struck the vein they
were cross cutting for. This was denied
and again Sunday it was said that the
vein was between six and seven feet wide
and that the ore had been assayed and
averaged ovcr 300 ounces per ton. But
M to this time no foundation can be
found for the rumors and it is surmiscd
that they were set ON foot by parties in
tcrestcd in ad adjacent claims. Those who
are the most Interested here claim that
there is no truth in the report and if
anyone knows they should surely be the
men. Work is being pushed rapidly,
however. and as they are near the esti-
mated distance, Il strike may be in order
at any time.
THE MOULTON.
The power and shaft house at the
Moulton mine is completed and work is
being pushed rapidly. The house is
l6Ox35 feet and 81 feet high. 1t is
equipped with IA 80 horse power Bullock
direct action hoisting engine. an lnger-
soil Sargent compressor operating seven
drills, two 80 horse power boilers, a
blacksmith shop with two FORCES sup
| piled with compressed air, and an auxil-
larry donkey engine hoisting ore from the
slopes. Forty five men are now en-
ployad and the force will soon he
doubled.
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Ten thousand shares Of Whippoorwill
stock were recently sold for 3 cents.
A few days ago the Queen Of the Hills
people, in the present running west from
the main tunnel, struck twcnty-seven
inches Of nigh grade ore. The different
crosscuts will be kept in full operation.
The Indications in the Ingersoll are
that they are coming to a lead Of some
kind, the ground getting much softer az
they progress. Whether it is the Queen
OF the Mountain vein or Il spur they do
not know themselves.
A rich strike was made in the Rock
creek mine last week. 1t IL a fine body
Of galcna ore. going high in silver. The
Lizzie is on the same vein and work will
be begun on that claim next week.
The Lewiston freighters with their
load of bullion from the Maiden smclter
! have arrived at Fort Benton, and are
| camped Just across the river. The ore
will be loaded ar the depot for shipment
east in a few days.
1t is believed that the Copperopolis
mines are capable of producing enough
ore to nccessitate a plant half AZ large as
Anaconda, and that owing TO the rich
ness of the ore it would be quite AS pro
ductiye as the Anaconda mine and plant
in q financial sense.
Alex. Werk, the w~ell-know horseman,
former owner Of Glen Elm, Ida Glen,
Daniel b, and other good horses. was in
from Chestnut valley last week, and
bought of ID. Fl. Murdoch, the well bred
t~rotting stallion Black Selim: price $3.50.