Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-22

the manager. Farther up the gulch
and near the mines are the boarding
and bunk houses capable of accommo-
dating fifty miners.
The company is now developing the
Gilt Edge and Chickadee claims, which
join each other, though the latter is
not owned by the Gilt Edge company.
The former at present has three
tunnels on an incline. No. L is
in 75 feet; No. 2, 152 feet; No.
3, III feet. In the latter a cave
has recently been struck in which large
ore bodies are exposed. All of the
levels are in ore and there is about
1000 ton on the dump which will
average from S25 to S27 to the ton.
The Chickadee is at present de-
veloped by an open cut OF fifty feet on
the vein, the ore being virtually quar-
ried out. There is about 1000 tons
OF ore ON the dump which assaysfrom
$50 to S25 to the ton.
The mill building, which is now ap-
preaching completion, will be 126x26
feet; the crashing room will be 44x22;
zinc room, 2SX62; ore house, 65x44,
and boiler and engine room, 24N4O.
The process used will be what is
known as the cyanide or leeching pro-
cess, the same as that used in the
mines OF T~ransvaal, South Africa,
The crushing is done by two rolls,
which weigh five tons each and have a
capacity OF ITO tons in twenty-four
hours. Back of the rolls is located
the ore bins which will hold 12O tons
The ore is conveyed from the rolls in
to n bin where it is mixed with the
cyanide solution, from there into the
~agitators and then carried into nine
large tanks with false bottoms, raised
about one inch and covered with bur-
lap. BY the means of a vacuum
pump the solution is drawn through
the hurlap into a receiver and thence
into tanks; from the latter into zinc
boxes, where the gold is extracted.
The solution is then pumped back in
to the mill and used continuously.
By this process ore averaging aslow
as So and 81 per ton can be worked
successfully. A we'll has been dug il
the gulch and a pump, which is to bs
operated by steam from the engine, is
expected to force all the water needed
into the works for the boiler and Other
I purposes. Less water is required fol
t this process than for stamps.
e Should the plant meet the expecta
tions OF the company and the mine:
hold out well it notimprobableth tina
a narrow-guage railroad will be con
e structed to the mines this season
This would solve the problem OF get
ting the ore to the mill during the win
e ter season. With the process there i
e little difficulty in operating the yea
round.
9 Mr.. S. III. Sherard, manager, is 4
n very pleasant gentleman and en-
e thusiastic over the prospects OF tn
n mine and mill. He is thoroughly ia
miliar with the cyanide process, hav
ing treated ores in Africa and Mexico
e by this system. He has great faith il
our mines and says the ore of the Gil
o Edge and Chickadee will yield readil.
e to his process, that he finds but littl
if any silver in the ore.
II We have long been I'm need OF mel
like Mr.. Sherard and his associate
and We trust they will realize hand
s somely from their investments in tn
mines of this county.
y MINING AND OTHER NOTES.
u Maiden will celebrate the 4th, a purs
e having been raised for that purpose.
The Maiden hotel is a credit to the place
One can rely upon an excellent meal, Will
v the house is kept neat and clean.
Dan Kuhnhenn returned to Maiden las
Saturday, after a couple of years absenc'
:. He has taken up "A ranch east of the Mi.
souri,.
+! OF Anderson returned Saturday from
q trip down in the brakes of the Missouri
where he went to look up a ranch. He RI
ports very little rain in that region an
the grass suffering. He slept out of door
at night for a week without putting hi
L coat on.
Walter Smith contemplates erecting
livery stable in Maiden in a short tim
ID horses.
NJ. l.. Poland reports a good general me
Ig chaudise trade Notwithstanding the cam
lie is a little quiet.
: Joseph Moorhead left for the railros
4, last Saturday in company with w. l
. Brayton of Chicago, one of the stakeholder
" OF the Double Eagle Mining company.
Frank Sage and Cliff Deyo are puship
Is the tunnel ON the Junction lead, locate
N on Silver mountain. They are in nearl
IS 300 feet.
IS W. L. Wilson is doing assessment wor
y on one OF his properties at the head {
Alpine guich. Mr.. Wilson still owns som
valuable prospects and from the presen
outlook is soon to realize handsomely 10
his years of incessant toll.
A postofnce will he established at tn
u Gilt Edge mine IN the near future. W
o would not be surprised to see quite IA pr
t~entious town spring up there in "A year O
le two. Everything depends upon the mines
\ party by the name of Burke in tn
= employ oil Doc" Pot, while in the timbe
Il one day last week picked up a young blac
tail fawn which is being domesticated a
the Pott ranch. Thu animal is very beaut
- ful and cunning.
L John Arnold is going to build "a cabin o
~ his homestead near the Gilt Edge mil
oi which he located ia 81 but was compelle
It to r%elinquish by the military authorities.
le Mrs. l.. Beiauser returned from Chicag
n last week, where she went to purehas
-. goods for her store. She attended the ia
at the unveiling Of the silver statue.
Maurice sullivan has quite a little villaj
VI in Maide gulch near the Spotted Hor.