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

~ III PioPNAbAN ~" cNit1H
operated. Just at present the camp
is a little quiet, but the citizens who
have braved many reverses in the
past with an unfaltering faith in the
mineral wealth of the district are still
that good times are not far
distant.
THE MAGINNIs.
The Maginnis property, which is be-
ing worked under a lease by Burgess
& Hanks, is at present Maiden's chief
dependence, though all of the proper
ties OF the district will contribute to
her growth and business prosperity.
About twenty men are now employed
in the mines embraced in the lease.
The mill having closed down tempo
rarily a few days since, the force "A
curtailed nearly one-half. 1t is not
improbable that a change in the pro-
cess OF treating the ores will be made.
Mr.. Burgess has been in Great Falls
several weeks conferring with Mr..
Hanks in relation to this and other
matters. Upon his return the force OF
men will be paid off and plans for the
future determined upon. The mines
have large bodies of high grade ore on
| the dumps and are looking well in al
OF their workings.
THE SPOTTED HORSE.
A visit to the celebrated Spotted
| Horse mine and mill was made last
Sunday morning. Here we found tn,
gentlemanly and able manager, j. w
Provard, ready to extend every cour
tesy in his power. Accepting his in
vitation to go down into the mine w
mounted the bucket with Adam Sac
ger, the skilful and obliging mine fore
man, and descended the shaft to TIL,
bottom a distance OF 400 feet. Their,
are six levels from the shaft and al
save the first N are in ore and bein.
worked. There are three levels from
the bottom of the shaft. In til,
face OF the $50 foot level al
immense body OF ore has been found
at present twenty feet square ant
probably extending upward to tin
surface. The ore is free milling ant
very rich, assays as high as 81, 500 t.
the ton having been obtained. TIL
6O0-foot level has tapped anothel
large body of ore about 100 feet from
the old discovery shaft, the extent o
which can only be ascertained as tn,
work progresses. The other level ha'
also opened into an ore body of hug
proportions. The ore is extracted b,
stopping, square sets being erected anC
raised as necessity requires. The or
is loaded into large buckets which Sc
on trucks and are conveyed by rail Il
the main shaft where it is raised b.,
the steam hoist. Not having time W
did not visit the other levels. Their
is also ore in the old tunnel, which j
in 1,5OO feet. We were assured b,
Mr.. Saeger that the mine never locke,
better since its discovery than a
pIeseHt-
After ascending we accompanied tn
manager to his private office wher
'ten drops" and "a good Havana too
the moisture out OF our system.
The mill, which was shut down for
couple of days to place new fiues i
one OF the boilers and make other re
pairs, started again Monday mornin
with full power capacity. The engin
room is under the charge OF r. W
Noble of this place, who is assisted b.
his son ARA, while John Blocksoi
runs the hoist. The mill has a ca
pacity OF sixty'tons per day and j
working ore that will average betweet
$50 and $50 per ton The prospect
aregood for a very successful season
operations. Between fifty and sixt,
men are on the pay roll.
THE GILL EDGE.
| After lea wing the SDOtted Horse.