Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-08-23
THE GILT EDGE A
Prof. Potter Of ST. Louis Has Treated a Guam
tity of the Ore With Satisfactory
Results.

Prof. William B. Potter, manager
OF the st. Louis Sampling and Testing
works, has just completed an exami-
nation and treatise of a quantity of
ore, the product of the Gilt Edge Min
ing company of Montana, which, he
says, shows this plant to be one OF
the richest OF It's kind in the country,
says the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Gilt Edge mine is situated in the
/ Judith mountains, about five miles
south of Maiden in Fergus county,
Montana. The claim vas discovered
a little over a year ago, and a COM
pany was at once organized and incor-
porated under the laws of Montana,
and work on the claims was at C
commenced. The officers and princi-
pal stockholders of the company are
Hon. r.. f.. Collins, Great Falls, Mon
tana, president; X. NJ. Stivers, New
York, vice president; George b. Beard
sley, Bridgeport, Conn, treasurer, and
X. A. Ammon, New York, secretary.
1t is understood that George w. Allen
OF this city, while out in that section
of the country Il few months ago, OH
learning of the value of the property,
e~ndeavored to make negotiations
whereby he would obtain an interest
i'll the mine, but his efforts are said to
have been u%navailing.
Early last spring Professor Potter
was called to Montana on business,
and while there the owners of this
mine sent for him to visit their plant
and make some tests in order to as
certain if possible the best method to
be employed in treating the ore. A
mill had already been erected for that
purpose on the plant, but the process
then in operation failed to give salts
faction. After examining the ore,
~clusion that the proper way to make
the test and the one by which the
most satisfactory results could be OBJ
tanned would be to ship a quantity OF
the ore to st. Louis. where he would
subject it to a thorough treatment at
his sampling works. In that way he
would have the facilities OF several
different treatments at hand, and by
trying each could easily determine
which was the best to use i'm this par
ticular kind of ore.
Acting on his suggestion, the officers
OF the company shipped about three
and one-half tons OF the ore from the
mine to st. Louis. This was no small
undertaking, as the ore had to be
hauled $50 miles over the mountains
by wagons to the nearest railroad,
which journey took about a month.
The ore was shipped on the railroad
at about the commencement of the
recent big strike, and was consequent
ly delayed on the road, so that it was
nearly two months from the time 1t
lett the mine before it reached St.
Louis. As soon as the ore reached
here Prof. Potter went to work ex-
aiming it and subjecting it to one
treatment and then another, until
yesterday, when he completed his in
vestigations, having, as he claims,
found the mode of treatment 10y which
the ore can be reduced to the best ad-
vantage. AS soon as his investigation
was completed Professor Potter made
an extensive report OF his findings
which he will send to the company.
He claims that examination shows
this mine to be one OF the biggest
properties of the kind in the country.
BY the methods of treatment which
he applies he finds that the ore yields
between 81 and rs per cent OF its
gold on the average when treated on
"A large scale. This is considered to
he IA remarkably high yield.
X. a. Ammon, secretary OF the Gilt
Edge Mining company, has been in the
city during the last few days while
| Professor Potter has been completing
| his examination. Both these gentle
| men intend leaving for Montana
shortly, in order to s%uperintend the
| reconstruction of the mill which is
now used at the mine to suit the treat
ment which Professor Potter has de-
cided is the proper one to employ.