The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-09-28
SOME RICH MINES
RICHMOND FLAT AND STER-
LING COUNTRY.
Some Splendid Properties-The MOni-
tors Monster Vein-The Revenue
AMI COlumbms-Other Mines and
Prospects

Prospects
RICHMOND FLAT, Sept. 20 Especial
Correspondence One of the early set
tiers of this section was man from
DiXie's Land. This was in the early
sixties when the war of the rebellion
was raging. In honor CT the capital of
the southern cOnfederacy the southern
er christened the locality Richmond"
and the topography of the country
around about is responsible for the rest
of the handle. And so, as Mrs. Rebec-
ca Johnson. poetlaureate of the Flat.
has written:
"Richmond is its name
And its gold has brought it fame
Richmond Flat is certainly rich
section. Gold predominates, and few
more years will see her prominent
among the producing towns of MOnta
ma. The baseness of her ores is the
only drawback, most of the mineral re-
euiring smelling. The Revenue peo-
pie, however, are said to have solved
the problem by cyanide process
which saves very large percentage of
value, but all other producing proper
ties are shipping. Norris, the North
ern Pacific shipping point, is but six
miles away and with the camps devel-
opment and growth spur from the
mo in 1pa wi ha a S,,ratv
Prominent among the mines of this
section is the Monitor. Much has
been said and written concerning this
property, and the famous saying of the
Queen of Sheba is mildly expressive of
the impression caused by ones first in
pection of the underground workings
of this property. The Monitor was To-
Gated by Judge w. r. Reel in 1865. It
has been worked almost continuously,
and always at profit, since. In 1889
Judge Reel sold a halt interest to S.
K. Knox OF independence, Mo-, and the
Monitor Gold Mining Company was
org ganized about the same time with
Mr.. Knox as general manager. The
vein is true fssure, strong and rich,
running northeast and southwest and
dipping west and north. The ore body
for distance of 200 feet is high grade
ore, averaging 500 to the ton. De-
velopment work is being prosecuted
in quiet and economical manner. The
main shaft is 100 feet deep, connecting
with winze and upper workings. The
fact that the vein has been developed
on it's pitch 300 feet and on its length
$50 feet will give an idea of the extent
of the immense ore body. The ore has
seldom fallen below 500. Recently
500 pounds were shipped which went
119 ounces in gold, and ten pound
pocket was encountered which assayed
all the way from $4,000 to $4,000 to
to the ton.
The Ruvenue has long been a pro-
ducer. Mr.. l.. A. Dunham, general
manager of the Revenue Company, was
away when the MADISONIAN corre-
spondent called, in consequence OF
which much of interest was unObtaina-
bic. The Re~onue mine was located
in 1866 Oy JuUge Reel about the same
time Of the location of the Monitor.
= fter lew years Judge Reel QbaEd-
oned r.. Subsequently it w15 rei2-
Gated by Co.. Alex Norris, Who sold
IL about ten years ago to C)i. J. H.
johnson. Col Johnson interested l.
number OF Boston gentlemen IL tne
mine and worked it with profit. Ih9n
it passed into the hands of some Butte
gentlemen who sold it to the De'ver
Syndicate at the head of which is Mr..
Dunham. One Of the heavy stock
holders is Dave Moffat, the multi-mil-
.ionaire, mining and railroad man OF
Denver. The mine has been a paying
property for years, %nd under Mr..
Dunhan's careful management will
undoubtedly improve. 4 r-ch strik Is
sad 10 have been made lately en- one
otthe lower Levels. About 80 III aaru
employed and the daily outplt i3 from
! 80 to 10 tons Mr.. v est Croreil il
! foreman OF the mine.
The Revenue Company treats its ore
st its mill, which - located about .
mile and one half from the mine, BY
the cyanide process, which briefly des
cribed, is as follows: The ore 10 crushed