The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-15
In OTHER COUNTIES
A Review of the Paying Mines Out
side of Silver Bow.
SOME SURPRISING FIGURES
The Coal Producers of Cascade
Carbon. Park. Callatin and
Other Sections of the state
Valuable Reports.

While Silver Bow county probably
has more than one-half of the paying
mines in Montana, there are many out
side of this county which aid materially
in making Montana the greatest min
ing state of the union. Most of these
mines in various parts of the state
We're inspected by Capt. c. s. Shoe
maker, state mining inspector. last
year, and are mentioned in his report.
His accounts of the mines are as fol-
lows:
GRANITE COUNTY.
The Hope, located at Philipsburg. is
owned and operated by the Hope Min
ing company. N. B. Ringing is gen.
eral manager: Henry Reyfeldt. super
intendent and foreman. Twenty-six
miners and five topmen are employed.
The main shaft is single compartment
The Hope is also opened by tunnel
1870 feet in length. The character of
the ore is silver.
The Harrison, located at Combina-
ton, is owned and operated by the Har-
rison ct al. Mining company; F. III.
Bird superintendent and manager; j.
ID. Carroll, foreman. Eighty miners
and % topmen are employed. The
shaft is two compartment, 255 feet In
depth. The character of the ore is sill
yer concentrates. The principal vein
of the mine comes under the technical
name of blanket vein." and lies ait
pitch or incline of rs feet in 100 feet.
1T is protected by splendid foot and
hanging walls.
The Bi-Metallic This mine Is owned
and operated by the Bi-Metallic Min
ing company, and Is situated at Gran
lite. Paul A. Fusz is superintendent
and manager; James Willoughby, fore
man. Seventy miners and 25 top
men are employed. The main shaft
IS three compartment, 1900 feet deep.
The character of ore is silver. In Feb
ruary, 1894, the company started a
drain tunnel which will be 1000 feet
in length when completed. IT will tap
the Bi-Metallic ait a depth of 1000 feet.
The Royal Gold mine of Granite is
owned and operated by the Royal Gold
Mining company; Willard Bennett,
superintendent: Jacob Fletcher, fore
man. The company employs IA miners
and two topmen. The mine Is operated
entirely through tunnels. Character of
ore. free gold. No. tunnel is in a dis
tance of 1000 feet, No. 2 is in 1000 feet,
No. is in 1900 feet and No. is in
500 feet.
The Queen mine is owned and ope-
rated by the Sunrise Mining company;
+. w. Sherman, superintendent; j. d.
Fletcher foreman. The mine is To-
Gated at Stone Station and employs IL
miners and three topmen. The prop
erty is developed and worked by tun-
mel, the main tunnel being in a dis
tance of $50 feet. The character of ore
is free gold. No. tunnel is in 425 feet;
No. 2 800; No. 3 east, so; No. l east,
225; No. l east 400. The ore of the
Queen mine is transported to a 10
stamp mill by a tramway 1900 feet in
length.
MADISON COUNTY.
The Monitor located at Norris, own
ed and operated by the Monitor Gold
Mining company; S. X. Knox, super
intendent; o. McKinnon. foreman, en-
ploys eight miners and one topman.
The shaft is double compartment. 100
feet in depth and the length of tunnel
IS 200 feet. The character of ore is
base.
The Columbus, located at Norris, is
operated and managed by Col. j. II.
johnson & Co; ]. II. Mcconnell. fore
man. Five miners and two topmen are
employed. The shaft is 100 feet deep.
The character of ore is base gold.
The Revenue. located at Norris, own
ed and operated by the Revenue Gold
Mining company: l.. A. Durham. SUI
perintendent: H. t. Kingsbury. fore
man; employs 81 miners and FIVE top
men. The saft is double compartment,
$50 feet deep. The character of ere is
oxide gold.
The Easton, located near Virginia
City. owned by ii. Fines & 2arkey, ore
rated and managed by ii. Filling: J.
II. Pankey. superintendent and fore
man; employs eight miners and four
topmen. The main shaft is double |
compartment 900 feet deep, and the |
tunnel is in 1900 feet Chara ger of ore,
base silver and concentrating.
The Letter mine, loca ed a. sheridan. |
owned and operated by l.. Z. a 4. Sen |
ton Letter: J. II. Giles, SUPERINTENDENT: |
Alex Cruikshank, foreman: employs 60 |
miners and six topmen. The main |
shaft Is two compartment and coo feet |
deep. The length of the main tunnel |
is 1.600 feet. The character of ore is |
free gold. a shaft 800 feet deep has |
been sunk in the tunnel, loo feet from |
the mouth.
The Clipper mine. located at Pony. |
owned and operated by Morris g. ELL |
ing; w. w Morris. superintendent |
and manager; James Rooney, foreman; |
employs II miners and one topman. |
This mine is developed entirely by tun- /
nels. No. l is in 700 feet; No. 3 500 /
feet; No. 3. $50 feet; No. 4. 200 feet. |
This company owns many good mines |
in the vicinity of Pony. among them |
the Boss Tweed, Willow Creek Ned. /
olTdNDeiTy anu OlntTss which VIII. In 1
a very short time. be active producers /
of gold.
The White Eagle. located at Red |
Bluff. owned. operated and managed /
by Kinds & Weinberger. b. F. Nc 4
Davitt. foreman. employs five miners 4
and one topman. The shaft is two 1
compartment. 11s feet deep. The char
acter OF ore is gold.
PARK COUNTY.
The McCauley. located at Gardner. /
owned and operated by the McCauley
Gold Mining & Milling company; A. /
Carter. superintendent and manager: 4
Mike Walsh. foreman; employs 10 1
miners. The mine Is worked through 4
a 500-foot tunnel, timbered with studs
and tunnel cars are used for running 4
out the free milling gold ore. The ore I
produced from this mine is treated at /
a 20-stamp mill and is hauled there by 4
teams
The Crevasse Mountains. located at \
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