The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-04
AN EXPERTS OPINION
The Mines Of the Golden Scepter Com
pany Examined.
IOO-STAMP MILL ORDERED
There is No Disputing the Fact
That the District VIII Be a
Rich Producer of World
Vice Reputation.

M.ssoula. Feb. CIV. l.. Quigley of
WIlming-on Del. representing the di-
I.c,ors Of the Goldt n Scepter Mining
company. and Professor Sadtler of the
Colorado school Of mines, came in on
No l to-day with Manager Baibcock of
the Golden Scepter company, and Cal
OWN, the original locator OF the Brew
s;er creek mines. and the party spent
;ae afternoon in M.ssoula. Mr.. Gwin
said TO a Standard reporter this after
noon th1t he had recently visited the
mines which he discovered and ex-
pressed The opinion that they are great
er properties than he believed that they
would ever become, although he mas
always felt confident that they would
turn out to be great producers. He
said thar there is no longer any ques-
ton about the success of tne mines. The
only question now is, how profitable
tney VIII prove TO be.
Professor Sditler, VINO mas made an
oSp-r, examination Of the mines, said
&. the reporter VINO asked tor his opin-
ION regarding the mines: Il think mat
..tN VIII b. greIt producers. The ore
body IS IN .mme nse one that would be
remarkable in any country. ! exam
iued TIE properties about year ago
ana have just completed another care
ful eSam.na~On. OF lhe samples taken
llgt year made assays which averaged
an at So in gold ,p tle ton. L made a
mill les. as well of a carload of the ore
ana ,le returns from this showed a
saving Of more than So a ton, and the
concentrates obtained from the tallingS,
which are easily chlJrin3.ed, gave 81
"A ton.
This mill test l regard as the most
impor. ana. There are many ores tnat
elNe fine assay returns but prove COM
ulrat.ycly wor; hltss when subjected to
{ ... III II est. The Golden S'ePter ores
dl- g.! md any doubt free milling ana
H.. tl4l.l2s can be 50 easily chlDrlnat-
"a tia. sine loss in treatment VIII be
very small. There IS no doubt in my
4.Ild tra- lIe mines VIII prove 10 De
....t producers ] am very glad 10 be
!, 80 say this, as l have recently
l.-n compelled TO make adverse re-
ports UBoI 20 many mines mat there Is
samc satisfaction in finding a properly
tina, IS rally good.
- 0nI from samples that have been
sent To me recently and from the ex-
animation of the mines which l have
Just completed, that the properties are
constantly Improving as greater depth
is reached No, the ore is not so
much richer, but the waste is much
l.-4 ! have made assays of samples
from the mine during the past month
and have had check assays made in
. Denver. which give returns of from $ll
10 Sis a ton. No mill test has yet been
made Of this ore, but ! am confident
that such a test would show cores
pondiug Improvement over the former
trial You may safely say that the ore
first taken out gave milling results OF
about 50 and that the ore now being
mined viii yield about s. to SO
There is no doubt that the Golden
Sccpter company has some great mines.
They would be great, not only here
but i'm any country The immense body
of ore and the Improvement in its quail
ity are enough to make this positive.
Professor Sadtler is one of the most
competent experts i'm the West and his
opinions have the reputation OF being
. conservative and cautious. He showed
the Standard reporter an assay certlh-
cato from Rurlingame. the Denver as
sayer. i'm confirmation of his statements
regarding the ore recently taken from
the mines Colonel Given. after Pro-
+ frssor Sadtlcr had left. said TO the re-
porter. Il never saw a mine more care
fully examined than these were by the
professor. He is very particular and
looks into everything"
Professor Sadtler's opinion is Valua-
Ile one and will bc read with interest
hy all who have followed the develop
mpnt of these mines. 1t confirms the
predictions which have been made in
these dispatches and that Missoula will
have a tributary mining town of mar
Vicious richness.
,Ir pa1cock and his party will spend
a short time in philipsburg, at the
conclusion Of their stay in Missoula.
The big lO0-stamp mill for the Golden
. Sccpter mines will be ordered at once
and il is believed that the big electric
power plant which was referred TO in
I the standard last week will be started
as early i'm the spring as possible. The
whole outlook is as promising as could
3 be desired.