The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-31
IN VIRGINIA CITY.
Mining Operation. In Progress In Madison
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County.
Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
Virginia City. May 2s.-The Conrey
Placer Mining company. operating at
the mouth OF the Alder gulch canyon.
has most of it's machinery on the
ground n il rapidly placing the same
in position for operation The COM
pam will work the gravel on its prop
erty in about the same manner as IL
has been Working its German Bar
ground at Adobetown. bv means of a
dredse. the material difference being
that the plant will be a much larger
affair than the German Bar plant. The
company has now employed placing
the machinery in place about 70 men.
When I'm active operation this force
will be increased. The plant will han
die about 1000 cubic yards Of gravel
daily. Two 90 horsepower boilers
will be used as power generators. The
company expects tn have everything
I'm readiness to begin work by the last
of June. One year ago. when the news
was made public that the Conrey ranch
at the mouth of Alder gulch had been
bonded for $50. 900 to the German Bar
F1uming company for placer mining
operations. considerable surprise was
manifested by the d SEEM
ing preposterous that ground used for
"A uufnpfI VI years ~ Hills III
should be sold for mining purposes. A
thorough prospecting of the ground en-
sued. and during the winter a payment
OF 315. 900 was made upon the property.
the balance to be paid within a years
time. or on failure to do so the prop
erty reverts back TO the original own
err. together with the first payment on
the ground. All property for miles
around IL now bonded. and the results
~ fha ranray sArnnanU haipU kaf0ha1
with interest.
A. c. Buzzard. John Devlin and
Charles Groves. who nave been work.
ing the Navajo mine. by lease, near
the city, made al IL ton shipment to
the East Helena smelter this week.
This Is one OF several shipments that
these gentlemen have made since their
lease began on the property. Each
time handsome results have been re-
ceived from the smelter they ex-
pect fully as good. II not better. re-
suits from this shipment.
Should the tests and results OF the
reports of the experts of +. Aug.
Heinze of Butte be favorable. prop
erty In the very near vicinity Of this
city may be handled by him. A couple
OF MIR. Heinze's men have been ex-
porting a property near this city. and
as a inal test a carload Of ore has
been sent to Butte for treatment 1t 10
understood that the experts were well
satisfied with the appearance OF the
mine. n In all probability Mr.. Heinxe
will interest himself in this section.
The people OF Madison county will her
aid the coming Of Mr.. Heinze with de-
light. his record as a pusher In min
ing business being well known through
out the county.
The report circulated about that the
Fortune group of mines in Williams
gulch, owned by X. 4. q A. G. Cooke.
are bonded to Butte parties IL false.
there being nothing to the report.
The old Mohegan At Red Bluff has
again been started by Matt ". Alder
son. who is operating q cyanide pro-
cess. This process has been used by
Mr.. Anderson for some time In treat
ment of ores. and success has con-
stantly crowned his efforts. but the cy-
anide process which In used by Mr..
Anderson in the treatment of the Red
BLU ores by this means IL somewhat
modified from what his past workings
have been. The Red Bluff ores do not
amalgamate successfully. making too
many shines TO treat In a CONNER
cisl scale by the regular cyanide pro-
cess. and Mr.. Anderson has been work.
ing a solution TO overcome this diff
Guilty. which he has at last accom-
plished and at present has a mill in
operation. The ore IL crushed In the
battery az heretofore. the pulp flows To
the sgitators. which in this case will
accommodate a days run from a i've
stamp battery. The contents In this
vat are handled during the night and
discharged. being ready for the fol-
lowing days run. thus keeping up a
continuous run. which heretofore. by
the old cyanide process. could not be
done on account OF he Shiny material
To be handled.
Mr.. Anderson IL purchasing ore from
different mines about the Bluffs. mis-
enterprise will be the means OF numer-
Gus small properties being opened.
The Thistle mine. near Rochester,
still continues TO net its owners a nice
profit. John F.. Woods. and
one OF the owners Of the property.
spent a day in the city this week. In
speaking Of the property he stated that
since Jan. l very little ore had been
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