The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11
Lewis and Clarke County.

The mines which come under the in
spection laws in this county are: The
Belmont, Cruise. ST Louis and the old
reliable Drum Lummon, all situated ct
Marysville. Is miles northwest of Hell
ena; the Daisy, Little Dandy and Old
Amber, located at York, "a miles north
west OF this point, and the War Eagle.
operated at Butler. IA miles to the
west.
The Belmont is owned by the Pen
obscot Mining company, of which Jonn
Longmaid is president and j. Henry
Longmaid superintendent. A mill mas
been erected on this old property and
IS now in operation. The success OF
the process introduced in thu mill will
have a marked influence on the min
ing interests of the Marysville dis
trict as well as on that large area OF
territory adjoining. the ores of which
are of the same character. The pro-
cess consists of a combination of ANAL
gamation and cyanide. The quartz,
after being crushed in the 20-stamp
battery and passing over the plates.
in which process so per cent. of the
values contained is saved. is conduct
ed i'm the form of tailings into large
settling tanks, where they are sub
jected to the action of the solution
and practically all the values remain
ing after passing over the plates lb-
Grated. The mine is developed by
three tunnels. No. l is 500 feet; No.
2 600. and No 3, 1900. From the level
of No. tunnel at it's face to the apex
of the vein is $50 feet. Between those
points large bodies of ore is ed.
which can be mined at a moderate
cost. An upraise was being made To
connect the three tunnels, which viii
serve for ventilating and escapement
purposes.
The Drum Lummon mine. owned by
the Montana Mining company, limited.
has done development work on its
shafts, winzes, upraises. drifts and
cross-cuts aggregating 1888 linear feet
during the year, In the course of which
several large bodies of low grade ore
was uncovered. Both stamp and cyan
ide mills were operated to their fun
capacity. The result Of the years
work shows a handsome balance. Tne
ventilation of the mine has been i'm
proved. connections being made oy
drifts at points which benefited the
mine in this respect The safety and
comfort of the employees is receiving
the usual care and attention from
those IN charge. On account of the
heavy and persistent flow Of water on
the 900 IL was found necessary to re-
inforce the pumping plant by the ad-
dition of a 500-gallon per minute
Reidler pump. In all other respects
the mine is in the same excellent con-
dition as noted in my previous re-
port.
At the Cruise mine, situated at Bald
mountain. the man tunnel was eX-
tended $50 feet, making now 100 feet.
A two-compartment vertical SHAFT
IS sunk 40 feet from the level of the
tunnel. The Cruise gives promise OF
developing into a large producer. The
fissure is strong and well defined ard
shows every evidence of permanency. \
35-horse power engine, one-inch steel
rope and safety cage comprise the
hoisting equipment.
At the st. Louis work has been con-
fined to stopfng out the ores discovered
i'm the previous years development. a
new upraise was made since my last
report which has supplied excellent
and much needed ventilation. besides
a separate outlet for the miners.
The Daisy mine, owned by T. j.
Walsh and others of Helena, is being
worked by John Rowand & CO.. who
have a lease on the property. The
mine is developed through two tunnels
of 400 and $50 feet in length respect
lively. The ore is gold and silver bear
ing and occurs in a fiat vein between
granite and slate. The mine is tim
bered with tunnel sets and stulls. The
ventilation is very good and there are
two outlets.
The Little Dandy mine Is situated
at York and is owned and operated by
John Rowand & Co. with John Fletch-
er as foreman. The vein Is exposed
for 300 feet Of its length by tunnel
and for 75 feet on it's dip by an in
cline shaft The ore and other mate
rial is hoisted out Of the latter with
whim, %-inch wire rope and car.
Gold is the principal metal found In
the ore. The ventilation is good. n
10-stamp mill is running continuously
on the ore furnished from the mine.
At the Old Amber mine. at YORK.
a small force of miners, under the d.
rection Of @. NJ. Kerr. has been engag-
ed during the year in developing this
and adjoining claims belonging to the
same company. The main tunnels
have been extended and several pros
pecting cross-cuts driven. The mine
is equipped with a 30-ton Bryan mill
The War Eagle mine. located at But
ler owned and operated by the Iron
Mountain Mining vompany, Robert
Hall manager. Robert Angus superin-
tendent. and Fred Cramp foreman,
has started active operations during
the present year. One hundred feet
were added to the depth OF the shaft,
making a total depth Of 2e5 feet. dou-
BILE compartment The cross-cut driv-
en- TO tan the vein opened M a large
body OF low grade ore. which can be
mined at a small cost. The proximity
of the mine to the railway and smeiter