The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17

and you know this property often changes
hands, and. while it is not now in oper-
alton, there is no way to tell when the
present owners will part with what they
have there to some more confident oper-
ator who will push the work ahead.
"There is a cyanide plant that is not
working at present, and then there Is
the Daisy mill and the Republic smelter.
The history Of the concerns would re-
qure a long time to relate The camp IS
an old one, having been opened up in 1870
l went in there in II and have had hold
ings there ever since.
II guess there has been about as much
confidence and tenacity of purpose dis
played in connection with the mines at
Cooke as in any place in the West. The
camp has had a great many ups and
downs and many disheartening failures
among the many successes.
There is the Republic smelter, for in
stance. The smelter stands there ready
for operation, with tiuXing ore, coke,
charcoal, etc. but row between the
stockholders in the company regarding
suitable man for manager has caused
the works to be closed down for a num-
Der of years. They made some remark
able runs at the Cooke smelter when it
was in operation. and made considerable
money. The exact amount cleaned up a
any time is not known but there is every
reason to believe that it was very large.
1.-The ore in Cooke offers a great many
obstacles to successful treatment. and for
this reason the companies which have
operated there have been compelled to
shut down when they have failed to con-
form to the proper process in saving the
values. Cooke City ore is not free milling
and it requires great deal of nice judg-
ment to determine just what is required
In 1tY11l * in, hal
the great amount of arsenic in the
there would demand that it be roasted
before being milled. There is much lead
in the and also great quantity of
iron pyr:tes, which suggests the need of
a smelling process to get the best re-
suits.
But let me tell you the ore is rich. 1t
comes as near being a bonanza camp, as
far AS rich Is concerned, can be
found anywhere. Samples of ore from
| Cooke City are found in some of the most
| famous collections of quartz in the world.
| despite the lack of proper facilities for
transportation, Cooke City has every
prospect of greatness. They have a man
there now in charge of the Daisy mill
for whom too much cannot be said Mr..
Van Aukin is the most interested and en-
thusiastic mining man in the whole
county. He would make any sacrifice for
the success of the camp and is hard at
work. There is no telling when he may
solve the problems presented there. 1t
may be next week, and perhaps not for
year, but success will surely come"
Harry Bush, president of the Bear
Guch Mining company, was in the city
this morning. returning from trip to
the East and ,en route to his home in Jar
dine. Mr.. Bush has been in the eastern
states and In Ontario for month and re-
ports a very successful trip. His visit
was connected with company affairs ana
Mr. Bush is enthusiastic over the pros
poets Immediately ahead of the company
here. The new mill, the Revenue, will
start IN in about two weeks, and it is
said to be the finest mill in the West.
The occasion of the dedication of the new
forty-stamp mill will be one long to be
remembered in this county Preparations
are being made for celebration of this
event in the mining history of Park
county, and a number or invited guests
from Livingston and various parts of the
state will participate in the exercises.
The company will spend ABOUT $4,000 in
the early part of this winter In construct
ing additional concentrating machinery
for in connection with their mills and
putting in a cyanide plant, to be used on
the tailngs, which are now run into a
settling dam built across Bear creek,
which tumbles down the gulch, and the
waters of which are used to turn the
wheels of the present mill. The new mill
will be operated by steam.
f. Fl. Cowles is in the city to-day from
the Boulder and is enthusiastic over the
work being done in the great free-milling
camp of Independence. He states that he
feels sure of a fortune after the three
years of hard work which he has done,
and thinks that the Boulder country is
sure to outstrip all other parts of the
county in producing gold. Mr.. Cowles
was in the city for the purpose of TAX
ing out some machinery for his mine and
mill and he tells most cheering stories Of
the wealth that Is coming in at his stamp
mill.