The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-01
Mining In Concord.


who has been developing the Concord
silver mine, shipped about II tons oil
ore to New Jersey, 10 order to put 1t tC
the actual test OF smelling to ascer.
tain beyond question just what there
was 10 it. He awaited the return.
from 1t with much interest and conf
dence, and informed representative Of
the REPORTER, Monday last, that he had
received the report of the smelling anG
that it was highly satisfactory.
The expense of the shipping is con
siderable, being $3.50 per ton from the
mine to the smelling works, the sinelt
ing cost $ll 80 per ton and still the ore
gave net yield of $32 40 per ton at thu
mine, of silver and lead. There is /
small amount of gold but only about 81
cents to the ton which Is too small K
make an account Of AS 1t will not pay
per cent of zinc in this ore but the pro
cess of smelling In the works where this
shipment OF ore was reduced was moi
such as to save the zinc. Parties
Mr.. MCGUIRE informed US, are construct
ing smelling works at Portland, thai
will save the zinc which will add mate
rally to the value of this ore.
Mr.. Mcclure etates that he has mined
about l25 tons of ore during the pas
season. This is entirely surface work
The width of this vein Is 1T feet, thu
length and depth Is not known. He hal
uncovered and worked from the surfac,
about 100 feet and traced the lead in {
S. L. and n. w. direction by groupings
about / 200 feet.
Mr.. Mcclure has spent 1G years il
Nova Scotia, and previously to that wa,
engaged In mining in Montana. He
therefore, ought to be Il good judge Of
such things. He states one feature Of
the lead that is very favorable to tkt
working of this vein. The general for
nation is mieaceous slate or schist, anc
the permanency of the lead is based by
with it dixie of trap or quartzite about
20 feet in width, which affords the weir
two good walls in straight lines. This Is
q great convenience in mining as 1t saves
much in the expense of timbering the
mine.
Two New York gentlemen, J. b.
Newhall and II. j. Quinlan of Staten
Island, have with Mr.. Mcclure followed
up the results of the smelling, have re.
Gently made an examination of the
premises and become part owners of the
property. VIM. M. Aver, superintend,
ent of the Somerset Railway has also be
come interested in the property. These
gentlemen have made arrangements to
put on moderate sized crew, but 10 OF
II men at present, and proceed night and
day in the development of the mine
They will mine the ore but will not
move it until the wiHter season when il
is expected the works ut Portland will
be ready to receive it.
This mine Is in the town of Concord
some miles from the Kennebec and
about equal distance by the highway
from Scion and Bingham-some miles
1t is about IL miles from North Ansor
and it is more than probable that thai
station on the Somerset road will be the
railway station from which the ore viii
be rallied. The distance is greater bu
the physical features of the country arr
much in favor of the route to No. Arson
II is leveler route and much better for
winter road, the time when the greater
part Of the hauling will be done. Be
side Arson men have made offers of as
sistance in the way of building and i'm
proving roads which will be of mateIia
aid to the enterprise.
So much for the present prospect o.
silver mining in Somerset. We hop,
the bright prospect may ripen into GER
tainty and that these gentlemen may
"strike it rich" and Concord's hills may
become famous for their metals at al
early date.