Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-30
PROSPECTS OF
LEAD BODIES
Mineral Leads Which Have So
Far Received Very Little
Attention Promise Well.
SIxTY-FOOT SHAFT SUNK ON ONE
Those Of A. T., Harvey and Shea
and Medigar Lie in the
South Moccasins,

In the search for collaborating ores
the prospectors and miners of this
region have for the past few years
overlooked a class OF ores that IL
known to exist in paying quantities
in the different mountains of this sec
ton. We refer to the ores carrying
silver, and sometimes copper, i'm a
small degree, but the principal value
In which lies in the high per cent OF
lead i'm them. The conditions will
soon be such that high grade lead
ores can he shipped from any Of the
mining districts OF Fergus county
with a very fair profit accruing to
the shipper. There is constantly a
demand for high grade lead ores I'm
all the smelters OF the country, and
with the small amount of develop
ment work done some Of those here
have showings that would cause
them to be looked upon as veritable
bonanzas were they located In the
silver-lead camps along the line Of
railway on the Belt range. AS an in
stance, citing the value of ONE of
these high grade lead properties, we
will mention the San Lazaro lode,
owned by Arthur II. Harvey and sit
uated In the foothills at the base Of
Lookout mountain, on the south side
Of the South Moccasin range. The
San Lazaro has an ore body from
three Ia five feet In width from the
surface to the bottom of II G0-foot
shaft. The vein at the bottom is
about eight feet in width, the ore
body being five feet, with II soft vein
matter On either side. 1t occurs in u
lime and porphyry formation, and
some slate was noticed ON the hang
Ing wall near the surface. The pitch
OF the vein il very near the vertical
and the contact i'm which ii lies is
well defined, while the out-crop on
the surface can be easily traced for
some distance from the shaft, which
is the only development work on the
claim.
The ore Is a fine grain galena, car
rying both silver and copper in a
small degree, but the most interest.
ing Information attached to 1t Is its
values In lead. Mr.. Harvey has had
assays from what he considered an
average Of the ore on the dump and
his returns showed copper centin lead
6 per cent In copper and Z ounce In
silver. Estimating these metals al
the average Of their market quota,
tions for the past month, the ore
would have a valuation gilmore thar
S65 per ton, the lead alone In II being
worth more than $50. The location
OF the claim IL such that were a rail
road within a reasonable distance 4,
would be a valuable proposition as q
shipper.
In the same mountains, at the head
OF Scovel gulch, near the center Of tn,
range, but easily accessible, Messrs
Shea and Medigar have two claim.
known as the Orphan Boy and I'll,
Carbonate Belle, on both Of which O
very high grade brown sand carbon
ate ore has been found, ranging from
65 to IS per cent in lead. The ore OF
these claims also carries about 8 pei
cent in copper, a few ounces in silver
and assays as high as Sl4 per ton II
gold have been received. Only
small amount OF development worl
has been done on them and cOnse
quently very little is known OF thu
extent Of the ore. Lead ores are alst
known to exist In the North Mecca
sins, the SnOwies and In certain part
OF the Judith range, and nearly al
the ores OF this character that hav'
aver been discovered In the region
mentioned have run EXCEPTIONAL,
high In lead values.
Although a lead proposition |