The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-11-25

The Mining Gazette OF HoughtOn,
Mich, publishes IN full the report of
Mining Engineer Jerry Rourke upon
the mines on West Fisner in Flat
head county The report was made
to the board of directors of the Port
age Lake and Calumet Development
company.
Mr.. Rourke, after making all allow
ance probable for bad luck and nat
ural and unavoidable mistakes, makes
the conservative estimate that the net
profit would be SO per ton.
1t is claimed that Mr.. Rourkes ex-
animation was very thorough, and is
is also said that the development
work will be prosecuted with vigor
The report will be of interest to many
mining men in Montana. 1t follows:
Gentlemen examined the Bach
elor group of mines on October IL
and II. This group is situated in
the Cabinet mountains, near the juno
ton of West Fisher creek and Bran
let creek, and lies about 20 miles
south OF Libby, small town on the
main line of the Great Northern rail
way, from which it is reached by a
fair wagon road. The group consists
of the following claims: Bachelor
No. 2, Goldie, JACKIE, Boise Fraction,
Rand and Tip Top, all of which are
contiguous, with the exception of the
Rand, which was located for mill
site purposes and is situated on West
Fisher creek, 1000 feet east of the
Bachelor The claims cover the top
OF the mountain, and portion of
the north and south slopes. which lie
between West Fisher and Bramlet
creeks. This mountain is quite steep
and affords an excellent site for a
tram line from mine to mill
The mountain consists entirely of
slate. The slate is generally altered
and mineralized near the vein and
carries considerable values in gold
The vein itself consists of quartz, car
rying iron pyrites, more or less oXy
died and carried away, leaving free
gold exposed in the honeycombs thus
formed 1t is possible that the quartz
will not show this equalization wher
developed farther into the mountain.
The development work consists o
four tunnels, representing AIS fee
of work, all of which are on the Bach
elor No. 2 claim, so that my eXamina
ton was principally confined to thi
claim. The tunnels are designated
as Nos. /. .. 8 and 0, this being tn
order in which they are run No
tunnel is 20 feet long. The mouth Q
this tunnel shows about 2 feet {
quartz. I took samples at the breas
from which | obtained the followin
results: Six inches of quartz on tn
hanging wall, carried $40 in gold, an
two feet of decomposed slate, mike
with quartz on footwall carried 1914
in gold These samples were, {
course, taken across the vein at tn
same point and represent 21a feet
ore, having an average value
1910.
No. 3 tunnel Is "a feet long. I toe
samples here at three points, on II
vein, IS feet apart. The first samp
10 feet from the mouth of the tn
mel, where the vein is 3 feet 8 inch'
in width, gives value of $11.20
gold; SO feet from the mouth of Il
tunnel the vein shows width of
feet 10 inches, and an average vail
in gold SO. At the breast of the tn
mel is shown a width of vein fe
inches, and an average value
gold of 4 feet, and / look for t
quartz itself to improve in value
the tunnel is extended, as the VOL
ings and outcrop on both sides a
higher grade than here.
No. 0 tunnel was driven by t