Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-10-29
Ihs kendaiL Ptopartx.

According to Mr.. William Springer
the Kendall property is the biggest
proposition in which Spokane men
have W been interested. Mr.. Spring
er Is the field expert for Finch &
Campbell, and be is classed as one
of the best practical mining men in
the country. II bill" Springer says
that a property is all right it has a
stamp of approval that carries weight
with mining operators all over the
northwest. He is just down from Mel
son, B. c., says the Spokesman Re.
view. but was In Kendall, Mont, a
short time ago looking over the great
property which the Finch & Campbell
interests secured last year.
The Kendall has the most ore in
sight, for the amount of money spent
on IL. of any mine in the country,
he said. There are over a million
tons OF ore in sight. and new reserves
are being opened up at a rate incom-
parably faster than the ore is being
broken down. In addition, the mine
is proving richer at depth. The shaft
is down 300 feet. and IL averaged
about s11 there. The average on the
surface was about So or 81 a ton. At
the 200 foot level the shoot is rs feet
wide. .|as.
The property is in position to be
developed with wonderful cheapness.
When ! was there nine miners were
breaking down $50 tons of ore a day.
In addition, six men and two horses
were tramming all of 1t to the mill and
delivering 1t into the hoppers. | should
like to take a contract for mining the
ore and delivering it at the mill for
35 cents a ton. That is the price at
which a contract was let on the neigh
boring King-Barnes group. and It Is
a good figure.
"The mill is working about ESQ tons
Of ore a day, although Its rated capac-
ity is 800 tons. II has been found that
larger tanks will need to be Installed
in order to get percolation swift
enough to handle 800 tons OF ore a
day. The ore carries only q trace OF
silver. and 1t is refined into bullion
at a cost of about s cents per ton OF
ore. xA
81 am Informed that the total
charges for operation. including de-
velopment, during the past month
were about $1.8O per ton of ore mined
That included a charge of 45 cents
for development and a number OF top
charges. The cost for mining the ore
and turning 1t into bullion was about
80 cents a ton, aside from office ex-
penses, interest, depreciation n the
sort" N 80
The Kendall is expected to pay prof
its OF about $4,000 a month, begin
ming about the first of the year.
~
In the Emigrant District.
The season Of 1902 has been pro-
ductiye OF much good in the develop
ment of mining Of all kinds In the
Emigrant district. The hydraulic
mines of Winslow-Burns have produc-
ed gold in paying quantities and with
out doubt there Is an abundance OF
pay gravel, from the Yellowstone up
to the Lower Falls" Of Emigrant
creek, a distance Of FIVE miles, enough
to last several companies q generation
or two. Above the Lower Falls and
for a distance of four miles, are fine
beds of rich gravel that have produced
much gold in the past, coarse gold,
more of it, concentrated in the narrow
channels, thereby helping the miner
to get more gold, and OF a coarser
nature without moving so much grav-
ell. Your correspondent has visited
the new strikes made In the Upper
district of Emigrant this summer,
and saw many good indications of rich
and large bodies of good ore. w. b.
Meadows property on Mineral Noun
tain books well. He has discoyered,
at q good depth. high grade silver ore.
Futter's property Joining the st. Ju-
lien people has shown up a large body
of good gold ore in the creek near the
mill. The ore is 1000 feet lower on
the veins than was ever worked be-
fore. The ore at water level Is about
100 feet wide, and has the appearance
OF being much wider with depth. Work
on this ore goes on night and day
without stop. Romer and his partners
have shown up this summer q mag
niicently large body of good milling
gold ore. 100 feet wide at least, In fact
a whole mountain of 1t, and facing
them across the creek on sheep Noun
tain is the Meadow, Knowles and
Campbell properties with gold quartz
in veins ranging from five to 200 feet
in width. The above properties have
an abundance of water on them. and
are heal an abundance OF good mining
timber, and less than a mile Of easy
constructed wagon road will place
them in connection with the main
t~horoughfare. On this same Sheep