Fergus County argus., 1902-10-15

One OF the most promising prospects
in the Gilt Edge district is the cyanide
group known as the Wheel of Fortune
mines, which are owned by w. Flan-
agan and II. Willis. The claims are
situated adjacent to the Mammoth
group on the east and assays obtain
ed from a fifty foot winze show values
from Sc to s12.
The Mammoth Group.
Tully Scott last week secured an
eighteen months bond and lease on
the Mammoth group Of cyanide claims
in the Gilt Edge district and on Mon
day, while in the city. Mr.. Scott stat
ed that fifty ton cyanide mill would
be pushed rapidly on the property this
fall. The group is the property of R.
A. Jones and Royal B. Matthews of
Gilt Edge and is situated on the north
west of the Gilt Edge mines. II is one
OF the most promising properties in
that section and Mr.. Scott is handling
the property for Denver capitalists,
who are prepared to work the mines
to their full capacity If the bond is
taken up at the expiration of the time
limit.
Whisky Gulch Plant.
The Whisky Gulch cyaniding plant
of the Central Montana Mines Co. is
one of the most complete and satis-
factory plants in the Judith mountains
and under the management of Chas.
T. Durell is run at very small ex-
pense, as low as sixty-five cents per
ton for treatment. The bulk of the ore
now being treated is obtained from the
Myrtle Basin on the west side of the
hill from the plant and distant about
half mile. The ore is brought to
the mill in cars through a working
tunnel, and though the old horse cars
are as yet used it is very probable
that in the near future an electric
system of transportation will be in
stalled. About twenty tons of ore per
day Is being received at the plant from
the Spotted Horse, being hauled with
four horse teams. In connection with
this ore 1t is stated tnat considerable
sacking ore is being obtained from the
Spotted Horse property this fall. A
force of fifty men is now employed at
the mines, two shifts working in the
mines and one in the mill. The ca
pacity of the mill is 225 tons per day;
one hundred tons is only being treated
at present but with the completion of
development work, which is now in
1t is very probable that the
plant will be run to its full capacity.
The contact has been opened up for
a mile and the main working tunnel
is now 1900 feet in length. The mill
itself is very compact and arranged
in very labor saving manner. The
rolls, crushers, screens and conveyor
belts are run by sixty horse power
engine and in viewing the mill one
is Immediately impressed with the
economy and smoothness with which
everything in connection with the
plant is run. The teaching room is
fittea with four circular steel tanks,
each with capacity of 225 tons and
the mixing, gold and stock tanks are
arranged In a manner which makes
the work attending to them far less
laborious than in most of the plants
in this section of the state. A sys-
tematic check is kept on the values of
the ore under treatment and for that
purpose both the gold solution and the
raw material are subjected to a samp-
ling process which shows the values
of each ton of ore treated. The ore.
is extremely easy of cyanidization and
less than one quarter of a pound OF
cyanide is used to the ton. Zinc shaw
ings are used at this plant for the pur-
pose of precipitating the gold out of
solution and the refinery and chemical
tanks are attached to the main mill
building. The mining operations are
under the management OF Chas.
Wright. who is mining superintendent
to the company. T. B. Beadle, who for
many years has occupied the position
of mill foreman, has accepted like
position with the Gold Reef Mining
Co. and the vacancy will be filled by
Frank B. Young, an experienced mill
man from Denver, Colo. Arrangements
are now being made to utilize the
steam from the exhaust pipe to heat
the mill and piping is being laid for
that purpose.
Gilt Edge Mines.
Since the acquisition of the Gilt
Edge mines by the Gold Reef Mining
Co.. twenty-five extra men have been
put to work in the mines and mill and
with the commencement Of develop
ment work on the newly acquired
ground on the south 1t is probable