The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-10
iron WORKS FOR The WEST.
j. y. NILES REPORTED PLANS TO
DEVELOP MONTANA MINES.
Buying Iron Ore Lands and May Transform,
Great Falls silver Smelter Into an
Iron CHARACTERIZATION In the Copper
and Iron Fields Of the Lake Region.

to close deal with the American smelling
and Refining Company for the purcha-" oil
it, silver -u"t"r AT Great Falls. which he
proposes TO turn into great IRON plant
som" cr'dcnc" H. given to this report because
OF TIA" presence OF the party of ~net"r officials
who Were in Helena during tn" week ana
visited the property
During a visit TO the West last August
President Hill closed deal through which
h" secured of Banker Conrad OF Great fall-
"A controlling interest in the largest iron de-
posts known in Montana. located about
100 miles from Great Falls. IN territory reached
by the Great Northern twenty-five thou
sand dollar was paid for the property, when
l. II mountain of ore and. according To Mr.
Hilr-"xport- practically nsAhau-tible. Pr"ei-
dent Hin has also secured extensive man
rHne~e deposits near Boulder. also on the
line of the Great Northern which Wa on"
element necessary to lux and ~melt his iron
II T. understood that plans for the new
plant have been in the hands OF the engineers
for several weeks, and part of the oont"m-
plated programme j. the converting OF the
old silver -meltnr into an iron and steel plant.
The works are situated on tn" banks OF III"
Missouri River. and an unlimited amount
of power l. Hyailabl" from the many ialls OF
water adjacent Mr. HIM. experts ar" also
in the Nrihart rans" of mountains examining
III" iron deposits there, and rom present
indications Mr. Nm will soon control every
iron property of note in northern Montana
This new industry in Montana Will be OF
great Importance to the state and employ "A
large number of men
A rich vein of copper ore has been struck
in the Richmond claim Of the Bitter Root
Copper Mining Company operating about
FIVE miles from Saltcse The company has
fifteen claims. upon which four shafts have
been sunk to depth of 100 feet. IN" ore
was encountered in shaft No T. and though
a Cro--cut has been driven sixteen feet. no
wall has been found samples taken from
the claim show from Is to 30 per cent copper.
from S. to o. in gold and few ounces of
silver, making IL a strike OF the first magn-
tudr In the Monitor. another claim owned
BY the same company the ledge has been
developed for 200 feet and width OF from
rs TO - feet without touching either wall.
The district in which these claims are
located is believed to be "A continuation OF
the famous Cpur d Alone district in Idaho
and il l. the opinion of experts who have
examined the properties that even the IA
nous Idaho camp may b" surpassed as re-
CARDS both quantity and quality OF ore. The
company intends to equip the Richmond
and Monitor claims with modern machinery
and will begin the shipment OF ore In the
spring syndicate of Scotch capitalists
which are regarded in mining circle, Of Mon
tana a. being the find" of the season.
That all the gold has not been washed out
OF Last Chance Gulch IA famous early placer.
but at present the main street OF HelcnH)
has again been demonstrated, this time
by the discovery OF good pay dirt In the "x
cavntion Tor Mares Bros new building just be-
low the corner OF Main street and sixth avenue.
The contractor refused to exchange the dirt
,.,I in or Ia, h, sol ut
of the new structure IN pay for iS removal.
manning ha wing shown that the gold 1t con-
tanned was Ear In excess OF such cost. While
nearly al Main street excavations were ST.
cured in this manner, Mares Bros expect to
secure at least si.pn IN dust from the dirt :.
which l. being washed In the ordinary man
ncr and from this will pay the expense Of
removal and have handsome profit left
The Inter Mountain Mines Company of
Spokane. Wash. has purchased for $4,000
cash II + understood S2n acres of coal lands
embracing the k"arns group. In the Tran
creek district Tie hand Will be thoroughly
pro-p"Ct"d
Precious stones have been discovered In
the Corundum mines on the West Gallatin
River, Gallltiu county well-krown metal
lurri,t pronounced item genuine sapphires
and gtrncts
REPORTS from BrdGcr. where the coal
mines Law" been lying i'll" for some time.
ar" very promising TIE mines hay. opened
NJ IN full blast and the daily output already
manager has received orders to op'n up
SLOPE No %? and fifteen or twenty addit ioral
ar" T waved and t S%i nds raSH
market and Is getting better as tie vein is
de velopcd.
parios have granted another voluntary re-
duction in the hours OF labor TO nearly go
men employed OIL TIE surface of tie mines
Il ltnV in
EMPLOYEES have always worked ten hours,
A. they ala not come under e." provisions
miners and men employed In the smcl,.rs
Tn" reduction granted Il from ten 10 nine
hours
-mcltrr las been temporarily cut of by a
hig cavo-in In tho ltlrus mine, The caN"- In
occurred inward from a." Loo level and
4 rcmarkabl" discovery Of valuable iron
ore has been mad" near Dillon. The lcdr"
rock shows by analysis NJ per cent. iron aud
: per cent silica The ore can he easily
mined as II lies in a well defined ledge.
LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER.
UorGHToN. Mich. Nov. the Baltic
mine made $50 tons Of mineral last month.
Tie record OF this mine is truly remarkable
in Sn' vas r 81. IL, poamGs B"d r rock more
than three years 60. the production of each
month has been larger than that of the month
previous the present production Of the
mine il nearly as brsr a. that OF the OsCcola.
and I'M, Baltic has V no means rea Chrd its
full productive capacity. The Wolverin"
20 ok ceedrd 500 tons last month and "a tits
min. makes the highest grad" mineral of ia"
district, It's production of refined copper is
nj the rate OF about lu.Nn,tO pounds n year
lust now. Tho result Is gratifying cspc-
cially hcCaus" IL has been asserted that tho
Wolverine rock would fall ON IN copper con
tents when tn" amount milcd was Increased
To nearly 900 tons daily. ON thu contrary.
the prrC'ntar" Of ingot copper secured in sep
toinber WAS about 81 pounds per ton the
best record ever lradc by tn" MINI
The annoying delays of IL" past two years
in receiving machinery for IN" new Mohawk
min are apparently ended, and practically
everything l. on tn" ground, and IA" install
ation nearly complete, The first stamp
should start during December, probably
second should begin work a tow weeks later.
II is hoped to have the thIrd STAMP running
nv the middle of 1903, and tn" fourth and last
stamp viii b" installed six months 10 q year
later VITA all four STAMPS running II viii
bc a pretty clos" race between the lamarlCk,
Quincy and Mohawk for second place in
Production In the Lake district.
The rrimouutHin mill - now running two
heads and stamping a large torn1g" Of rich
rock daily OF IL" Mass mines production of
about isu tons in October. nearly onc-hllf
was secured III heavy COPPER TIA. con-
Ccutratiu plant AZ the Central mine. ko-
wc-na " county. will have q daily capacity
show good assay values the venture should
prove profitable \ promising Cuprforous
MINING.
STATION SINKING MINING Pumps.
over tOOa CAMERON pumps IN daily satisfactory