Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-15

the surface. In driving the working
tunnel the ore was encountered at %
feet and all the other work mention
ed is In ore. Eighty feet Of the main
tunnel. so feet of cross cut, the 81
foot winze, and the old shaft all show
ore on every side. II looks as II the
working tunnel we're driven into a
great ledge Of oxide Of iron, through.
out which Is distributed seams of
black. fint-like ebert. The oxidized
portion Of the ledge. which is fully
three-fourths Of the exposed body, is
soft and very granular, varying from
a bright yellow to a dark brown in
color. The ebert is almost as hard as
quartz, and Is almost black. The for
nations of Collar Butte are lime and
porphyry and the big ledge on the
Cumberland is evidently in the con-
tact. The extent Of the ledge has not
yet been determined, but that it Is
a rival. as far as size Is concerned,
to the Barnes-King and Kendall prop
critics In the Kendall country can not
be doubted by one who has seer II.
The underground workings have
shown its width to be a hundred feet,
and no limit has yet been reached.
The old prospect holes on the surface
show the ore for over two hundred
feet in width and almost across the
face of the butte in length. The
seams in the ledge stand at but a few
degrees from the vertical, and every
other evidence leads to the belief that
the ledge is n that will be perma-
nent. Mr.. Rosseau has finished the
erection of a small c~yaniding plant
and Is making a test run of the ores
of the workings this week. The plant
has three ten ton teaching tanks and
the necessary solution tanks. The ores
are screened when taken from the
mine and the screenings will be treat
ed. As yet no machinery for crushing
has been placed.
The result of the treatment of these
ores will mean a great deal for the
town of Maiden and the county gener-
ally, II successful. The large extent
of the ledge would assure the perma-
nency Of the mine, and would justify
the erection of an immense plant II
the ores can be treated proftably.
Mr.. Rosseau is proceeding in a bus
mess like way with the development
of the claims, and every indication
now leads to the belief that the Cum
berlands will within a year be pro-
ducing large amounts of bullion and
affording employment for a goodly
number of men.
Another property near Maiden that
is being developed by the owners,
Is the Maiden Queen. The Maiden
Queen and Woodchopper are two
claims lying at the mouth of Key.
stone gulch not more than a fourth
of a mile from the town. They are
owned by Dune. Clelland, Dave Rob-
erts, Richard Mitchell and William
Corley. The locations on them were
made two years ago and as yet but
little development has been done.
The owners tested by cyanidation 700
pounds of the ore from the Maiden
Queen in a barrel some weeks ago.
The result was a button weighing ST..
80, although the best assay received
from any samples was 50 per ton.
Messrs. Clelland & Co. are placing two
ten ton teaching tanks with which TO
make a test run. They have a Z foot
vein of soft ore shown on the Maiden
Queen and will try to make the prop
erty pay for its development.
Harry Mckee and Robert Matthews
are working on a new location called
thu Monster, Just across tie sulch
f;cm the Maiden Queen. They have
ore similar to that in the latter claim.
bn, nave not tested 1t yet.
Beside these claims Oscar Stephens
and Chas. Lindner have two claims
joining the Rosseau properties on the
east that show the same character of
ore and have the same ledge found
on the Cumberland. They are known
as the North Pole and North Ken
lucky. A tunnel on the North Pole
shows ore identical with that on the
Cumberland and the ledge is the
same as that on the Rosseau proper
ties.
p. w. Meadow has two men working
on the Alpine mine near Maiden and
most favorable reports are heard from
that silver-gold-lead property. Mr..
Meadow Is In Maiden and contemplate
es the development of the Alpine,
to the shipment OF ore when
the railroad is completed to Lewis
town.