Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
Among the Mines
Devoted to the Large Min.
inG Interests OF Fergus
County General Notes.
Notes Of Montana Mines.


Notes Of Montana Mines.
During the month Of May at the
Amalgamated c. Co.'S Washoe smelt.
er at Anaconda the output was far In
excess Of any previous month, says
Superintendent Mathewson. The big
plant turned out 13,57O,O0O pounds of
copper bullion. The company has its
own refinery for this product. There
are 1000 men employed at the works
In all branches of both mill and smelt-
er. while 200 more men are at work
on the fiue and chimney being built.
The ores from the company's mines
contain values in gold and silver and
twice each month a quantity of gold
and silver bullion is shipped.
L. c. Braden, of Helena, western
representative of the American S. &
X. Co., and manger of the East Hell.
ena and Great Falls smelters of that
company, says they have blown in q
new stack at the East Helena smelter
and now have three running. The
Great Falls smelter is idle. There is
nOI tuDuku Vic lOI DOln W ODtIdltt
and they run the least expensive plant.
Last week operations were begun
on the Elkhorn-Iola mine by A. G.
Sandes, of Minneapolis, Mimi, who
has a lease and bond OF the group,
A IL III. p. hosting gasoline engine
has been placed on the Elkhorn shaft.
This shaft Is down 60 feet, with a
short drift from the bottom and one at
the 40-foot level.
The Little Kid mine, IL miles from
Norris, has been bonded to j. p. Or
mond. j. Hore. H. Bush. Of Jardine,
and E. A. Dawes, of Livingston, for
ton Bryan mill, sawmill and quarters
for the employees go with the bond.
The bonders propose building a 100
ton concentration.
The Kimberley Montana Co., at Jar.
dine, expect to have the cyanide plant
and mill complete by July 1. when
work will start in the mines.
The st. Julian G. M. Co.. near Liv-
ingston, has elected w. A. Bercry,
president; B. F. Nolan, vice-president;
A. +. Peck, second vice-president; p.
]. Nolan, secretary and treasurer. The
company will erect a ten-stamp mill
on their property at Emigrant this
summer.
Preparations are being made by W.
A. Clark to install at his Original mine
in Butte an air compressor plant built
on the two unit plan. This plant will
be large enough to supply all his
other mines around Butte, which will
be connected by pipe lines.
The foundations for the Garretson
smelter of the Pittsburg-Montana c.
M. Co. at Butte are being put In place.
Some machinery for the plant Is on
the ground. 1t is expected the works
will employ 700 men
The Emma mine, neal Butte, which
has been closed for several weeks,
is being re-opened and a smelling
plant will be built.
The Travonia mine, owned by w. A.
Clark, has been abandoned, the ore
having given out.
The Reins Copper Co.. of Butte, and
Pittsburg, Pa, men, formed to work
the combination mining claim in Mea-
derville. have begun sinking the shaft
an addition 500 feet. This will give
a total depth of 1000 feet. Heavy
hosting machinery has beenp ut in.
u. w. Stapleton. of Butte, is vice-pres
ident.
Will Put Up New Mill.
NJ. ]. Hall was in the city Monday
from Maiden for the purpose of pur-
chasing some cyanide testing appara-
tus for a new cyanide plant that will
shortly be erected in that camp. The
contemplated plant will be built to
work the ores of the Maiden Queen
claim, a property that lays just north
of the town and was only located
about a year ago. The Maiden Queen
is owned by David Roberts, William
Corley, Duncan McClelland and Rich
ard Mitchell. The claim joins the
Maginnis mine on the north. Il Is the
intention of the owners to thoroughly
test the ores of their claim with the
cyanide treatment, and II 1t is proven
that they can be worked %profitably by
this process a small cyanide plant will
be built at once.
Peter Rosseau has a small plant Of
this character in operation on his
properties rear the Spotted Horse
mine and is making it pay the ex-
pense of developing his mine. He
now has five men at work for him,
and during a visit to the city this
week he informed the Argus repre-
sentative that he was thoroughly salts
fed that he could make the plant pay
for the development of the mine and
have a substantial surplus left.
GILT EDGE ITEMS.