Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-03-18
Hope Deal Goes Through.

Hope Deal Goes Through.
The Argus reporter went to Kendall
with the minstrel boys Saturday night
and while there, took occasion to LOOK
around and see what is going on in
the big camp. Kendall is simply a
mining camp, proud of it and lays no
claims to metropolitan Importance.
But it is likewise proud that, unlike
the average camp, 1t has a most or,
derby, law-abiding population. At
present the chief topic of conversation
is the big DEAL" Every man, wom-
an and child in the camp feels that
somehow the deal will affect him.
IL 1t goes through, it means, in all
probabilities, a much larger pay roll,
more loose money and generally more
prosperous times, though none of them
have any room to complain at the
present state of affairs. They prob
ably know as much as anyone con
corning the likelihood of the sale be-
ing consummated. II is known that
certain people in Kendall have re-
ceived letters from interested parties
in Chicago, which speak most favor
ably of the success of the negotia-
tons. The thirty day extension asked
for by the Chicago parties and grant.
ed by the mine owners for the pur-
pose of allowing the experts to COM
plete their reports, will be sufficient
for that purpose and, 1t Is stated upon
good authority, that April LIST will see
an end of the negotiations one way or
the other. The Kendallites feel that
the only advantage that will accrue
in case the sale is made, will be the
immediate booming of the town. It
may shorten the life of the place, but
will make it a sure enough live town
while it does last. On the other hand
If the sale fails to take place Ken
dali will still be a good town. The
output of the mills will be increased,
the number of men employed added to
and the general prosperity of the
town enhanced, though not so rapidly
perhaps, as il the Chicago company
gets control. Take 1t in any way,
they have mountains of ore already
developed and other mountains of ore
equally as good IL not better, which
await the pick and shovel; and mil
lions of the precious metal will be
added to the worlds golden store by
this marvellous district before the
mills have made their last run.
Good Field for the P~rospector.
More than one great gold mine of
fabulous richness is yet to be discov-
cred in that country that lies along
the boundary line of Nevada and
Utah, from Ibapah down to st. George
or Virginia City. Every o and then
some prospector, who has crossed the
line between the two points, arrives
at one of the settlements in one of
either of the two states and exhibits
float that is rich IN gold, either free
milling or refractory. The prospect
or had no time or lacked the provis-
ions necessary to enable him to stay
and follow up the float to the blossom
rock, and If he did ever go back, the
country did not assist his memory As
to the exact spot as to where he found
the float. The frequency, however,
with which reports come in of finds
such as referred to, causes the sur
mise that the belt ranging along the
line is mineralized in spots, IL not its
entire length, and it is probably
worthy of systematic and patient
prospecting. Ibapah and Deep Creek,
districts situated on this line just to
the west of the lower end of the Great
Salt Lake desert, are proving very
rich districts, and with Phoebe and