Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29
DeveIopmenst Of the sarnes.kIno

Development Of the Barnes-King.
Manager e. w. King, of the Barnes.
King, informs the Argus that in drift.
ing from the 200 foot level in the
main shaft. a good body Of ore was
struck within 20 feet of the shaft.
The ore runs $11 and $12 in gold. II
was expected that the ore would be
struck, but not in such proximity to
the shaft. The drift, which is a part
of a plan for extensive development
Of the properties of the Barnes-King
company will continue for 1000 feet,
piercing the entire property.
Work Resumed at the Abbey.
Monday morning yesterday a
force OF ten men began work sinking
the shaft at the Abbey mine. The
steam hoist, formerly used at the
Kendall mine, is now doing good SER
vice at the Abbey and 1t will be a few
weeks before the shaft is down to a
depth Of 400 feet, the distance to
which the Abbey company has now
planned to sink. The future work Of
the company In developing the prop
erty will be decided by the results
Of the development work now in pro-
gress. Filing Johnson is in charge
of the working crew.-Kendall Chron-
icle.
.
A Good Cleanup.
In the development of the 10 mine
Of the Alder Gulch Mining company
In the Little Rockies, much high
grade shipping ore was taken out.
Twelve tons of this ore was recently
sent away and netted the wners,
Zortman, Putnam and E. w. King, an
even $4,000. The company has a con-
siderable amount of this ore blocked
out and further development work is
being rapidly pushed. The new Alder
gulch mill was started Saturday, w.
W. MCLEAN, who has been superin-
tending its erection, having SO inform
ed Manager King. By those In a po-
sition to know, the mill is said to be
n Of the best of its size in the state
and everything promises big returns
to Mr.. King and his associates in the
enterprise.
Good Strike Near Augusta.
Great Falls, July 26.-If the juds.
ment Of n of the best mining men
Of Northern Montana is correct, there
will soon be developed, near Augusta,
In a region directly tributary to Great
Falls, gold mines greater than those
at Kendall.
Henry T~egtmeier, formerly of Mel
hart, long in the employ of Conrad
Bros, who have implicit faith in his
judgment and integrity, is the discov-
erer of the properties and is conf
dent that they will prove remarkably
rich. Mr.. Tegtmeier has just come In
from the claims, where he had been
since spring.
They are situated in the main range
of the Rockies, about rs miles from
Augusta, in a southerly direction, and
IL or Is miles from Lincoln gulch,
where a few years ago, over $4,000
900 in gold was secured from mines
that are still producing. While three
are but two good claims in the Ken
dali properties, Mr.. Tegtmeier states
that the assays have shown gold in
all samples taken. The assays have
ranged from 40 cents to $40 per ton,
yet only the surface has bee scrach-
ed, the greatest depth from which any
sample was taken being only four
feet. When 1t Is remembered that
the Kendall ore, at depth, averages
only "a, II may be cen how favorable
Is Mr.. Tegtmeier's showing.
Mr.. Tegtmeier, who has had many
years of experience in mining, says:
After visiting all the mining prop
critics of Fergus county, / a say that
the indications on the claims near Au-
gusta are the best surface showing
the indications are very favorable for
a mammoth proposition.
There is a good wagon road within
a half mile, and there is timber in
abundance for mining purposes, and
for water power. There is also q good
mill site and all water rights at and
near the property have been secured
for its benefit.
= 81 firmly believe that development
will result in the establishment OF a
great camp there, with great mines
to support it."
The above item, taken from the
Great Falls Tribune Of Sunday, was
read with more than passing interest
by at least one man In Lewistown.
fred Stephens, who has been baking
for the Judith Bakery, and another
man grubstaked Tegtmeier and Steph-