Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-28
News of Kendall Mines.

Kendall, Oct. 24.-There is more de-
velopment work going on in the North
Moccasins these days than for a long
time past. Claim owners are begin
ming to realize that If they want to
sell outright or interest outside cap
ital in their property they must make
something of a showing of ore. It is
becoming more and apparent
that mining men with capital are TAX
ing less chances nov than ever be-
fore. In going into a new district the
representative OF capital, for instance,
takes three views of the situation
the realities. the probabilities, the
possibilities. To interest him to any
degree, there must be ore in sight,
at least. So claim owners in Kendall
district are beginning to hustle.
Matt Regan, a business man, OF
Lewistown, is doing development work
on the Tripod. a promising piece of
mining property that butts up against
the Barnes-king ground on the north.
He Is sinking a shaft oil 4 fine looking
vein that lies in a contact OF lime and
porphyry. Although down but a very
short distance he is taking out excel
lent cyanide ore. 1t resembles the
best ore in the Barnes-King. Mr.. Re-
gan is elated over the prospects OF
the Tripod.
Reports from the Victor group, at
the head Of Plum creek. to the effect
that the property Is looking better
than ever before. Ore, carrying good
values in gold, is encountered, and
every days work is adding to the val
ue of the property. The Victor group
is owned by w. l.. Martin, s. C. Arm.
strong and Matt Dunn, of Great Falls.
The latter gentleman, while here re-
Gently, expressed himself as highly
pleased with his investment, and pre-
dicted the district was destined to be-
come the greatest in the state is a
gold producer.
Word has been received from John
r. Cook, president of the Abbey com.
pany, that he is interesting a large
amount of capital in his property, and
1t looks as though development work
would o o be renewed on a larger
scale than ever before. The Abbey
has already opened up a fine body OF
cyanide ore, but the management is
DESTROYS of doing still more work in
that direction before erecting a mill,
AS all the ore in this district is low
grade 1t is essential that the daily out
put be very large in order to assure
dividends. AS far as prospected, the
Kendall and Barnes-King properties
are the only ones that admit of min
ing in open cuts. Elsewhere in the
district ore must be mined through
shaft or tunnel.
w. G.. Moore, the Colorado expert
is still operating a diamond drill on
the Norman group, situated just south
of the Kendall bonanza. The drill is
down nearly 600 feet. 1t Is reported
to be in %porphyry.
For the first half of this month the
Barnes-King company has shipped
$4,000 in bullion. II is expected the
total for the month will be about S36,
900. This assures another fat divi
dend to the stockholders. Changes
in the mill machinery are in progress
New screens are being put in, which
will materially facilitate the working
of the ore. For some time the mil
management has been experimenting
with ore after 1t has left the crusher
A shallow wooden tank was built out
side the mill, and in this ore was sub
mitted to a treatment that combined
bleaching with cyaniding. The tanl
was filed with ore to about q foot II
depth and the solution added. The
bottom of the tank is of Stats and GOV
cred with material that admits of per
collation.. This mode of treatment hal
proved eminently satisfactory; in fact
for ore that was mixed with clay, 1t /,
a great improvement over the tanl
system.
II. |. Shaw, superintendent of thu
Barnes-King mill, has gone on a visi
to Minneapolis. His family accom-
panied him.-Kendall Correspondent
in Mondays Tribune.
For the past two months Kits 4
Deyo have been doing considerable
development work on the Minnie Dey'
claim on the south side of Warn
Spring creek, about two miles beloy
Maiden, and some ions of high grad
silver ore has been sacked prepare
tory to shipment. The Minnie Dey
is on the range of silver bearing ore
running from Maiden almost to tn
town of New Year. Along this SCI