Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-04-15
Gilt Edue Prosperous.

Gilt Edge Prosperous.
An Argus representative went to
Gilt Edge Friday and while there made
a trip up to the Gold Reef mill. Su.
~perintendent of the mill Tom Beadle
very kindly volunteered to be an es-
cort through the mill and co~urteously
explained every detail of extracting
the gold from the ore. The mill is.
at present, running out about 200 TONS
OF ore per day, which is sufficient TO
make a monthly output of $4,000 in
gold. An accident, which occurred in
the engine room awhile after Christ
mas, caused a temporary shut dowr
during March. But everything is now
In f~irst-class working order once more
and a most satisfactory condition of
anairs prevails. Although it is claim.
ed that there is still a large body OF
regular cyanide ore opened up on the
properties Of the company, they are
making provisions to work the black
ore, which requires a process of roast
ing before 1t is ~reducable by the cy.
anide mill. One big rooster is being
started just north of the mill, the ex-
cavation work having been completed.
1t will be up and ready for operation
by July, and when worked to it's full.
est capacity will roast $50 tons of the
ore a day. There is a mountain of
this ore which rum from Sc to $12 per
ton, and with the rooster in operation
1t can be worked at a cost slightly in
excess of the regular cyanide ore.
Inside of the mill improvements are
constantly being made. Two new
steel link tanks were added recently
and two more are to be put in as SOC
as they arrive. Manager Mccormick,
Superintendent of the Mine Charles
Wright and Mill Superintendent Bea.
die take a most optimistic view of the
future of the property, and confident,
ly express the belief that 1t will be q
large producer of the precious metal
for several years to come.
Pleased With the Country.
e. G. Wilson, of Trenton, N. j., who
has been in this county looking after
his mining interests for the past week
is we'll pleased with his prospects
here, and since investigating the min
ing business in this county Is much
impressed with the future of that in
dustry. In speaking of his trip to
Kendall and Gilt Edge, he said:
They are both great camps. In
Kendall the managers of both the
Kendall and Barnes-King mines, took
me through their mines and mills and
treated me more courteously than
was ever treated by the employers OF
big mines. The secret of 1t is that
they have absolutely nothing to con-
ceal. They have mountains of ore
and are not afraid to let one see
what they have and the business they
are doing. The same conditions exist
in the Gold Reef in Gilt Edge. | feel
sure that the Case-Wilson Cyanide
and Development company, OF which
| am a member, has two excellent
properties, one lying just north of the
Kendall and the other south of Gilt
Edge. We have struck a good body
of ore in the latter mine and are very |
sanguine of making a good strike with
in the next two weeks on the Ken
dali claim. Aside from business |
have thoroughly enjoyed my trip to
Lewistown, which | think is n of
the most wonderful cities in the coun-
try. | can't see anything that can
possibly retard its growth or keep 1t
from becoming n of the best cities
in this state"