Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-06

group. in Scratch Gravel district near
Helena, and a mill will be put nm.
w. NJ. Brown, directing engineer
for the Bismarck & Nugget Co. ODD.
Grating near Sheridan, reports the
plans of the company will involve
spending 100000 this summer in
building a plant for treating the ores
and developing the mines at Brandon.
The gallows-frame for the hoist is
up.
Manager G. T. Wickes of the Liy.
ingston Coal & Coke Co. says their
mines near Livingston will be re-
opened and the cooking plant start
ed up again. Pumping machinery
will be put In.
Fire at Farrell shaft No. 2 OF the
Pittsburg G. Montana Co. at Butte de-
stroyed the boiler house and engine
house and damaged the gallows frame
on the 18th inst, says the Inter. Noun.
tain.
Theirs are being worked in Butte
four mines below the 2.000-foot level
and the veins are as strong and as
rich as the formation encountered at
1000 feet. The deepest shafts are
the High Ore, Diamond, Green Noun.
tain and Consolidated. Shafts on
several other properties which have
reached close to the 1000 mark are
the Never Sweat, 1000 feet; st. Law
renee, 1885; Anaconda, 1900; Bell,
1900; Buffalo, 1000; Parrot, 1000;
East Cora, 1900, and others.
The ter-Mountain says work will
be resumed on Farrell shaft No. 3, on
the fiat east of the Boston & Butte
smelter at Butte. Heavy hosting ma
chinery is being unloaded there.
F. A. Heinze of the United Copper
Co. is reported as saying the com
pany produced 30,000,000 pounds Of
copper in 1902, Notwithstanding the
burning of the works, and at the pres
ent selling price of copper is earning
at the rate of $500 per annum
Fergus Mines Far in the Lead.
AS stated in these columns several
weeks ago, Fergus county has taken
her indisputable position at the head
vi lnC 6Olu plOuutlh6 tOuuNito vi
Montana. The increase Of her output
over one year ago is n Of the won
ders among the mining men OF this
state, and has excited no little COM
ment in mining circles throughout the
west. In the month Of April. 1902, the
mines of Fergus sent to the assay
Office at Helena $19, 631.32, and in APP
ril, 1903, n year later, SOS, 1918
was received at that office from this
county, making an increase Of $685.
595.87. This amount came from the
three big mills, the Kendall, Barnes.
King and Gold Reef. But the last
named was not running at its fullest
capacity all during the month, else
there would have been several thous-
| and dollars more to the credit of the
| county. When 1t is considered that
| within a few months the Gold Reef
| will have its roasters In operation
and thereby be able to treat at least
| 300 tons Of ore a day, and that the
Mammoth group mill will be running
again with a capacity Of 100 tons a
day with a monthly output Of at least
SIS, 900, it may be seen that Fergus
| county will be in a class of her own
in the production of gold for some
time to come. And 1t must not be
forgotten either that the industry here
Is still in its infancy; that the best
payers have, as yet, used but a small
fraction of the ore actually in sight
and have at their command, in an
~undeveloped state, other claims con.
idently believed to hold millions OF
tons of gold bearing rock. There are
in addition, dozens of claims the pros
poets of which are most flattering and
upon some of which mills will be
erected within another two years
Mining in Fergus county has passed
beyond the prospective or speculative
period, and, generally speaking, the
business is in the hands OF sound,
conservative men. who believe that
the Moccasin, Judiths, Belt and other
ranges of mountains yet hold millions
of the precious metal, which al be
best secured by the application OF
good judgment and business methods
The following table shows receipts OF
the assay office for April in 1903 and
1902:
,ano 1ano