Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21

varieties oil copper ore I'll The north
and ~southerly. near the carbonate dis
trict, auTiferous ores in remunelauy,
character wherever developed.
Adjoining the Home company OF
the east, are the properties of Albrish
4 Co.. which are essentially coppel
properties, 10Y in process of develop
ment. but particulars are not obtain
able. From casual observation. how
ever, 1t is evident they are coins I,
come TO the front in a short time.
STILL further east and adjoining The
last ones, are the properties of Aller
& Co. who not only have one lode
productive and patented. the 'Palmet
TO- but also have several claims o.
cyanide ore. In the vicinity also Mar
ion & Co. have several valuable iron
claims.
IAN these properties are on Pilgrim
creek or its tributaries, west of Thun
der mountain.
ION the northwest slope of Thun
Ger mountain and also or the Phi
grim slope. are the properties of Mr.
Willard of Belt, on which a large
amount of work is and has been
done. His prospects, | concede. are
very flattering.
Immediately above him at a dis
lance of a few hundred feet, is the
great Thunder mountain iron lode
which from that point for a distance
Of about six miles. is either patented
Or prepared for such action. On the
surface il shows all the way from
10 to ~ feet in thickness on a con.
tact of syenite porphyTy and altered
Cambrlan limestone. | did hear tina,
three other small veins had been
found in the porphyry further up the
mountain which carry a percentage OF
gold as far as ~prospected.
Several discoveries of carbonate
lead ores are reported on llnnghast
creek.
"On the Sheep Horn creek, a trlb'
utary of Tillinghast creek, several
claims | examined and others report
ed of oynx, black marDle and foliated
gypsum. the product of which has
been tested, found highly satisfactory,
and is in remuneratlva qualities.
"In Neihart at the present time, in
addition to gold platinum. silver,
lead, etc., you must talk zinc. Since
the new company has by a combina'
ton of dry concentration and cleo
tricity, succeeded in solving the prob
lem of reducing the zinc blende. Mel
hart will take or a new life and give
a new impetus to the mining industry
of that place. The zinc blende, Mel
hart will take on intimately ASSOCIATE
ed with the precious minerals. The
company is. | am informed. going to
place q large force of men on the
Queen of the Hills and the ore will
lie Sent to their works at the Alice
mine at Butte. II is also understood
that If the result Of the Neihart tes'
is satisfactory. the coming year will
see the building of a zinc reduction
works either at Neihart or Great
Falls. | predict a brilliant success
for the reason the ore is all righl
and the company is substantial.
in YogO the Weatherwax' mine Is
being now exploited by Matt Dunn
with a force of men, who are tunnel
ing across the contact, and. | under
stand, a week ago last Sunday the
tunnel tapped the vein, reached the
ore body, and the probability now Is
that that mysterious body Of ore may
be now solved. The Frazier and the
Spencer prospects are also o being
developed
The Cripple Creek & Homestakt
Mining IL Reduction company has its
new 1,000-ton cyanide mill covered
in and the machinery and tanks near
ly in place. IL is "A mammoth mil
and will, with the old 250-ton mil
constructed last spring. make tht
largest cyanide plant in the state
The total capacity when completed
and running "a hours will be prob
ably 1900 tons a day. The Lowest
grade ore so far cyanided has been
$40 per ton, and the grade runs
from that to $3.50. The cost Of min
ing and milling is stated to be 81
cents per ton: allowing one dollar
Tor this cost gives $1,000 profit a day
on the lowest grade ore. II seems
therefore clear that the stakeholder
of this great enterprise have a re
markably good thing.
T. b. Beadle, who was formerly
superintendent at the Gold Reef, Is
the superintendent of the entire works
of this company. He is q capable
man and will undoubtedly give the
best of satisfaction.
Basin. Mont, Dec. 9.-Work has
been resumed on the Eva May mine
owned by the Montana Mineral Land
Development Company, and located
in the Cataract district of Jefferson
county. j. Hume. a well known min
ing man of Butte. has charge of the
property fort he company. The prin
cipal members of the corporation
have interested some eastern men oil
means in the property and the latter
are putting up the cash for the dc
velopment of the ground. The new
syndicate Is headed by E. ]. Wexel
of Pittsburg.
Reports from the property are tc
the effect that the operations are be
ing carried in with three shifts, com
prising a total Of 80 men. IL Is the
intention of the company to sink 'ne
shaft 300 feet deeper, which Will civ,
it a total depth Of 1000 feet, and
drift east and west when the vein is
cut at the 900. The 400-foot drift is
to be the heightened to 1000 feet
When the work contemplated is com
pleted the Eva May will be the best
developed mine in the Cataract dis
trict and probably one cf the best
for it is claimed that On the fO0.foot
level the vein is six feet wide and
the ore in il averages i6 per cent
copper, six ounces in silver and 81 in
gold. The vein ON the D Is Snlaller