Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-03-02

as the 200 foot level the incline is
down 120 feet and is in ore all the
way. Ore for the mill demand is be-
ing taken from the open cut and the
100 level, but lately extraction began
on the 200 level.
Timber for the Barnes-King mines
is being cut on Deer creek and other
points in the Judith range. and quite
a number of men are employed in this
way. The mines have on the pay roll
95 men, and like the Kendall, the
number is increasing as the depth is
gained in the mines.
The Hedses-Hughes Group.
Besides these properties much
work has been done during the win
ter on the Hedges-Hughes. Of
this group the are patenting
the Mary No. l, Mary No. 2 and Alice
lodes. Surveys for patents are COM
pleted and application will be made
in a short time.
This group is located on Fine Gold
gulch southwest of the Kendall mines.
and considerable development work
has been done on the claims. Messrs.
Hedges, Hughes and Goodell are also
preparing to patent three other claims
in this same part of the range. en-
gineer William MCLEAN has just fin
ished the survey of the Hazard lodes,
No. l and No. 2, and the Tired lode.
The other claims of the group will be
surveyed at once, after which applica-
ton for patent will be made.
The Denver Properties.
Milo West is contracting on the
Denver group on the head of Plum
creek. on the north slope of the range.
A contract has just been secured for
an additional $50 feet in the tunnel
on the Denver properties, and it is
reported that Matthew Dunn, a Great
Falls capitalist who is largely inter
| ested, has said that the company
was prepared to expend $4,000 in de-
velopment of their Plum creek
| ground. The values of the ore in the
Denver group are in free gold. 1t is
also rumored that a milling plant
will be built on this group this year.
New Mill This Season.
The North Moccasin Gold Mining
company is doing a large amount OF
work on its ground between the Ken
dali and the Barnes-King mines, and a
milling plant on these properties is
assured for this year. The mines are
developed so that enough ore has
been exposed to justify the erection
] Of a mill. and the statement has been
given out that the company will build
during the approaching summer
Manager ]. Fl. Mccormick of the Gold
Reef Mining company of Gilt Edge. is
in the east now and while there will
purchase a hoist to be used on a shaft
that will be sunk from the bottom Of
the gulch in which Is located the Ken
dali mill. 1t is estimated that there
are now $4,000 tons of ore exposed II
the workings CT tie North Moccasir
company, and many expert miner:
have pronounced them equal to tn,
mines on either side of them. Johr
A. Drake, of the Gold Reef company
is a large owner in the North Mecca
sin group and has had his expert.
and engineers at work there a grea'
deal during the past fall and winter
Everything is ready for the building
of a mill and the statement is made
aut~horitatively that it will be built
The plant will not have more thar
100 tons daily capacity to begin with
but will be equipped with power fol
q larger plant so that the capacit,
may be increased at any time.
The erection of this new plan
would mean a great deal for thu
town of Kendall. 1t would not mear
a big boom, for the first buildinl
boom in the town congested almos'
every line of business; but il would
make good every business that is ii
the town and probably there would
be room for a few more energeti,
business men.
Not many ~prospectors are at worl
in the North Moccasins now, but will
the opening of spring a great deal o
work is contemplated on ground II
all parts of the district. Amonl
these contemplated developments w
c. Draper intends to attempt tn,
shipment of some of the silver-gold
lead ores from his claims on IroI
creek. There is no doubt that thes,
shipments will be found profitable
and will be followed by others.