Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-11-28
VAST ORE BODIES
Kendall Mining District Now Occupying the Attention of
the Mining Word--[ist Of Big Properties -Great
Amount of Development Being Done.

What is known as the Kendall min
ing district embraces the whole of the
North Moccasin and includes wide
area of some Of the most highly min
eralized ground in the world. The ex-
treme richness of the district is be-
coming more apparent as time goes on
and there is no doubt but that the
spring will bring an influx of capital
and the further exploration Of the dis
trict.
The dividend paying properties Of
the district are the Kendall Gold Min
ing company and the Barnes-King,
though it is certainty that several
more plants will be installed in the
near future. The Kendall is return
ing in dividends to the stockholders
$25,000 per month for ten months and
$50000 for two months. This mine is
being worked steadily and large ore
body guarantees dividends for many
its operation the output Of the Ken
dali mine in bullion is $2,5OO,0OO, pay
ing $1,O00,000 in dividends, besides
creating substantial sinking fund
and paying for all plant installations
and improvements, including a mag
nificent electric plant. This property
would pay double the present amount
in dividends were it worked to its full
capacity.
The Barnes-King output since the
plant first went into operation, four
years ago. is $1,Soo,OO0 and one half q
million has been returned in dividends
to shareholders, besides the payment
Of a large amount of development
work of all kinds. There are i'm
mense bodies of ore within the bound
this company, enough, in fact, so that
it is impossible to estimate it in tons,
as the depth Of the deposit has not yet
been ascertained, though depth of
two thousand feet has been reached in
the district.
To the north of the Barnes-King
property is the Abby group which is
owned and operated by John r. Cook,
Filing Johnson and F. S. Akely. A
ground lately, uncovering ledge of
pay ore 200 feet in width and assaying
from Soc to $500. This strike was
made on what is known as the Paint
Pot on the extension side of the Alb
by and seems to be a veritable noun
tain of ore. On this ground 275 feet of
development work has been accomp-
lished, While on the entire property in
the neighborhood of 1900 feet of drifts
140 foot tunnel has been run in the ore,
which measures from to % feet in
the face. Seven samples taken from
this property lately assayed from $4.4O
to $500. For the past three years con-
siderable money has been expended
upon this ground, the owners having
great faith in it's future and the late
find would prove that they were right
in the belief that they owned one of
the biggest propositions in the noun
tains.
A property with a future is what is
known as the Bullard ranch property,
adjoining the Barnes King to the
south and east. This property is own
ed by the Queen Mining & Milling
company, who have Incorporated for
$5O0,O00. shares at a par value of 81 90.
This company was organized by John
A. Bullard, Peter Wiedenborner and
J. T. Foley. A controlling interest in
this property was bonded to H. H.
Lang and others this spring for $780,
600. Considerable diamond drill work
has been done on this ground with the
result that $17OO cyanideing ore has
been discovered at a depth of from
365 to 4S5 feet. In order to be certain
of the authenticity of these finds con-
siderable diamond drill work was ac-
complished by the parties having a
bond on the controlling interest with
the result that it was ascertained that
the richness of the find were not at all
exaggerated.
Adjoining the Bullard property is
the Bullard Extension, consisting OF
five claims which are owned by Geo
Crawford, G. B. Stuart, D. j. Burr
John R. Cook, John Bullard and 9th.
ers, who are operating under the name