Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-03-07

various properties in the district and
every indication points to the pros
perity of the camp this summer.
The Maginnis property is situated
but a quarter of mile to the south
OF Maiden, while the Spotted Horse is
just over the divide within mile of
the town. The Maginnis mine and
plant is one of the oldest properties in
the district and has at various times
we'll repaid its operators. The ore
encountered is free milling and cyan
ide and so far has been taken out by
means OF net work Of drifts and
croSscutS which amount to in the
neighborhood of two and one-half
miles OF workings. A 100 foot shaft
which has been operated by means of
a primitive windlass, is about the only
sinking that has been indulged in and
it is correct to say that the property
has never been given fair show as
far as development is concerned. The
surface ores have been encountered in
small pockets and limited bodies and
these have been extracted by means
of a system of gouging out which
shows very primitive system of min
ing.
Values to the extent of $1,000 to
the ton have been obtained aud at
the present time ores in sight on the
Discovery claim run as high as s4O0.
The property at present is being oper-
ated by the Globe-M -Maginnis Mining
Co., under the supervision of E. H.
Crabtree. Among those interested
are Ralph Dorne and j. H. South
worth of New York. A considerable
amount OF ore has already been
shipped this spring at good profit,
while during the cleaning up of the
workings a supply of ore has heen
trammed to the dump which will run
from SO to 1925 in gold. The workings
are being retimbered and the lining
in the old shaft is being renewed,
This entails lot Of work but is very
probable that active operations will
commence by April lst.
Owing to the fact that the full val
ues cannot be obtained by the old ten
stamp mill now on the ground, prepa-
rations are being made to put in a cy-
anide plant in connection. It is pro-
posed to treat the ore by both meth
ods. A system of agitation will be in
stalled; possibly the Hendricks sys-
tenn which also allows the use of elec-
tricity in precipitation. In order to
prevent a detrimental sedimentation
OF the ore matter, it will not be put
through the fine rolls, but crushed
sufficiently to allow of it's falling
through one-eighth inch screen into
Jhe teaching tanks, from there the
ore will be taken to the stamps and
the residue run over the plates in
order to catch what free gold has es-
capped the electrical precipitation and
the cyanide solution.
Arrangements are being made to
put in a gasoline hoist to work the
shaft and it is thought that the cyan
lde plant and necessary machinery
will be on the ground by May 1st.
At present there are fifteen men at
work on the property and the work is
being pushed as rapidly as possible.
There are values in all the workings
which is thoroughly demonstrated
by the ore which is being brought to
the dump every day from the clean
ing up of the old drifts and there is
not the slightest doubt but that the
property will pay under the thorough
treatment to which the ore will be
subjected. Joseph Bruelotte, a prac-
tical mining man, is acting in the ca
pacity of mine foreman.
A deal is now pending for the ac-
QUESTION of the Spotted Horse prop
erty by the Federal Gold Mines Co.,
and as very favorable reports have
been sent in by their expert, it is
more than proboble that it will be
completed. This valuable property
was discovered in 81 by Joseph An
derson and Dave Snow, who operated
it with an arastra. A. w. Meadow
held an interest. The operation was
not success and when the property
was attached and sold for the benefit
OF the creditors, Clara Meadow of
White Sulphur Springs was the pur-
chaser. The old ten Stamp mill from
the Collar Gulch property was moved
to the Spotted Horse mine and it was
operated with success by P. w. Nc
Adow under the management of
Adam Sager. In 's7 the Jay Gould
Mining Co., secured bond and lease
on the property, erected new mill
and operated but did not make a sue
ces Of it and threw up the lease. Mr..
Meadow again took hold until it was
sold to the consolidated Double Eagle
Miuing Co., of Illinois, who ran it for