Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-09-29
AMONG THE MINERS
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The San Pedro railway, better
known as Clark's road, has inaugu.
rated a new feature of the tariff on
ores which will BE appreciated by the
shippers, and which is, on the face of
1t, fair. The ordinary railroad rate
on ore In the west is based on the
value according to the smelter assays,
not taking into account the numerous,
and sometimes vexatious, penalties
which the smelling companies fire.
Quently impose upon the ore shipper.
The new schedule is based on the
smelling value of the ore, and is there
fore more just to the shipper. This
innovation is along the line of the
general policy of this road in con-
nection with the development interests
tributary to 1.-THE Mining World.
The Cleveland syndicate, which will
build new electric smelter taking
5000 h p. from the Missouri River
Power Transmission company, of Hell.
ena, is remodeling the old concentra-
tor plant at Corbin for preliminary
work. The company will treat zinc
ores which heretofore have not been
worked successfully, and have secur-
ed control of the famous Comet mine
near Corbin, on which operations will
be commenced at an early day. One
of the richest strikes made recently
Is that of Hall & Eckley on their
properties in Golconda gulch, near JET.
ferson City. The vein is about As feet
wide, and the ore runs from $50 to
$50 per ton in gold. This notable
strike has caused much excitement
In that district and the hills are filled
with prospectors, while Hall & Eckley
have had numerous offers for their
property.
R. G. Punches, who discovered the
famous Red Bird In Lewis and Clark,
mas bonded several placer claims from
Senator Carter, near Montana City,
and will develop them for quartz.
The director Of the United States
mint has given out the official esti-
mate of the production of gold and
silver in the United States for 1904,
says the Mining Reporter. The total
gold production was valued at $50, 723.-
200 which is an increase Of $7,131, 800
over the production for 1903. Last
years silver output is placed at 81
7S6,1OO fine ounces which shows a
gain of 3,4S6,000 ounces over 1908.
Colorado is credited with the largest
production of gold among the states,
having produced $24,395.SO0. Califor.
MA Is second with gold output val
ued at $19,109.600. AS was predicted
California showed the largest gold
gain Of any of the states, having in.
cresed her 1903 output by about 49,.
100000. This remarkable increase is
undoubtedly due to the extensive
dredging operations which are now
carried on there.
Among the other interesting fea
lures of Director Roberts report are
to be noted the lead which Montana
has taken in the production of silver
and the fact that almost one-half-
48 per cent-of the silver output of
all the states was produced from lead
ores. The commercial value of the
silver produced is placed at $685.
938, which with the gold value stated
above. makes the enormous total val.
lie of the two metals $114239,13S.
Shipments over the Tonopah Rail-
road for the week ending September
9Th aggregated 1909 tons. Of which
37 tons came from Goldf1eld. The
shipments are divided as follows:
From Tonopah-Tonopah company. 955
tons: Tonopah Extension company.
AIS tons; Montana-Tonopah. 80 tons:
Belmont. 100 tons: Midway. 30 tons:
North Star. 30 tons: Gold Mountain.
% tons. From Goldfield
Sampling Ore company. RAT TONS
20 tons.
According to estimates the Butte
district in August produced about 3d.
100000 pounds Of conner from 449.500
tons Of ore mined, The Amalgamated
company is credited with 2t.250. 900
pounds. and United Copper with 3.549.-
500. while the output of Senator
Clark's mines was about 2.600,50O
pounds.
The United Copper mines in the
Butte district have greatly increased
their OUTPUT. The Cora mine has been
raised from 70 OTTO 600 tons or ore
Der day and the Belmont. on which
Heinze spent s960oo0 in DEVELOPMENT
work. now Yields Inn tons a dav. Ore
bins are being built at the Belmont
and as soon as COMPLETED the output
will be more than doubled.
The announced rurpose OF Senator
W. A. Clark and his associates to en-
tend the San Pedro Los Angeles &.
Salt Lake railroad into the Bullfrog
and Coldfield mining regions Of Ne
vada is to be carried out bv means
of the Las Vegas r. Tonopah Railroad
companv. which filed its articles OF
incorporation with the secretary Of