Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-09-19
Enoineer Estimates That the Latest
Kendall Discovery Shows Close
to Twenty Million Dollars.
new COMPANY HAS BEEN FORMED
North Plum Creek MINING & Develop
ment Company incorporated by
Kendall Mining Men.

Although no effort is being made to
boom the camp, Kendall is gradually
but persistently forcing itself on the
mining men of the west as one of the
greatest mining districts ever opened
up in the Rocky mountain region.
Every week something develops to
strengthen this opinion of competent
mining men who have had their eye
on the district for the last year or two.
New companies are being formed ev-
cry week or two and many thousands
Of dollars worth of development work
is now outlined for the next twelve
months. There will necessarily be d
little lull in this work during the cold
winter months, but that time will be
used in getting things in yet better
shape for extensive work in the early
spring.
Much speculation has arisen as to
whether or not the Kendall people
found everything as reported in their
recent explorations made on the Bull
lard property of which they secured a
ma iority of stock as soon as the dis
coveries by the Queen Mining COM
pany were announced. 1t can now be
stated as authortive that the first re-
ports concerning this property We're
absolutely correct. The Kendall COM
pany have sunk a number Of diamond
drill holes and in every one they have
passed through an enormous body OF
high grade cyanide ore. In fact, II
has been stated by mining engineer
who is thoroughly acquainted with the
entire situation, that the company has,
between the extreme holes. not less
than $17,0OO,OO0 of ore, concerning the
existence of which there is no possi-
bility of error. 1t is there and it is
> believed that further development
work on the grounds will open UP un-
told millions in addition to this vast
sum.
Having satisfied themselves as to the
genuine value Of the ground, the com.
pany will next start the actual devel-
opment of the ground by sinking 8
shaft. Work on this shaft will not be
to doubt but that within another year
there will be at least one more big cy
anide mill in the Kendall district.
A meeting of the stockholders of thu
Fergus Gold Mining company wa.
held in the office of r. Won Tobel las
: Saturday morning and the following
officers were elected: Henry NJ Rea
president; A. S. Wright, vice presi
z nnx xyil ntoV orof
4 George J. Bach, treasurer. The com
: pany was recently formed with a capi
= tai stock of $3,OOO,0OO. 1t has some fou
!, thousand acres of ground which join
i. the Bullard property and extends in
northeasterly direction for II miles
I Thirty thousand dollars will be spen
in diamond drill explorations on tn
property ner the Bullard place. Thei
9 first hole will be but a few hundre,
Il yards from one o the holes which re
:. veales vast body of ore on the Bull
lard ground, and as there is no breal
in the formation, so far as determined
o it is very reasonably believed that tn
ore body extends out over a very larg
portion of the ground owned by tn
: new company. If it proves as mum
y ber of competent mining engineer
|
to that of the amous Rand district i
South Africa, this company has one @
g the best things in the west. Inasmuc
IS as the men behind the company are a
X local people, it is to he hoped that the
= strike it and in large punches.
Is A new company known as the Mort
Plum Creek Mining & Milling com
IL pany was recently incorporated unde
y the laws of South Dakota, with a car
~ ital stock of s250,000, the shares bein
e $1.OO each. DR.. Mccoy, A. ]. Smitl
Harry Arnold, Tom Miracle and othe
u Kendall men are interested in the CON
pany. J. E. Wasson, than whom thel
% are not many better mining attorne!
=, in the west, is the company's attorne.
-, =. This company owns fifteen claims o
- the north fork of Plum creek, jus
across the hill from the Kendall an
"a Barnes King properties. Arnold an
~ others have spent about $4,000 in til
III development of a portion of this prol
a. erty and have some fine showings
=. gold, silver and copper They ais
:. have opened UP good body of cyai
@ .s ide ore and development work will
;. - pushed with all possible haste
These are not all of the active oper'
20 tions going on in this busy district
-, any means. Scores of prospectors al
=. working all over the hills and John
Cook and others are pushing develol
ba ment work or are preparing to do
on an extensive scale The very nj
ture of the ores the district preclud.
Dig rush. 1t takes money TO deVelo