Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-10


John G. Bebb is going out to the
North Moccasins to do some work
on his very promising group Of claims.
The annual report of the Barnes.
King Mining company was filed last
week. It shows that the company has
assets amounting to over SLIPS, 900,
with no liabilities.
F. L. Wilson has sold to the Mon
arch Gold Mining company for a
stated consideration of 81, the Gold
en- Rule claim on Dry Gulch, in the
Warm Spring mining district.
]. T. Andrus, formerly manager of
the Lewistown Commercial Company,
who went to Goldfield, Nevada, short
time ago, is back in Montana for a
brief stay, and thinks he has a good
thing in the gold camp.
Willis Moore, who so successfully
superintended the diamond drill work
at the Moccasin Mountain company's
property near Kendall, Is expected at
that camp daily to start development
work for the Colorado Springs CAPT.
talists who own the claims. Parties
familiar with this ground consider it
certain that mine will be the re-
suit of this work.
There is much activity in the Cone
Butte district this spring. Develop
ment work is being done at a num-
Der of properties, and Murphy broth
ers, who own the Eagle group, have
let contracts for the erection of a
mill on their property, which now has
an ore supply assured Charles Ed
wards has driven tunnel in 400 feet
on the Fort group, and has develop
ed some very nice ore.
The annual meeting of the Judith
Belle Gold Mining company was held
here last week when the following
officers we're elected; ALT. ]. Stephent,
president; H. G. McEvony, vice-pres-
ident; F. L. Currie, secretary; A. M.
Sloan, treasurer, andthese gentlemen,
with H. l.. DeKalb, E. G.. Schneider
and Walter knight will form the direc-
tory. It was decided to start at once
a campaign of diamond drill work, as
the property was reported as looking
exceedingly well. The Judith Belle
is located near Gilt Edge and is be-
lieved to have the same vein as the
Gold Reef mine.
E. w. King, of Bozeman, arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon from
his home and will leave this morn
ing for his gold mines at Zortman,
says the Great Falls Tribune.
Mr.. King has recently returned
from Denver, where he made arrange
ments for the installation, at the
Barnes-King mine at Kendall, of the
only electric drilling plant in Mon
tana. The drills in use there now
are operated by compressed air, but
electricity is used in many of the
operations at the mine, and it will be
hereafter used in operating the drills.
A generator will be installed, to trans
form the current from alternating to
direct, and the change is expected to
result in considerable economy in op.
eratiOns. About Is or IS horse pow.
er are required to operate drills with
compressed air, while the electric
drills will require only from ~ to
horsepower. The drills will be used
in the general work in the mine, and
by extending wire, they may also be
employed in prospecting the surround
ing country.
Mr.. King says he knows nothing
of any negotiations for the sale of
the Barnes-King to a Spokane man
for $1,OOO,OOO or more, as was report
ed from Spokane. The Barnes-King
is paying monthly dividends of about
$4,000 per month and one of these
will be distributed in a few days.
The mines at Zortman which Mr.
King is operating are running stead
lily and it is understood each clean
up amounts to about $4,000.
"The Dixie mine," says Mr.. An
drus, "is developed to depth of $50
feet and has vein from sixteen to
eighteen feet wide and will average
from 5000 to $500 in gold per ton, but
some of the ore is much richer than
this-it will run into the thousands