Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-12-01

well defined assure vein. from EIGHT Il
30 feet in width. The 9angue n field
spar and porpnyritic qquartx. and h
all mineralized. This mine was firs
opened by shaft to q depth Of 10(
feet, with drifts both ways on the vein
From the south drift leasers shipped
several carloads of high grade galens
ore, assaying from so to 30 ounce.
silver and 40 to 60 per cent lead. a:
! shown by the smelter returns. In thu
north drift there is a large body O,
ore, sulphfdes of iron and lead. thai
assays $12. This ore concentrates -four
tons to one. Bunches of steel galens
IL the gangue in this drift give values
from $40 to $50. At present the work
is confined to a tunnel that Is beins
run on the vein to cut the ores opened
| by the shaft. This tunnel will cut the
ore 80 feet below the bottom of the
shaft, and is now in a distance of 400
feet, with 23O feet more to drive.
The Cherry Greek Mining company
owning 800 acres of placer ground on
Cherry creek Is miles south of Libby
II. this state, has perfected plans for a
mile and half 1ume and hydraulic
plant to work the ground is to be put
IN this winter. The flume will take
al out 100000 feet of lumber and this
will be all surfaced. It is intended to
cut and surface the lumber tnis win.
ter and do as much surface work as
the winter will permit. The boiler
engine and planning machine and all
the other parts of the saw mill which
the company intends putting in have
arrived. Both engine and boiler are
4O-horse power capacity. The mill
ras capacity of $4,000 feet a day.
The Goldfield mine owners have
stopped shipments from that camp
as protest against the railroad rates.
and in consequence the local custom
mills are taxed to their utmost ca
pacity. The railroad is now consider
ing revision of rates, as the loss of
revenue is very serious. With reduc-
ca rates the output from the camp will
be very large, as there are now many
more mines in position to ship.
Among them may be named the Jum-
DO Extension, Red Top, Florence, Jan
uary, Kendall, Sandstone, in addition
to a few leases.
The bonanza lead silver mines of
the Occur d'Alenes are making anoth-
er record year of production, says the
Mining World. The six principal pro-
ducers of the district combined will
pay dividends during 1905 of over S.
100000. The Bunker Hill & Sullivan
continues the king bee of those in
trio Of 4
cuction, and its present rate of in
crease is likely soon to be crowding
100000 per month.
Zinc is a peculiar metal. When cod
it is hard and crystalline, but if slight
~ heated it is very SOFT and is sus.
ceptible to any treatment that brass
may receive. In drawing zinc sheet
in press,in press, the difference
between the melting point Of the met,
al and that of the temperature at which
the best drawing takes place is so
small that the problem of heating be-
comes serious if one is not CONVEX
SAINT with the fact that zinc may be
heated in oil. Attempts are made to
heat by other means, but much waste
occurs. To heat in this manner a
heavy Oil with high-fash point should
be used, and a thermometer employ
ed to register the temperature. This
instrument will obviate any over or
undertaking and prevent waste from
such means. In addition to acting as
a heating agent, the oil has good
effect on the drawing dies.
The shipments of silicious ores from
TonOpah have again been curtailed by
the Salt Lake smelters, the output
from the Tonopah Extension mine
having been reduced from an average
of nearly 700 tons weekly, to about
$50 tons, just at a time when the mine
was in condition to largely increase
its shipments.
From Butte comes the announce
ment that the recently rumored or
ganizatiOn of a mining venture ap.
preaching somewhat in magnitude to
the formation of the Amalgamated, is
expected to materialize in the next few
weeks, says the Mining World. The
rumored enterprise is credited to the
management of Joseph A. Corem, of
Boston, who has the backing of Amer.
lean and London capitalists. The re
ported capitalization is $25, 100000 and
the copper properties to be secured ex-
tend over California, Utah, Nevada,
Montana and Arizona
G.. E. Proctor has filed notice of To-
cation of the Sapphire claim, situated
in the YogO district.
Great Falls, Nov. FIT refused a
chance to sell my mines at Zortman
for over 81 100000 and am glad of it.
said former Senator B. D. Phillips, OF
Chouteau county, VINO was in the city
yesterday morning. I'VE are now turn.
ing out an increasing quantity of gold
every month and are making large
profits on our operations. The mine
looks better to me than $1,OOO,0OO in
cash and l am well satisfied that l
did not agree to SELL"
The offer of $1,6OO,OOO for the Phil.
lips Whitcomb properties was made
several weeks ago by Thomas F. Ry.