Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-17

pie and the company which resulted
III a suspension of work. The state
boiler inspector notified the drill peo-
pie that parties operating steam boil.
ers in connection with the drilling
must obtain certificates, and they went
to Helena to show that they possessed
the required qualifications It was a
dispute as to who should bear the ex-
pense of the trip that caused the shut
down in the drill work onthis ground
this week. The matter will, of course,
be speedily adjusted, and the COM
pany will resume the work of putting
down holes in the townsite.
The Fergus Tract.
The great Fergus tract extends out
to the north and east from the Bull
lard. and the theory that the great
blanket vein runs out into the fiat
Is held by many. John A. Drake be-
came Interested in the matter, and
secured controlling interest in the
4,5O0 acres comprising the Fergus
tract. This done, he at once put a
diamond drill at work on the ground,
and while sufficient depth has not yet
been attained to demonstrate the cor
rectness of the theory. all the indica-
tiOns so far are favorable. Should the
blanket vein be found there, it will
send Kendall to the front at once and
unQuestiOnably make it, in time, the
greatest gold camp in the whole world,
but the outcome is purely speculative
Yet, as Mr.. Drake himself said, the
future of the camp in no way depends
on the success of this venture-what
Ii already has is enough to make it
without a rival among the cyanide
producing centers of America.
On Moccasin Mountain.
No company operating at Kendall
has made so little noise about what it
is doing as the MOccasin Mountain,
owned by group of wealthy Colorado
Springs men. They have been rep
resented here by Willis G. Moore, a
noted expert, and for two years past
he has devoted his entire time to
sinking holes with diamond drills, and
acquiring ground adjoining that own
ed by his company. This work has
at last been completed. The claims
lie just the other side of the crest from
the Kendall, and unless the ore is all
ON one side of the mountain, the Moe
casin mountain has it. AS a mat
ter of fact, Mr. Moor,. encountered the
ore months ago, and while some fur
ther drilling may be done, it is stat
ed on high authority that the COM
pany, from what mas already been
developed, is now prepared to sink,
and that this work will commence in
the spring, to be followed by the erec-
tiOn of MILL
Considerable work is being done
on the Hedges group, the claims be-
ing well located in the ore bearing
zone. and the prospect for this com.
pany is very bright.
The Plum creek company, owning a
large number of claims some distance
from the camp, is now preparing to do
some diamond drill exploration work
and II the results are satisfactory,
will be ready to develop the property.
This group Is owned by Kendall and
North Dakota parties.
There are large number of single
claims and small groups upon which
work is being done, and while the
ventures are small, the aggregate of
the results is likely to prove impor-
tant.
At the Old standbys.
AhC 10 uOW WOTkIuS d
force of about 1875 men in the mine
and mill, and is taking out the usual
amount of ore, which of late had been
OF higher grade than before. The Ar
gus representatives VINO visited the
property this week, were shown every
courtesy by those in charge, and the
operations of the big plant reflect
credit upon the able management of
Howard l. Shaw and those associated
with him in the mine and mill. Co
ing through the big mill with Paul
Smith as guide, philosopher and
friend, it was found that much new
machinery had been added. the whole
plant being in perfect working order.
The cyanfding process has become so
familiar that any details regarding it
would be superflous, but it is still a
marvel to see the ore carried right
from the bins to the crushers, thence
to the tanks. the solution applied and
the gold gathered on the zinc shaw
fngs at the expenditure of SO little la
Dor. Arthur Kelly, the company's as.
sayer, takes a just pride in the com.
pleteness of his department, upon
which so much depends in the success
full operation of the big property.
Some months ago the Barnes-King
purchased an electric diamond drill,
one of the finest and most expensive
made. One hole has already been
drilled, and another hole is now down
300 feet. The company has adopted
a progressive policy, and is paying
much attention to the work of open
ing new ground and securing large
reserves of ore,
At the Kendall.
At the Kendall is seen one OF the
most perfect plants OF the kind in
the world. Every uptordate appli-
ance that has stood the test is found
here, and the operations go on like
clock work. In the immense mill,
through which the visitors were con-
Quoted by Frank B. Stevens, who
went to the camp four years ago, the
chemicals do their silent work, with
only four or five men in the whole
plant to see that everything is going
on as it should.
Kendall just now is the new COM
partment shaft, which goes right down
into virgin ground on new and i'm
mense bodies of ore This shaft is
now down over 600 feet, and at 700
! drifting will commence. The work
OF constructing this shaft and plac-
ing the ponderous machinery for op-
Ell ating at depth was carried on with
| out a hitch under the management of
Supt. II. H. Lang, who has now gone
IL California for a rest, his place be