Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-28

Arizona and Utah; $11,S55, SOB. or ov
er As per cent, by 46 gold, silver and
lead properties; $7O9,8S4, or peI
cent, by seven zinc mines. and $50
OOO Dy one California quicksilver
property.
Montana holds first place, seven
companies paying dividends of ST..
lOO.6S3. The largest was the Anal.
gamated Copper company, which is
now declaring per cent per annum
on It's capitalization, and has paid in
the half year, $3,O61,75S. This com
pany produces about one-quarter of
the copper reported annually in the
united States, and from. it's subsid-
larry companies-Anaconda, Boston &
Montana and Parrot-has collected in
the half year dividends of $3,414925.
or $353.167 more than shareholders in
Amalgamated received.
Commencing at Liberty, 30 miles
north of TonOpah, and running north
west 80 miles to Austin, known as
Smoky Valley, is heavily mineraliz-
ed and 20 years ago produced gold,
silver and lead in considerable guam.
titles. It is now again attracting the
attention of operators and prospect
ors and some promising prospects
have been recently discovered. 81.
1oce peak, which has been dormant
for 20 years, is also being thoroughly
prospected and, the ores being free
milling with an ample supply of wa.
ter in the camp, it is now attracting
considerable attention. What is
known as the Blair mine, is stated to
have 100000 tons of ore in sight
worth $40 per ton. The property has
been closed down for years, owing to
litigation, but operations will probab.
ly be resumed very shortly. The
Mohawk Alpine mine, adjoining, is
regularly crushing ore averaging $50
per ton in gold over the plates, and
other properties are being developed.
During the summer of 1905, mem.
bers of the geologic, topographic and
photographic corps of the United
States Geological Survey will be at
work in A states and five territories.
Mr.. c. W. Hayes will have general
of field and Office work
of the division of geology and paleon-
tology, but the Investigations in palen-
tology and stratigraphy will be spec
tally supervised by Mr. T. W. Stan
ton. those in petrology by Mr.. Whit
man Cross, those of metalliferous ore
deposits by Mr.. s. F. Emmons, those
in photographic and glacial geology
by Mr. G. K. Gilbert, those of pre-
Cambrian and metamorphic rocks by
Mr.. C. r. Van Hise In Montana Mr..
w. H. Weed will complete his report
on the Butte mining district. A re-
investigation of the
lignites in eastern Montana will be
made by Mr.. M r.. Campbell, assist.
ed by Mr.. A. G. Leonard. The geol-
ogy and underground water condi-
tons of the Sun River area will be
investigated by Mr. G. E. Siebenthal.
A study of stratigraphy and paleon-
tology in western Montana will be
made by Mr. G. D. Walcott. Mr.. Ar
mold Hague will complete his mono
graph on the Yellowstone national
park. The mineral statistics of Mon
tana will be collected by Mr.. A. N.
The topography of the
quadrangle will be map
ped by parties of which Messrs. H. L.
Jr., and J. E. Blackburn
have charge. Triangulation will be
extended over the same area and al
80 over the Moccasin mountains. The
of Montana streams will
be in the hands of Mr.. L. r. Stock
man. assisted by Mr.. H. M. Morse and
others.