Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-05-16
The Special Correspondent for the
Democrat Tells Of Mining ACtiv-
ity in That Section.
new CYANIDE MILL AT MAGlNNlS
The Famous Gold Producing Prop
erty Will Be Worked With All
Approved Appliances.

A property with a future is that
owned by Frank Finlaw and Henry
Allister at New Year and situated
between the Old Bach claim and the
New Year Mining Co. ground. This
property, known as the Finlaw s.
Allister group consists of seven claims
on which there has been in the
neighborhood Of three thousand feet
OF development work accomplished.
The work has been done in the run.
ming Of exploration tunnels and
drifts Of which there are thirty four
on the ground which are nearly all
in cyanide ore of varying values.
The ore bodies on this ground situate
between two we'll defined walls and
Is an excellent illustration of the
manner in which the ore of that
nature lies IN that section Of the dis
trict. The working tunnel of the
New Year property lies directly ad-
lacent to the line on this ground.
The ground belonging to the New
Year Mining Co. is not being work
ed at present though the most com
plete mill and plant Of its kind is
situated on these holdings. The
plant has q capacity of 25O tons-and is
fitted with automatic dump tanks
and a tram conveyor system which is
a mile in length.
Some Of the most extensive de-
velOpment work to be seen in tn,
county has been done on this propert,
and the main working tunnel is one
OF the largest In the county. Water
is piped from Alpine Gulch and coal
has been discovered but short dis
tance from the mill. There is no
immediate possibility of this ground
being worked though negotiations
have been pending for sometime on a
transfer.
Considerable work is being done in
the Maiden district and with the
necessary capital some of the richest
properties in the state would be open.
ed up. The surface indication of this
district are very ailuring and work
which has been accomplished on the
various groupes in the vicinity OF
Maiden shows that the values hold
out with development.
A vein Of sylvanite was lately ell
countered while crosscutting at the
bottom of the shaft on the Rosseau &
Stephens ground and all indications
on the property would show that this
is one of the best prospects in the
district. The Sylvanite contains the
tellurinm or white gold. There are
two men working OH this ground at
present beside Pete Rosseau. Oscar
Stephens who owns "a large interest
in the ground has considerable faith
in the property and has talked Of
erecting a plant for the treatment of
the ores.
Bells Bros. in Collar Gulch are
rapidly developing their property and
have four men working there at
present. The results of the work of
the oarly spring on this ground las
proved very satisfactory.
The Old War Eagle, operated by
Stuard, Burr and others, has proved
to be winner and large quantity
of shipping ore is being taken out
and piled up in readiness for ship
ment.. The ores on this property run
high percentage of lead and silver
with values in gold.
AL Sellers, Chas. Archer and
Highlander own good claims in the
Crystal mountain district which are
in good shape and will bear the most
rigid inspection.
One of the best of the small
properties is the G. o. ID. lode patent
ed and owned by Henry Born, one of
the oldest of the oldtimers in this
section of the state. Mr.. Born had
charge Of the first tunneling oper-
ations on the Maginnis property.
The Maginnis mine and plant Is ne
ing rapidly put in shape for active op-
erations. The old works have been to
considerable extent, retimbered and
the mill is being thoroughly repaired
and changed to treat the ore in the
most profitable and economical man.
ner. A cyanide plant Is being put in,