Fergus County Democrat., 1906-02-06
MINING news

Having completed it's contract on
the Townsite property, the Diamond
Drill company has moved the boiler to
the Bullard Extension for use in con-
nection with the diamond drill on that
property. The water pipes have been
thawed out and everything is in readi-
ness for drilling.
A monthly dividend Of three per cent
per share or $4,000, has been declar-
ed by the Kendall Gold Mining Com
pany.
Notice of location of the Johannes
burg oil-placer claim has been filed
by Samuel Weaver and others. This
claim is situated in the North Mocca
sin mining district.
Diamond drill work was concluded
on the property of the Cyanide Gold
Mining Co. at midnight Sunday, the
company having completed it's con-
tract for putting down hole to the
depth of six hundred feet. In the last
hundred feet core was drawn show
ing rich values in gold which is high
ly gratifying to the owners Of this val
liable property.
The increased activity at the Clin-
ton district seems to be fulfilling the
expectations of many in this locality
that it will one day become one Of the
richest mining camps in western Mon
tana. 1t is understood that a new
company, of which the leading spirit
is State Senator Whipple, has recently
bonded number of claims in the dist
rict and will start development work
at once, and all interested in mines
there, most of whom are local men,
are feeling encouraged over the pros
poets and feel sure that the district is
to undergo a great change for the bet
ter in the near future.-Drummond
Call.
j. p. Roe, professor of geology at the
state university, has an interesting
article in the current issue Of Brick"
the trade journal devoted to the clay
industry of the country. Professor
Rowe has secured good photographs Of
the various manufacturing plants OF
the state where pottery is turned out
concerning the clay products of Mon
tana, not for the reason of the search
ty Of clay, or the scarcity of it's pro-
ducts, but for the absorbing interest
in the gold, silver and copper mining
industries. However, the time will
come, and it is not far distant, when
such products as the clay, building
stones, lines, gypsum, ETC., of the
state will be sought after and good
use made of all the vast deposits now
lying idle"
DOES NOT LIKE GOLD FIELD.
Charles M. Gray, who owns extern
sive ranch and stock interests on up
per Rock creek, whites from Ely, Me-
vada, that he believes that Ely has the
making of good camp and that he
will remain there for a time and
await developments. Mr.. Gray left
last fall for Goldfield, but did not like
that place very WELL He has faith in
Ely, however, as they have large cop
per mines there as well as gold and
silver properties. A big smelter is to
be built there this spring.
There is no railroad in there as yet,
to be finished by next July. Lots in
Ely are pretty high but Mr.. Gray be-
lieves that nevertheless some money
can be made there in real estate. 1t
is expected that several smaller camps
will spirng up in that district in the
near future.-Philipsburg Mail.
ho 1iCn
known as the Garvin cyanide extrac-
ton process, whereby electricity Is
used for precipitation. Results thus
far attained by this process are high
ly satisfactory. In one test On loo
pounds the heads assayed $5.7S and in
eight hours the extraction had pro-
ceded SO far that only 1924 remained
in the pulp and 16 cents in the sOlu-
tion. This indicates the completeness
of precipitation by the employment OF
electricity The ore is ground in the
solution and dropped from the ANAL
gamating plates into a vat having q
conical bottom. When the vat is filled
to the proper depth the solution runs
off into an opening above into a bo,
in which the precipitation takes place
The box is fitted with a series of an
odes running from the top to poin
near amalgamating plates revolving
like peddals of a water wheel. Thes
plates catch the gold precipitated ant
passes on down through a pipe be
meath the tank. At the extreme bot
tom of the tank a connection is mad
with the. pipe. Pulp is admitte
through a valve into solution an
the latter in this condition is pumpe
up again to the top of the tank. L
this manner the pulp and solution ar
kept moving The solution is draw
off at one side comparatively clea
and again mixed with pulp, afte
which it is returned to the tanl
With this process the shines do nc
cause trouble. The process has bee
tried in eastern Oregon. with satisfae
tory results. In fact, they have bee
unable to find any other process wit
which anything could be accomplish
ed
The Spring Hill mine, three and on
half miles south of Helena, has bet
developed from a prospect to a pr
ducer within the past year. About