Fergus County argus., 1906-12-14

ductlon can be maintained for an in
definite period. which has been in
sured for the winter by the recent
installation of adequate heating plants.
This company has established rec
ord production eXcelled by few, in
that ii has capitalization Of only
100000. During July body of gold
Gre was encountered containing seams
OF 1uorite that makes it possible for
monthly cleanup of 100000 with
the present equipment. Peter See.
chief chemist. says that they are now
extracting SO per cent of the value of
the ore.
One mile up Alder Gulch from Zort-
man is located the 10O-ton syanide
plan Of the Alder Gulch Mining COM
pany. of which E. w. King, Bozeman,
is president and general manager.
while Q. P. Zortman is vice president
and general superintendent at the
works. During the seasons run about
$4,000 tons of ore was treated, netting
between $4,000 andS8, 900 monthly. Mr..
Zortman says they will keep two shifts
on development work. On this sys-
tematic plan they expect to make a
longer run for 1907.
Situated between the Ruby and AL
der Gulch companies is a group of
claims principally owned by W. A.
Black and ]. A. Blevins of Zortman
Butte people are making thorough
investigation with view of taking
them over to be worked on an ex-
tensive scale. One and half miles
southeast Of the Ruby Gulch COM
rany, near Lodge Pole and Peoples
gulches, is a group of claims owned
by NJ. c.. Cassidy and associates of
Zortman. who are now developing
with view OF attracting capital to
install milling plant. AS this group
is near the eastern boundary of the
mineral zone they expect to encounter
telluride ores. Below here on Peo
pies sulch is group owned by N
E. Milestone. Eugene Sellit and John
Geehan. all of st. Paul. Their work
consists of some 500 feet done in
tunnels and shafts opening up a lead
or deposit Of brown, decomposed dior.
ite exposed for 5000 feet in length
and showing some tellurides and for
a width of 10 feet giving assays in
gold from 80 cents to $12 per ton
Just below this group, at the junction
OF these two gulches, is a group of
four claims owned by Mark Burris,
of Winston, and associates. On &C.
count of its location it is considered a
promising group, although its develop
ment only consists of two years as
sessment.
Northwest from the Alder Gulch
mill, one mile, is group owned by
Rowan and associates of Helena ly-
ing close to and parallel with the cen
trail dixie showing strong lead of
rusty, rotten quartz from to II feet
in width giving values from 50 to 81
gold per ton.
Gold for export is usually shipped
in bars. A large amount of coin is
also shipped. but there Is always d !
small loss in doing that, as the pieces
when they are new. The stamp of
the mints adds nothings to the value
of the gold. Imports are occasion
ally made in coin and bullion from
Great Britain. France, or other Eu
ropean countries. In whatever form
the gold comes, it is taken by i'm
porters to the assay offices, and is
melted down and carefully assayed
Payment is made either in coin or
gold certificates.
Helena Record: Montana sapphires
are becoming valuable and the his
tory Of the American Sapphire com.
pany and other information in con-
nection Herewith, cleaned from the
advance reports of ]. A. Ferguson
commissioner of agriculture and la
Dor. is interesting. The American
Sapphire company. OF which H. C.I
Chowen, of Great Falls, is manager,
and whose mines are located on Yogo
creek. about Is miles from Utica, in
Fergus county. has opened sapphire
cutting establishment at Great Falls
with ]. Henry Crittenden in charge of
the operating department. The mines
are those that were formerly owned
by Burke & Sweeney and were sold