Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-09-07

A Bullfrog dispatch says: The big
mil which Charles NJ. Schwab is pre-
pairing to erect in the Bullfrog district.
Nevada, will be able to make a saving
of at least 95 per cent of assay val
ues on the ores of that district, ac-
cordins to the report of the Montgom-
-Shoshone's expert, who has just
completed exhaustive tests of the
ores at several of the best mile in
the country. The process decided upon
by the company is amalgamation
concentration and cyaniding, after
crushing by rolls. Ore assaying 500
ton. it is estimatd should pay net
return of $92, allowing So ton for
milling; and S25 ore, it is figured,
should yield $20.75 net. The mill will
be located on the side of the hill, be-
tween the Shoshone and Polaris
shafts. 1t will be running, with 500
tons capacity by January l. It's capac-
ity when fully operating, will be 5000
tons a day. A charge of S. a ton has
been decided upon by the company
for milling custom ores.
Frank Wocasek and Jerry Quesnelle
mining prospects near Maiden n Fer
gus county, and report an excellent
showing for the work done. A tunnel
is being run to tap the vein, and is
now in 200 feet. with but a short ways
further to go before striking the vein.
A sample of ore brought out by Mr.
Quesnele runs 500 in gold and if the
ore runs anything like expected. the
Great Falls men will have a fortune
in sight. Mr.. Quesnclle also brought
out some queer looking octagon shaped
stones which are found in profusion
throughout the country rock about the
mineral vein. The stones run from
half an inch to couple of inches in
length. have fiat ends and are per-
fectly formed octagons. being of
sort of half-granite and limestone.
Court StenOgrapher Crowther is posi-
tive that the stones We're cut by some
prehistoric race for some unknown use,
and will send samples to the Smith
sOnian institute in Washington. Mr..
WOcasek. 20 years ago, discovered
the same form of stone in the same
section. and at that time a geologist
connected with the Spotted Horse
mine figured out that the little &C.
tagon stones were sort of money
used by prehistoric race which at
one time peopled northern Montana -
Great Falls Leader
The Kaffirs working in the diamond
mines in South Africa receive $1.2O
per day; that1s they are paid at the
rate Of Is GA cents) for every foot
they drill, and when they don't waste
time can bore five feet in three hours,
otherwise it takes them the full 8
hours of the shift. On $1.2O the KAT
frs, living in compounds, are supposed
to support themselves and contribute
to the welfare Of one or more wives,
who, by the way, don't forget to call
when pay day comes round At the
Kimberley mine there are about 500
kaffirs at work underground; at the
De Beers. 5000: the Bullfontein, g.
600; the De Toit's Pan mine, 1000,
and at the Wesselton mine 1000 To
be sure there are numerous white men
employed as miners, engineers. drill
ers, and for other work.
The Andes mountains are very rich
in minerals. In Chile. Bolivia, Peru,
and Colombia gold occurs in quantity
Silver is found in Chile, especially in
the provinces of Coquimbo and Alta
cana. The Peruvian Andes have many
silver mines. among the richest being
CerrO de Pasco in which Americans
are interested. The Cerro de Pasco