Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-04-10
Great North MoCCdsin Mining Camp
Will Likely Have a Banner
Season This Year.
GOOD ORE ON The SANTIAGO
Dev elopment Operations SHOWING Up
Fine Body in Shaft Working On
the Queen.


Friday afternoon and night in Kendall
and while there, took the usual rub
ber" over the big camp. Little can be
said about Kendall that has not al
ready been said in variety of forms
That it is the biggest gold camp in the
state is now ancient history and that
it is yet going to be a bigger camp is
also somewhat historical
Kendall is growing The casual vis-
itors, after each trip, will see a large
number of new houses. They are not
mere shacks such as one finds in most
mining camp, but are well built, their
substantial appearance indicating that
the residents of the town have no
doubts as to it's permanency. There
are new stores such as the Power Mer-
camille Co. and the Fergus County
Hardware which occupy fine new
buildings. New enterprises are, being
started every week and the number Of
people who go over to Kendall every
""1 '"A tHo capacity u tne cOaCheS,
three of which leave this town
leave Lewistown every day with an
occasional extra thrown in when the
passenger traffic becomes congested.
On the road, one meets dozens of two,
four and six horse teams hauling mer-
chandise, mining supplies and coal in
to the camp.
The business men of Kendall are all
doing good business and there is not
"croaker" among them. Those who
got in on the ground floor, such as J.
M. Parent, T. R. Matlock, Stafford
and N. Butler have prospered as they
deserved and the later additions to the
body of commercial enterprises are do
ing well. The Townsite company. CT
which John r. Cook, w. A. Shaules
and Mary A. Shaules are the princ-
pal stockholders, have made money in
real estate, and real estate which is
located at all favorably, commands a
good price. One of the lucky MEN Of
the town is E. p. Durnen who leased
the Shaules hotel. Mr. Durnen runs
good place and has all Of the rooms
occupied all of the time. He sets
good table and the Durnen dining room
is excellently patronized
The prospects for lively spring and
in Kendall are most flattering
The two big producers, the Kendall
and the Barnes King are run
ming in full blast The Kendall
has some magnificent ore bo'.ies OPEN
ed up and will be big producer for
many years to come. The Barnes King
was never looking better than it does
today. They have thousands OF tons
Of ore blocked out in their present |
and within another month
will have completed the big tunnel, cv-
er mile in length, which is designed |
to tap an immense body of high grade
ore which previous explorations have
shown up on the north end of the
property.
The North Moccasin Mining com.
oany, who own some valuable ground
tight between the Barnes-Kins aud
Kendall mines, have done a great deal
If work during the past six months
md have only recently struck a big
body OF high grade ore down near the
'OO-foot level, upon which they are now
irlftlng with most satisfactory results
There is now but little doubt but thar
his property will, in the very near fu-
ure, become producer equal to is
wo sister companies. A meeting of
he directors of the North Moccasin
company was held last Tuesday and
ne old officers We're reelected us fol-
ows: Henry Rae. president; Austin
". WAR;. vice president. and the Bark
u Fergus County, treasurer. Tiey
laVe set aside large sum Of moiey
With which to continue the develop
nent Of the mine.
Mr.. Hall of ST. Paul, who has charge
Il the work which is to be done this
prlng and summer on the Bullard I
,round which is owned by the Queen
'oio Mining company, arrived in the
amp Friday morning and started al
nee toward getting everything in
eaoiness for sinking a big two cem
'artment shaft on the ground Mr. '
'ah IS q young man but has had {
reat zeal OF experience in mining af T
airs. He feels that his company Las c
etter than an even break for MAX q
Ae sooo mine out Of the Bullard aid l