Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-01

washinstou. Jan. i.--From out
crops 81 phosphate rock In the
Garnet range 8 miles north " Car
rison. Mont. may be seen. IS miles
away immcnse volumes Of smoke
pouring out Of tho smeltor stacks NJ
Anaconda great quantities ~ sui
phurous acid escaping into tho at
mosDhcrc. AZ times this acld-iadsn
smoke clouds tho whole Deer Lodge
valley. The great economic import.
ance Of this situation lies IN the fact
that phosphate rock ls quickly rem
dered available az plant food by dts
solution IN sulphurlc acid The com
bination Of immense deposits ~ phos-
phate rock and a practically unlim-
tied and readily accessible supply OF
sulphuric acid may have considerable
bearing on the horticultural progress
Of the west in yoafs to come. u not
indeed at present.
This depoult OF phosphate neaf
Garrison h one Of three discovered Ia
Montana In 1911 by J. 4. Psrdee, OF
tho United states geological survey
The others are az Phliipaburg. on the
south slope Of Flagstaff Hill. and half
mile east OF Elliston. north OF Lit
tie Biackfoot river. Rock phosphate
was alao discovered In the same years
by r. w. stone, OF the geological sur
vey. aoout miles east of CardWeii
Mont. on the Northern Pacific rail-
way at the summit OF the cliay slope
rising - the west from Jefferson
river.
sharp Lookout Kept Fov I'hospliates.
These discoveries are merely Incl
dental TO tho prosecution OF other
geologic work. so that the deposits
were not studied IN any great detail.
Enough was learned. however. 60
mako certain that they are CONNER
cially valuable and OF the same type
NJ tho phosphate found by Hoyt 8.
Gale. also Of the federal survey, near
Melrose. Mont, Ia 1910 and that OF
/ tho extensive Idaho Wyoming field.
The deposits discovered by Mr.. Par
dec lie from so 10 20 miles north and
that by Mr.. stone 80 RIFLES northeast
Of Melrose; hence they may be said
10 extend the limits OF the known
phosphate field for those distances.
Al the point near Garrison the
L iWUHNnhAN Nfn ~ NftA ANlNk anu
more than four feet OF II is shown
by analyses TO he high grade mater
ial. Al neither Philipsburg nor Elns-
ton vas the thickness Of the bed de-
termined. but the outcrops show that
In etch place 4 Is AZ least foot thick
and the distribution OF fioat Indicates
that II In probably more. about the
Same as In the Garnet range. AZ
Al Cardweli " probably exceeds :
feet lH thickness
IarEr Tonnage Probable.
| Although detailed work ON which
Ia base tonnage estimate has not
Vet been done. it IN apparent from the
examinations made that In the Garnet
range, AZ least large amount oi
phosphate IN present For instance
1900 tons would he the content OF
an acre underlain by fat bed OF
phosphate 4 feet thick Where the
phosphate bed II steeply tilted. az u
commonly ~ IN this region. tins
amount beneath an acre 10 much
greater.
The phosphate deposits AZ both
PhllipsbuTg and Eiliston are near tbs
tracks Of the Northern Pacific rail.
way. that at Cardwcll lies near IN,
Chicago. Milwaukee A. PuEet Sound
aud Northern Pacinc railways. and
that north OF Garrison Ii readily ac-
cessible by two wagon roads. one go.
ing directly north from that place