Arizona republican., 1916-12-17
MONTANA IS DOING
 EXTENSIVE WORK

Adviccs from Orc Blanco are to the effect that the Montana Mines com parry at Montana camp Ruby post otfice) has protected and is carryins out extensive development and con struct.on which will make the prop ertX q great and permanent producer. and that within the next six months, lt will be shipping continuously large quantities of high grade concentrates.
 In the Montana and Jenkins prop critics. owned and held bv the com pany there, is ledge 100 feet wide with m ore body fifteen feet in width. winch has been developed hy a double compartment shaft to d depth of 100 feet with drift all in ore $50 fcef in length. While the shaft is but 100 feet deeD the pitch of the ore body is mere. Workings on the Jenkins ground demonstrates the same formation with. a like ore body. In the two properties. the Montana company have one mile of that ledge. ln the ore hody as eN- posed ln the Montana workings. there is estimated ay competent mctallur-
 ''' sbaf. to D. Feet Feet '' s'3''''
 Sinking the shafi will be resumed nt once ard it win be carried Co d depth of 700 feet.
 In order to accomplish that work there has heen installed and now ready for operation seveuty-fiNe horse .power hoisting engine. a t50 horse power Corliss compressor and machine drills. with a siNty-fooi two 'bmpartmeut head frame and 250 lorso- power boiler plant
 Beside that there have been con structed mine and camp buildings. in- 1mding large store house bunk
 
 office.
 Excavation has commenced for a concentration mill. the machinery. lumber and limbers for which have 1een ordered and are now en route. t Is anticipated that the mill will be completed and in operation within the leXt six months
 Capacity of Mill
 Tn mill will have a capacity for handling from l50 to POO tons of ore daily. and ig will combine oil flotation with mechanical concentration. the former Co extract the zinc and the latter 10 save the lead The silver in the ore win go off with either the end or zinc.
 The mill-will be equipped with 6Xi all mills for coarse grinding and hall pcb mills for fine crushing an rom the Allis-Chamlers works iu Chicago. It will be run by lS5 horse power Diesel internal combustion oil burn ing engine.
 The plant Is builoing from designs '" Bradley. Brrff and Earth. of Sau Francisco. projected by Henry hiangcr 2 noted metallurgical expert who has gwen the properties and ores most ex- haustive examination and tests When The mill is completed and in operation the company will ship about forty-nvc tons of supplies For tbe transporta ton service a heavy caterpillar motor with several trucks has been received and IS at Amadoyille now l. will be put into service immediately oyer The present road from Amadoviile to Montana Camp. but as soon as the short road 10 the river near Silva station. about seventeen miles. is com Dleted the traffic will go Co Silva. The saving in distance will be about twenty miles
 Operations Of the Montana Mines company will be regarded with great interest in many directions for there are other large badies of ore known in ,he orc Blanco region. and success at the Montana camp will encourage others to develop and make productive properties that are considered equal n possibilities.