Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-05
HAS INTERESTS
IN MONTANA Mine
DIR. John Symonds, Former Decorah-
ian, Interested in Glengary Min
ing Co. in Montana.
PRODUCING COPPER
GOLD AND SILVER
Mine Located 65 Miles From Rail-
road. The Doctor Made Trip
To Mine on Horseback
And Skis in Feb
ruary.

DR.. John Symonds, a former well
known Decorah boy, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Symonds, of West De-
corah, arrived Saturday from Miles
City, Mont, on a visit to his par
ents and many old friends here.
Mr.. Symonds is dentist and has
been located in Miles City for IL
years. He is also interested in min
ing, being connected with the Glen
garyk Mining Company; company
which has copper, gold and silver in
terests in Montana. They have n,
900 tons blocked out now, which
average $95 a ton. They have a
tunnel in 1400 feet and are in 155
feet of solid low grade ore. The
mine is about six miles north OF
Cook City, Montana and 65 miles
from a railroad, but road is going
to be built to the mines from Colum-
bus, Mont.
On Feb. %, Mr.. Symonds and an
other gentleman started out on a
peribous trip on horseback and skis
which consumed four days to reach
the mine. Two days were spent on
horseback and two days on skis. The
places and four in most of the places.
They got lost in snowstorm one
day. Ranger stations are situated
about % miles apart. They got lost
between the Cook City and Soda
Butte ranger stations. They were
lost for about two hours and had
about concluded that they would have
to stay out all night, but they fol-
lowed their trail back to a timber
tract. and had to feel their way
practically every foot of it, and they
frallv encountered one of the ranger
stations.
Mr.. Symonds says the country out
their abound with elks, mountain
sheep and buffalo, and they are a
pretty sight to- see.
Mr.. Symonds has been interesting
some of his friends here in the Mon
itana mining proposition.
The Mining Journal, published an
London, England says the Glengary
Mining Co. has decided to erect a
large smelter at Laurel, Montana, a
town on the line of the Northern
Pacific for the treatment OF the ores @
of the Cooke City district. Inc
smelter is to be built on the unit
system. and the first unit is to be
Of 1000 tons capacity daily. AS
the mines capacity increases, addl'
tional units will be added to the
reduction and smelling plant. The
emipment will be of the most mo-
dern type, constructed according TO
specifications involving the use OF
electric currents in separating the
metal from the dross or residue. Inc
Glenpary Mining Co. has capilallza-
tion of s1,5OO,O00. The company
claims show rich in copper, golo,
silver and lead, and it is said that
better than $2,6O0,000 worth OF ore
Is exposed and cross-sectioned on tne
property. The Glengary has exposed
two mammoth views of copper, Sill
YER. gold and lead, which run per-
pendicularly into the earth. Inc eH-
posure of the ore on the surface is
Is to 20 feet across, but evidently
increases in size as 1t goes turuner
into the ground. This is shown by the
fact that, although the tunnel mas
been run $50 feet into the ore pody;
the vein has not been passed
through. How thick the vein Is at
that point is unknown. Some enth-
nsiasts declare that the Cooke Clty
district will in time develop, INTO t1e
richest mining district in the "hoie
country"