The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-01-23
CHROME DEVELOP
MENT In CARBON
co. LIKELY IN 1890
M. L. MARTIN FILES ON MORE
CHROME CLAIMS IN CARBON
COUNTY: PROSPECTS GOOD
TENTATIVE PLANS MADE BY A
CHICAGO FIRM WHO DESIRES
TO SECURE OPTION

try IN Carbon county within the mex
few months has bright future an,
outlook, according to M. E. Martin
who has option to % claims in thi
county, and who is now doing annua
assessment work on these claims.
Mr.. Martin is greatly enthased owe
the prospects and feels confident tina
eastern capital will soon be ready t.
take definite action in the near fut
ure. The claims Mr. Martin has con
troll Of are now under option to al
eastern company, but reports are tC
the effect that their option will ex.
pire soon, and that Chicago firm de.
e'ras to lease these claims and start
Immediate development work. It is
understood that they will build con.
centrator at the mouth of He'll Roar
ing creek on Rock Creek, using either
natural gas or electricity for fuel.
The chrome deposit that | have
under option now is one of the largest
in the United States Mr.. Martin
stated yesterday. "A government en-
gineer estimated that one deposit con-
tanned over one and half million tons
IN sight. There are 20 different veins
on Hell Roaring creek, varying from
one to thirty feet in width
The chrome belt in Carbon county
IS approximately ten miles square. ex-
tending from Patterson Gulch to Lost
Pickett Gulch, which is 10 or II miles.
This belt extends to the Wyoming line
IN one direction The general belt
IS immense in size, extending from
Boulder river, Big Timber, to Wyo-
ming line, including the Dillon-Frv
claim IN the Saltwater country, at
Limestone
For the past twelve months have
been running tunnels in the deposits
have under lease, doing my annual
assessment work, which is $500 on
each claim Mr.. Martin continued.
AT the present time | have complet-
ed about 140 feet of prospect tun-
nels, and all indications show a very
high-grade ore. All of the ore taken
from these tunnels is being retained
In ore bins am building"
Carbon County Chrome Tested
Three years ago thirty tons Of
chrome ore from these claims was
shipped to Youngstown, Ohio, to IN
dergo test in manufacturing steel. |
The results were very satisfactory.
Mr.. Martin explained few pro-
cesses chrome is used in steel manu-
featuring. One Of the general uses
of chrome is in lining the blasting
as this ore is the only one
known that will withstand the terrific.
heat that iron ore is heated in order
to produce steel. The ovens are lined
with chromite, and it must remain in
these furnaces from seven to ninety
days under tremendous heat. An
other process in general use in man
high-grade steel is by
grinding the chrome ore in a flour
form and mixing it with iron ore.
Assayers' and chemists reports on
Martins claims state that the Car
BON county deposits contain forty
hree and one-half percent chronic
'xlde, which is high grade for chrome
re.
;hicago Firm Makes Tentative Plans Y
Tentative plans have been made by
he Chicago people interested in this 7
Industry, which has not been com /
letely announced for publication, but e
hey have stated in part that their T
lans are TO build the concentration b
n Hell Roaring creek, providing they c
re successful in securing an option
rom Mr. Martin, and will undoubted- e
use either natural gas or electric a
y, their decision on this matter rests t.
ntirely upon electrical developments l
! western Montana.
Within the next few months de- a
mite plans will be made by either L
he eastern firm having an option on q
roperty at this time, or the Chicago z
rm, who is very anxious to secure G
foothold in Carbon county. P
1T is estimated that over one hun A
ed men will be employed if the con- R
ntrator is built on He'll Roaring H
eek, which will include the miners.
uck drivers and helpers.
Martin Files on More Claims r
Having prospected the creeks and 7
vines thoroughly in Carbon county Fl
+ the past several years Mr.. Martin G
IS knowledge Of practically every II
luable deposit in this section Of the Bl
ate. He filed on some more claims Lc
e third Of this month and will be- Ii
n assessment and development work
soon as the weather permits.