Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-03-27
Discusses Mine
Activity HereabOuts
(From Mining Truth, Spokanel

metallic Mining Company, operating
group Of twelve claims, located on
the southern slope Of Grouse Noun
tain, seven miles south Of Troy, Mon
tana, on the Great Northern railway,
left Seattle last week on q visit to the
property, now undergoing rapid de-
velopment.
His going was fastened by report
from Superintendent John G. Hoff-
man, in charge of operations, that he
had encountered, in the main or lower
tunnel, a formation that indicated a
body of rich ore, and he wished Presi.
dent Eppinger to pass his opinion
on the character of the find.
New Tunnel Proposed.
The company has recently beer
working on this tunnel which is now
in some As feet, and will be continued
on to the main ore body, which it will
reach at vertical depth of l,2O0 feet.
cutting several veins on the way. This
! tunnel will eventually serve rs work:
ing tunnel for the three known ore
shoots exposed on the various claims,
but another tunnel is to be driven
higher up to reach the rich ore at 3
considerably less distance. Ores of
high value are exposed on four differ
ent tunnels on the vein.
There is now good road to the pro-
posed upper crosscut, and the other
four tunnels can be reached by stop
ing and raising from the crosscut.
Mr.. Eppinger hopes to be well into
the various ore bodies during the
coming summer.
At the recent Northwest Mining
Convention in Spokane, there was a
wonderful display Of ores from a
number of properties near Troy, and
the display from the Bimetallic was
unanimously conceded to be among
the best. s
The company has a-fine mill site
right at the portal of the. lower tun-
mel, and it is the company's plan to
equip the property with compress
sor, air drills, cars, rails, etc. There
are already good camp buildings
erected, and these will be enlarged as
additions are made to the crews al
ready working. Mr.. Eppinger says the
fcompany's property is generally re-
| garded as one of the most promising
in the Troy district.
Report by Barkdull.
According to the report of Calvin
II. BarkdulI, mining engineer, of Sc
attic, who some time ago was en-
! ployed to make a thorough examina-
lion Of the property, more than l,00l
| feet Of development work already has
been done on the Bimetallic claims
and this work, Ne says, makes an ex-
cellent showing, having developed ar
ore body about eight feet in width
the ore being mainly Of good milling
grade. This ore body has demon
strated the presence of two separate
veins of high grade silver-lead ore
assaying 81 per cent lead and Il
ounces Of silver to the ton. He further
finds that the high grade leads meas.
ure, respectively, eight and six
inches in width. 1t is the intention
Of the company to sort the ore ano
ship the high grade to the Helena
| smelter for treatment, while the re-
mainder of the vein matter will be
put through a concentration, and the
concentrates also shipped to the smell
ter. Continuing his report, Mr.. Bark
dull says:
''The Bimetallic is one Of the best
looking showings have examined re-
Gently, and / believe that, with care
! full management, it will develop into
a good producer. 1t is we'll located
in proven district, and is on the same
vein structure as the famous Snow
storm, mine that has produced more
than 100000 in bullion. My ex-
animation proves that the Snowstorm
vein runs into the Bimetallic, and q
/ careful examination of both the out
groupings and the underground work
ings further proves to me that the
five big veins come together and form
a contact at approximately the mill
site of the Bimetallic."
May Use Snowstorm Power.
There is an abundance of good min
i ing timber on the property, and the
construction of not more than q mile
of road will give a connection with
the county highway, thus affording
| adequate transportation facilities to
the railroad at Troy. While electric
power is available here, it is believed
that arrangements can be made tc
obtain power from the Troy Mine
Company, now operating the Snow
storm and the Montana Morning
groups. There is considerable guam
tity of high grade ore now sacked or
| the property, ready for shipments to
the smelter.
In addition to F. w. Eppinger as
president, the officers are: Vice presi.
dent, w. F. Barton, Seattle; secre.
tary-treasurer, George v. Ostroth, a
veteran Colorado mining man, but
now an attorney in Seattle. These
with Edward A. Schafer and v. w
Krenek, both of Seattle, are the trus
tees, while John G. Hoffman is sup
erintendent, in charge Of operation.
at the mine. The principal office 0,
the company is at SGT Pioneer build
ing, Seattle,
Golden West Mining Company il
now financing mill to handle it
lower grade product. It's principal de
velopment is on the Little Anni
claims situated near Fisher Rive
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