The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-28
Work On Troy
Mines Is At Five
Year Peak
Giant Sunrise Erecting 150-Ton Mill
Five Levels in Ore Other
Properties Active.

There is more activity in the Troy
mining district this winter than at any
other time in the last five years, accord
ing to Samuel B. Holbert, mining en-
gineer, Troy, Mont, says the Spokane
Spokesman Review in an interview with
Mr.. Holbert published last Sunday.
The Giant Sunrise, formerly the Mon
tana Sunrise, is building a 150-ton mill
on its property near the base of Grouse
mountain seven miles south of Troy,
said Mr.. Holbert, who is at the Daven-
port The mill and camp buildings have
been completed and machinery is being
installed Selective flotation will be
used
Financed in Washington.
This company, whose stockholders
are Spokane and Seattle residents, owns
large group in the heart of the
Grouse mountain mineral belt The
group is traversed by an important vein
system on which about 5000 feet of de-
velopment has been done on five or six
levels The ore is lead, silver and zinc.
good bodies of which are exposed in
virtually all the workings. The Sunrise
is exceptionally we'll equipped with
modern mining machinery A. H. Itch
field, Spokane, is manager, and Gus A.
King, Spokane, is in charge of the mill
construction.
The Liberty Metals company, owned
principally by Kansas City people, is
driving an 1800-foot deep-level cross
cut from the No. II level of the Sun
rise mine to tap its vein in the Silver
Strike group at depth of more than
1000 feet Exceptionally high grade lead
and silver ore was shipped from shall
low workings on this property several
years ago, said MIR. Holbert
Long Planned Enterprise.
A deep-level cross-cut from the north
side Of Grouse mountain to tap the min
eral belt on the top and south side Of
the mountain has been talked of in min
ing circles for many years. Now that
Liberty Metals has undertaken the job,
| it is generally believed that it will make
real mine and prove the area at depth.
A new compressor house, blacksmith
shop, bunk and cook house have been
erected at the portal Of the workings,
and 30 to 40 tons of supplies have been
stored for the winter. ]. Z. Powers of
Troy is manager in charge.
Adjoining the Silver Strike and op-
Grating from the opposite side of the
ridge, the Grouse Mountain Mining
company is drifting in good grade Of
lead, silver and zinc ore at a depth Of
500 feet in its Diamond Hitch property
"A large bin has been filled and ore IS
being stored in stock piles. Poison pao-
| pie are interested. MFR. Haughen is man.
ager.
To Open Ore 1000 Feet Deep.
/ The Silver Grouse Mining company is
planning to resume development of its
property in the near future Its group
adjoins the Sunrise and covers prom
ising vein, exposed in workings at in
tervals for nearly mile. The ore Is
lead and silver.
A deep-level cross-cut started re-
Gently from the Sunrise mill to tap the
Sunrise workings at great depth will
cut the Silver Grouse vein at depth
of more than 1000 feet This will be Of
great benefit to the Silver Grouse G.
H. Curtis of Troy is manager.
AT Sylvanite, "a miles north of Troy,
the old Keystone gold mine is being
operated by Frank McNees and Percy
Goodwin. They built a 10-stamp mill
last spring. and since have made several
shipments of retorted gold and gold
concentrate. They are working in vein
more than 40 feet wide, and have sew
eral years supply of ore blocked out.
Greenoughs Extend Power
Development has recently been re-
sumed on the Black Diamond mine, Is
miles north of Troy, owned by White
& Gibbs. Charles A Smith of Troy is in
charge. A shipment or two of high
grade gold ore was made several years
ago
There are several other mines and
promising prospects in the district on
some of which resumption in the near
future is proposed
The Montana Light and Power COM
pany owned by the Greenough Invest
ment company, is surveying for trans
mission line to be built from its hydro
electric plant at Troy to the base oil
Grouse mountain to supply the Sunrise
mine and mill with electric power
From this point laterals can be extend
ed to other near by operations.
hah1kSn is Augmented hy larger gen.