Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-11-09

Decades ago biologists found indtca
tions 81 great mineral storehonses "a
the craggy mountains and lofty foot
hills Of Lincoln county, an eastern
statelike are IN the northwest corner
Of Montana
some who since tapped the hills have
been rewarded literally. There - the
SnoWstorm. near Troy, credited I'M
officially with a yield OF $4.ODO0 IN
lead. silver aud zinc, most OF which Is
said to have slipped through the IN
Callahan creek and the KOotenai river.
A latter day metailnrgy would 1t No
guilty ounce escape.
Not long ago Thornton. former
Finch & Campbell employee adyentured
5000 the life savings OF lifetime. on
the Sylvanite. from6rly the Keystone.
and Is aid TO be producing carloads Of
concentrates valued ct $1,000 In gold
and silver to the carload with n small
nEli II miles north OF Troy.
Giant sunrise Equipped
former Alaska and British C0lum
bia mine operator. A. II. Litehfleld OF
SpOane, looked into hole On the Giant
Sunrise of Grouse mpuntan. six miles
south OF Troy. put in a few more holes,
and today has levels. numbered up to
10 and a volume Of ore developed and
eep a 100-tOn. nearly fire proof flOta-
tion mill extracting natural wealth In
definitely. In the short period OF its
operation the mill has produced eight
centrates, according 10 to the manager.
Recently he Installed a compressor three
times the power of one displaced as in
surance Of sufficient ore breaking until
the mill Is enlarged.
Penetrating Grouse mountain for half
a mile Is a tunnel OF the Liberty Metals
company. driven to mineral by Kansas
Cttyana. Near where the drive was hal
ted Is a showing 81 inches wide that
challenges exploration and what en-
eourages expectation Of expanded ore
bodies The development nv tunnels on
each side OF ore bodies striking at al
most right angle toward the main tun-
mel is reported, both ore bodies on
Liberty Metals ground
Convenient Is Cotton mill and
camp OF exceptional comfort and beauty
for employees and owners. Near by are
the Diamond Hitch. Cabinet Queen.
Black Mask and other properties in
which the Development Of lead. silver
and zinc ore Is reDOrted. At Troy saw
mills. the Great Northern railroad and
virtually all of the mercantile. banking.
religious and so-called equipment Of a
Twenty miles east OF Troy il Libby.
the county seat, population perhaps
l0m. having wide paved business streets.
and the Nrils lumber mill that EMPLOYS
30 men. which has not been idle for
three years. There it has been necessary
10 buy or build IL a nice house were
wanted
Fifteen miles southwest OF Libby is
the Snowshoe silver lead mine. credited
with yield Of s1.OOOO0O and large re-
sources developed Ten miies south Of
Libby Is the Glacier-silver Lead mine
from which wealth has been drawn for
many years and in which great bodies
of ore are observable above and below
without stepuing from the tunnel level
An earnest hoard is giving the several
hundred stockholders encOura cement 10
get the ore moving again with the aid
OF assessment while the prices OF metals
are rising. large notation mill Is
ready to serve.
Gold And Silver Only
A mile from the Glacier Is a strictly
gold-silver mine. the Herbert Gold. ON
the steen side of n mountain II occupies
named Treasure mountain on the United
States forest service maps. is a ribbon /
OF yellow nhneralized 10 70 q feet
wide, revealed by open cuts and two |
tunnels for a half mile The body IL |
reported to strike on the length OF the !
pronerty. which is a mile and a half
The managers OF the Herbert Gold. !
William Herbert an attorney OF Libby !
and Samuel b. HOlbert. mining engineer !
Spokane and Troy, propose the install /
lation Of a small mill, for which they I,