Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-06-08

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In Silver Bow County there is
much activity In the Highlands
Mountains about 10 miles south Of
Butte who're the Butte Highlands
is milling about fifty tons OF gold
ore per day. The company recently
opened up wide body of ore
which assays better than $500
per ton In gold StrattOn interests
are placer mining to the east OF
the Butte Highlands. On Silver Bow
Creek. south Of Butte, some OF the
quartz mines are being operated
BY individuals. The Anaconda Cop
per Mining Co. is granting leases
TO individuals for a period OF one
year. This should open some OF the
cOmpany,s silver mines In the norun-
ern and western part OF Butte.
In Powell county the Emery mine
is being opened by George Twee0y
and James Higgins ds operating
the BIue-Eyed Maggie. A portable
dredge, owned by the Yuba CONF
pany, Is operating on some placer
ground near Avon and at gold
creek the Gold Greek Mining COM
many and the Yuba Engineers ln-
cOrp0rated are dredging about 5000
yards Of placer per day. A Milwau-
ke concern headed by John II.
StrattOn shortly will install a drag
line north of the property OF the
Gold Creek Mining company. e. A.
Morley OF Butte is Montana Agent
for this concern.
At Philipsburg there are q num-
Der of properties working, tnclud-
in the Trout, the Moonlight, the
silver Prince, and Little Bonanza.
The Trout is also said to be oper-
ating q property In Emery Guleh
near Deer Lodge. The mill Of the
Philipsburg Mining company re-
Gently burned and will be rebuilt
shortly. The Black Pine Mining
company is getting ready to mill
some ore at Moose Lake. The TorO
Mining oompany is producing gold
bullion under the management OF
Il. MusseIman. At Garnet the Lack
a1Vvanna Gold Mining company Is
operating its new milling plant and |
there are several leasing operations
going on In that camp.
The Anaconda Copper Mining COM
parry is operating its silver pro-
perty in the Hog Heaven district |
near Kalispell.
At Marysville the Gross Syndi-
cate OF New York will soon start
operations on the Bald Butte Tail l
ings. The Channel Mime Is being /
operated by an Idaho Syndicate, OF
which L. s. Ropes Of Helena Is con-
sulting engineer. The 81. Louis
Mining and Milling company is
operating the Old Cruise property.
Winston Brothers are operating an
electric shovel In placer deposits
near Montana city. The Montana
Consolidated Mines company is mill
ing about $50 tons OF gold per day
at its Spring Hill Mine about four
miles south Of Helena but Is not
operating its group Of lead-silver-
gold claims near Winston. The Col
den Messenger near York is being
operated by the Clement Quinn in
terests Of Duluth
At Iron Rod the Golden Rod
Mining Co. Is driving a shaft on
some rich gold ore. The Fairview
Mining Co. is operating the Fair
view property on wisconsin Creek
near Twin Bridges, The company
benig headed by C. M. Ross. +.
c. Gilbert, secretary OF the Mining
Association of Montana, is consult
ing engineer. At Virginia City,
Gold Corporation has
shipped in twelve carloads Of mac
hinery to work the placer deposits
for a length of four miles in Alder
Gulch. The Virginia City Gold Min
ing Co. is operating its mill and
mining for ore from the Prospector
Claim. r, w. Sawyer is in charge
Of this work At the head Of Alder