Montana labor news., 1936-12-24
Montana Mining Notes

Basin Goldfields, Limited, recent
ly shipped a car of gold ore, from
which it received $4,000. Another
car is now being taken out and stor-
ed in the bins for shipment before
the first Of the year. In May and
June two cars were shipped from
which returns were over S 1000 per
EAR. All Of this ore is coming from
the development slopes and WINES
driven from the main tunnel level
of the Boulder claim, the tunnel be-
ing 100 feet below the surface at its
deepest point. The company has
been mining an oxidized quartz vein
which contains high grade gold ore,
some of it showing substantial speci-
mems of free gold, known as Jew
elry' or picture" rock, the mine
having been named the picture
Rock Mine" of Montana by some
of the mining fraternity. A few
weeks ago, in addition to the gold
veins, there was encountered an ore
body which evidently was deposited
at a different period than the gold
veins, as the new deposit, which
evidently is deep seated contains sui
phides in a kind of a decomposed
granite gangue, a typical sample as
saying little gold, but 10 ounces of
silver, "a per cent lead and Z. s. per
cent copper per ton. The manage
ment is thoroughly exploring this
new ore deposit to determine its
downward extension from the main
Boulder working tunnel, the new ore
being about 900 feet west of the r
tai of the tunnel and about 80 feet
beneath the surface. Substantial
bodies of gold milling ore have been
opened during the exploration work.
About Too feet east of the main Bou-
lder tunnel portal and about 200 feet
lower in elevation a tunnel is being
driven on the East Boulder claim
and has tapped the main vein at that
point. Drifting on the main vein
will be the program of the East Bou-
lder work this winter. The property
is situated near the peak of Pole
Mountain about one and one-half
miles northwest of the town of Basin
Jefferson County, and at an eleva-
ton of about 1900 above the town,
the Typography being ideal for tun-
mel work. August Freeburg, vet
eran Basin miner and leaser, start
ed the present workings and is now
superintendent of operations. The
Hope-Katie properties, which pro-
duced over 100000 from one ore
shute, are situated about a mile
south of Basin Goldfields ground.
Carl J. Trauerman, Leonard Court
ney and Ernest Dorais, Butte, are
respectively president, vice president
and secretary-treasurer of the COM
pany.
Jardine Mining Company has just
issued a booklet covering its quart
erly report for the period ended
October l, 1886. A very complete
report of operations is given by
Newton w. Emmons, general mana
ger. Net operating income for the
period is given at $12, 689. 49, treat
ing about 1875 tons per day. The
company is now bringing its capa-
city up to 800 tons per day and i'm
proving its metallurgical process,
under the supervision of George G.
Griswold, Jr., famed Butte metallur-
gist, who also is a director in the
company. The company has an au-
thorized capital of 1000, 900 shares
of 81 par stock, of which 657, SIT are
outstanding.
Neihart Consolidated Silver Min
ing Company, of Neihart, Cascade
County, has given a four year lease
on its property to the Silver Mining
and Milling Company, according to
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