Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-11
Mines Furnish work for Thousands Of Unemployed
ontaana

Mining activities in Montana, are
giving employment to thousands Of
men--And are contributing material
" toward The solution OF the unem-
EEovuent problem ia this state. Com
siderable space i'm the March number
es Montanas Affairs, the official or
gan Of Moutanans, Inc, was devoted
20 this subject. The mining report
in part follows:
Despite the short month, cold wealth
er and time lost in refining q ball mill,
the Basin Montana Tunnel Co, Of
which Allen A. Ryan Jr Of New York
city was recently elected president,
made a record for profits in February.
The company is taking ore from the
Comet and Grey Eagle mines, about
five miles northeast of Basin, Jeffer-
son county. The mill heads are the
richest so far mined by the firm, as
saying from II to % ounces Of silver
and from $3.50 to Sc a ton in gold, as
well as from to 5 percent lead and
from 5 10 percent zinc. About 200
tons a day are being milled under the
supervision of Frank Mcpherson, Butte
mining engineer who Is general super
tntendent. George G.. CriswOld Jr, OF
Butte, internationally known metal
lurgist. is consulting metalurgtst. and
Gerald Sherman Of New York, for
many years associated with the Phelps
engineer. Mr.. Ryan, the grandson OF
the late Thomas Fortune Ryan, has
associated with himself in this venture
some of the most powerful financial
interests In the east.
Shipment to the East Helena smelter
Of high grade gold ore Is being con-
tinued by the Ruby Gulch Mining Co.,
operating near zortman In Phillips
county. About / 300 tons Of ore, con-
tanning approximately S135. 900 in gross
values have been shipped by the COM
pany and leasers in the last 10 months,
according to President Carl j. Trauer-
man. It was expected that the COM
pany's 300-ton, coarse crushing, cyanide
teaching plant would be in operation
by March. but severe winter weather
tmpeded construction. The plant prob
ably win not be completed until some
time in April Milton Lydig, Helena
mining engineer who a number Of years
ago was in charge Of successful opera
ton Of the property is experimenting
operations under the direction OF
Charles Whitconb, vice president, man
aging director and principal stock
holder Mr. Whitcomb spent the winter
ct Tucson, Ariz., and Hollywood, Calf,
and Is now inspecting mining property /
at Marysville and Grass Valley, Calf, Il
According to reports from the home
office at Seattle, the Pacific Gold Min
ing Co, controlled by japanese inter
ests, is making better than 5000 a S
month in profits from its operation of s
the Boss Tweed and Clipper mines, and
mill near Pony, in Madison county. p
Increase in the scale OF its operations .
b production of gold, silver, arsenic q
and tungsten Is being made by the q
Jardine Mining Co., according to Harry a
.. Bacorn, president and general man y
ager, recently a visitor In Butte. About q
% men are employed at the property, Il
which is In Park county, a few miles &
north Of the Gardiner entrance to n
Yellowstone park. Early IN January a
the company paid a dividend of 10
cents a share, totaling $4,000. :,
Plans to erect fine-grading cyanide
plant to supplement- its amalgamation 3
plant are being made by the Butte .
Highlands Mining Co., operating in the =
Highlands mountains Is miles south Of
Butte. A large body Of milling ore, as
ven as shipping ore, has been opened =
there. Prominent and wealthy Spokane =
business and professional men are fl .
nancing the operations.
The Golden Rod Mining Co. is max 81
Ing continuous shipments Of high-grade a
Ore from its Iron Rod property, near N
Iron Rod in Madison county. The in q
ltial shipments were made in the sum- II
mer Of 1885. The ore is hauled in trucks G
directly to the Washoe sampler at g
Butte. N
Since resuning operations at its
Spring Hill mine, near Helena, the g
Montana Consolidated Mines has ship 3
ped more than 100000 in gold and Il
Is one of the three largest gold pro- Il
ulcers In the state. Arrangements are In
icing made TO reopen the company's al
Carlson properties near Winston. where
/ large tonnage of silver-gold ore has h
leen developed. N
The Gold Mountain Mines company. ST
operating the O'Neill property near SUI NJ
Ierior, in Mineral county, has been I'll
ranted $4,000 class "B" loan 10y the sr
finance corporation. The gC
s0mpany has a small mill and Is devel- SO
ping a body of gold ore. in
During the severe cold weather Basin at
5oldfields, Ltd operating in the Pole tn
Mountain district two miles northwest
4 Basin, Jefferson county, was forced NJ
o suspend operations. 1t was expected on
hey would be resumed about the third M
veek In March and ore hauled to the
Vashoe sampler at Butte. A carload 60
4 high-grade ore is stored In the bins.
,arl ]. Trauernan of Butte Is president ca
nd consulting engineer; Ernest Dorais, Gil