Montana labor news., 1936-04-09

aSHlN anu tungsten. ABOUT " men are
employed, the property being situated
a lew miles north OF the Gardiner en-.
trance to Yellowstone Park, in Park
County, Montana. The company paid
a dividend OF ten cents per share, total
ing $4,000, early in January, 1886.
Butte Highlands Mining Company
operating in the Highlands Noun
tains, 10 miles south of Butte, is max
ing plans to erect a fine-grinding cy-
anide plant to supplement its ANAL
gamation plant. The company has
opened a large body Of milling ore, as
well as shipping ore. Prominent and
wealthy Spokane professional and
business men are financing opera
tons.
Golden Rod Mining Company is
making continuous shipments OF high
grade gold ore from its Iron Rod pro-
perty, near Iron Rod, Madison County,
Montana. The ore was encountered in
a long tunnel, initial shipments taking
place in the summer OF 1885. Ore is
hauled directly to the Washoe Sampler,
Butte, in trucks.
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Since resuming operations at its
Spring Hill mine, near Helena, the
Montana Consolidated Mines has
shipped over Sl,0O0y000 in gold, being
one OF the three largest gold pro-
ducers in this state. Arrangements are
being made to reopen the company's
Carlson properties near Winston,
where a large tonnage OF lead-gold-
silver ore has been developed,
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Gold Mountain Mines Company, OPP
Grating the "O'Neill" property near
Superior, Mineral County, Montana,
has been granted a $4,000 Glass "B"
loan by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation. The company has a
small mill and is developing a body Of
gold ore.
Basin Goldfields, Limited, operating
in the Pole Mountain district, about
two miles Northeast OF Basin, J%effer-
son County, was forced to suspend OPP
erations for a few weeks during the
severe cold weather, a carload of high
grade gold ore is stored in the bins. 1t
is believed operations will be resumed
about the third week in March and ore
hauled 10 the Washoe sampler, accord
ing TO a statement made, by Ernest
Dorais, secretary OF the company. Aug
ust Freeburg is mine superintendent
and Carl T. Trauerman, Butte, is presi-
dent and consulting engineer. The
latter spent part Of February in the
interest of the company at Fargo and
Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Virginia City Mining Company, op-
Grating seven miles south of Virginia
Madison County, Montana, has
raised sufficient funds to finance the
operations of the company. Its
operations will be resumed as quickly
as the company's registration with the
SEC becomes effective, according to
George NJ. Black, president. Mr..
Black is one OF the most substantial
business men OF Fargo, North Dakota.
Associated with him in the mining
company are some of the leading bank
ers and businessmen Of Fargo.
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Dr.. Francis A. Thomson, head Of
the Minerals Resource Committee Of
the Northwest Planning Board, re-
Gently attended a large meeting of the
BOARD at Spokane.
U. S. Senator Burton K. Wheeler
introduced an amendment to the
.reasury and postoffice appropriations
bill calling for an appropriation Of
to reopen the U. S. Assay Of
ice at Helena. Supporting figures to
show that such a step is necessary
we're compiled by Frederick c.. Gil
)ert, secretary OF the Mining Associa-
ion OF Montana.
The February or annual number Of
Congress Journal, published
it Washington, D. c., contains the fol-
There's only one hard-rock
miner in the U. S. Senate, James Z.
Murray, Of Montana, carried a bucket
II the Butte copper mines rs years
lgo. The engineer who lowered him
IN his first shift campaigned for him"
Humphrey Gold Corporation, work
ng the placer deposits Of Alder Gulch,
II Madison County, is said to be show
ng a substantial profit and making
,ayments on the $250,000 Class "A"
oan granted it by the RFC. The
corporation installed a multiple drag
inc tower, the latter allowing plenty of
DOM for dumping the gravel into the
ecovery plant.
United Gold Mines Corporation,
Ieaded by Clement Quinn and J. c.
lrchibald Of Duluth, besides operating
he Golden Messenger property, near
FORK, Lewis and Clark County, re-
emily completed a flotation plant at
he Mount Washington mine in JEFF
erson County.
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Morning Glory Mines, working a
roup OF gold-silver ore claims, near
'asin, reports that its Hadsel mill is
andling better than fifty tons of ore
day and is working satisfactorily
9th mechanically and metallurgically
ccording to Manager Rowand.
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Fairview Gold Mines, Inc, has
over 1000 tons of crude ore
uring the past year from its Fairview
roperty, six miles northeast of
heridan. Madison County The ore \