Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-21

PUMPING and re-cOIlaring the shaft IS be-
ing done under the supervision Of Peter Nc
Dermott.
Ben Harrison Claim
Regular shipments, records OF which we're
not available, are being made from the Ben
Harrison mine. located about 4 mile east Of
the Atlantic 3 Pacific.
4 Occasional shipments are also made from
/ the Lone Wolf By Cliff McKittrick. Sorted ore
is said to return $50 per ton.
At the Bozeman mine owned by the Filing
Estates CO. and located north OF the Atlantic
& Pacific. Charles Farrell and James BOX
are working under lease. During the past
month the old workings have been cleaned
up and mining Is now IN progress.
Silver Star District
ALTHOUGH the location Of three Of the
LARGEST mines in the county, the Silver Star
district has been exceptionally quiet until
recently LARGE scale operations in the
Broadway Green Campbell and Iron Rod
and BY 1900 were shut down EXCEPT for oc-
casional operations. Their total production
is given at s2.27o,Ooo.
Broadway Mine
Located about two miles west Of Silver
Star the Broadway mine, which produced in
the neighborhood Of one million dollars. is
now being re-opened BY the Victoria Mines,
Inc. The company is completing installation
OF a i20-ton cyanide min and is extending
the old shaft another $50 feet to q depth
OF $50 feet. An extensive development pro-
gram IS also DGluf carried on.
Ole operating records show that the vein, ]
which is quite wide. averaged S to n OF.
in gold
Iron Rod Mine
Another old producer now being re-opened |
is the Iron Rod mine south Of Silver Star |
and operated by the Golden Rod Mining COM
pany. The Iron Rod was worked to a depth
Of 600 feet on the vein by 1890. The present |
operators started in three years ago and
drove $500 foot cross-cut tunnel to tap
the workings at the bottom Of the $50 Wine.
They have from to 10 inches Of ore said
10 run from $50 to 500 and have made reFu-
lar shipments during the past year.
Twin Bridges District
Activity is also at q low ebb at present
n the Twin BRIDGES district. including the
Tidal Wave and Rochester districts. Only a
ew leasing operations are active at present
n the district.
Production for the Tidal Wave district is
,stimated at $1,000, 600, with the Strawn and
g. Higgins among the large pro-
iucers. In the Rochester district the Wat
eca and Buffalo mines produced 50, 900.
Strawn Group
Located in Belle canyon, miles south
asst of Waterloo, the Strawn group Of 10
laims has been consistently worked by Ju-
Ian Strawn- The claims are developed by
200 feet OF underground workings The |
arnes-King Mining Co. is said to have pro-
uced more than 5000 from the mine.
Sheridan District
Activity in the Sheridan district, which in |
udes the mining districts of Wisconsin, In /
ian, BRANDON MIL Greek, quartz HILL Ram
norm and Bivins, is in an exceptionally low i
age at this time. Operations are confined /
the Fairvew mine and several smaller leas- / Il
lg operations. The district is credited with i
production of SI.250. 900, of which $3.50, 900 Il
lme from the placers. Important past pro-
lcers have been the FairvieW, Lakeshort, /
siter Noble. Smuggler and Broadgauge-
amarack mines.
One Of the first mills ever erected in the
ate was at Brandon in 1885,
FairView Mine
Under the direction Of Clinton M. Roos
e Fairview Gold Mines, Inc, has under
ken an extensive development program dur
g the past two years Occasional shipments
we Melted between s1i.90 and 5000 per
a. Recent reports indicate that a fair ton 4
ge Of mill ore had been exposed and the /
Instruction Of a 50-ton mill is contemplated !
AEitator and Concentrator
On the old Agitator and Concentrator claims =