Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-06-05

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the Mammoth and I. x. l. Lodes. These are
old producers in that district. The ore which
AZ being shipped averages 80 ounces in gold.
Several other properties in that district are
awaiting warm spring weather TO start ore
shipments. Several crews OF men are en-
ployed in those mines.
and going along the reach to the east AZ the
head OF Rock creek, there are several pros s
poets, which show some very good ore. ms
ore which has been exposed by many tunnels
and a large open cut follow the strike Of the
Mountain View veins system, which is the
extension OF the Grant and Hartford minerei-
lied ore zone and It should be worthwhile
10 develop, as these ore exposures sho"
some good free gold ore in the oxidized zone
rs well as rich sulphide ore with some teuur-
ide These showings should be OF great m
terest to any mine operator who wishes 70
acquire some good virgin gold ore deposits.
as the Garnet district has the earmarks OF
a rich gold ore belt
Going southwest down stream along the
Rock Greek canon, many prospects are found
and they are quite interesting. There are also
numerous placer deposits, and they have
produced much gold in the early days from
shallow work. At the present new ground Is
being opened by newcomers with very gooo
results Some Of the old diggings are being
worked over for the second time with fine
returns.
On the east side Of the Bear creek canon
and about two miles east Of Garnet the OLD
Dandy mine is being reopened This mine Is
also an old producer Of gold ore from the OLD
days Of the boom Of Garnet.
The mine was located In the early '90's
and has a past production OF over $3.50, oO.OO
of high grade gold ore The mine is owned py
Jos. Coleman Of Deer Lodge and is under
lease The mine is developed by tunnels OF
shallow depth.
There are other properties being repaired
and put into condition to operate again TINS
The old placers Of the Garnet district since
the '70s have been worked more or less all
the time, but IN the last two years the OPP
erations have been very intensive, as wen as
the lode mines, and the camp has large
number Of men at work. The various leasers
have over 100 men working, plus smaller OPP
erations. There are 10 men working at Noun
tain View mine; between 80 and 40 at Grant
and Hartford; Nancy Hanks mine has about
Is men Then there are many working PAGERS.
In all some 200 or more men are employed at
the Garnet camp. The Potomac Copper co. OF
the Copper Cliff mine is employing about 100
men alone
This is an example Of the solution Of I'M
employment In Montana. II we develop our
natural resources We soon won't have any
unemployed. We are now snort OF GOOD
miners We need young fellows to 90 into the
game to learn from old hands how to mine.
There is plenty Of work for young men in
many Montana mining camps If they want
There are different kinds OF mining Cop
per mining, like in Butte, is one kind Mining
silver ore to feed a mill. like in Neihart is
another Mining the ore of Garnet is an
other There. two methods must be used.
First the high grade must be gouged out
carefully, cleaned and shipped. then the re-
naming ore mined for mill feed. by blasting
barring and shoveling into the chutes. Some
times the high grade is sacked in the stope
and then taken through the chute or the
main way; sometimes 1t Is taken in powder
boxes.
These various types Of mining must be
learned by our young men who go into the
trade and It takes time to learn how to do
It right and only old experienced hands can
teach them
Then milling OF the ores OF various types
takes as much practice and experience and
time to make good millmen but there not
only they will learn from old hands but from
the metallurgical engineer. as milling or ore
dressing in our day Is an art that requires
a great deal OF skill. Montana is in need /
Of such men to carry on the work Of the
pioneers Of the early days, and here in our
state is as much opportunity today as SO
or 60 years aro, and we have lot more IA /
clitics to make good our Trogress, because |
Of the many modern inventions at our COM
mand.
The writer wishes here to acknowledge the !
cooperation Of q pioneer miner Of Garnet /
and thank Mr.. W. P. Simpler for his as
sstance when the writer was in Garnet IN
l934-35, and also now for the information
furnished and used in this article.