Montana oil and mining journal., 1941-01-25

Of gold and 113,084 ounces
of silver, to the Anaconda smelter.
Gold ore was also shipped to smell
ters from the Blue Bird, Colorado.
Gold Hill, Lakewater, Last Chance
Fraction, and Little Nugget pro-
perties.
ROCHESTER, (RABBIT) DIS
TRICT-The Lively Mining Co.
treated 1.411 tons of gold ore in
1899 from the Hidden Treasure
mine in a 12-ton amalgamation and
concentration mill and shipped SS
tons of crude ore to smelter.
The Commonwealth Lead Mining
Co. shipped 1913 tons of lead ore
from the Calvin mine to the East
Helena smelter. Crude ore was
also shipped to smelters from the
Copper. Gold Crown, Red Wing,
Sandy, Shoemaker, and Struggler
mines.
SHERIDAN DISTRICT - The
Sheridan Gold Mining & Milling Co.
sbipped AT tons OF gold ore from
the Homestake & Uncle Sam prop
erty in 1899 compared with SSS
tons in 1888, but the output OF
gold decreased $40 ounces. The
output from the Fairview group
Generated by Fairview Gold Mines,
Inc.) comprised 1SS tons of gold
ore and 33 tons of lead ore, a de-
crease from 457 tons of gold ore
in 1888. Other producing lode
mines in the Sheridan district in
cluded the Compipius Cousin
Jack Cousin Jennie, Ella Jay,
Gold Paint, Goldsmith. Jonquil,
Klondike. Lake Shore, Letter, Lone
Tree, Noble, North Star, Red Bird,
Red Pine, Sage Hen, Silver Bullion,
Sunbeam and Tamarack mines. Most
of the placer output came from
drift mining at the Cash Boy & Lost
Boy property; other producing
placers included the Aurum, Blue
Bird Comet, Halloran, and Wis
consin Greek properties.
SILVER STAR DISTRICT-The
value of the metal output of the
Silver Star district increased from
$231,S5O in 1888 to $475,022 in
1899 owing chiefly to increased
output Cf gold from the Broad
way (Victoria) property operated
by Victoria Mines, Inc. The COM
pany treated 32,991 tons of ore in
the 10O-ton cyanide mill (about the
same quantity as in 1880, and the
output of crude ore shipped direct
to smelters increased from 1913 to
5, ,314 tons. The Green Campbell |
Mining Co. operated the Green
Campbell mine the entire year and i
treated several thousand tons of |
ore in the 25-ton amalgamation and |
flotation plant; the output of gold |
from the property increased 1900 |
ounces. The Golden Rod Mining |
Co. continued to ship rich gold ore
from the Golden Rod mine, but the |
output was less than half that in |
1888. Gold ore was also shipped |
to smelters from the Aurora,
Broomtree, Edgerton, Iron Rod.
Ohio, Silver King, STAN
sell, and Wheal Clifford properties.
TIDAL WAVE DISTRICT-
Most of the increase in metal out
put from the Tidal Wave district
n 1899 was in gold ore shipped
10 smelters from the B & II pro-
Derty operated by the Inspiration
Gold Mining Co. A little gold ore
from the Agitator mine was amalga-
mated. Crude ore was shipped to
smeIters from the Corncracker,
{ Eleanora }, Ella,
High Ridge, Last Chance, Keynote,
Lone Eagle, Lone Pine. Lottie,
Polhnger, Silver Dollar and Smith
VIRGINIA CITY DISTRICT-The
7alue of the metal output of the
Virginia City district i'm 1899 in
.reased sS9,941 over 1888, as the
output of crude ore shipped to
;melters increased. Lessee operat-
ng the Bartlett mine shipped 2,525
tons of gold ore to smelters, a
marked increase over 1888; there
was also an increase at the Maple |
ton property, as lesses shipped /
3,614 tons of gold-silver ore to |
smelters. Crude ore was also ship
ped from the Alameda, Apex, Atlas |
Extension, Bamboo Chief, Bull Frog,
Easton Pacific, Ell Fleda, Hansen,
High Up, Homestake. Marietta, Orc |
Cache, Prospect, Randolph, r. B.
P. st. John Virginia City, and |
Winnetka properties. Gold ore |
from the Alder Gulch, Mountain |