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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01
PROBLEMS IN
CHROME MILLING
MUST BE solved

NEGOTIATIONS between the govern
ment and the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company regarding the develop
ment of chrome deposits in south
ern Montana, announced DIN Wash
ington last week, brought no COM
ment from ACM officials in Mon
tana this week. The government is
said to have proposed that the ACM
undertake the development of
chromium which is an essential
strategic metal for which this coun-
try is almost entirely dependent up
on foreign imports. Speedy devel-
opment of American chromium will
be an essential element for the con
duct Of a long war and especially
a defensive war, war department Of
ficials state
Eastern Opposition
The element that has heretofore
blocked development of Montana
chromium is the reticence of large
steel manufactures to see western
resources developed since the con-
struction of necessary furnaces to
handle chromium would mean a
step toward the opening of the Mon
tana steel industry, for which the
major steel corporations are not
ready. 1t is stated that only the
stress of government demand would
make possible development of the
manganese of Butte and the 'chrom-
ium of the Beartooth range at this
time So far as can be determined,
the ACM has only been expert
menting with the concentration Of
this ore, with a view to perfecting
new methods of econically hand.
ling low grade ores.
Allis-Chalmers Co. of Milwaukee
made a grinding test on sample
of chromite ore taken from one of
the Whitaker claims in the Boul-
der district Analysis showed 34.5
percent chromium. They found the
grain size of the chromium as form
ed in the ore to be IS, As and So
mesh. Grinding the ore to pass IS
mesh and then concentrating it
showed a very slight amount Of
silica, indicating that it will be
necessary to grind the ore to
around IS mesh to unlock the 81
lica.
U. S. b. Nj. Results.
Knickerbocker of the u S. Blu
reau OF Mines at Salt Lake City,
made concentrates from Montana
Chromite ores, taken from the Still
water area, as described in his
bulletin entitled Electric Furnace
Smelling Of Domestic Chrome Ores"
The concentrates averaged from
1873 per cent to 46.9 per cent in
chromite. The ratio of chromium to
iron in the concentrates produced
was approximately 1T.
Considerable work in electrical
smelling has been done in Great
Falls by engineers of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Co. and Montana
Power Co. A small pilot plant was
constructed which successfully
handled Montana chrome ores.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01
QUICKEST CEMENT
SOL YES FISHING JOB

Quick set cement is one of the
important developments of the
modern science of oil well drilling
as applied to Montana operations.
Many days of shutdown time have
been avoided by the new and high
ly efficient cement which sets in
a few hours.
One use is in fishing for lost
tools. as demonstrated by Nose
Wagner on Glacier Production-Jac-
OLSON No. we'll east of the town
of Cut Bank. After difficulty was
encountered dn picking up the lost
string, Wagner ran 8 Il inch casin-
and succeeded in getting the cas-
ing down over the tools. He then
forced two-hour setting cement into
the casing and around the tools.
After the cement had set, he picked
up the casing and the tools came
with it.
The success of the fishing job was
spoiled by a gas fire when gas COM
ing up between the strings of cas-
ing caught fire at an open blaze
in the dog house, where the
members of the crew get warm in
cold weather. The rig caught on
fire but was only partially de-
stroyed.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01
MINING NEEDS PUBLICITY

The West needs a mining publ
city organization to keep new min
ing effort alive while state and fed
eral office-holders are doing their
best to stop the advertising that
formerly was used to finance new
mining development. These groups
II office holders seem to take de-
light in casting reflections on new
mine financing and developing.
The nation is fortunate that these
officeholders were not in office
when the big mines were being FL
nanced and developed. If they had
been in office we would now be
importing practically all of the
needed war metals.
Mining is the black sheep of the
present nonsensical political era.
The big mines are doing well and
making money but no real heed is
paid to the fact that the big mines
in time become exhausted and new
mines must be financed and devel
oped to take their place.-Denvel
Mining News
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01
Chrome Mining & Smelling Co.
Of Canada Has New Process To
Handle Montana ChrOmite Ores

An important metallurgical dis
covery which will make highly prof
table the development of Mon
tana's marginal" chromite depos-
its in the Beartooth mountains, is
claimed for Chrome Mining & Smell
ting company of 700 Bank of Com
merce building, Hamilton, Ont.
This company ds negotiating for
chromite properties of Chromium
Products corporation of Livingston
which properties are 40 miles south
west of Columbus, Mont, in the
Rock Greek mining district.
The process was developed by a
Saul St Marie, Ont, metallurgist
and DIS known as the Udy process.
The exact nature of the process has
not been revealed but it is said to
displace the use of electrical fur
naces.
Several engineers have been d.
recting their attention to the Mon
tana chromite ores, including H.
G. S. Anderson of Muskogee, Okla,
who has built a lotion plant at
Orange. Texas, to experiment with
the production of powdered iron. By
his process he obtains 269 tons of
concentrates from 200 tons of ore
and the concentrates yield 10 tons
of ferro chrome. He is now working
on Wyoming chrome ores carrying
A per cent chronic oxide.
The Canadian company is said
to have concluded its metallurgical
work, proving the application of
tho TTdv nrOpnsc IN saltwater dis
trict ores. Leases are being taken
on the Chromium Products Corp.
holdings, it is understood, in lieu
of purchase The leases provide a
royalty to the American company
and continues in full force and eff
feet, so long as chromite is pro-
duced from these claims in COM
merical quantities.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01

trict between main Boulder river
and East Boulder river There are
25 claims in this group.
Schaffer has estimated that in
the Boulder River-East Boulder
river area is a narrow band of rock
which contains possibly 900, 200
to 100000 tons of massive chrO-
mite; 100000 to 100000 tons
of disseminated chromite or a to-
tai of 100000 to 100000 tons
of chromite- bearing material.
Montana Chrome
Montana Chrome, Inc, Of Billings,
claims "A unpatented claims in Car
bon county and IA in Sweet Grass
county. including the Martin claims.
The late NJ. E. Martin was credit
ed with the discovery OF chrome
in the region Included is ore with
width of 80 to 60 feet of mixed
massive and disseminated ore.
Erratic distribution and lenticular
character of the chromite will make
IL necessary to do considerable
trenching to reveal the extent OF
the deposit.
"a
of from one to five claims scattered
throughout the region. There are
four districts in the Saltwater
chromite belt, with natural geo
grahica boundaries: the Boulder
area. Iron Mountain, West Still
water area and the Saltwater area.
Much of the ore is found at eleva
items of from 5000 to 10000 feet.
in the towering mountains of the
BeartOoth range. 1t is so inacces-
sible that relatively few prospectors
have worked in the area. Likewise,
the true value of this ore was not
recognized until recent years.
Is Marginal Ore
All of this ore is classified as
marginal ore" by the U. S. G. S.
but inasmuch as it is the largest
deposit Of its kind on the CONT
nent. offering only mechanical and
metallurgical problems are worked
there is every reason to believe that
it will be developed into commercial
production as war measure.
Once the concentration and
metallurgical problems are worked
out, the development of chromium
is expected to tie in with develop
ment of manganese, molybdenum,
nickel and iron ore deposits of this
state into a large and permanent
industry, replacing the copper in
dustry in years to come when the
copper deposits become exhausted.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01

And this one came from the
pupils of the third grade in a
country school:
1--WE have organized class COM
mittee on platinum, chromium,
manganese, copper and zinc. Please
send US all information on each
one"
One of a few days ago seeks
information as to how thick the Ice
should be over deep water to move
heavy house across DIT. The house
weight about 35 tons and is to be
moved on rubber wheels at about
10 miles an hour.
The reply contained information
regarding the problem and this sage
advice in an added note:
IF l were moving my own house
across ice and it weighed S5 tons
l should hesitate to try it unless
the ice was clear ice with few
cracks and at least two and one
half feet thick"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01

SHOULD drill an oil well in
section X, range Y, township ~"
That's one of the questions. Here's
another:
Where can | buy a good gold
mine and how much should l pay
for one?''
And some others:
What is the value of sapphires
recovered annually in Montana?"
will you SA (meaning assay
this rock for me?"
please tell me all about copper
and gold mining and milling?"
Can l get an artesian well on
my farm"
will the School of Mines lend
me money to operate my property"
please send me instructions for
building a gold dredge."
II am prospector; where
should l prospect in Montana"
Can / locate a mine on top OF
a homestead"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01

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ro THE SUNBURST BADGER
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01
GET NINE PATENTS

E. Roy Grigg of Butte has re-
ceived patent to seven mining claims
totaling 144.493 acres in Township
IS, Rg. SW, as follows: Granite
Mountain Nos. 1, 2 and 8; Wash
ington, Lincoln. Roosevelt and Will
son lode mining claims.
Catherine w. Goodrich of Butte
has received patent on the Gather
inc, Bismark, Isabelle, Tilson and
Technocrat lode mining claims, tot
aling Sab acres. in section 16-
5N-13W.
These patents, issued by the COM
missioner of the general land Of
flee at Washington, D. c., came
through the Great Falls land office.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01
CANADIAN GOLD OUTPUT

NEW YORK-Canadian gold
production has been raised to more
than 5000, 100000 annually in a
general mobilization" of the do
minion's mining resources behind
the empires war effort. George G.
Bateman, controller of metals for
the Canadian ministry of munitions
and supply, said in an address pre-
pared for delivery before the open
ing session of the American Insti-
tute of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01

l L
These deposits are controlled by
four principal owners. One group
is known as United States Chrome
company, owning l 3 patented claims
known as the Bonanza group, an
Guiding the Dark Horse. Lost SHAFT
Rlne Bird Fraction and NJ & r.
Group. in Township AS, range 12E,
Boulder area. "a miles south OF
the town of Big Timber. The com
many is owned by the Gish estate
and was incorporated in Delaware
in 1919. The company has offices
in Central City, Ky. Harry Cross
Hotel Lincoln. Billings is the Mon
tana representative. ROxie p.
Gish is president and D. B. Lam is
secretary treasurer. This was for
merlv known as the Dupont prop
critics" since Dupont officials were
among the organizers. Recently the
government diamond drilled these
properties and holds an option to
purchase.
MOuat Claims
These properties, because of their
accessibility. are considered among
the most valuable in the district.
However. other companies have
larger holdings. One of the largest
of patented claims is owned by M.
w Mouat who is reported to have
recently refused a million dollars
for his properties. He is a mining
engineer who has held these claims
for many years. He also owns a
deposit of Misunderstanding ore near
Nye.
Chromium Products
Chromium Products corporation,
organized in Montana in 1884, has
the Benbow group of patented
claims including the War Eagle,
Lucky Strike, Eclipse, Black Rock,
Titanic, Majestic and Big Seven,
Development includes a 500-foot
tunnel a 169-foot tunnel and sew
eral short tunnels, open cuts and
trenches. These claims are in the
Rock Greek mining district, 40
miles southwest of Colum bus, cover
ing the eastern two miles of the
Saltwater area James F. Kemp,
geologist, estimated the amount OF
ore above the main tunnel at L.
100000 tons He showed an aver
age of all samples across an average
width of four feet inches of ore
with a content of 27.37 percent
chromite and 16 percent iron. Paul
A. Schaffer. geologist OF the Mon
tana School Of Mines, estimated the
average width of the ore at four
feet. with 100000 tons averag-
ing 1882 percent chromite and
1867 percent iron.
Whitaker Claims
Perhaps the largest group of
claims in the district is held by
Dewey F. Whitaker and associates.
of Great Falls in the Boulder dis
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01

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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01
MONTANA HAS VAST CHROME DEPOSITS
Four Groups Control
Principal Claims On
Beartooth Chrome Ore

Enough chrome supply the total needs OF the United
States for many years present in known deposits
in Montana chief of which Carbon Sweet Grass and
Saltwater counties according responsible mining engin
GERS who have made surveys OF the area
Conservative estimates show total of 5OOOOOOO tons
of commercial ore figuring maximum depth of only LOO
feet The ore is known continue to depth OF ZoOO
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01

MCDONALD ELECTED
Miles f. Mcdonald has been ell
ected vice president of the Butte
Copper and Zinc company, at Butte
succeeding A. L. Bailey, deceased
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01
OVER THE COUNTER

Mont. Power Pfd...-.1O9 111.OO
Wash Water Power $500 10000
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-01
Mines School Probes Deep To
Answer All Questions Asked

OF providing
duties performs Tor
the
the thousands of normal inquiries
advice of
faculty industry But
of industry
ability no mat
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-01
Base Officer Personnel
Is Is Per CEN Reserve

oNearly IS per cent of the COM
missioned officers now stationed
at Selfridge Field are Reserve
Officers, indicating the import
ant part Reserves are playing in
the present Air Corps expansion
program.
Approximately one-half of the
Selfridge Field Reserve officers
are from the Air Reserve, the
great majority being recently
commissioned following their
completion of the Flying Cadet
course and graduation from the
Army Air Corps Advanced Fly
ing School.
Infantry officers compose the
second largest Reserve group
now assigned to Selfridge Field.
Other branches and services rep
resented among the Reserve Of
ficers serving here are: Cavalry,
Field Artillery, Chemical War
fare, Coast Artillery, Medical
Corps, Dental Corps, Engineers,
Judge Advocate General, Signal
Corps, Quartermaster Corps, and
Chaplains.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-01
To-Nits Last Time
GINGER ROGERS
Kitty FoyIe'
Church Society
Gets Pictures

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Will
liam Ives Rr.ter has recently
transferred to the Historical So
ciety of the Episcopal Church his
collection Of autograph letters
and pictures Of Bishops Of that
Church.
He has been making the coll
lection for the past 80 years, &C.
cumulating over 5000 items. I'm
addition to all the 423 American
Bishops" Mr.. Rutter says, ut
contains also letters and pictures.
Of the three Scottish and six Eng
lish Bishops who consecrated the
first four for America, and also
the first two English Bishops Of
Hawaii. and the first two jap
anese Bishops consecrated for the
American Church"
The Rev. Walter HI Stowe.
President Of the Historical So
ciety comments, 'This collection
il invaluable for historical pur-
poses. II will be maintained In
perpetuity as The william Ives
Rutter, Jr., Collection"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-01
Quake

CONTINUED from Page ~
for tents for $4,000 homeless per-
sons. Troops were engaged in re-
moving victims trapped by de-
bris.
The epicenter of the quake was
believed to be at the town OF FL
Assona, where there was extern
sive damage.
Buildings destroyed at Larisa
included a hotel. Many more
buildings were rendered unin-
habitable.
Premier Alexandros Korizis
sent Minister of Public Aid
Krimbas to the scene.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-01
Determined

Continued from Page u
near Johnstown, Sander ran
away when Is. He washed dish
es and sold newspapers in New
York City, rode the rods" to
the west coast, served in the
army and shipped on IN oil
tanker to South America wan
dering about restlessly. but
always returning to Pittsburgh
for q while where ! feel at home,
thinking my mother might be
near"
Three years ago he got mar
ried. During the trip, his wife.
who is behind me 100 per cent"
will stay home in Johnstown to
take care of their two children.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-01
Students Hold
Many Faiths

RICHMOND, ya.-The Uni
versity of Virginia with . stu
dent body Of over 5000 has b
different religious faiths repre-
scented.
The Episcopal Church has the
largest membership among the
students. There are approximate
ly $50 Episcopalians, $50 Bap-
fists, 368 Presbyterians, 304
Methodists and ITO Roman Cath
olics.
Among the not-so-well- known
faiths are Armenian Gregorian,
Greek Orthodox, Moravian,
Epiphany and Evangelical.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-01

M Van Camp Of
WIlley q Fargo read
~ ok the last meeting.
: 81 MI, President Of the
4 4 oo 1oridsd that each in
i MI GDcisty Of the Union
\ KpGI haNe charge Of the devo-
eoevicoo 1t the Union
- , II thls way we hope
r. = g. variety Of interesting
- 2rn2l services and also re
\ 11 ineVp - ership developed
R s. n f1Do3on Endeavor. The
ScSi tim 1ndeovor society Of the
ySIno church Of Christ will be
r. Gharno q the devotional SER
~ ~ IN next Union meeting.
- wors made In regard to
the roller skating party to be
hold n. April q Sparlingtille.
Chrluela1 Hndeavorers Of our
4 CoontEy are proud Of the Goth
yune e Cne1Utian Endeavor work
i 81 n 1nAoe tin % think Of the
IN CcVun1ions being held this
y6Gr. III international Christ
I ~ 1ndoaVpr Convention will be
4 onG n Atlantic City, New Jer-
- ond TIE State Convention
vyi1l ~ q Benton Harbor. Char
IL poas az The Fargo Church Of
CtlrisG wns appointed Chairman
" ~ xogistrations for the Con-
vOu1ion1. Christian Endeavorers
lnolce plan6 % attend . Conven-
tina thb yoarl
IN next meeting Of the Blue
'W61oe Chxf1tiap Endeavor Union
v111 ~ h6ld Is Capac Federated
q uEch C0 March 10, 1871. The
1aooelng Will begin 1t 7:lS pm.
Hov. 9h1KmaI1, pastor Of the Ca
- 1tonColical Church will be
~ spoaEer. His topic viii be
~ 3nnlng Youth for Christ"
~. ohGrInan has taken m &C.
~ p0kt a Christian Endeavor
eln66 ~ Union began and all
Doo111 VIII profit by his talk,
- paon - attend the Union meet
~ 1Gaxch 10 . THE Capac Fed
Seo1oa Church at 7:l6 pm.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-01
HIit-Run

NV ssOes - -
through : Social Security card
found - his person.
roG6tbllitiGs that he was .
victim a. robbers were dis
counted with the finding Of
A.zl IN his pockets. Earlier re-
ports sold that his pockets had
been emptied.
Assistant Prosecutor Howard
r. Carroll was assisting Rose
ville's police in the investiga-
ton.
In the meantime, Mrs. LAM
bert. q patient at st. Joseph's
hospital here, was said to be In
. ''fair" condition and up to late
this morning had not been told
of her husbands tragic death.
She underwent m operation
several days ago.
Hospital attendants said that
Lambert had visited his wife
earlier. in the evening and left
the hospital shortly before 8
o'clock. His body was discov-
cred at 1910 this morning by
motorists.
His car was found parked n
front of a Roseville beer gar
den about . block away from
where the accident occ- rred.
The body was found yprawled
on the west side Of the highway
in the southbound traffic lane.
The first motorist to discover
the body was Edgar Wilson, III
North Gratiot. Mount Clemens,
and police were notified soon
after by another passerby. w. W
Laury, Of Detroit.
Laury and his wife told police
that they saw . car pass over the
body while It was lying on the
pavement and continue without
hating. However, police believe
that Lambert was already dead,
probably struck by q heavy
truck sometime earlier.
The condition Of the body indi-
Gated the accident occurred only
1 few minutes before the body
was discovered.
The accident occurred near
the intersection Of Gratiot and
Florence avenue.
Police said that Lambert had
spent some time In the nearby
tavern where his car was found
parked. However, they could not
give . definite, time ~ to when
Lambert left.
The victim Is survived by hil
wife, two daughters and two
sisters, Ill residents Of Virginia.
Funeral arrangements were
not Immediately announced.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-01
Last Time To-Nits
Tall, Dark
and Hondsonne
Strikes
.(Continued from Page ~

-
to various proponents, would be
to study the effect Of labor poll
cies on armament production.
How the billions voted for de-
tense are being spent would pro-
vide another main line Of in
quiry.
One administration leader said
he could see no objection to q
congressional committee consult
ing with defense officials and
he assumed" that the commit
tees members would be "suf-
ficiently capable" to decide whe-
Their q formal inquiry was need
ed.
The question Of legislative ac-
ton toward reducing the num-
Der of strikes in defense indus
tries has been q burning one
since the early days Of this sess-
ion. Among bills introduced 10
one by Rep. Smith (D-Va) which
would provide that when it be-
came evident labor and manage
ment in Q defense factory could
not agree the Cancellation serv-
ice should be called in.
-. Knudsen's proposal would pro-
vide that II the Cancellation serv-
ice failed to effect q settlement,
notice of intent to strike could
not be given unless so per cent
Of the workers in the plant ap-
proved.
Once notice was given, an
OPM fact-finding committee
would have 10 days in which to
investigate and report. For 80
days after filing Of the report,
the strike would have to be held
in allegiance, presumably pend
ing further efforts at settle
ment.
Knudsen said that failure to
comply" would make the strike
unauthorized and forfeit the
manufacturers and the unions
rights before the National La
Dor Relations Board, until REIN
stated by the board"
He did not explain in the
memorandum exactly what COM
pliance would be required, whe.
Their with the fact-finding boards
report, the 30-day delay require
ment or with both Of these and
other provisions also. Nor was
Il made clear in what manner the
labor board would exercise au-
thority over those who did not
comply.