Show 0 MONTANA lewiston argus at gilt edge a force 0 of f sixty men is now employed by the lessees lessels of the gold reef owned by john A drake the mine is looking well and the lessees lessels are making a satisfactory profit they also have the old maginnis mine at maiden and are doing considerable work there A dis dispatch pitch from maiden says the new cumberland mill and cyanide pant at the min mining ng camp of maiden fergus county was put into commission last week and the result has proved very satisfactory the run made was more for the purpose of test testing ng the working of the plant than anything else which proved equal to r tion from now on the mill will run right along the company operating the mine and mill also owns the spotted horse mine wh ch is to be mined and the ore treated in the cumberland mill james breen the well known mining man of montana and spokane is one of the principal owners of these properties lewiston argus A big belval in the mining industry is now in progress in the judith mountains and the present actie activity aty will increase dur ng the summer recently john A humbird a st paul capitalist who is one of the large owners in the new year and who is associated with wyer horst the timber king visited this city and went out to new year for the purpose of inspect ng the mine and mill and to consult with the superintendent joseph meredith mr Hum birds visit had reference to a pl anfor the early resumption of work at the property which has been closed down for several years past it is considered most probable that a campaign of development ve will begin at once libby news J 1 I fox came in sunday from sylvanite bringing some samp samples les of the ore from the vein in the claim which was struck recently when the ledge was crosscut in the tunnel one of the samples exhibited by mr fox was a five pound chunk of solid galena the claim in which the strike was made is located about a mile from sylvanite across the river from that place and is in a very favorable fao rable location A 50 foot tunnel has been run to crosscut the vein and an eight foot ledge of fine ore has been cut through assays essays from the vein show values of 80 in lead and silver interested with mr fox in the cla m are ed enzor william moore J peterson and I 1 rouse 0 |