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Mining Methods Local Mine HistorY By CLIFFORD R. PARSONS December 19,1937 Fergus County Argus GOLD and silver have long been the two metals most sought after by man from ancient times down to those of today. These two metals have been the strongest forces in the settling of the western part of the United States. It was placer gold found at Sutter's mill that started the influx of people into California to gain fame and fortune on the mother lode, Eldorado of the new world. lt wasn't, so very long after the initial strike that groups of men banded together into companies and took over large tracts of the placer ground forcing the one man placer mine out of the picture. There was plenty of men now out of employment as placer miners and so they set out to explore the surrounding territory hoping they would uncover another rich strike, Montana territory was a likely area, and so they came, prospectors and their pack outfits modern Jason's in search of the golden fleece. Fortune smiled upon these hardy adventurers who had braved all kinds of hazards, natural and otherwise, to come into the land of the Shining mountains. Bannock, Virginia City and Last Chance Gulch added their golden chapter to Montana's colorful history. Gold was first found in Central Montana in Yogo creek in the early '70's to be followed later by discovery of placer gold in the Judith and North. Moccasin mountains. By this time lode mining had started generally over the state and prospectors were out looking now for "free milling" ore whose values could be recovered through the use of stamp mills and amalgamation. The Judith mountains were the first of the three mountain groups in Central Montana to gain the notice of men in the mining world with the rich strikes made in the Spotted Horse, Maginnis and Gold Reef. The first two mines being close to the town of Maiden and the last being near 6ilt Edge. Maiden was the center of a prosperous mining district from 1882 until the turn of the century and had atl of those things taken as natural appurtenances in any mining camp including a newspaper which still is published ln Lewistown. The Maginnis in Maiden itself and the Spotted Horse which lay over the mountain from the town, gained most attention because they were the spectacular producers. Their total production having been very close to five millions of dollars. The ore in these two mines was what is known as "free milling" and the gold and silver values were recovered through amalgamation. lt might be well at this point to set down the fundamental operations involved in amalgamating ores so that the word will have a ccncrete significance rather than a hazy abstract and inaccurate meaning to the average reader. Amalgamation was facilitated in recovering gold values in ores by the use and operation of
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Title | Mining methods, local mine history |
Description | Gold was first found in Central Montana in Yogo creek in the early '70's to be followed later by discovery of placer gold in the Judith and North. Moccasin mountains. By this time lode mining had started generally over the state and prospectors were out looking now for "free milling" ore whose values could be recovered through the use of stamp mills and amalgamation. The Judith mountains were the first of the three mountain groups in Central Montana to gain the notice of men in the mining world with the rich strikes made in the Spotted Horse, Maginnis and Gold Reef. The first two mines being close to the town of Maiden and the last being near Gilt Edge. Maiden was the center of a prosperous mining district from 1882 until the turn of the century and had all of those things taken as natural appurtenances in any mining camp including a newspaper which still is published in Lewistown. The Maginnis in Maiden itself and the Spotted Horse which lay over the mountain from the town, gained most attention because they were the spectacular producers. Their total production having been very close to five millions of dollars. |
Creator | Clifford R. Parsons |
Genre | documents |
Type | Text |
Language | eng |
Date Original | 1937-12-19 |
Subject (keyword) | Parsons, Clifford R.; Maiden, Montana; Harry Kendall; Gilt Edge, Montana; Kendall, Montana; Barnes-King Mine; Judith Mountains, Montana; Moccasin Mountains, Montana; |
Subject (AAT) | Mining; Gold Mines; |
Rights Management | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Other contributors | Fergus County Argus newspaper |
Contributing Institution | Lewistown Public Library, Lewistown, Montana |
Digital collection | Central Montana Historical Documents |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Physical format | |
Digitization Specifications | Canon MX310 300dpi |
Local Identifier | SC 8.6 |
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Title | Mining methods 1 |
Type | Text |
Contributing Institution | Lewistown Public Library, Lewistown, Montana |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Digitization Specifications | Canon MX310 300dpi |
Full text of this item | Mining Methods Local Mine HistorY By CLIFFORD R. PARSONS December 19,1937 Fergus County Argus GOLD and silver have long been the two metals most sought after by man from ancient times down to those of today. These two metals have been the strongest forces in the settling of the western part of the United States. It was placer gold found at Sutter's mill that started the influx of people into California to gain fame and fortune on the mother lode, Eldorado of the new world. lt wasn't, so very long after the initial strike that groups of men banded together into companies and took over large tracts of the placer ground forcing the one man placer mine out of the picture. There was plenty of men now out of employment as placer miners and so they set out to explore the surrounding territory hoping they would uncover another rich strike, Montana territory was a likely area, and so they came, prospectors and their pack outfits modern Jason's in search of the golden fleece. Fortune smiled upon these hardy adventurers who had braved all kinds of hazards, natural and otherwise, to come into the land of the Shining mountains. Bannock, Virginia City and Last Chance Gulch added their golden chapter to Montana's colorful history. Gold was first found in Central Montana in Yogo creek in the early '70's to be followed later by discovery of placer gold in the Judith and North. Moccasin mountains. By this time lode mining had started generally over the state and prospectors were out looking now for "free milling" ore whose values could be recovered through the use of stamp mills and amalgamation. The Judith mountains were the first of the three mountain groups in Central Montana to gain the notice of men in the mining world with the rich strikes made in the Spotted Horse, Maginnis and Gold Reef. The first two mines being close to the town of Maiden and the last being near 6ilt Edge. Maiden was the center of a prosperous mining district from 1882 until the turn of the century and had atl of those things taken as natural appurtenances in any mining camp including a newspaper which still is published ln Lewistown. The Maginnis in Maiden itself and the Spotted Horse which lay over the mountain from the town, gained most attention because they were the spectacular producers. Their total production having been very close to five millions of dollars. The ore in these two mines was what is known as "free milling" and the gold and silver values were recovered through amalgamation. lt might be well at this point to set down the fundamental operations involved in amalgamating ores so that the word will have a ccncrete significance rather than a hazy abstract and inaccurate meaning to the average reader. Amalgamation was facilitated in recovering gold values in ores by the use and operation of |
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