MANGANESE NO
LONGERNEEDED
FOR WAR WORE
MISSOULA, Mont., Feb. 27 (by As
sociated Press).—From a little stri]
of ground not more than one and one
fourth miles long and with an ex
treme width of half a mile was mine<
more than 45 per cent of the gross o
manganese produced during the pe
riod of the war, according to the Unit
ed States Geological Survey.
The little town of Philipsburg
which is a part of this strip, was foi
months a bustling center of industry
From nearly a score of shafts and tun
nels into the brown mountains whicl
rise steeply behind it this most pre
cious war metal—one used s’o exten
sively and one which is invaluable it
the manufacture of the best steel
poured in a constant stream to be senl
to the mills throughout the country
where the instruments of war were
produced. »
Now Philipsburg gradually is slip
ping back to "normal,” and save foi
the unfilled contracts of some of the
mines, which will be completed two
months hence, work in the manganese
mines in the Philipsburg district is
entirely suspended.
me region containing mercnancaoie
manganese lies directly along the
northerly and southerly contact be
tween the sedimentary and granite
formations there. Throughout the
whole of it there is a conspicuous
alteration due to contact metamorph
ism. According to the opinions ot
scientists who have studied the lo
cality thoroughly, the time at which
the manganese was deposited, called
the “period of enrichment,” probably
was during the pre-Tertiary period.
The alteration referred to is con
fined to the sedimentary rocks, and
in this formation the manganese ores
are found. They not only occur in
bedded deposits, upon anti-clines dip
ping into the contact, but in the east
erly and westerly fissure, bearing sil
ver, lead and zinc ores occurring ir
the sedimentary country, entering ths
contact, which is from twenty to thirtj
feet wide, but apparently not penetrat
ing into the granite formation.
The manganese is found to consti
tute the ledge-filling of the fissures
as they approach the contact. Asso
< 'ef&ted with it, at the tline of its dis
covery, was the rich silver ore of ths
Trout group, Algonquin, True Fissure
and other producers, lying within the
area noted. The crosscut south from
the 400-foot station of the Algonquin
shaft, which is its greatest depth, cut
twenty or more feet of the ore, this
being a part of the ledge filling.
Presumably the body continues
downward, but as it had no value at
the time, no attempt was made to de
termine the fact. It therefore is as
sumed by mining men that the man
ganese is to be found in depth in all
of the fissures lying within the meta
morphosed area.
When the demand was made for
manganese by the war industries
board, acting under the provisions of
the war minerals bill which was en
acted to stimulate production and to
regulate the price of metals essential
ih the manufacture of war materials,
the manganese of this district came
into immediate demand. Slight de
iiiiiiinininiuiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiii!
velopment showed large and rich de
posits of it.
The production from the Phillps
burg quadrangle since the beginning
of the mining and shipment of the
raw material probably will exceed
200,000 tons.
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NOTICE
Any person taking fire apparatus
from the fire stations without permis
sion will be prosecuted.
D. T. PHILLIPS, Chief.
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’ Steve Oros has purchased John Ol
' son’s shoe repairing outfit and is now
' ready for business at Tom Hubbert’s
' tailor shop. 18-6t
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FRESH FISH FOR SALE.
Chris Xiros will bring fresh fish to
’ Cordova on his boat, the Bob Evans,
and can be found at the city dock
every Friday. He will sell halibut for
12 cents a pound; red snapper, 10
cents a pound; codfish, 10 cents each.
24-2t
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BARGAIN SALE OF
LADIES’ FURNISHINGS
In order to dispose of our entire
stock of ladies’ furnishings, am selling
same at prices that will interest you.
MRS. J. C. FUNK,
Windsor HoteL
TOKENS OF RESPECT
A well conducted funeral It a
token of respect to the deceased.
Our methods of conducting a
funeral have given us an oppor- .
tunity to serve you In a manner
that will command respect. We
are equipped to serve you sat
isfactorily.
K. E. HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Street, between
A and B Ave.
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CHUTTER &
INGALLS
Producers—Selling Agents
Fresh, Frozen, Salt
and Mild-Cured
FISH
Correspondence and Consign
ments Solicited.
COLMAN BLDG. 8EATTLE
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