374 MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1941
    BEAVEEKEAD COUNTY

 Argenta district.—The Ermont Mines, Inc., operated the Ermont property
throughout 1941 and produced most of the gold output in the Argenta district.
The. company operated its 100-ton countercurrent cyanide mill all year and
treated 31,855 tons of gold ore of a lower grade than in 1940, resulting
in a decline in gold output. Other important lode producers in the district
were the Goldfinch and Shafer mines, which produced gold ore that was shipped
crude to a smelter, and the Rosemont and Copper Bell properties, which produced
crude lead ore. Some gold was recovered from the French Creek and Watson
Gulch placers in 1941
 Bannack district —Gold recovered from placer gravels made a marked
gain- in 1941 over that m 1940, but gold from lode mines a decided decrease
The main source of gold from lode mines in 1941 was crude gold ore shipped
direct to a smelter from the New York-Montana and Gold Bug properties The
bulk of the placer gold output ' came from dredging by the Ralph E. Davis
Syndicate on Grasshopper Creek Equipment used comprised two draglmes (one
5-cubic yard and one 1%-cubic yard) and a floating washing plant During 1941
271,340 cubic. yards of overburden were removed, and 131,035 cubic yards
of gold-bearing gravel were washed, from which 2,690 ounces of gold were
recovered The Traderhorn Mining & Construction Co operated a dry-land
dredge in Dry Gulch for testing purposes. Several small sluicing operations,
principally on Grasshopper Creek, recovered some gold.
 Big Hole district.—Crude gold ore from the Star mine and crude lead
ore from the S. S. & R. mine shipped direct to a. smelter and gold ore
from the North Star mine amalgamated comprised the metal output from lode
mines in the Big Hole district in 1941. Some placer gold was recovered by
sluicing.
 Blue Wing district.—The output from the Blue Wing district in 1941
comprised shipments direct to smelters of several classes of crude ore, which
included silver ore from the Federal Star, Del Monte, Silver Snow, and Single
Jack properties, lead ore from the Ingersoll group, copper ore from the Cable
claim, and ' gold ore from the Interstate property.
 Bryant district.—Most of the output from the Bryant district in 1941
came from the Hecla mine and dump and consisted of 1,424 tons of crude gold-silver
ore and 2,209 tons of gold-silver tailings shipped crude to smelters.
 Colorado district.—The metal output of the Colorado district in 1941
was contained in lead ore shipped direct to a smelter from the H. & S.
mine.
 Horse Prairie district .—The bulk of the placer gold output from the
Horse Prairie district in 1941 came from operations by W. C. McLeod on the
Golden Leaf Placer on Jeff Davis Creek. The remainder came from operations
by Associated Placers, Inc., on Jeff Davis and Horse Prairie Creeks.. Both
operators used dry-.land dredges.
 Vipond district.—The production from the Vipond district in 1941 comprised
silver ore from the Lone Pine & Argyle and Aurora mines and lead ore
from the Faithful mine, all shipped crude to smelters.
 West For/c of Madison River district.—A dry-land dredge operated by
Madison West Fork Placers supplied the placer gold output' from the West
Fork of Madison River district in 1941.