C.D. Mine
MONTANA GENWEB ARCHIVES 
History of the State of Montana, by Joaquim Miller, 1894 
  
  
  
The C & D Mine, located in the mountains a mile and a half from 
the village of Elkhorn, Jefferson County, 
was discovered in 1885 by Frank Crum and William Dunston. In 
1886 they sold the claim to A.G. Clarke, Charles 
A. Clarke, and E. Toole, of Helena and R.T. Woliston of Elkhorn. 
Three years afterwrd this firm sold a 
three-fourths interest in the mine to Messrs. A.J. Selgman, J. T. 
Murphy, O.R. Allen and others, for $75,000. 
Since that time 20,000 tons of ore have been taken out, and they 
are now shipping to the East Helena smelter 
from 60 to 100 tons of ore per day. It averages from one to two 
ounces of gold per ton to fifteen ounces of 
silver, and about ten per cent lead. In 1887 the company built a 
smelter at this place. They are now about 
300 feet in the mountain, and there is now in sight about 20,000 
tons of ore. They have a hoist in a tunnel 
400 feet long, out of which the ore is run on cars, thus 
requiring but little machinery or power. About 40 
men are given employment in the mine. This is a most valuable 
and promising property, and its present owners, 
who are men of the highest integrity and business ability are 
fortunate in the position of the C&D mine. 

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