Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-07-18
FROM Cz.aRK,s TOEsA.
ELARK's FogK MIXES. July ID, 1877

CLARK FORK MINES, Juiy ~, 1873.
Editor 4uGnt Courier:
AZ party being aboa 10 start to Bozeman. |
thought would slrq, you Il few items from
this camp. | have visited many Of the leads
and talked with hos OF the old prospeetors,
MI Of whom seen t, have unlimited conf
dance i'll the future d tiie camp. There are
many rich deposits q galena ore here, some
of them Of great exhn5, but sufficient work
has not ycI been don TO fest their true Inc
or TO tell whether thy are true assure veins
or merely suffice desosifs: butt believe & at
many of them will. yhea developed, prove to
| be mines OF the firS class. equal to any in
| Utah or Colorado. fear, however. that. I'M
| til the near approach of railroads afford bet
| ter means of TRANSFORMATION, the camp will
lie dormant, and the present time 1t Is
hardly worth while for any but experienced
| miners and prospocnrs to come here. unless
some men with caIital should erect works
near by, not only % snleit the ore but to
separate the metalsalso.
The climate is decidedly arctic. Orr camp
| is within a few rds OF an immense snow
1 bank and many b the Lodges located last
! wear are vet coya;e with snow and ice. But
notwitl Standing slthis. the mosquitoes make
i ii lively for us asspn as the sun is up in the
morning. and. size the little busy bee. inn
i prove each shinig hour, until the chilly
i evening ali eomrs them to suspend their
i abars.
i Elk. deer &c. re plenty, so all have fresh
meat in ab.lndane. and have yet seen no
yellowstone miiIonaifes IN distress, UNI
less the entire absence OF all KINDS of tho
.ardent'' should poduee that state OF things.
As to the diffrent lodges, each man, as
41,s. ,s.S4, Laa& and
express an opinin in regard 10 that matter
vet my private Onion is that the Flying
Elephant is theaiggest thing in the camp.
Others think tht the ssLame Frenchman''
will beat it In the long run. while sone Wh7
are well posted confidently assert TINT the
Lost Dutehman' will vet come out all right
! and my friend Pat 0'ITara has ledge te
watch he invites the attention OF capitalists
and none hut bon and fearless operators neee
apply. Bnt he trtiany invites all new-com
Z, ers TO visit it md examine for themselves
A. vet. believe but 0ne-a young "pill1st'
from your town-has made the trip. and hi
hair begins 10 show signs of becoming prema
tHrely gray, buthe insists that 1t Is IN no wa.
to be attributed 10 the perlls OF his trip to TN
O'IIara mine. hut to the silver contained II
the earth. air and water OF the vicinity
Others have n;ie the attempt and failed
II One distinguished scientific gentleman 0
near the mine, when he concluded that lacl
of time would prevent his making thorough
examination of the same; so he decided &
defer hia visit till more favorable oppor
tunity presented itself. He was for severa
nights thereafter disturbed In his sleep b.
) horrible vision of fr4htsul precipices an
falling rocks. &c. and is now perfectly viii
ing to take Pats word for the richness an
J extent OF that wonderful denosit of mineral
= For my part. in order to follow Pat to nj
mine. / think man should be able not onl
J to hold ON by his fingers and toes and jun
J after the mannss of Capt. Stevenson. but ais
to hold on to the face 0f the Cliff with on
hand alone and seize himself by the seat {
his pants with the other, and. by a dexterou
movement. hoist himself to shelf in til
rock ten feet above.
party of prospectors have gone frol
here to the country down Clark's Fork an
the Heart Mountain. We are expecting ther
back soon. and if they find placer mines nan
Of those now here will 90 there. and if goo
camp Is found, enough men will soon
there TO stand the Indians off
Jack Yaronette's bridge. across the Ea
fork of the Yellowstone. went off with tt
flood. but the sriyes ia now forbade. and pa
ties now have no trouble in crossing any
the streams bafWe9n here and Ye,tr valley
sh.. .zAzaEsaan men here. Judge Ami
! the SeHttealaniE knight Of the .tmortsf ar
] pestte. " with his coat off vigorously handli,
the puck and shovel. aud If he don't strike
rich VIII not=be for want of pluck aud q
ervv.
Parties visiting the National Park would
yell Il give Tits place a cal. as, Fresisl~@ q
mines. this vicinity lss some Of the fn+
scenery In the way CT mountains. caavoa
waterfalls, &c, in the country.
i aNONAD..