The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-22
OUR BARKER LETTER.
A Party Makes the Rounds, Sees
All the Principal Leads and
Reports as Follows.
HUGHES Cry, September IS, 1881.

4AC1A244S c1k 10y
Editor Of the Record n ev...- + :se-e
During the last week the Barker camp
has had Il visit from its best friend in the
person Of George Ciendenin, accompanied
by his estimable wife. He came in, as
ueual, in storm, but thanks to the ruler
or regulator Of the weather they were
blessed with fine weather to return TO their
Benton home on the banks Of the pig
Missouri. BIr. Clendenin was also accom-
panied by Col. Sweet of Bismarck, Whom
/ understand came to stay permanently
with us. On Friday last, the Colonel
mounted his sorrel horse as also did Col
onel Sweet and Professor Foss, and start
ed up to Hughes City, where they fell IN
with Judge Hughes and M. g. Larkin who
accompanied them on ther rounds TO eA-
anime the different mines and prospects OF
the Barker District. The day was an un-
favorable one as there were at least two
inches of snow on the ground which MADE
the travelling unpleasant, it.betng slushy
walking. The first mine visited was the
Wright & Edwards. They were all agree
ably surprised at the amount Of ore OH the
different dumps, as we'll as at the size OF
the vein and the larg amount of ore in
sight in the level Of the boss mine OF the
camp, as Mr.. Pat. Hughes calls it. Both
Professor Fose, Geo. Clendenin and Col.
Sweet said it was a better mine than has
ever been claimed for it. II the Wright Il
Edwards mine was III the Butte District,
it would sell readily for one million dol
lars, and predict that with few more
men like Geo. Clendenin interested i'll this
camp it would not be long before it would
sell for that amount, or double. What 1s
the reason Z. C. Power cannot find time
to pay us q visit2 He can make prot1ta-
BILE one OF it. Thatwould beat steamboat
Ing on the Missouri il 1881. Come cut
T.. c., there are several persons out here
chat would like to shake your hand and,
perhaps dispose OF q fortune TO you for q
mere frif1e. This depression from what |
started on You must e1cuse.l @s s.'
The next mine visited was the "Equa-
ter'' owned by Barker and Hughes. Il
looks well for the amount Of development,
and what would be considered atgood pros
pert for q large producing mine, with
further erdevelopment. The next mine ex-
amined was the celebrated = BarkerN mine,
that will soon be: the largest producing
mine Of the district hope II tnay, as
both PAT. Hughes and Buck Barker are
deserving OF it. Although Buck statd out
playing pool the night before. SO that Pat
Was short of wood to cook dinner with, still
one Of the party volunteered TO make up
for Buck . deficiency; but Pat would not
have 1t, so he went 70 work and got up a
dinner that would make any hungry man
smile; roast Elk with mushroom sauce,
Boston baked tfree-holdersn commonly
called beans, tomatoes III all styles and
potatoes, u ID Erin. When any Of your
hungry Benton folks want = square meal
come out TO Barker, call on Judge Hughes
and he will make you happy. A visit 70
the ''Grey Eagle and the Queen Of the
Hills'' was next i'll order. The "Grey
Eagle has tunnel driven On the vein
fifty-fve feet, and shows up pretty we'll;
but the "Queen OF the Hills" is q real
beauty. Professor Fosg fell il love with
it OH first sight, II will pay its own way
from the grass roots. There is q nice lot
OF ore on the different dumps Of Barker &
Hughes perhaps sixty OF seventy
tons. This estimate is unde1eand not over
the mark. Not being good Judge Of the
weightof ore, mistakes III thatrespect must
be overlooked. At any rate there could be
eighty tons a day taken ont Of the Barker
milne alone with proper development, and
without trying very hard either.
Our next visit was to the noted s'Boss"
mine, owned by Dutch Pete. Pete's mine
is daisy. There is D bed Of the prettiest
carbonates in sight in this mine that there
are IN the camp. Pete has run q tunnel
one hundred and seventy-two feet to tap
the vein. What his idea was IN running
so far.to gain SO little depth / do not'knoW
some original one Of his own Z suppose.
Should the s.Boss'' mine hold her present
size, with further development she can
easily keeplthe Clendenin Smelter a. rum
ming and take out her sixty tonsa day bet
ter. From the 'tBoss" the party went to
see a purchase Of Mr.. Foss' called the
Oxide owned by Watts, Jones 8
Foss. This isa copper vein, and has 4 fair
showing for good mine.
The party next paid a visit to the
stPleasantyiew and ''Unc1e Nike and
left well pleased with the looks Of things
lii general, and pronounced them both fine
prospects for good mines. The ''siIyer
Btll'' was visited early lii the morning
and found looking as well as usual.
So you see Barker is still in the lead as
far as developments concerned. The par
" was well pleased with their trip and !
do think Col. Clendenin is more fayorably
impressed with the richness and pertna-
nancy of the mInee Of the Barker District
than ever. He may perhaps give you his
impressions Of the camp in . more glow
ing style himself ifSyou will interview
him.
= The new Judith District il all the rage in
s.