The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-10-26
MINING NOTES.
Progress of the Mining Interests and
What as Being Dome I'm Different
Localities ="
EXTENSION OF THE MINERAL BET.T

IL
The Montana District being situated ii
the northwest corner of the Badly range
Of the Little Belt mountains it was sup.
posed that the mineral belt extended from
there to the Barker, but by recent discoy-
cries 1t is shown that that mineral belt ex-
tends eastward foG the distance of two
miles, showing the discoveries of Messrs.
Dan Dutro, Hurley, Jones &c Co., and the
succeeding seasons will show an increased
amount Of discoveries Of gold deposits as
they approach Yogo Baldy.
| WHIP-POOR-WILI AND UNCLE GEORGE
MINES.
Between the Montana District and Bar
ker is looming up the great series Of dis
coveries Of 1882. III these mountains.
chief Of these may be mentioned Whip
poor-will of Aessrs. johnson &c Co. and
the Uncle George of Messrs. Charles Mar
| tin, Frizell & Co. These discoveries have
and will furnish, the necessary tluxes re-
CURED for the successful reduction Of the
ores Of the Montana District. Itseems az
if nature had placed these deposits be-
tween the base ores Of the Barker and
Montana Districts. The Belt Park Is es-
sentialy the gniesic formation, which com
ing on the granite formation Of the Mon
tana District, suppliesa want greatly felt.
The Whip-poorwill and the Uncle George
show chalcopyrites, copper, glance, sui
phurets Of silver and other tokens, be-
speaking rich deposits Of ore underneath.
Lead deposits have already been found,
showing cubes Of i, inches square in this
neighborlood, but the general character
of the ore shows the presence of copper,
which is essentially required for the re-
duction of the Montana ores BY the pres
ence in the latter district of manganese. i.
\ TWENTY-sTAsIp MILL.
The Collar Mining Company have traded
an interest III their mine for All equal in
terest in twenty-stamp mill, which is to
be erected and in working order by the
first OF next .Iuly. St. Paul and Omaha
capitalists are the parties who are to erect
the stamp mill. Gen. Meade, formerly of
the Omaha smelling works, and Mr.. s. S. /
Eaton are the gentlemen who came out to
complete the trade. The company have
made Mr.. c. G. Snow, the old manager,
the manager Of the new company also, lie
was one OF the four first locators of the I
Warm Springs mining camp. Nine-tcnths
Of the interest OF the camp are said to have
heretofore been concentrated in the Collar
mining company, and it has aborcd under |
great disadvantages, but it will now again
commence operations under much better /
auspices tlnln it has ever done before. !
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
In connection with the Clendenin min
ing and smelling company Messrs. Wahl |
e Co. have IN active operation two saw
mills, one Oh Otter creek near Neyille's I
place, and the other Oh the head waters of |
the Judith river, above Babcock's.
Mr.. James II. Emery, acting secretary
of the Clendenin mining and smelling
is now at Gold Run to adjust the :
affairs Of the company for the past season.
The reports given about the discoveries
between Montana and Barker confirm the
ideas given last winter by Professor @. c.
Morrison in the RECORD in an article en-
titled stBarker and the Surrounding Mining
Districts"