The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18
THE RIVER SIS
FROM BARKER.
Our Regular Correspondent Sends En-
couraging News From the Bo-
nanza District.

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HUGHEsvILLE, MT, April IL, '83.
Editors of the RIVER Press.
The spring of 1888 is opening with a
prosperous outlook. for the Barker min
ing district, rich discoveries and new
strikes being almost daily reported.
It is safe to say that ere the close OF the
present year this camp will make It's
mark as one of the largest bullion pro-
ducing districts in the territory.
A seven-foot breast Of carbonate ore
was struck d few days ago in the Silver
Belle mine, which lis now principally
owned by the Clendenin Mining ana
Smelling company. The ore is OF high
grade and free smelling; it requires no
roasting, but is put through the blast
furnace direct from the mine. Mr.. Burg
hardt thinks that he will be able IN q
short time to run his smelter to its full
capacity on the ore of this mine one.
The Kallock mine, owned by U.
J. Olinger and Jared Smith, has been
bonded at a good figure and leased on
favorable terms to John Rowe and others
of this place, who have now commenced
the work Of sinking q shaft. Ihree
shifts Of men are employed. This IS one
Of the most promising ead IN the camp
and it is the intention or the leasers 10
have the ore treated in the new snielter
and push its development as speedily as
possible.
The Hardscrabble and xxx leads
are owned by Frank Aldrich and Billy
Stickles, who have worked like beavers
for the past two Or three years. sinking
shafts and running tunnels. They have
now some of the best developed property
in the camp and will shortly be we'll re-
paid for their expenditure Of time and
money.
The Vanderbilt mining company are
steadily developing their celebrated pro
perty and in the shaft now being worked
they have a six foot vein, two feet OF
| which is solid galena ore. The Wander
bilt is n of the oldest discoveries in the
camp and it is considered to be one of
the most valuable.
Negotiations are 0 pending between
the owners of the May & Edna mine to
form a joint stock company, and n all
probability this will be done in a short
time. It is the intention of the owners
to offer for sale a certain amount OF the
stock, to be used for working capital.
There are now several parties anxious to
buy at fair figures, and when this is CON
sulnmated we may expect some big de-
velopments to follow.
Pete Nav and Dick Oatey have leased
the Massachusetts, lead, in this district,
but they are reticent as to the terms OF
the bond. They are go-ahead fellows,
with some means, and lots Of capital in
the form of bone and sinew anda willing
disposition to use it. They have one OF
the richest properties in the territory,
and we may look for big results before
the year is out.
The of the Uncle George,
| Hughes and De Lorrier lodes, in the
Belt Park district, have consolidated the
whole property as one. and about the
first of May they will exten-
sive developments, which will be car
| ried on till the property is developed to
the depth of at least $50 feet and levels
run along the vein to determine the ex-
tent of the ore body at different places.
In the meantime the property will be
offered for sale in the eastern market by
| Montana mining operators.
A grand free ball was given on the
evening of the 9th at the Umatilla House,
| Hughesville, by the jumpers Of the Sill
yer Bell, or, in other words, the reloca.
tors Of the Four Aces mine. The boys
| spared no pains, time or money in max
inc the affair one of the most enjoyable
of the season. All the dancing people
of Gold Run and Hughesville were out
in attendance, and it was conceded by
all present to have been the finest affair
of the kind that ever took place in the
gulch. The boys here have a record O.
being first class players OF four aces in
mining, and most assuredly they are moi
lacking in that of giving q dance.
The Rev. Demarest, of Fort Benton
delivered a lecture last night at the
| school house for the benefit OF the Sun
day school to quite a large audience
| Subject: "Bunyan and his Book II.
The Fitzpatrick Mine.