Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-05-14

been taken from this mine. [ do not
I think the ore of this mine averages
| less than 50 ounces in silver per ton,
and the location is such that it can be
mined by tunnel on the lead a. a very
reasonable figure This is regarded
as one of the most valuable properties
in the district, bat as yet it has not
changed hands.
MONTANA BELLE AND GROUP.
This group of mines located on
Baldy Mountain, all on the same
lead. consists of tho Montana Belle,
| ST. Julien, Maud S., Minnehaha and
Dickens Claims, which are owned by
/ Chamberlain, Bell, (deceases) Mae
Kintosh, Sanborn and Wells, who 10
catal thea These mines have a
splendid record. The owners have
worked them consid erably, shipping
the ore produced under great disad-
vantages to Omaha, which paid a
handsome profit over all shipping and
treatment expenses These mines
have paid for Development and paid
toe owners a good profit from the
grass 70 ots down. They were recent
ly bonded for S225,000 to the Red
Mountain company. of which G. A.
B-oadwater of Helena, is member.
The bond is reported to expire about
September 1st, of this year. This is a
very strong and reliable company, able
to develope these claims III good
shape. They are now working thirty
men on them under the able manage
ment Of John Longnaid. who will I'M
/ doubted1y put more men at wurk as
fast Is possible. IS the company con
template spending about $50 900 10
J prospecting the ground before The OK
piratien of their bond. They have
7 Started a tunnel on the Dickens claim
to be 500 feet long and taps two OF
the other claims also. This lead is
about 5 feet wide, and is developed
by shafts on each claim, showing the
same character Of ore for the five
claims This ore is free milling, as
saying across the lead from 150 to 20t
i ounces Of silver per ton With de
veloprnent this group viii undoubt-
! ". a,ae;s.ase one of The bonanzas Of the
4 West.
g The other mines OF ne district
(which I I.,sc zrsrs, -. {
o to s feet Of good orc, ansrssre develol
b ed by shaft o. lslneI probably nor
! less than 80 feet The Alassaehuset1
!, has shaft Of 10 feet aIsos 3 i BHllIIol HllI
o tanneI; both al ek llg agoo eIg
8 strong rein OF grade snlssftin
V ore. The Fitzpatrick is develope
Y By long tunnel on the lead whic
v shows up nice body Of high grac
J. milling ore The facilities for wor]
q irg the mines of the district are GOO
s on account of their location; they a
, cross the gulch, afording good 81,
/ for tuaneiing in on the lead and tt
2 mountains are of such height that Il
miners as rule gain good depth
tuuneling. And the facilities Il
G treating ore in this district are exec
d lent, there being plentiful supply {
d wood, water and all necessary fuxe
it for smelling are convenient IL
o postof1ice Of the district is locate
:, down in the gulch in Il little town {
J. about 300 inhabitants, which is calle
d Neihart after one Of the pioneers {
+ the camp. Neihart has tri-weekl
j mail connections with Fort Bento
V and Clendenin On the north an
t. White Sulphur Springs On the soutl
It and will undoubtly have mail come
W ton with Great Falls soon, as the ii
It tural outlet Of the camp is down Be
o river-which stream the town is loca
,. ed onto the Missouri river point
% Great Falls and Ft. Benton.
= The distance from Neihart
II White Sulphur Springs, the count
d seat, is about so miles, and is abo,
the same distance from Great Fall
b Benton, the head of navigation on Il
n Missouri, is. IS miles from the cam
q. The road to White Sulphur Spring
d is over a high divide and quite in
n passable except during a few of Il
IS summer months, while the road
,e Great Falls and Benton is down Il
t. river bottom and is always hard az
n passable- =s
r. BARKER DISTRICT.
v This district was the first galeI
d district OF these mountains. being 6
ir most two years older than the Mo
% tana district and was worked quite e
3f tensively by the Clendenin Minir
and Smelling Co, and was goo
lively camp until November of 1Ss
IT when the failure Of some of the cor
f. pany's principal stockholders in Il
ii east brought on the closing down
IN the company's works in Barker, al
m since then it has been idle the mo
Sc of the time But this camp contai1