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

formation and are true fissnHe veins
from two to six feet vide, all carry
ing from 20 to 40 ounces of silyerand
from Is to so per cent. lead. The ore
of Barker district is more base than
that Of Montana, but the carbonates
found in such large quantities and SO
cheaply mined and treated pay good
profits The high grade and possibly
milling ores Of this camp come from
the Meeks, Tiger, Keystone and I. ".
claims, samples assaying Us high as
$50 to 5000 ounces Of silver per ton,
and the leads sauipfing as high as 1oJ
to 200 ounces of silver per ton.
Though this camp is idle now and
smelling plant is here doing nothing.
| do not think it has seen its best day.
It's bound to come up again, especi-
| ally when the country is affor ted
cheaper transportation. Barker IS To-
Gated on the Dry Fork of Belt river
at the mouth of Gold Run creek and
is l3 miles from Neihart by trail and
about 25 miles by wagon road. The
name of its postotfice is Clendenln.
HELr PARK AND SNOW CREEK DISTRICTS.
These districts should really be
classad in Montana district they are
80 short a distance fromit. Belt Park
district is at the head of Carpenter
creek, a distance from Montana dis
trict of about five miles and contains
some very choice aalena and smelling
ore leads, such as the Uncle George,
/ Hughes. De. Lariier, MhinpoorWin,.
/ Croft & Russell and others, all Of
which arc true fssures. with good,
isnoo,b regular walls and have 4'he
same formation and course as the
leads of Montana district. The leads
arc dave1one5 bv. a shaft or tunnel,
none less than SO feet. and all show a
hoav If oro from two to five feet wide.
,ssav;no across The leads 25 to so
onncas of silver and 50 to Is per cent.
| Of lead per ton.
There are nroenccts of q small srnelt-
er IN Carnentaa. creek this summer for
the treatment Of the ores of this and
ennw crack districts. The possofIice
j lassv ,gae
8 Ia u
al is q I,5,b lftodI IL
! o1tt na ahant tuo a
from
! some very choice leads of gold an6
silver bearing quartz, which is fret
b milling. Among the leads Of this
9 camp arc the I. x. L o. K. and Greer
: & Weathery,ax, and there are severa
others with equally as good Showing
| on the surface. These leads are al
e very promising for the work done ant
e no doubt some bonanzas will be de
e veloped out of the number Tho OF
Il Of this district is mostly a honey
T combed quartz, assaying all the wa,
: from so to 1000 ouEcas in silver pc
f ton and some carr ying as high as tw
S ounces of gold, and it is all abou
e free from lead. The leads are Of goo
width, running / to 4 feet and the for
f nation, course and dip are good
/ As this vast wealth of mineral
+ should find market and be treate
v where the best result illll lizee
y Great Falls would 4 nj
! others, the proper,
/, ated on an avcrag ge,y
: miles from the riitsass is
tricts vet discovered in the Belt IIa sssssl
+ tains. with which it can be easily cor
: nected by rail. The water-power O
Great Falls is practically unlimited
while near to it and on the line of th
0 ia'1roao ~ 70 tne lhlnes ile l''eAhaus'l
J u uie supplies ol eoAihs eoai' IRON ah
{ 1inie. " III Exclusive iea''e'loh 'all ~,
s. reclining "ofAs a' tue I ans 'iia d rai,
e ro'u - ',ie ,niiles, .ne -nol.s1ns.' ~,
! arr ana quo. oieeA ois,'1o's WI
5 Deoo'ne ne'' .eeue.' u 'ho lu.'n @
/ t"'nae'po,,s - non'sna. !" Id
e would be the object OF shipping gu