Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-02-18
NEIHART NEWS.
GOOD REPORTS FROM THE GREAT
CAMP.
Splendid Showing Everywhere---Some
Mines Shown Up on
Snow Creek---A Bright
Outlook.

outlook. aE=
NEIHART, February 15.-[Special cor
respondenee of the Tribune .-Work is
progressing nicely on a great many pros
poets in this camp, and in every case the
are far beyond expectation.
SNOW CREEK DISTRICT.
The Snow creek properties are attact-
ing more attention than any others at
present, while all that are being worked
would be considered of vast importance
in any of our ~neighboring mining camps.
1t is my intention to speak of the mines
in the Snow creek district, and in a fut-
ure article will refer to other mines and
other districts. The Snow creek mines
appear to be of a different character of
ore from the other properties here, they
being free-milling. But
WAS KNOWN OF THEM
until work was pushed on the Ripple,
which has been spoken of through the
papers, and is generally regarded as a
veritahle bonanza, with ii large, we'll
defined, true tissure vein, and regular in
every way. Much work was done on the
Ripple last winter; two miners sunk Il
shaft for a portion of the ore taken out,
Which is a good indication of its richness.
1t would doubly pay for the work of
development if the owners had a mill to
treat the ore, or with cheap Transports
ton to Great Falls, where. as We are all
delighted to learn,
GREAT REDUCTION DIRK
are now under full Roadway. 1t is safe
to say that in the very near future the
Snow creek mines will be regarded with
the greatest possible interest by the Mon
tana Smelling Company. In every in
stance where work has been done in this
district, large, regular and well-detined
veins, carrying h%igh-grade ore, have been
shown up. The wonder of the camp is
the
SNOWDRIFT,
owned by Gus Okerman, William Seifred
and George r. Choate. Work is being
pushed on this lead night and day, with
most astonishing results. In order that
my information may not be doubted by
your readers, I will be very exact in my
statements, and not in any particular ex-
aggerate. The Snowdrift lies at an ele-
vation of $500 feet, and is within easy
access by team, a good mountain road
having been built almost to the mine. A
3,,rraI which &c 4 Sn foot ~ 1ono+b +nnc
the vein at the depth of only IS feet from
the surface. A eross-cut shows up il
vein
MORE THAN % FEET WIDE,
all of which is pay ore, four feet of it
being of very high-grade. This no doubt
a vast property, and further development
will surely put it in the list of Montana
bonanzas. Adjoining this property are
the Ripple, owned by Okerman and
others, and the Big Snowy and Blue
Cloud, owned by Great Fails and Benton
| parties. All of these properties, with
| many others in the same district, show
the same character of leads and ore. All
that is necessary to show their worth is
more extensive and judicious develop
ment. The Snowdrift and Ripple show
the ore is there, and that very little work
will get it. What work has been done On
these mines is worth Il great deal to those
who have adjoining property. The fact
| that reduction works have heen
ESTABLISHED AT treat FALLS
has given new stimulus to the camp, and
all having property here are %anSious-to
L ,o% AJ~ ~, w. So, we, ,,n .rI =, - A,,I
ton to bring them returns. 1t has been a
long time for Neihart to come out, but
the utmost confidence in the extent and
| value of the mines has kept the greater
| part of the prospectors here. 1t is the
general opinion that the prosperous era
| will begin this year. Since Messrs. Hill.
; Brnadwater and others have shown by
| their railroad building that the work of
three or our years can be accomplished
in one short season, there is no reason
why the same
e"PLAN OF CAMPAIGN"
cannot be adopted in the erection of the
reduction works, so that they will be COM
pleted by August next, as promised.
With this assurance and the branch of
the Montana Central extended to oGr
camp, w can gladly welcome our bene-
factors with
300 TO 500 TONS OF ORE
every day for the Great Falls works
! There is no camp in Montana that has Il
brighter future; no camp that A show
such well defined, regular true fissure
veins; no camp that can show for the
work done the amount of ore ON the
dump; no camp with such rich groupings.
! There is no ground to doubt its richness
and bright future. SUMoRE.
Golden Hopes.