Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-05-02
A BARKER BUDGET.
An.Old Miner Returns and Gives His I'm.
pressions of the Camp.

An.Old Miner Returns and Gives Hist
pressions of the Camp.
BARKER MINING DISTRICT, April 90
Y Editor Of the Tribune: A visit to min
ing camp aftsr an absence Of four years
brings to mind many recollections of its
former liz and hustle, and the visions OF
the prospectors about the fabulous sums
they were going to realize for their bon
anzas. Many Of those that l saw and
knew four years ago are now under the
sod; others are in Alaska, others again
scattered all through the mining camps of
Montana, Afew Of them met in Butte
and Philipsbnrg and still the old camp
contains many familiar faces, amongst
whom are May and Oatey, Geo. sefort,
Fred Zingler, j. c. Lilly, M. Foley, J.
Wetzel, Lee Smith, M. Wilson, ]. R. Hold
son and others, whose names | cannot
recollect Well, | must say that, after
visiting most OF the mining camps of the
territory, that Barker will hold its own
with any OF them whenever the machn-
cry and regularly organized mining com
panies take hold of the mines. Itrequires
capital to do all this. Those who have
stayed by the camp have not been idle, as
the amount Of work done will show. l
always predicted bright future for both
Neihart and Barker whenever they were
properly worked by legitimate mining
companies, but was not prepared for the
showing OF some OF the prospects, The
character of the ore in two instances is of
abetter grade than I expected to find
The work d0ne is done we'll and in
wofkmanlik Ike manner. So if an expert
should visit the camp he can see the pros
poets at all points and be able to Judge
for himself as To their merits.
The group OF mines or prospects owned
by 4. w. auckland, May, Oatey, Goshen
and Dunn, look better than anything that
l have seen yet in the camp. The Pride
OF the West isSa No. l prospect. Four or
five years ago this was known as the Pitts
burgh but was abandoned because thew
had not found the main vein or lode. The
character OF the ore is carbonate with
large body Of black sulphurets rich in
silver. It is prospect that would not be
lnAButte two days before it would be
bonded for q 100000. Should it hold
as " now looks 80 feet in depth it would
bring that money. Another of their pros
poets, the May and Edna, looks well. The |
Tiger and others owned by P. II. Hurley |
is . fine prospect. The Benton owned by |
g. Sefort Is a fair prospect. The old |
Wright q Edward, Barker and Queen of |
the Hills are all good mines, but they will
require both capital and machinery to be
put on them before they can be profltably
worked.
" Wilson, Northam and Burrell are doing
some good prospecting. They have run
1OO feet@of tunnel the past winter. The
old Clendenen smelter is in statu quo.
covered with Hauser & Co. blanket.
How soon she will emerge from her hid
Ing no man can tell. The old Vanderbilt,
the Emerald, the Uncle Mike and Mag
nolia are about as they were four years
ag0, except the representing work. There
n q copper prospect owned by Robert
Clark, that if Marcus DAILY owned for one
year it would be worth half million.
The dump Of the Boss mine has not got
my smaller with time.
The owners are expecting boom this
Year from j. J. Hill, as they feel confident
hat he will build railroad to their camp.
||le advent Of which will give renewed
dkgy to prosecute their work and take
NJ More anon. ROVER.