The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10
Unjust Treatment of Neihart and Bar
ker by the Meagher County
Board.
GREAT ACTIVITY NOTICED At CASTLE.
General Report on the Camp by the
Tribune's Special Cor
respondent.
The Cumberland Building a Large
Hoist-The Great Eastern Ship
ping Ore to Aurora.
Special correspondence of the TR1BUNE.1

Especial correspondence of the T%R1BuNE.1
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Sept. L.
From Neihart to this place is the worst
piece of road in Montana. The timber,
which is very dense, was cut down, leav-
ing stumps about four inches high and
with the loose stones in the road this
makes a road 10 which a vehicle literally
strikes "only the high places" Neihalt
and the Belt mountains mining districts
in Meagher county have much cause to
complain of unfair treatment at the hands
of the Meagher county commissioners.
While this road is very bad, the county
has built three roads to the Castle dis
trict and they are good, all stumps and
stones being removed and the bed nicely
graded. The Belt mountains camps
should give a united and vigorous kick
against this treatment. That kick should
take the form of a petition to the legisla-
ture to have the mining districts annexed
to Cascade county, where from the topog-
raphy of the country they naturally be-
long. This treatment by Meagher county
has been unjust, unfair and unworthy of
the men in charge of the affairs of this
county. In point Of her mines, their de-
velopment and the amount of ore On the
dumps, the camp of Neihart alone can
show more ore than there is on all the
dumps of the Castle district. Yet she
has been given only a niggardly share Of
the county Improvements.
A drive through the Castle mining dis
trsct has in store for the traveller many
surprises. Instead Of towering noun
tains, rocky cliffs and mines reached only
by difficult climbing he finds here a sue
cession of rolling hills or mountains over
which good roads are built and it is easy
to drive to every mine in the camp. The
mines are located in the rolling foothills.
The formation and form of the ore de-
posts Is another surprise. Instead of
regular rock stratas the country seems to
have been pretty well shaken up and
the different ore shutes pitch in
different directions. The ore is found
in beds or pockets of varying size. Some
lie near the surface, others are discover
ed only after sinking IN the lead matter.
In other places chimneys of ore are
thrown up from one vast bed below.
SMITHS CAMP.
In Smiths camp the Silver Bell com
papy are using horse power to sink on
their property. The Legal Tender has a
fine plant of machinery and are develop
ing their property extensively. Good ore
has been found and a tunnel is now be-
ing run from the 100-foot level through a
large body ofiron carbonate. The Judge
and Alice are also promising properties
in this camp.
RoBINsoN's CAMP
is located about three miles southeast of
Smiths, and is surrounded by a large
number of good prospects. The Hidden
Treasure and the Castle Crescent have
already shipped some ore. The Little
Dot company are taking out some very
fine ore. Frank Fitzpatrick, the super
%intendent, has abundant faith II this
promising property. A. Pue, super
intendent of the Cleopatra Mining COM
pany, reports that a large body of hard
carbonate ore was struck last Friday in
the bottom of the 60-foot shaft. At pres.
ent the size Of the ore body is unknown
but it is very rich. South of Robinson
are the Yellowstone, Great Eastern and a
number of others. Several freighters are
busy hauling ore from the Great Eastern
for shipment to the east.
CASTLE.
The active, bustling mining camp is a
lively place. Two hotels, sever saloons,
two or three stores and the usual number
Of other enterprises are found there.
Considerable excitement was created
last Saturday by a number of people
jumping 40 acres of land just south
of the town. Mr.. Hensley has been liv-
ing on the land for several years but two
othei parties claimed it and in order to
settle the matter a number of jumpers
went down and staked Out lots and com
menced building houses thereon. 1t is
reported that 81 lots changed hands las,
week. Real estate is higher than in
Great Falls.
The amount of money being invested
here shows that there Is great faith in
this camp. The Cumberland company
have 100 Men employed and are expend.
ing between fifty thousand to one hun.
dred thousand dollars in Improvements
The California, $4,000; the Iron Chief
$4,000; and the Great Eastern is ship
ping ore to Livingston, paying 40 cents
per 100 pounds and thence by rail to Au'
rora, Illinois, and yet makes good profits
More companies are being worked thar
ever and nearly every week new com
panies are being formed. Two large saw
mills are running day and night and can
not keep up with the orders, thus caus
ing much delay in many of our improve
ments. Besides this, a great deal o
lumber H. shipped from Livingston anc
Helena.
The Castle Mining Reporter, published
by j. Q. Lewis, is a live paper, "chucl
full" of news in regard to the miners o
the districts, and is receiving a liberia
patronage.
Corrugated Iron Roofing at Bach. Cor!
d Co.'S
Don't fail to call at Drivers Dru,
Store and see what they can do for you
Ranch Eggs and Butter always o.
qand at Copelin's. Third street Soutl