The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-13
A LIVELY BOOM In BARKER.
The Florence Mine Showing up Well
Several Hundred Tons Of
. Ore on the Dumps.
The COrnucopia Attracting Attention
Other Items of Interest From
These Rich Mining
Camps.

NErHART, Mont, Dec. 9.-Slowly yet
surely have the people come to realize
that mining in Neihart is a business pro-
position which promises certain success
when conducted with intelligence. Many
old-timers and some capitalists outside
have been cognizant of this fact for a
number of years, but now everybody
begins to see it. The confidence in the
future greatness of this camp is as strong
as the most sanguine friend of Great Falls
has in her future, and that is now as
sured. While Barker is just now enjoy
ing a real lively boom, Neihart is, keep
ing steadily on in the even tenor of her
way, retimbering cid tunnels, pushing
new tunnels IN and taking out ore. Mel
hart is not shipping ore, however, the
mine owners believing that it is more
profitable to pile the ore on the dumps
and await the coming of the railroad and
consequently cheaper transportation than
to rush the ore down to Monarch in wag-
ons, thereby adding $3.50 per ton to the
freight bill and also the added waste sub
sequent to two or three additional hand
lings of the ore. Faith in the camp is
attested not only in the working of
the miners but in the Improvements
in building. Many of the older buildings
are being repaired or are being enlarged
and several new mes have been put up.
There are also several more now under
way. Among those under construction
is the Pierse block which will be 40x6O
and two stories high. 1t will be a hand
some building and a credit to the town.
1t is the intention of the contractors to
complete it In time to give a grand
Christmas ball. 1t will be occupied by
Pierce g. Harrison for store purposes.
Fl. G. Toliver is building a good sized
double store building and H. Thomas is
putting up another. The neatest cottage
in town is being erected on the point
above Mueller's old store by Pat Boyle
Under the guidance of Geo. johnson.
the manager of the Florence mining COM
pany, l visited their mine. This is
among the most promising in the camp.
The large ore house is nearly full of very
rich ore, while several hundred tons of
second grade are piled on the dump. The
lower tunnel is in 1856 feet, most of the
way in ore. At a depth of $50 feet the
lead pinched out or rather was cut short
off, but after running an exploring tun-
mel 25 feet through solid granite the
vein was again struck and in the face OF
the tunnel the ore streak is wider than al
any other place in the mine, and appears
to widen. From the lower tunnel an
up-raise of 40 feet reaches the upper
tunnel. This up raise was made through
ore all the way, and In running it ovel
eighty tons Of first grade were taken out
Mr.. johnson Is a thorough mining MAJ
and under his plans all the ore in thu
vein between the tunnels will be extract
ed while the mine is left in good condi
ton. The lead varies in thickness, bu
in several places is four feet wide ant
the ore vein reaches a width of 10 inches
Enough ore has been taken out to pay TO
the development work and there ar
thousands OF tons which are in sight
The stock of this company is now quoted
dt ~ Couto anu 10 Ccltdluly SulC uuu pTOut
able investment at that figure. Tw,
ing the property.
Rene Curin is foreman at the Queen o
the Hills, and under his guidance l visit
ed the work done since the new incorpora
t ton. The old tlmbers, put in by MI
, Neihart while prospecting, are being re
moved and new and better timbers ar
( being put in their place. The grade O
3 the tunnel floor is being changed some
r what, and in doing this considerable
ore has been taken out. Within tw
months this mine will be in shape to pre-
! duce 100 tons of ore daily. Their
IS already a large amount on the dun
and 1T is reported that this company an
a the Moulton will commence hauling or
4 to Monarch mex week.
Arrangen ents are being made to sin
a 100-foot shaft on the Railroad lod,
which lies just across the'valley from tn
Florence. This is owned by Donovan
Willard, Ellis, Goodrich and Caruther
Assays of ore taken from the lead hav
given over 5000 in silver and considerabl
gold.
The Ingersoll company's property
n looking unusually we'll. This compan
owns a group of five claims, all of whic
show valuable leads. In the Ingersol
!. claim the lower tunnel has been drive
0 in 1855 feet, all the way In ore. The lea,
is over 2 feet wide and contains a quart
0 which shows masses of wire silver AMI /
considered as rich as anything In tn
e camp. The upper tunnel has been ru
II in on the ore vein 1853 feet and shows u
9 rich all the way, the paystreak bein
< from 10 inches to 2 feet wide all the wa,
An upraise Of 100 feet connects the tw
q tunnels and affords excellent ventilation
In the lower dump there is a pile {
about $50 tons of hig.: grade ore an
o in the upper dump about |
tons. The Queen of the Mountain
has been tapped 70 feet with a tunn'
v which was run in on a lead six feet wiz
d all the way. The ore from this gave a
b average assay of % ounces silver and
per cent lead. The remaining claims b
longing to this COMPANY are the SUNNI
n Syndicate and Vuiture, each of which h,
d q shaft sunk on it from 10 to 20 feet dee
The stock of this company is considere
gilt edged and the properties which the
hold are a sufficient guarantee that an il
9 vestment here will give a handson
e profit. Steve Pierse, the manage
g thoroughly understands his business.
The Cornucopia company proper
9 is Just now attracting considerable .