The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-11-15
THE BARKER CAMP.
Progress and Development Apparent
Everywhere.

Progress and Development Apparent
Everywhere.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick"
Long have the hearts of the miners at
Barker been sick with waiting, but now
their hopes are almost realized and their
hearts are glad. Evidences of that Joy
are seer on every side. Almost all the
old deserted cabins have been repaired
and are now the homes of people conf
dent in the future prosperity of the
camp. Several new buildings have been
put up n a number are under construc-
ton. The prosperity is no longer a hope
but is an assured fact. Men are coming
in every day ami many are bringing their
families.
The old "little smelter," which wa re-
modelled by Mr.. Gibson of that camp and
is now 10 full blast, is the wonder of the
region. A small affair, rude in structure
and simple in construction, yet it is treat
ing the Stag or dump pile Of the old
Clendenin smelter and turning out from
10 to 25 bars Of bullion of 100 pounds
each every "a hours. This smelter, cost
ing less than $500, involves the new ap-
~plication of an old principle and the
shipments of bullion are the best assur-
ance Of its success. j. r. Hooker is now
in charge and viii! make a 40 days run,
on Stag as an experiment. If this proves
profitable the smelter will work on ore,
while another and larger smelter will be
built. No assays Of the bullion have yet
been made, but it appears to be solid lead
and certainly contains some silver.
The establishment of the Paragon
Mining company camp above Hughes.
vile has caused a number of people
from the old town to move up to that
place. Mr.. Forbes, manager of this
company, is rushing the work. He has
a force Of %thirty-fve men at work and
will put on others as fast as he can use
them. He is building u new shaft house
over the Paragon and thinks of timber
ing the old discovery tunnel. This mine
furnished a carload Of high grade ore
which was shipped into the smelter
Wednesday. The Top Hand also belongs
to the group bonded by this company.
This lead was discovered by Allis & Cas-
tner in August and is the wonder of the
camp. Since the bond was taken Mr.
Forbes has pushed the tunnel in about
twenty feet and in that distance has taken
out about 100 tons of ore. In the face Of
the tunnel the lead is about five feet
thick and is solid ore. The greater par
of the vein is hard carbonate but there Ii
some soft or sane carbonate and a little
galena. AS yet the tunnel is not acces
sible to wagons and no ore has beer
shipped, but a wagon road will be bull
this week and as fast as ore Is taken GU
will be shipped to the smelter.
Tom Maloney, superintendent of the
! May & Eda, is working nineteen men ans
--ue1nrlIg HIS been toward de
velopment and it is not probable tina
any ore will be shipped until the rail
road reaches the camp.
A force of seven men are driving work
on the Liberty, which is said to be one
OF the most promising prospects in the
camp. The ore is very rich and alread,
large bodies have been exposed.
The ldyl mining company has seven
men al work driving a tunnel ON the
T. W. They are taking out some ore
which shows native silver.
Jas. Leslie, superintendent of the Bark.
er mine, employs a force of seven men.
He is driving a tunnel on the lead and
has a large amount of ore on the dump
The Manitoba, located on the noun
tam sout' of the Dry fork, is another of
the wonders of the camp, 1t was bonded
in the spring by Jencks Barker. who
commenced work on it with u small
force. The ore taken out is different
from that of any other portion of the
camp, being a suIphuret. Assays of this
have given the astonishing result of 1900
ounces in silver and some gold. Three
shifts are now going down on the lead
which is four feet wide between granite
walls. Much interest is felt in this new
prospect, as it promises to he one of he
best paying properties in the camp.
Wilson, Northan IL Co. are still peg
ging away in the Wyandott and now
have in sight several bodies of fine ore.
1t is reported that the arrangement
are almost completed by which the old
Silver Belle will be opened and work
commenced in a short time.
Many prospectors are busy represent
ing their claims and all who want work
can get it at good wages.