The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-09
BARKER'S WEALTH.
Report on the Great Mining Region
by our Special Com
missioner.
Representative Mines Rich in Silver,
Lead-COpper and Gold Also
Found There.
Extensive Works Which Prove the
Miners Confidence in Barker
b.. The Railroad Welcomed.

A trip to the Belt mountains mining
,egions discloses to the gaze of the ro-
mantle loving traveller some of the most
Anchanting and most majestic works Of
nature. Indeed from the little town of
Belt, snugly sheltered between towering
SUBMITS, through the entire range of
scenery is peculiarly awe-lnspiring. At
Arlington, a mile above Belt, will be the
first station after leaving Great Falls. At
this station is a broad and beautiful plat,
making very pretty townsite. This fiat
has been plated and staked of in liberal
sized lots, many Of which have already
been sold at the moderate figure of from
300 to $500 and the owners are pushing
their improvements as rapidly as they
can get material on the ground. 1t is ex-
pected that in a short time the principal
portion of Belt will be removed to the
lew and sprightly town of Arlington.
The Belt mountains railroad passes along
the south side of the town.
WELL BUILT ROAD BED.
From Armington the road continues up
Belt creek, passing through the "sluice-
boxes" one of the most precipitous rock
yorges of the continent, thence on to
Monarch. The road bed Is credit to
the contractors. At Monarch the road
will fork, one line going northeast to
Barker, the other southeast to Neihart.
Which will be the main line seems asyet
aard to premise. The Barker boys claim
| they have the best pass over the range
into Castle and the Judith basin, while
those Of Neihart are equally positive that
hat the preliminary survey is completed
and cross -sectioning done on the Neihart
line would go to favor that town for the
main line.
But, to my main subject--the great
mines and prospects of Barker. One
thing that strikes the mining man most
favorably on entering BARKER is the
abundance of water and timber, two i'm
portant items in successful mining. The
mines lie everywhere-On mountain top
and hill side-and it is claimed by those
who ought to know that it is almost i'm
possible to sink shaft or even strike a
pick anywhere without coming in con-
tact with ore.
The Barker and Grey Eagle Is a pat
ented group, owned by Paris Gibson, T.
G. Power and others. It's carbonates and
yalenas, assaying 70 to 100 ounces silver
and rs to 40 per cent lead, have attracted
much attention among the mining ex-
perts who have seen them. They have
75-foot shaft and a 300fpot tunnel.
THE FAMED MAY AND EDNA.
There is probably no mine In the dis
trict more Systematically and skillfully
opened than the May and Edna, T. W
Mulloney, superintendent, owned by
Messrs. Armington, May & Dotey. Some
Of these gentlemen have seen Barker in
her infancy and have encountered hard
| ships, but they were undismayed by dis
couragsments and difficulties. Their ef-
forts and these of the host of other un-
| conquerable spirits there are now about
| to reap full fruition of their toll. Along
| their LOO feet of shaft and 200 feet of
tunnel is disclosed breast and breadth
| carbonates, freighted with go to 80
ounces of silver and 30 to go per cent.
lead to the ton, which to all human ap-
pearance is absolutely inexhaustible.
The Wyandott, owned by Jasper Bur-
rill, Mike Wilson s. Henry Northam, Is
vast contact lead carrying, an assay
value of from 40 to 400 ounces OF silver
\ and from 80 to 10 per cent. lead. 1t has
1000 foot tunnel and 100 tons of ore on
the dump.
II THE WRIGHT s. EDWARDS.
The Wright & Edwards, owned by T.
G. Power, carries 85 to 100 ounces of sill
yer and 30 to 40 per cent. lead; has 400
foot tunnel and 75 foot shaft, besides
slopes, cuts and much other effective de-
velopment work.
| The Pride OF theWest, owned by Oatay
doslln u Armington, assays from go to
1000 ounces of silver to the ton and has
shaft and tunnel of 800 feet.
The Silver Bell, owned by the Clenden-
says ~ to 10 ounces Of silver per pom and
10 per cent. lead; it has a roo foot tun-
mel and 900 tons of ore on the dump.
The Smith mine is owned by Lee
Smith; its hard carbonates and galena
assaying from 40 to 1870 ounces of silver
and 80 per cent. lead, with trace of
| gold, running as high as $3.50 per ton;
It has 30 foot shaft, tunnel and other
developments. There are 400 tons Of ore
on the dump.
The Tiger group, owned by Hurley,
| Williams, Ziegler q Clifton, carries an
average assay In silver of 100 ounces and
20 per cent. lead; has 200 foot tunnel,
a 15o foot shaft and 1900 tons Of ore on
the dump.
/ A SILVER COPPER LEDGE.
/ The Geo. Ellis is silver-copper. ledge
OF great extent and value; assays 80 to
100 ounces Of silver and so per cent. cop.
per- 1t has both tunnel and shaft.
The Belt Mountain Mining group
composed OF ten mines, owned by Smith
Lilly, Wetzel, Lesard & Co., is a lead.
carbonate deposit, carrying 90 to 1Ol
ounces of silver and rs to 40 per cent
lead. 1t has 100 foot tunnel and a 8OC
foot shaft and has 1900 tons Of ore on
the dump.
The Pusher lode, owned by Hockett &
Winker, Is an extension of the Barker
comprising five mines on the same lead
all patented; and assaying from the sur.
'faee lQQ ounces In silver and 80 per cent
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