The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-08-30
THE DIAMOND Il NINE.


with other capitalists bought the Dia-
mond X mine at Neihart our people have
felt deep interest in all that concerns 1t.
William H. Todd of Benton, who visited
the mine last week, gives an instructive
account of it IN the River Press. APP
pended are liberal extracts from the let
ter. As the facts are stated by an i'm
partial pen, they ought to be accorded
much weight.
We arrived at the mine early enough
in the same afternoon to allow us to eX-
anime it before supper time. MIR. Il. M.
Ray mond, the efficient superintendent In
charge, provided us with miners candles
and led us through the different unnels
and down the 20U foot shaft. While we
do not pretend to be a mining expert or
proficient in the use Of mining phrases,
we saw enough to convince us OF the great
value of the mine, and will attempt to
tell in plain every day language what
came under our observation.
The mine is situated on Rock creek, a
small stream putting into Belt from the
northeast and about one-quarter Of a mile
below the town OF Neihart, which is on
the left side OF Belt creek, gong up. As
trlct rise very high and abrupt from al
n: ost the very edges Of the streams, there
being, except in rare cases, little width to
the gulches. The mine is now being
worked through a tunnel on the right
hand side of Rock creek, which tunnel
follows the lead into the mountain and at
1875 feet intersects the perpendicular 200
foot shaft. The vein is developed by five
different levels run from both sides ofthe
shaft at different depths. Near the sur
face is a 5O-foot level on the north end.
At so feet deep there are two levels OF
$50 feet each, running in opposite direC-
ions along the vein and in mineral al:
the way. At 1876 feet deep there is one
level of 80 feet on the north, another of
100 feet on the south of the shaft, both
in mineral their full length. At the bot
tom of the 20O-foot shaft, which is now
below the water level, arrangements are
now being made to run levels along the
vein in opposite directions. At this
depth the vein is wider and richer than
ever before, showing that it is growing
stronger as the deeper workings progress.
The Diamond r Mining Co. is com
posed of a number of well known and
leading Montana business men, as we'll as
prominent capitalists of other sections.
The following are the ame of the gen.
tlemen comprising it: E. g. Maclay, pres
ident; Paris Gibson, vice president; John
G. Maclay, secretary and treasurer. There
are seven trustees, viz: e. G. Maclay, Ira
Myers, j.. H. Mcknight, Paris Gibson, j.
T. Murphy, r. L McCulloh. The other
stockholders are r. s. Ford, A. W. Kings
bury, W. p. Wren, T, E. Collins, John b.
Turlon, Joseph Conrad, fl. o. Chowen, G.
G. Maclay, Upton, Mo, and w. c. Leisti-
kou, Grafton, N. ID.
The whole 500 feet of levels Or tunnels
described above, as we'll AS the 200-foot
shaft, were run along and on the vein,
and were in mineral al the way. Assays
have been made from samples taken
every eight feet from lead matter across
the width of the vein, which varies from
215 to four feet. These samples were
taken US the work progressed by Mr..
Raymond, who is himself a tirst-class
assayer. Samples were also taken in
like mi by a celebrated mining engi-
neer and expert. who was sent to examine
the mine in the interest of outside parties
who have since become members of the
Diamond r Mining company. A compar-
ison of the two lines of assays reflect
great credit on Superintendent r. M. Ray
mond. His accuracy and fairness were
proven by the fact that, while the assays
agreed very closely, they ran throughout
a little under the assays made by the ex-
pert. The ore is silver, mixed with gale
ne, and is of that class which can be east
ly and cheaply treated. its assay value
in silver runs from 30 to 500 ounces, and
ONE Of the higher assays u as much
as nine hundred ounces in silver
to the ton. in addition to this may be
estimated the value of the land, which is
governed by the percentage carried
which varies great1y-and the market
value of that product.
The value of this mine may be-and
has been-measured by calculations, has,
ed IN the assays made and the ore in
sight. While we are not al liberty to
state just what the valuation is, we can
say that 1t runs way up into the hundreds
of thousands. One can have occAlar and
indisputable evidence of the mine by ex-
aiming the ore piled out to public view
at the mouth of the tunnel. In addition
to what has been shipped ut different
times there is now over twenty thousand
dollars In ore awaiting shipment.
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