The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-11-19
Active Mining Operations Being Car.
I'ied on in the Mines Near
Great Falls.
The BENTON GROUP OF MINES STOCKED
Veins of Ore Eighteen to Twenty
Inches Wide Carrying Wire
Gold ant! Native
Silver.
A Good Assay From the Mary k-A
Prominent Prospect OH Log
ging Creek.

EiIS SIcths
While the country has been excited
over the election very little attention has
been given in the newspapers to her
greatest commercial interest-the mines.
But work has been continued and in the
camps near Great Falls there has been
great activity. Neihart and Barker are
about equally dividing the attention of
mining men, several important move
ments having been started in both camps.
AS announced in the TRIBUNE last
week the negotiations which were pend
ing, looking to the bonding of the Silver
Belle at Barker, have been closed and
the Paragon mining company will take
hold Of this mine and, after renewing the
decayed timbers, again place it in condi-
ton to produce ore. This will require
considerable time and a large force Of
men, and the deal mean much for
Barker. Meanwhile, every prospector is
busy representing and many valuable ore
bodies have been discovered.
One of the largest mining deals that
has yet been %consumated in Meagher
county is the purchase of what is known
as the Benton group, situated on Snow
creek, near Neihart,and the incorporation
of the property in what is to be known
as the Montana Gold, Silver, Platinum
and Telluriun Mining company. The
~incorporators are j. L. Andersen. j. C. E.
Barker, Z. j. Barker and David l.. s. Bar
ker. The capital stock of the new com
pany is 1000 900 shares, the par value of
which arc $40 each, 100000 shares being
placed IN the treasury for working CAPT
tai. The group embraces the Big Snow
les, Blue Cloud, Flora and Last Chance
all located in 1882, to which has since
been added three other claims, making
seven IN all.
The discovery of very rich ore was
made on tins group about three months
ago, at which time negotiations were
commenced and carried on on the quiet
tor reasons best known to the purchas-
ers, but the titles being completed the ar
ticies Of incorporation have been filed,
says tie Husbandman. The first sale OF
stock in this proposition Was made to
Mr.. Bell, a n eastern capitalist, who
chanced to be visiting his brother in-law,
Rev. Stickleman, Of this place. Mr.. liell
visited the property and WAS so pleased
with the outlook that lie took the $4,000
shares which it was proposed to put oil
the market at 20 cents. Since that trans
action aud before the stock was ready for
delivery applica ions were received for
over 100000 shares at the same figure,
but the company refused to sell. A force
OF twelve men have been at work on the
property for the past six weeks and are
doing good work., A tunnel has been
Started at right angles to the leads of the
group whic. cross the ground at intervals
of 100 feet or 600 feet that will gain a
depth of 1900 feet when the farthest
extent of the Flora GROUND is reached.
This tunnel encounters the first vein
when in 100 feet, from which ore is being
taken that uns from 5000 to $4,000 in
gold and silver per ton, besides 1t also
carries platinum and other valuable
metals. Specimens of this ore exhibited
in this office were so rich that the rock
when broken was actually held together
by the clusters of wire gold and silver.
The upraise to the surface is 70 feet at
this point and levels are being run both
ways on the lead while the main tunnel
is being pushed through country rock
that is spotted with mineral. The veins
on the surface to he cut by this tunnel
show a width of from 1S to 20 feet. The
levels on the first vein are 40 feet each
way and ore enough has been taken out
to pay all development work thus far
As each vein is encountered upraises will
be made and levels started. An ore
house is being erected and when things
are in readiness stoping will begin. A
boarding house is being erected. a road
has been built to the mine and Superin.
tendenl David l.. S. Barker expects TIC
have 100 men at work before spring.
j. 3. Douglas came in from Logging
creek Sunday. He and Sam. Dodd have
been at work on their mining claim east
of Belt creek, and have a good showing
Mr.. Douglas has received assays from
some samples OF ore taken from one OF
his claims, tine Mary K, on Wyman creek
The first sample gave 90 per cent. lead
So ounces sllyer and Il trace of gold
another gave Ga per cent. lead, 10 ounces
silver nd Il trace of gold. This is Ger
taiuly good ore, and those who have visi
ted the claim state that there is a gooG
vein of it. The claim is near the Mer
rift Wylnan group, located last spring
Very little has been done on any claim
in this district as yet, but the showing is
fine and there will be a RUSH for it in the
spring.
Boots and shoes have gone up about II
per cent, but we will sell them at ole
PRICES at our Dry Goods store. Strair
Bros.
Come in and see onr new Cloth Goats
before they all go. Conrad.
|. &. Baker u Co, are selling the hes
o~vernlls in the city for 20 and 90 cents
Go see them, next doorto the post-ofice
Having received two additional ship