The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-01
AMONG THE N ES.
Busy Times at the May and Edna-Wash-
ingtOn's Birthday.

ington's Birthday.
CLENpEN1N, Feb. 20, 1890.
Editor of the TRIBUNE: Mining news
is scarce in the camp at present, as there
are only a few mines working. They
are driving things ahead at the May u
Edna mine in n new tunnel TO tap the
mine at a depth of three hundred feet.
1t was pretty wet for awhile, but that did
not prevent them from making five or six
feet IN twenty-four hours, and at times
run as much as eight feet in three shifts.
They now have the water cut of, so they
are going along nicely. The May u Edna
is looking first class in all its workings,
the work being done in tirst-class mining
fashion.
Dan CARPENTER, Mike Hayes and others
are doing some solid work on the Ange-
line in the shs pc of sinking and running
levels. They have a fine showing for a
big mine. Across the ridge on the west
slope of the mountain they have a fine
showing of sand carbonates that will in
time develop into a large mining prop
erty.
The Wyandotte and Cosmopolitan boys
are working like beavers running a cross
cut through a porphyry dyke to cut the
main vein of the Cosmopolitan at a great
er depth than they have attained in any
Of the older workings. These boys de-
serve success as they have done an i'm
mense amount of work in both mines.
W. s, Wetzcl & Co. have let u contract
to run or drive the tunnel on the Sunset
mine ahead 100 feet. The men that took
the contract are pushing it at a lively
rate.
r. j. Oatey and Mike Hayes have let II
contract to sink a forty-foot shaft and
drive a seventy-foot tunnel on the Hope
full lode. These are about the only
prospects that are working at the present
time.
A cold wave has struck the camp iu the
last few days that has put a quietus on all
outside prospecting. The snowfall is
light in the camp so far, although sleigh
ing is fair. The road from here to Great
Falls is good wheeling all the way.
Henry E. Jones will have a saw-mill
running on Dry Fork of Belt at the foot
of the Blankenshlp trail about the first of
March. What he will sell lumber for I
cannot at present state.
Toney Rhodey met with a painful
accident on the 22d being struck on the
face with a sapling that got benS over by
the limb of a tree that he had just fallen
He careiessly cut the limb when the
sapling sprang up and struck him across
the nose, breaking it all to pieces one
silver going through the nose. In all
probability it will distigure him for life,
which is too bad as Toney is a hard work
ing young man. He is getting the best
care the camp affords.
The 22d of February was celebrated by
a grand dance, given by Joe Buchanan.
1t was a pleasant affair. There was about
thirty couple present. Donald Hendricks
string band, accompanied by Mrs. Blu
chanan on the piano, furnished the music.
The dance was a success in every par
ticular. Kibbey and Monarch were we'll
represented ard keptthe dance going un-
til 4 o'clock on the second night.
Business is good here, especially so
among the saloons. There is a large new
building going up along side of the store
of VIM. Roberts. 1t is going to be two
stories high, well finished through out.
There is a rumor that there is going to be
a 1rst-class hotel built and finished in
time for the spring boom.
There is a petition being signed here to
have the nam OF Clendenin changed to
Barker, which | think is in bad taste. as
George Clendenin, the man it was called
after, lost his life in helping to develop
the whole Barker mining district. The
old saw that eaten bread is soon forgotten,
is appropriate to the occasion on the
change contemplated. C~lendenin is good
enough for me.
Everything looks forward to busy times
in mining properties the coming spring.
Hon. VIM. Muller, county commissioner
of this county, paid the camp a visit on
the 23d and 24th for the purpose of find
ing out some Of the wants of the township,
to examine roads and bridges with a view
OF facilitating travel from Monarch to
Clendenin the coming season. There is
ABOUT four miles of road from Joyce's
ranch to Monarch that is partly in Cas-
cade and Meagher counties, about half IN
each, that should be fixed jointly by both
counties. Commissioner Muller SAYS
Meagher county will cooperate with the
commissioners of Cascade county and put
the road through in time for the com.
pletlon OF the railroad to Monarch, and
ar sure public spirited Cascade will do
I her share towards opening the road. If
the county commissioners refuse to do so
the citizens of Great falls should take the
matter III hand and see to it that the road
Is built and bridges put in before the
high water season comes on. This piece
OF road is of as much Importance to Great
Falls as it is to the Barker mining district.
CLENDENIN.