The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-14
NEWS FROM BARK ER.
Much Activity Reported by Our Cor
respondent.

""e" ho'ivity Reported by Dur Cor
respondent.
Especial Correspondence of the TR1BuNx.l
BARKER, Jan. 7-Slnce the HOLIDAYS
fine weather has favored this camp and
progress on various buildings has been
pushed. The Ross building in which. q.
II. Taylor will open IL Aotel in u few DAYS
Is about flushed. Geer and Settlers
saloon building is ready for the roof.
The real estate and loan office which
Arlaud d Term are erecting will be
ready for use in two NJ three days. The
building for the Belt Mountain Miner
VIII he placed ueder roof This week,
Burrell Il Co. who have the contract are
pushing the work and doing II good job.
When finished this will be the most sub
stantial building In town. IL In proposed
TO give u grand ball in this about Januar,
~. Geo. Martins new meat market has
been placed under roof during the past
week and lie will open his business in |
about ten days. T.J. Henzlik's new
building IS taking shape rapidly. His
stock Vt general merch, ndise will he here
IN a few days iAd he will probably he
ready for business In about three weeks.
J. 9. Lilly has just %completek II neat loy
building 1880, which is occupied by E.
U. Beardsiav MS II barber shop.
Much activity was noticed in certain
circles on January /. Beacon lights were
seen in several places on the mountain
and several men heavily armed left town
early in the evening of Dec. 81. Trouble
WAS expected but DO serious collision oc-
Cured although several claims were
Bumped" A considerable number of
claims we 9 relocated but the owners
will not resort to such methods to hold
their property in the future.
The Paragon mine was shut down last
Saturday, and it was rum0red that the
company would throw up the bond and
leave the camp, but later it was reported
that, as the ore body in Top Hand runs
directly under the Paragon they will run
= tunnel from the latter claim and tap the
ore in he Paragon at Il depth of about
400 feet.
Workmen have been engaged for
nearly II week cleaning out the old
smelter. 1t is said that if the
ore body in the Silver Belle proves large
the company will start the smelter. If
Is done it will %inaugurate an era of
great prosperity for Barker. Work is
being steadily pushed both in the silver
Belle and the Top hand.
An ore car arrived tor the BELT Noun
tain Mining CT. yesterday and will be
placed on the Daisy lode ON which Ellis
U 20. have a contra ct to run h 100 foot
tunnel. This is one of the best prospects
belonging to the company. 1t lies be-
tween the Barker aud the May & Edna
Anh If 10 aIraoIv n Enn
thar this tunnel will show up
something big and cause the lucky
owners of stock to rejoice accordingly.
los. Lessard the manager Is determined
push work during the year and make
The company among the best in this {
camp {
JAS. Blauding was in town sunday and I
after inspecting the Liberty said he could
low afford to take a trip to Europe. He
showed some unusually rich specimens of {
taken from the lead. Another shift !
added to- the working force today,
,nd from this time work will be pushed !
hight and day. c
About twenty five men under the d. t
Of Thos. Maloney are steadily '
drifts, sinking shafts and taking c
ire out of the May and Edna.
Louis Kueisel brought in some samples G
VI ore last week from the r. d r. lode,
toward Spring mu'ee, in which nativv ,
liver Is plainly visible. He claims to
about 10 inches of rich ore in a fine o
ct lead.
Ir" Meyers came in last Sunday to in Q
pect the work of the little smelter. Mr.. /
locker, the manager, says tina; the smell
Will BIZ started up again in q few a
d
T.. A. Jones', the Great Falls ieweler, is
n the camp, and talks of starting
ranch establishment here.
Humphrey Il Clark's OK teams are II
hauling ore " Monarch. One :.
river yesterday said he had on over 49, -
90 pounds The road to Monarch ia in u
inc condition. X 4 X "