The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-03-21
A Region Of Good Surface ShOwings
and q Good Field for In
vestment.
A Description of Some Of the More
Promising Mines in That LO-
cality.
Great Falls Parties Largely inter-
ested in Some of the
Leads.

M from Tiger butte on the
north to the parallel which passes through
Neihart on the south-over Is miles-is
perhaps the most broken region in the
Belt Mountains. The mountains are
more abrupt, more broken and have been
covered with timber, and are difficult to
prospect. The fires last summer cleared
away much of the timber and now pros
pecting will be much easier. Notwith-
standing the difficulties a number of
men have forced their way into the
region and found many surface indica-
lions of mineral. Only in a few places
have they followed up the indications,
but have been rewarded by finding some
prospects which are a surprise to the old
timers.
The region is we'll watered and has
several sparkling streams which flow
into Belt creek. The principal mines
are neal the divide between Logging
creek and Tenderfoot and Pilgrim creek
and Tillinghast. The claims are up near
the summit and in the winter seasons the
now is deep-interfering with work.
II EXCELSIOR GROUP.
Near the divide between Logging,
and Pilgrim creek and Tenderfoot is
located a group of claims, some of which
have been worked more than any others
in this district and are valuable properties.
The Excelsior was located by Boiling and
Burghardt in 80. Burghardt sold to j.
Z. Williams and Getz and Henry now
own the Boiling interests. The lead is
found between magnetism lime and por-
phyry. A shaft was sunk 81 feet on this
claim in '89 and the sides were ore ali
the way down. The ore consists of an |
iron stained carbonate, sand c%arbonates, |
chunks of galena and occasionally large
bodies of liver colOred iron. AT the bot
tom of the shaft the lead did not appear
as favorable so the owners decided to run
a tunnel lower down the mountain to tap
the lead or ore body. Mr.. D%ougherty,
who has been running this tunnel, finished
the work a few days ago and is now In
Barker. He succeeded in tapping the ore
body. At this depth the lead looks well,
but no cross.cut has been made and its
size has not been determined. This claim
showed ore from the grass roots, and the
which gave 3S ounces of silver and
II per cent lead, have been very satisfac-
tory. The development so far has proved
That there is a large body of ore in the
and this will no doubt prove a
valuable mine.
Near the Excelsior is the Hope, owned
BY Henry, Getz & Petersen. This claim
had good surface showings and a shaft
sunk 60 feet. At the depth of
l feet a crOss-cut was made and the
cad found to be II feet wide and COM
posed OF liver colored and ~honeycombed
h quartz assayed in both sill
Ter and gold. At about 12 feet the lead
urned OF to one side and a strata of lime
vas encountered. The shaft was con-
inued on the contact, but no ore was en-
ountered. At 35 feet a cross-cut was
made in the lime and when 9 feet in the
cad was again encountered, but the cross
ut was not continued through the lead,
o its width, without depth, is not known.
Between the Excelsior and Hope is a
raction owned by p. Petersen. A dis
overy of ore was made on this at the sur
ace. A shaft was sunk and at a depth
f 7 feet the ore body was found to be 4
Get wide. The ore is found between
7alls of pOrphyry and in the center of
lead is a kind of brown or black iron
pockets of black sand and show
1g native gold. Three assays were made,
first gave . n silver and $50 in {
old; the second gave 8 per cent copper,
ounces silver, and 800 in gold; the
lird gave IA ounces silver and $3.50 in
old. On each side of the streak of iron
a ray-colored matter which is very {
eavy. The first and second assays were
lade from matter taken from the sides
nd the third was in the black sand con.
aimed in the iron. The gray matter looks
luch like the ore in the Drum Lummon.
his Is one of the ~best-lOOking prospects
4 the carbonate district. Mr.. Petersen
xpects to develop the claim during the
lmmer. |,
Joining the hope are the claims of the
arbonate Mining company, in which
Villains and Sutherlin are largely inter-
sted. They have several properties on
'hich work was prosecuted all summer
nd which looked we'll for the amount of
evelopment done.
East of the Carbonate company's claims
re the Governor Rusk and the Garfield.
he locations were made on a lead of iron
hitch is known to be 10 feet wide and ex-
ends 5000 feet, or through both claims.
IN one a shaft has been sunk 40 feet, all
he way in iron. A cross-cut of 16 feet
,as made at the bottom Of the shaft, but
failed to reach the wall. This a black
arbonate iron and assays of 1t give 30
unces silver and Z per cent. lead. +.
PETERSON, who owns these two claims,
links that he has a fortune in them.
he showing is very good and they are
,roperties on which any n who invest
would not hesitate to spend some
money.
Mr.. Dunlap owns the Brandywine, a
lain lying near the Garfield, and show
ng ore from the grass roots. The claim
) not developed enough to determine its
alue, but the showing is splendid.
One mile north of the Hope and Excel
ior the Wolf Brothers and John Sinclair
4 Great Falls, OWE some claims on which
hey have done considerable development.
hey have started q tunnell which Is In
bout 40 feet and have taken out some
re. As soon as the snow disappears