The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-24
TOWN Of CLARK's FORK.
A Montana City Of Much Promise
Situated Near the Idaho
Line.
In the Heart of a Great Timber
Section on Clark's Fork
River.
yerltablc Bonanzas That Promise to Yield
Untold Wealth-Leading Properties
of the District.

tSpecial Correspondence Of The INDEPENDENT. |
CnABK's Fork, April 22.-Clark's Fork,
situated on the north side of Clark's Fork
river, 2o14 miles west of Helena, and nine
miles east of Hope, Idaho, was located
about eighteen monts ago and IS one OF the
most promising camps in the west. There
are now located here one general ner-
chandise store, carried on by Nagel u
Ralston; a hotel and saloon owned by
George Roberts; the Miners Exchange, OF
Butler Bros; Arcade saloon, by Kelly y
Massy; an assay Office, by Harrington
Brothers and the railroad depot, which is
in charge of Mr.. John L. White. There are
also located at the west end of the town
site three single mills, having a capacity
of 35,o 600 to 4O,0 0 per day. The day is not
far distant when Clark's FORK will take
front rank among the foremost ramps OF
this section as a mining center. The MN
eral belt of the section surrounding
Clark's Fork extends for miles in all
four directions of the hemisphere. and IN 1t
are a great number of lodes, which prospect
we'll and only require further development
TO bring them into prominence.
About sixteen months ago, shortly after
GEo Town udQ DGCH lOCtteS0s ANo SAeS ASAA
citizens subscribed a sum of money to
s'blsst a trail" to the kootenay country.
They employed eight men to do the work,
who shortly came across a whole noun
tain of ore, located it and called it the Big
Eight. This claim promises to be a Won
der. 1t has the largest showing Imaginable
and as yet is undeveloped. The groupings
assayed $50 to $40. The claim lays as yet
just as nature made it, not a blast having
been fired on it by its fortunate locators.
The boys not having means to develop their
find bonded it last August to Marcus DAILY
and George irvine for S6o'o0o. ihey
received 1000 cash and the balance is to
be paid them next August. The property
several days ago changed hands. a london
syndicate becoming its owner for a consider
alton of $780, 900. The Big Eight is truly a
wonder, and is expected to show when de-
veloped such an enormous product as has
heretofore been unknown. In appearance
it is just a large mountain slide--as If the
me untain had slid away from its valuable
treasure. The ore is gaiena, shows on the
face six to eight feet wide and over lou feet
high. It's new owners are to begin act)Ve
work on the mine at once.
The Black Bear, also located by the Big
Eight trail blasters. is situated two and a
half miles north of the Big Eight prop
erty, and is rs yet undeveloped, but prom
ises similar to the former. The boys say
that they are going to hold on to this
claim and dig a while. and lind out what
they have got before they will either bond
or sell, and intend going to work as soon as
they rneeive their final payment.
The Tiger mine is located one-half mile
east of Clark's Fork. A one hundred-foot
tunnel is now being run on this property,
eighty feet being completed, where galena
ore is taken out that averages IS per cent.
lead and goes thlrty-elght ounces of silver.
adioin the Tiger. Thus far the only ore
shipped from here came from the latter
claims and brought 800 a ton.
Another bonanza, located one and one
fourth miles from Clark's Fork, is the Ell
dorado, which was bonded and stocked to
st. Louis parties last week for 100000.
The ore :om this claim assayed 400 ounces
in silver.
The April Fool, adjoining the Strangers
Find, is another valuable property, on
which the work of running a 15O-foot tun-
mel has been going on ali winter. There
are some two carloads of ore on the dump
at this claim, which will go about the same
as the Strangers Find product.
The owners of the Missoula, situated in
this same district. tunneled in seventy-tiye
feet during the past winter and its ore goes
sixty to seventy ounces. 1t is also galena.
Other promising claims near Clark's
Fork are the Monte del Diero, owned by
Duluth parties; the Welcome Stranger,
Black Hawk, Sampson. Black Monarch,
and Antelope, each of which has excellent
prospects and which are under different
tai to bring out hidden treasures.