The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-21
WOLF GREER ITEMS,
The Wolf Creek Mines Visited by n "Trib-
une" Correspondent.

EDITOR TRIBUNE,-I send you some
Wolf Creek items which may be interest
ing to your numerous readers. The
miners are delighted at the wonderful
showing while doing development work
ut the Running Wolf aud Dry Wolf min-
ing districts. Eight rich strikes are re-
ported to have been made from the sur
face.
As we approached the camp our eye
caught sight of two old-timers digging
hard into the hill and rs we drew nearer
discovered them 10 be William Lackey
md James Ellis. They have uncovered
a galpna aud carbonate lead to the extent
81 100 feet ON the surface. 1t showed by
actual measurement eighteen inches of
solid galena ore. they are just beginning
u tunnel to tap the leau seventy-tve
f, ct further On. 1t is Il very promising
showing.
Next o this is the Sus%quehanna lode
owned by William Blanktnshlp. While
running u tunnel seventy five feet h
struck II three foot body OF galena II
carbonate ore which is going to prove
valuable.
The Highly & Pierse lode, owned b,
Steve Pierse y Co., is we'll developed,
having TWO tunnels 50 and 100 feet each,
exposing Il 3 foot body of gulena and car
bonat- ore.
The Manitoba (Uncle eam), owned BY
the Cascade Mining Co. of Great Falls
SHOWS up good as work progresses.
The next group your correspondent
visited was the Blue lead group, there
being several locations Oh this assure
vein. 1t is good gold and silver hearing
rock and the returns from the assay Office
shows it to be IA first-class property.
From here we went to Running Wolf
creek, which is a distance Of two miles,
and came to what is known as the Eureka
& Climn lodes, owned by James Carrier
d. Co. of Great Falls. Buth lOdes show u
large dump of shipping ore in sight.
The Ell Dorado and Silver Crown
claims, owned by George Duncan OF
Great Falls, from the present outlook
promises to be one of the best mining
and ore producers in the Belt mountains.
| We saw some very rich specimens taken
from the grass roots. Back Pay, another
| claim owned by the same party, is also
very rich in copper. Mr.. Duncan has q
very promising outlook for the year 1891.
On New Years day he discovered a hard
carbonate body of ore three feet in width
which assayed ~ ounces.
The Ida May lode, owned by Mr.. SUIT
ton, shows u nice body OF ore. The Bo'
lima lode, owned by Sutton " Duncan, is
a fine prospect for the amount of work
done.
The next is the Montana Central, own
ed by William Cummings and MIR. SUIT
ton. 1t is u true assure vein, three feet
in width of solid ore, which will likely
develope in a rich bonanza for its own
ers.
There is below this the great Morrison
and Woodhurst mines, which are turning
out tons of ore daily. This property Is
owned by Paris Gibson and other.
There is the Last Chance, Mountain
Side, and many others that show up we'll.
The predictions made that the year 1891
would be one of the most prosperous
years in the camp, have and will be veri-
fed. The output of ore has already com
menced, and many prospects have been
developed into ore-producing mines.
This has been done without any boom or
rush. That capital has not taken hold
here is a matter to be deplored, but we
will have to wait until the outside world
realizes our great resources.
The year 1891 opens with suspicious
omens, and the time is not faI distant
when Running Wolf and Dry Wolf min
ing districts will attain the rank of the
first and best ore-producers of the Bel,
mountains. Capital will come in AND
take hold aud Il boom will follow thai
Will eclipse the palmy days OF Montana
II. D. &.