The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-08-14
MIMI yG NOTES.
BIG STRIKE IN THE QUEEN.

A rumor last evening iloated
through camp that big strike had
been made in the Queen of the Hills.
Such reports Of that mine have been
quite common Of late, owing to the
rapid widening of the vein in the
breast Of the main tunnel, which al
most daily has disclosed new show.
ings with a transformation in the
character of the ore. But this time
the scene of bright hopes lies 800
feet up the hill and one hundred feet
to the left of the lead, in which the
main tunnel is running.
This location lying between two
well-de6ned granite dikcs in an
open course about 80 feet wide, par
allel to the main tunnel, has long
been looked upon as probable site
for an other vein, but no -work had
hitherto been done which pointed to
direct proof Of the supposition.
Yesterday morning man was set to
work to dig cross ditch in this place
and he had not worked till noon,
when he disclosed beneath foot of
drift, vein which contained guam
titles of decomposed galena and spar,
the same in character as all float a.
bout the Queen. Last night he had
exposed 8 feet of this and this morn
ing succeeded in locating the two
walls and defining true fisure vein
10y feet wide, carrying galena from
the sod. This portends to be the
biggest thing they have yetfound and
there is abundant reason to suppose
it will widen with depth.
Going into the main tunnel one
sees new disclosure at the $50 #.
chute, where the first ore body ap-
pcarcd to end and the vein to pinch.
Ascending 20 feet here disclosed a
body of orc over six feet wide. of the
richest character that they have found.
1t averages 127 to l40 or. of silver
per ton with samples carrying over
1000 ounces. The ore body is thus
proved to continuous for 800 feet
and no indication is seen of it's ceas-
ing.
About S75 feet from the mouth of
the tunnel, a drift to the right was
started the same day the upraise was
made, the foreman thinking that
some ore lay behind certain gran
ite wall; within 4 feet of the main
vein, the miner cut a vein of ore
which proved to be fine quartz, 6 feet
wide and carrying 40 ounces of sill
YER. The course and character OF
this vein are not thoroughly deter
mined, but it is true fisure and will
probably join themain vein.
The breast of the tunnel is also
the scene of interesting revelations
Here the gu artz is nearly twelve feet
wide, avera aging 40 ounces and
carrying 5 to 10percent of copper
The percent of copper is increasing
with the depth. If the side wall be-
tween the main vein and the drift
vein proves to be only a "horse'' it is
probable that the two veins will soon
unite and they combined will be IL
to 20 feet wide.
The foreman of the Queen, Mr.
Rene Curin is man who in knowl.
edge of mining is inferior to no
other man in the state. He is
a fine assayer, experienced
mining engineer, and if there is any
thing about mine which he cannot
tell it is probably the part which
has not yet been dug out. The Queen
has been de evcloped upon most scien.
tifc principles and is today in the
best shape for taking out ore of any
mine in the camp. There are single
or double ore chutes at every SO
feet through the tunnel to accom-
modate the stopers and facilitate
the work. And the timbering ha.
been done with an eye to strength
permanency and to accuracy.
The com pany has just sent cars o1
of ore to Butte and to Marysville
for tests in different modes of reduc
ton, as by this means they will know
what process is most economical. he