The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-17
Confidence in the Future Of this Far
famed Camp not Abating a
Particle.
THE BARKER STEADILY PRoDuclNG ORE,
The Black Hawk and Idyl Mining
Companies Steadily Push
ing Work.
Governor Peck Delivers a Str ing Mes
sage Before the Wisconsin
Legislature.
Especial Correspondence of the TRrBuNE.1

Especial Correspondence of the TRIBuNE.1
Ia BARKER, Mont, Jan. 15.-There is sti
. strong feeling of confidence in thi
camp, notwithstanding the shut down o
the Paragon and Tophand. Old pros
pectors who have been in the camp
long time still believe that the futur
prosperity of the camp is certain an,
that belief is based on evidence which j
] plain to all.
The force of men on the Barker ar,
steadily at work and have filled the larg,
ore house and have several tons of sacked
ore in the sheds outside. A contract hal
been let to drive u fifty-foot tunnel in til,
Black Hawk and work is being carried
Oh steadily with good results. Work ha.
c0mmenced on the contract for q 1O0-foo
tunnel on the Daisy-one of the claim.
o. the Belt Mountain Mining company
The ldyl Mining company is still steadil,
ssspnshlng work TN the 300 foot tunnel o,
The Tiger ground which will tap the ore
nasute of the T. W.. ut n still greater depth
ssARIhe Ontario Mining company hav.
u esn sinking II prospecting shaft 10 feel
Y Nlss.w the main shaft hoping to strike
III lead. In this they have been entirel,
etacces>ful. Yesterday they uncovered
~ lead which il about five feet wide
J. contains II 14-inch streak of sui
3p4anret ore that will ass,y from 100 to 1870
tN4ees. The w ner> of the Ontario are
ling jnbilant and from all appearances
l59NprOper y will turn nut an equal of
t&&s&Aranite Mountain.
ne Jay could Mining company have
shnt Down work on the Paragon aud Top
11Hnd and have transferred their men to
tiirs Silver Bell on which n force of over
~ men ar" now taking ont ore. Tue cause
fDr the shutdown TN the two former can
NO pc accurately ascertainrd. Various
rum0rs are afioat rs to the cause. One is
thet the ownership Of the mines is in dis
puts and must be settled by legal force.
Another is that the ORE Is of two low
Grede 70 be worked with profit under the
exeeestve freight charges. Another re-
pNftssays that the ore shute has pinched
1u&sAnd no ore is 10 sight. A visitor to the
ml9e yesterday however, says that the ore
&c large rs ever,and still looks well.
Cesfstn ~ is that the large force of men
have b en- taken off and now only two
ehtfle will continue work. Su%perintend-
ent Forbes and his secretary, Mr.. Lincoln,
len tndsy for California, to be gone an
ind6finite time. Mr.. Ferguson, the pres
ent foreman at the Silver Bell, will act
= superintendent. The ore teams will
continue hauling for more than a mouth
before the supply OF ore on hanG is all
George Duncan cam in from Wolf
ScEeek this week bringing some good
apsqlrnens of ore from some leads which
IA nm lately discovered on the o her side
81 NY divide from Spring coulee, in the
nsiehborhood of Charles Martins mine.
uucle Bob Purcell came over from
Neinart on Sunday, and has been re-
neMing old acquaintance whom he
~ 4as met for years. Although over so
yeat4 old, Uncle Bob is still hale and
sh6as4y.
III. Nelson of the B. & M. smelter
ahoetuing house and H. H. Horton have
sheep In the camp several days looking
s964NE various prospects.
IssS q. Mcqueen, accompanied by j. T.
&416eY, came In on Tuesday and paid off
&l4SA&ay & Edna boys Mr.. Athey is
favorably impressed with the pros
OF the camp. BARKER.