The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-07
A Concise Letter From Our Regular
Correspondent.
>7GREss IN THAT CAMP.
Falls Boat & Excursion
ipany Organized.
Acres of Land Purchased
the River for a Sum-
mer Resort.
E1uART, Mont, Dec. 29.--EDITor

E1nART, Mont, Dec. 29.--EDIToR
IBUNE: We are making fair progress
this end of the line. Several business
ouses are being built. Pierse, Mcdonald
g. Co.'S new block is nearly completed
and it presents quite an imposing appear
ance, being so feet front and running
lack 80 feet, two stories high. The low
er part of the building is being finished
off for two store rooms-one for general
merchandise and the other for dry goods
and clothing. The upper story contains
ten rooms suitable for offices.
A number of families have recently
come in and our school is in successful
operation with forty scholars.
Christmas passed of merrily with a
grand ghost dance or rather a fairy dance.
The braves did not appear very hostile,
and after running it two night they dis
persed to their lodges without the aid of
the troops.
The impression seems to prevail that
this is a low-grade mineral district, but
recent the developments are showing up
high-grade ore IL large bodies. This is
not confined to two or three mines, but
the grade of ore has improved with
deeper exploration in every instance.
The Ingersoll mine has proved to be a
bonanza. They are now taking out some
very rich ore.
The Moulton Diamond r. has about
5000 tons OF very nice ore on their dump
and it is piled up ON every available part
Of the dump. They have recently. ex-
tended their track down Rock creek to
where they get more room for a dump
and have commenced TO fill the gulch
with ore. They are now hauling ore to
Monarch with three four horse teams
which will relieve their crowded dump
to some extent.
The Queen of the Hills Co., are making
fair progress in cutting down
and retimbering their tunnel 1t
will probably be five or SIX
weeks before they can get it in shape
to put in shoppers. At the distance of
$50 feet from the mouth of the tunnel,
the grade, as they are now making it, is
six feet below the old tunnel, and shows d
decldpd improvement in the body of ore,
both in quantity and quality. Their ore
house is full, and they have commenced
shipping it to Great Falls.
The Florence Co. have a large body OF
high grade ore in the main tunnel. Their
orc "Sase is full and they are now max
station to commence sinking a
They will have to ship ore o o
work, as every available space fol
ing ore is full.
ave not visited the mines on Snow
4 or Carpenter creek for some time
we hear the same good reports from
m.
j. {. E. Barker's mines (the old Benton
rrnlpe) are turning out some wonder
fully rich ore. They show large chunks
of silver glance, brittle silver and telluri
UNI carrying gold.
The Cornucopia Consolidated is also
taking out some very rich ore, showing
wire sltveriand gold, with sulphides ant
tellnrium. They are working at some dis
advantage, h~oisting by hand from a shat
100 feet deep, where they have considera
BILE water to contend with. | am inform
ed they intend to put on engine soon.
There are many other mines of which
l would like to write you, but space viii
not admit at present.
We are having delightful weather; NJ
snow on the sunny side of the mountain
and very little any place. NEiHART.