The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-13
THE MINES NEAR BARKER
Despite the Low Price Of Silver the
Outlook Is Certainly
Improving.
The Mines in That Section Neve
Before in Their History
Looked SO Well.
Rich Gold Finds Reported in tho Seven
Devils Country-Nsw Locations In
the Boulder District.

Notwithstanding the continued depres-
sion in the price of silver the outlook has
certainly improved In Barker during tina
past month, says the Neihart Herald. Ihis
may be owing to the impression generally
held that silver will materially advance al
ter election, or to the fact that IN the ore OF
this district lead as q rule performances TO
such an extent that it does not pay to Keep
the ore in the ground waiting for the price
of silver to advance. Anyhow, more wofR
ia now being done on the mines than tor
some months past. and the prospects are
that the number of men employed VIII De
increased right along. Another encourage
ing sign is the Incl eased amount OF ore De-
ine shipped. For the pass week or more
it has averaged about a car 4 day, n ~
ia probable I'll at this amount will be
increased as time goes on. The Top
Hand is shipping two car loads per week
and the Tiger three, the Morrison n
Woodhurst, of Wolf Creek district, are aiso
shipping over a car a week, 1t is probable
that the Tiger company will increase the
amount OF their shipments. as they easily
can, before long, and that the Wright ana
Edwards and May and Edna will
shipping. The Top Hand could ship q
prsat deal more ore than it is doing, but
the owners do not seem inclined to rush
things.
There has never been a time in the camps
history when the general appearance OF the
mines was better than they are now. In
the Wright and Edwards depth enough mas
been gained to show that there is no dan
GER of the Gre giving out, and In taos IL Is
better both in size of body and richness IN
the lower level than above. The Top Hand
is taking out u great deal OF ore, anu the
more taken out the greater is the amount
Tiger. there is no limit to the amount OF
ore il il possible to get out when the
mine is put in shape for economical opera
ton. These three alone can make a camp
much larger than Barker when worked IN a
mining sense. But they are not alone;
there are so many other tine looklng prop
critics that these will be only a drop In the
bucket when the others are: working. The
Moulton group, for instanoe-soon 70 be
worked-has been regarded by all mining
men as about the best in the camp, and IL
onlv requires work to show up Whether
their opinion of the property is correct.
The Barker, the Queen Esther, the Liberty
and the Emerald, all near together and as
promising properties as can be found any
whore. The Il w. lying idle through mis-
understanding i'll the eom.any, the Charles
Mix. the Meeks and the ThoIson lodeB are
another lot of fine looking properties near
together. =.
At the Wright and Edwards the work of
timbering up the drifts that have been run
on the lower level is going on. When this
ia completed further development work
will be p. osecuted. 1t 10 the intention to
raise on the ore, and determine if the same
extent of body 10 continuous to the upper
level.
The Tiger is now shipping its ore to the
Great Falls smslter. They are shipping at
the rate OF three cars a week at present.
Thu new ore house is nearing completion.
1t will greatly facilitate the handling of the
ore.
shipments from the Top Hand continue
at the rate OF two cars per week. The ora
goes to Aurora, where it is claimed very
good satisfaction is gwen.