The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
MINES AND MINING.
New, from Barker and Neihart - General
Mining Notes.

News from Barker and Neihart General
Mining Notes.
Everything is now in readiness at the
sampling works and Wednesday morn
ing the wheels will begin to turn, says
the Belt Mountain Miner. About sixty
tons of ore have already been received
from the Top Hand, Silver Bell and II.
". These three mines will continue
to ship right along and in a day or two
the Barker will taking its
ore to the sampler. 1t is thought that
these mines. together with what ore, will
be received from Neihart, will keep the
works quite busy, and AS 500 as the
Wright and Edwards and other mines
here to ship that it will be
running day and night. That this es-
tablishmcnt is going to be "a great aid
to the development of the district it is
useless to repeat. This fact is recog-
nized thoroughly by those interested in
the mines of Barker, and they will
doubtless do all in their power to make
the undertaking a success.
THE PARAGON
George $. Allis started a force on the
Paragon mine Monday. This property
was the first discovered of the Paragon
group and until the Top Hand was proven
such "a mine the Paragon was thought to
be the most valuable property. 1t was
worked by Downs and Allen last year
who sunk a shaft over 100 feet and did
considerable drifting. They, however,
left ore in sight near the surface and did
most Of the work in country rock. Since
they forfeited the bond a short cIosscut
has been made and "a fine body of ore
shown up at the 100 foot level. The
boiler will be placed in position and de
velopment in the ore pushed, while only
enough will be taken out to pay eX-
penses, The starting of the Paragon
will not interfere with work on the Top
Hand, from which Allis and Cashier
have agreed to furnish the sampler 800
tons of ore.
NEIHART DISTRICT.
Work on the Queen of the Hills, it is
given out by those who ought to know,
Will again mmence the first week in
May, which is news that will gladden.
The heart of the camp. The closing
down of the Queen was IA surprise to all.
Its well known richness, the great
amour of work performed and tho i'm
mense machinery lover SiO|OOol already
IN course of erection precluded the idea
OF any interference with the develop
ment OF this property, but
standings among the STOCKHOLDERS
temporarily caused a cessation OF the
work. Now that this is ended everybody
Is pleased and a source of great prosper
ly to our people will once more he IN
operation.
During the month of March the
Whippoorwill erected a boarding house
l4x4O and a shaft house 22xJo. Inc
machinery arrived on Monday, and IT Is
order by April 10, when they will begin
loO feet deep, and commence cross cut
ting for the vein at a depth of 200 feet.
The machinery cost over $1,000. AS oon
as the switch Is built al the mouth of
Carpenter creek, which we understand
will be commenced in a very short time.
this mine expects to ship One hundred
tons Of ore which ia now on the dump.
They are at present employing fifteen
men. Great things are expected not
alone from this mine, as developments
progress, but all through Carpenter and
and Snow creeks.-Neihart Miner.
BLIND LEADS.
An experienced expert sent out by the
Canadians to investigate the coal fields
in the Crows Nest pass has just re-
turned, says the Toronto Examiner, and
he is Of the opinion that both the quality
and the quantity of the coal is quite
equal, il not superior, to any known coal
fields in the whole world. There are no
ess than four kinds of coal-anthracite,