The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-12-24
ANOTHER POORMAN.
The Gait of Neihart Reveals Wealth
Beyond all Expecta-
ton.
A RECENT VALUABLE STRIKE.
The Company Will Erect a Plant Not
Later Than Next
Spring.

Our local reporter, in company with
Mr.. Jonathan McAssey, the affable sup
e%rintendent visited the Gait property
Wednesday afternoon and went over the
various workings. There are at present
fourteen men employed at the mine.
Among the improvements a tunnel has
been run on the lead about 500 feet into
| the hill, the course of which reveals ore
for 800 or $50 feet. Out of this tunnel
the company has made several shipments,
but no effort was made to stope even
| where rich ore lay in quantities above
the tunnel. About $50 feet from the
mouth of the main tunnel, the manage
ment planned and lately constructed an
uprise to an upper tunnel, 100 feet
| above which passed through a fine body
of ore and also gave such a means OF
ventilation as made it no longer neces-
sary to use the fan.
The point where the uprise starts from
the main tunnel is about 22O feet below
the surface. The ore taken here is a
manganous oxide of silver and lead, but
deeper it contains more %sulphides and
%sulphurets and less of manganese or OK
ygen. Upon the completion OF the uprise
the miners began sinking directly be-
meath it and have now reached a depth
of thirty feet. A double windlass is
used, proposing to sink 60 feet, when
the company will prepare to put on
machinery. A word about this shaft is
proper at this time:
The vein dips to the west, probably
two inches to the foot. The east wall is
exposed but the west is still covered
with ore. The shaft is beng sunk with
out any waste, or sorting, for the ore
taken out is shipped as it comes. The
last ten feet when it is finished will be
used as a stump, and a station cut at the
80 foot will be the starting for drifts
north and south on the ore. At present
the yield of this mine is close upon two
cars per week all of which is being
shipped. The last two cars sent out net
ted the company $3.50 and $1,99O.33
respectively.
The work done upon this mine is
most c~ommendable. All timbering, tun-
neling, cutting of stations, handling of
ore and every department of mining is
done in a workmanlike inner A
new ore house convenient and handy has
been added to the cluster of buildings
within the last few days. Andy Nelson
is foreman of the works and in this Ca
pacity shows good managing ability.
Bv virtue of its location, the mine can
with slight expense be equipped with a
tramway to lower its ore to the valley,
where it can be milled or loaded upon
cars at an eminent advantage. The uni
form slope is such that a tram will not
require high supports at any point.
Mr.. McAssey assured our man that the
company would erect a hoist to cost
$4,000 or $4,000 not later than the
spring.
Three specimens of this ore, averaging
about 400 pounds each, have been Sc
lected to be sent to the Worlds Fair.
They are as fine as ever graced a quartz
dump in any country. The late dig
gings expose much native and wire sill
yer and sulphurets in large quantities,
showing that richness as well as width is
gained with depth. We are forced to
remark, after seeing these sights, that
were the mines of Neihart shook up to-
gether and ourselves offered our pick we
would grab the Gait as being as good as
the best.