The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-12-02
NcilIart to the Front Witt, a Bona u "a
Known aS the Queen Of
the Hill.
Recent Developments Open Up Il Body
"f Ore treat in Extent and
Wondr"nsly Rich.
FIFTY Thousand Tons in Sight and Vast
Reserves to Draw From When
They are Needed.

\ discouraging report has never been
received from the Queen Of the Hills
mine at Ncihart. There was "A time in
IFS history when appearances did not in
dictate that it would develop INTO tn"
bonanza which it now is, but AT no time
under the management Of the present
owners has there been "a period when
they did not believe they had a mine
which would prove to he Il proposition
which would yield a revenue commen-
suratc with the amount Of work done.
Not long since there was Il discovery
of ii vein some feet in width. a portion Of
which assaycd AS high was 1900 ounces
to the ton. This streak was not of great
width, but was sufficiently large to bring
the average assay up very high. Since
that time the TRIBUNE has chronicled
the visit Of two wcll.known mining men
with large interests in mining properties
in Colorado and Utah. and who Lave
mills in operation there. and the OBJ
iect Of their coming was said to be the
erection Of Il lOO-ton mill to treat the
ore from the Queen Of the Hills. This
project has taken definite shape and the
mill il assured. 1t will be constructed
next year and stamps will Toe dropping III
the early autumn.
In the meantime the work Of develop
mcnt has been progressing steadily. The
=. ! tunnel, m ,NU feet. showed a large body
Of rich ore 600 feet Of its distance. In
order to determine It's extent another
tunnel was started lOO feet below. and
recently Il cruss-cut from the shaft cut the
vein. whici, carries an average Of 800
ounces per ton.
This was good news not only To the
owners Of tn" Queen. but to the owner
of ovcry ml0e in Nciiart. II demon
s~tratcs that in the property where the
work has been dome there is Il body O!
ore extending, as shown by the develop
, mcnt. frOm one funnel to the other. This
, enormous body Of rich silver ore makes
, the Queen Of the Hills second to No sinc
in the country. not even excepting the
% world famed Granite Mountain. Tn"
discovery Of the rich ore at such great
+ depth demonstrates the value Of the
mineral locations il the district. show
ing that they Improve in quality az depth
| is attained.
There are . some three thousand
, tons Of ore on III" dump AT the Queen OF
the Hills. and the mine is constantly
! yielding It's quota Of rich mineral. Mr..
Il. Curin. the foreman of the Queen of
the Hills. Is now IN IT," city and from
him it is learned the recent strike was
|, made by 4 cross cut run from the bot.
Il tom Of the shaft sixty feet. Before strii.
ing the main ore shoot rich lunches Of
=. ore we're encountered. and Il Few days
previous to the vein being cut the water
came III very rapidly. This favorable in.
dicatiOn proved that the working was in
the right direction and the ore body Was
:, cut as stated.
! Tine mine i" DOW Opcucd IN Il system.
attic manner The upper Iunnc! IL IL
2Ju feet. the Parker tunnel from which
the shaft Wa~ sunk Is in 1000 feet and
VI has Il vertical depth on the vrlG of 2N
X feet. Between tn" twO tunnels there ar,
upraiscs every fifty feet. All the work
ngs are in ore and al a very conservative
estimate there are now over ,rl,Oun tons
in sight.
\ cross cut is now being run wcs'
from the main tunnel to cut the Dliricr
vein. thc ore shoot ON which is dlstinc'
for GO feet on the surface rs shown by
different prospect shafts and tunnels
They expect to reach the vein in sixty
days. This will add greatly to the or,
reserves. There is now enough in sigh
and ON the dump 30 keep a 100 tom mil
busy for three wears. and the yield from
the O'Iiricn vein will give IA rcs"rv,
which will Joe OF great value. a. tine ore
il simIlHr in character to that Of Tn
Queen and very rich.
Samples brought her" from the rercn
strike gave a return 81 as high as Iu'
ounces t. III" ton and the average wa
considerably above 500 OUNCES. Thu
mineral Is gray copper and sulphidc u
silver and l. the first Oi that charaCtc
encountered in the mine. The work -
development will progress steadily au'
continued good reports will he h"ar'
from this property.
Mr.. Curin Is an experienced miner, au'
says that the outlook for the camp q
NrihaTt X very promising, That III
mines improv" with depth has hrri
demonstrated by the Florence, the low
est workings Of which are 2uO feet below
the bed of the creek. lie says a custom
mill would bc a bonanza 10 It's owner
=. and would be given all the or" il coulr
treat from the day it began operations
There are many mines thrr" which cal
hr worked at "a profit If reduction work
are established.
INIE l~>pCItTION