The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-10-07
The Outlook Encouraging for the Min.
eral' Bearing Properties Of
That District.
shipments Of Ore Being Made to the
Great Falls Shelters and
Eastern Points.
Mining Men Will Favor the Plants
in This Section if Given
Good Rates.

MIR. John Cashier was in the city yes
terday, AMI in an interview with a TRIB.
N representative talked very encour-
agingly Of the mining outlook at Barker.
A great many residents of this city have
large interests there. +. f. Collins, Paris
Gibson, John Sinclair, A. f. Dickerman,
Douglas Martin and Will Hanks being
among owners in whole or in part in
promising properties. Mr.. Cashier is a
member of the Paragon Mining compa-
ny, which owns several leads. Operations
are now confined to the Top Hand, which
is worked by a tunnel in $50 feet. Prior
to the washout on the Montana Central
the OUTPUT from this mine was shipped
to the smelters at Omaha and Kansas
City, but when traffic was suspended on
the road the shipments ceased. and but
one carload has been shipped since the
line was repaired. No returns have been
received from the last shipment, and the
owners of the mine do not give the fig
ures to the public, but the fact that ship
ments arc being made are sufficient 10
show that the returns are large enough
to warrant the continued protitableoper-
alton Of the mine.
South Of the Paragon group are located
the May and Edna. Rich strikes we're
reported in these properties some months
since and shipments Of ore will be made
to the shelters here.
Speaking Of the smeltcrs at tins point
Mr.. Cashier said the mine owners would
prefer shipping the product of their
mines here If they could get it treated as
cheaply as at the smelters elsewhere.
The rate is much higher to eastern
points. \ so rate was promised, but
has not yet gone into effect. The rate by
rail from Barker to Great Falls is but
81 per ton, and this alone wilt be quite "a
saving il transportation. The ore from
the Top Hand is hauled three miles by
wagon before being loaded on the cars.
Ali that the miners of Barker and vi
cinity want. Mr.. Cashier says, is the as
surance that the ore output of the
mines there will be treated at figures
which will warrant their development
and operation. Representatives of the
smelter recently visited that section aud
the works have since been started here.
This is an indication that the smelter
men see ore enough in sight to induce
them to resume operations after a per-
iod of idleness caused alone by an insult
ticency of ore. And the presence in the
city yesterday Of a gentleman who is at
the head Of an institution which fur
nishes large quantities of duplicate ma
chineryl supplies and castings to the
smelter would 60 further to confirming
the belief that no shutdown in the i'm
mediate future is contemplated at the
works.
Mr.. Cashier and others. who own in
~terests at Barker, Neihart, and other
mineral producing sections, were never
more hopeful of the future value of their
properties than now. There is a general
feeling that the silver depression is not
to continue much longer, but even at its
present price the mines there will prove
profitable. IF a mine can be made to
pay by shipping it's product to Kansas
City, Denver. or Omaha" said a gentle
man interested, there is no reason why
it a not be made more profitable by
having Its output treated at Great Falls.
Let the smeltor men give us a good rate
and they will never again shut down for
lack of ore"