The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-03-11
LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS.

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS.
Unlike the Belt Mountains the
] little Belt Mountains are more
noted for their quartz mines than for
their. placers. While a few placers
only have been worke | a number of
quartz claims have been discovered
and many of them developed in pro-
ductive mines which promise large
to their enterprising propri-
etors.
Railroads have been built to two
of the camps of these mountains.
Since Neihart and Barker we're rich
enough to develop and show their
treasures SO as to tempt the railroad
kings, other camps in these noun
tains will be inspired to pursue the
work of development, show their
vast treasures and by their magnet
ism draw the steel rails to their Dor
ders.
Besides the we'll known mines of
Neihart and Barker there are a mum
Der of other camps that promise
ample rewards for the work of devel-
opment: Yogo, Bigger, Running
Wolf, Dry Wolf, Lincoln Creek, Iron
Gulch, Hoover Creek, Snow Creek
and other camps that have numerous
rich discoveries, many of which have
been worked with profit and many
others are now being developed to
the nearer approach of the iron horse.
No portion of the mountain states
have shown more mineral wealth and
brighter prospects in the same time
than the Little Belt Mountains.
THE BIGGER MINES.
The Bigger district is in the foot
hills at the southwest base of the
Little Belt Mountain, on the North
Fork of Smith River, and about ten
miles from Copperopolis. Several
claims have been opened here on
good sized crevice veins in argillace-
Gus shales, similar to those at Cop
poropolis. The quartz is stained
with iron and manganese carrying
gold. 1t also contains sulphurets
and carbonates of lead and copper
carrying gold and silver. Some Of
the ore yields as much as $50 and
$50 in silver and gold AMI thirty to
forty per cent of copper.
Very little prospecting has been
done in this district and the few dis
coveries made have been but little
worked. There is an abundance OF
timber and "A scant supply of water
near the mines.
The Hoover Creek mines are ricl
in silver, gold and lead. They arc
reported to carry more gold thar
the minnes at Neihart. 1t is report.
ed that the Granite Mountain Mining
company has purchased severa
claims in this district.
The Snow Creek mines are report
ed extensive and rich. We hav'
not seen them.
The Running Wolfe mines, hes
known as the Morrison and Wood
hurst, Red Oxide, Sir Walter Scott
Last Chance, Mountain Side, Eureka
Ada, Castle and others. Some or
has been shipped from these mines
but they are waiting for the iro
horse.
The Dry Wolf mines, so calleo
are on Lincoln Creek and Iro
Gulch, tributaries of Dry VOL
The mountains here have a base
argillacious shales capped with linz
stone. So far as discovered tt
: mines are in the limestone. Dl
Wolf and Gold Dust are most worl
ed.
! Considerable placer mining h;
( been done on Lincoln Creek an
Iron Gulch; and portions are sti
held as placer ground. When thes
placers are worked out, the mudd
: waters will so puddle Dry Wolf
to make it a running wolf.
The Williams is said to be an in
portant mine high up in the mou'
tains between Dry Wolf and Barke
The Yogo mines are on Yoe
Creek, Skunk Gulch, Elk Gulc|
Lead Gulch and Black-Tail Guile
and in the mountains for five or 81
= miles around Yogo.
A great many quartz discoveri'