The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-17
THE NEIHART COUNTRY.
The Rich Tellurium-Queen Of the Hills
Equipment.

The Rich Tellurium-Queen of the Hills
Equipment.
John G. E. Barker. h came in from
Neihart Saturday last, brought with him
some of the finest samples of ore we have
H~usbandman. It came from the new strike
in the lower levels of the Montana Gold,
Silver, Platinum & Tellurium mine and
can scarcely be beaten in IN country. Two
men working in the face Of the drift are
taking out a $1,O o worth Of ore per day.
The mine at this point shows eight inches
of ore that will sample $4,000 per ton. Ihe
specimens referred to are simply magnlh-
cent. They are literally streaked with
ruby silver in crystal form. In fact there
were strsaks Of ore two inches in thickness
in which the ruby seemed to pre-
dominate. while between the ruby
strsaks was a class of green crys-
tails equally az rich. These speci-
meas will average from SIS, 900 to $4,000
por ton. The largest specinaen. nearly the
size of q mans hat, showed the thickness
Of the streak and the position Of the differ
ent classes. The tsllurium ore, now not in
3 regular streak, showed up in splendid
quantities and would average fully S3O,0W
per ton. There were also streaks of gold
ore in the vein that were very rich indeed.
In addition to these fine chunks MI. Bar
ker exhibited two saucers full of pure
metal in wire form. The cluster of wire
silver was simply wonderful. one mass
Weighing seven ounces while the saueer of
wire matte would have weighed four or
five times that much. The saucer Of gold
wire was not quite so large CT pure a. the
silver exhibit but il was the richest ever
dug from a quartz mine in the northwest,
being worth almost as much as gold bull
lion. Mr.. Barker assures us that all the
old miners of Nsihart who examined the
specimens pronounced them the richest
ever found in Montana. The ownsrs of
this property are much elated and we'll they
may be for there is certainly millions in it.
The Thomson-Houston Electric company
is placing q complete electrical mining
equipment in the Queen of the Hills mine,
il the Neihart district. II c~onsists of
hoists, pumps and drills. The steam plant
consists of two Ball-C oss compressed CON
densing engines Of 2oO-horse power each.
which are connected to a line shaft by Hill
frictio4 clutches, making them int change
able 30 shat either Of the four generators
may be driven by either engine and by
means Of clutch In center of line shaft
each engine may be worked on independent
lodes. The generating plant consists of
four type D 81 railway generators especially
wound for 22O volts and two of which are
provided with rotating brush devices for
obtaining alternate current for drills, these
generators also supplying direct current
for the pumps; the remaining generators
will be used to supply power for two hoists.
There are two hoists of 100 horse power
each, capable of working the mine tic a
depth of 1000 feet. The pump is one of
Could Co.'s make, supplied with the Thorn
SON. Houston Co.'s motor.
The latest design of PERCUSSION drills are
to be put in use, and in appearance are
similar to the ordinary compressed air
drills. having the same reciprocatinR mo-
ton. the wires being used in the one in
stead of the pipe in the other and being q
flexible insulated cable which is readily ad-
Unstable to any position in the mine.