The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-11
THE RICHEST CAR OF ORE.
Il Comes From the Benton Group
Near Neihart and Nets
About $4,000.
The Ore Was Taken Out Merely IN
Process of Develop
ment.
An Addition to tho Dividend Fay ers oil the
State Is the Galt-Ths Barker
District.

10 far a. the records Of the q. s. Public
SamplinQ works 90, and Manager hFaoen
believes the record Of the state may be IN
oluded, the richest car of ore ever received
in this CITY. or shipped from any part OF
Aha st.te. was received Monday at the sam
plinp works from the celebrated benton
Group on Snow creek i'll the Neihart dis
triot. There we're POS tons OF the ore
which sampled over $50 ounces IN SILVER
nearly four ounces in gold and ~ Per cen
lead. making the net value OF the oai
nearly SIG, 900. About three weeks ago the
same omrany had o cur sampled and solo
here that Melted in the neighborhood Oh
100000. and some months ago shipped 70
this point two cars that brought SlaoUo.
This or, ia extracted in the ordinary course
of deyelopment-in running levels ana ia
sinking and upraisine. The policy OF tne
company ia to develop the properly IN an
extensive way and to this end an average
of thirty men have been employed con
stantJy for over two years. No stopping mas
been done and the ore shiy ped Is imply
such as is taken out in developing tho
propertv-or rather the first GLASS ore thus
taken out, There are thousands OF tons
nf AeCOEu GLASS; OTo OLk AO ANA s-
be considered pretty good by the average
miner. The rich pay streak varies from
six inches to two feet In width. and u mas
been followed without a break Tor LAW
feat on a single level, and probably three
times that distance (without n break) on
<ha several levels that have been run. The
vain n oper is several feet wide. and the
antire BODY Of ore-sven emitting the high
grade ~streak-will mill we'll in gold and
silver, probably $40 or 1926. This ore 10
taken ftom a claim called the Big Snowy
INIT the mpa owns SIX others adjoining,
that so far az surface Indications and lin
tied development go. are equally es good.
One of these has been tapped by a crosscus
vain of eight feet of fine ore, carrying both
Gold and silver. Altogether it is one of the
most remarkable properties In the state, OF
in the country, and some OF these days WILL
be sold for millions.
The Gait Mining company. OF Niehart hal
declared a dividend of one cent a snare
%suonntinp to $40, 600. The Gait is the hrs
diyidand-navinp mine in Neihart. 1t Is
stated that Those dividends will continue to
he Declared. The mere possession OF a DIV
i~dend-paying mine places Nelnato on an
eouelity with other camps of the state. Inc
Calf ia driving ahead WIN roneWeu eAelR!
In avery dspartment of the works. The
aheft ia now down about eighty feet below
the station and gives work for three shirts
Rtoninc above and at the titty-toe' leve!
still in progress and ore is still being loade'
on oars for SHIPMENT. Ihat the MIN
should grow in a year from nothing IN sign
TO an enormous industry paying olVioeno
speaks well for the camp.
j. s. O'Dell. of Hoover creek, WAS IN Mel
hart Last week. He stated that work hae
ceased on the Silver Lear on account OF TN
heavy flow of water, says the Neihart Her,
aid. The tunnel 10 in 100 feet in hare
formation. such as needs no timberinR
Thera has been but little change in thu
character of tho ore, a sample taken recently
containing small particles of native copper
ana carving some silver. Tn property l
evidently turning out for the better. and a
noon ma She spring rains let up he e1peot
to continue develooment.
Samuel Dert ia doing representing on tn
Susuuehenra the Magma Charter and tn
Great Hesperus, on Hoover creek. The ln
terest in Hoover creek property Is so In
creagine that a mint OF development Will b
done there this year. These claims lie nea
the head of the creek.
. The l. X. L. shipped n car of ore Las
week. This mine not long ago had 1t
treasury replenishei with q $l5,UOo Of
sessment, and now by following up wit
sales of ore it looks as If the works woul
soon be started in dead earnest.
Eighty-one cars of ore waro sent out {
Nsihart during April. these were mostl
from the Diamond T., the Queen comm
next and the Gait third. Most of this OF
was sent to Great Fails.