The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-10
FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
Professor Morrison Gets Back From tn
Hardest Journey of His Life.

Professor Morrison Gets Back From tn
Hardest Journey of His Life.
Professor O. G. Morrison has been away
up in the Belt mountains during the
cold weather collecting mineral speci,
mems for the Worlds fair. His special
mission was to Barker, where he found
the snow from ten to sixteen feet deep,
and the temperature as low as g. de-
grees below zero. His frost. bitten
fingers, toes and ears bear testimony to
the hardness Of his experience.
To a TRIBUNE reporter who saw him
last evening o o after bis arrival by the
Stamford stage, the professor said:
In twenty-five years experience in
the mining regions of the west. | have
never had such a hard time as on this
trip. 1t was with the greatest difficulty
that we dug through the deep shows to
secure the specimens, all of which had
to be taken down from the mines on
hand sleds. But Barker will be well
represcnt ted as the following list will
show:
I have from the Top Hand and Par
agon 80 lbs; May & Edna, three spec
linens of 2,l0O, 100 and - lbs; Carter %
50 MS; Moulton, % 32Olbs.; Tiger & 7.
W., a. 135l lbs. one boxed JJ5; Barker
Mine, O) 3SOlbs.: Emerald, a. l25 lbs;
! y. Foley, 2Jib5.: Block p, specimen 800
lbs; Lynch ~ Conway, 3OOths.; Uncle
Mike, Obs: Pride of the West, 15Olbs.:
Etta-Dry Fork, l2Olbs.; Mica. large and
fine specimen. Supposed tin ore from
Merritt's claim. one specimen. - lbs:
Cosmopolitan. 3OOtbs.
When Professor Morrison got thawci
out a little he was full Of information on
the great Belt camp and the adJ ming
country. In the course of conversation
he said: "Ihe more | see Of Barker the
mOr certain | am that it is distinctly a
copper camp. The overflow and cross
dykes in the outskirts would naturally
produce lead and silver, that being al
wavs a factor in districts showing these
conditions. | do not believe there is an
iron mine in the camp. as every vein of
iron yet struck naturally returns to the
heavier metals as depth is produced. |
know of four distinct mines of Barker
that will produce in paying and shipping
quantities, a higher grade of copper ore
than is now being produced IN Butte. 1t
lies in large veins and is a sulphate with
erubescite. | AN convinced Barker is
one of the great future camps of the
state"
mo portions of the railroad track be
tween Monarch and Cashier will be left
when the freshet comes unless extra pre-
cautions are taken. The volume of snow
is greater than has ever been known, and
If it melts quickly the food in the can
yon will be tremendous. The wagon
road from Barker to Running Wolf is
impossible. and | had Il hard time going
to the latter place. Mr.. Carrier of the
Eureka Mining company there has the
company's boarding house almost com
pleted. and active preparations are being
made for the opening of spring. Judging
by the quantity and magnitude of the
machinery that has been left along the
road on acc unit Of the heavy SHOWS, this
company will rank in size and efficiency
of its works with any in the Belt mount
aims.
"A new and rich strike has recently
been made in the Keystone mine owned
by Woodhurst, Fraser, Packard & Co. |
went over the Running Wolf Mining
company's mine or business for the own
crs. 1t is IA wonderful property; but all
| have t. say about it now is that it is
more like one of the big Lcadville mines
than anything | have seen in these
mountains" With respect to work., de-
velopments, etc. the professor said he
would refer the inquirer to Chas. $. Glib.
son, the superintendent.