The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-29
MEAGHER COUNTY MINES

What IL Being Done in the Barker and
Neihart Districts.
At present the Queen of the Hills Is tax
ing out IN immense quantity of good ore,
and the rustling superintendent, Rene
Curin, says that this mine would alone at
their present rate go a long way towards
keeping a mill In operation on their second
class rock, says the Neihart Herald. While
visiting the property recently attention was
called to q bucket of ore just hoisted from
the lower workings. and for richness We
have seen nothing In the camp that exoelled
it-Rrsat chunks of silver-galena ore, al
most completely covered with native silver.
In . with the superintendent and
H. j, Waokerlin we went down to to tho
lower level, and, passing through a tunnel
about $50 feet we game to the face of the
drift and there saw q four-foot vein of ore.
containing very little waste matter. The
vein 10 dotted with black sulphurets, which
ID almost the clear quill, and here n
there are bug holes" filled with a mating
of wire silver. and together with the gelena
ore makes q very pretty showing.
They have about twenty men on the
pay roll and ths property 10 now
In q fourishing condition. The contract
ors are in on tunnel No. l nearly l, 100 feet.
and the orosscut for the O'Brien vein is
il now in about 800 feet. They expect to
encounter the O'Brien in a short time. and
il is known to be one of the best in the
camp.
The st. Julien tunnel on the Broadwater
isnow in something over 600 feet. and ia
looking as we'll. if not better, than ever be-
fore. On Saturday last the ore body
pinched out, but only for about three feet,
when it came in again, as big and rich az
ever. There is no need of asking any
questions as to the richness Of this mine.
One has only to look at the tons OF ore on
the dump, and when he sees the native sill
yer plastercd all over the outside OF nearly
every chunk therein he will be convinced
that the BroRdwater has few, if any equals.
and certainly no superiors in the silver
state of Montana. Manager Starbird anc
his able crew are pushing on with all posi-
BILE speed, and although VIC have been una
Bile to learn anything definite regarding the
much talked of Broadwater deal, some very
m rortant developments may be looked for
in the near future.
The Benton group, as usual seems to be
endsavoting to surpass herself at every
turn. Az work progresses the ore become:
richer on an average and the ore bodies
larger, and an increase in the lumber OF
men employed occurs every few days. III.
last carload of ore shipped from the Ben
ton was consigned to the Public SHmplinl
works at Helena by David L.. 5. Barker
and assayed $500 per ton. The car con
tanned eighteen tons of this high grade or
and yielded a total of $lO,80O, which is no
very slow for ono carload of ore. Tn
mineral in all the mines of the Snow cree
district becomes richer as depth Is gained
and this ia undoubtedly destined TO be OH
of the richest spots in the Little Be
mountains, if not in the entire state.
In the Alice mine they have struck a ric
lead and are working night and day shifts
The Tiger has between fifteen and fifty me
and is shipping ore. The Moulton has IL
Il contract to Peter Harrison and commend
working the mine next Monday. In til
May and Edna some promising specimen
of copper have been taken out and the
was never more confidence in the future
the camp than At present.