The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-08-03
She Has the Men and.the Mines
to Bring Her into Great
Prominence.
A GROUP OF VERY RICH MINES
A Small Section of the District
Which Will Surely Aston
isll the State.

THE HERALD has from time to
time published facts and figures con
cerning all the mines of camp, es-
pecially those upon which work
has been done and from which ore
has been taken. The mining world
is thus informed of the vigor and ex
tent of activities in this interesting
camp. 10 everyone, it is matter
of surprise that Neihart has forged
ahead, in the face of all the obstacles
confronting it, the low price Of sill
yer being the principal one, and yet
we have today one of the best min
ing camps in the United States, sec
ond in Montana only to Butte.
Whatever may be said in praise or
defense of other camps the fact re-
mains that Neihart is a hummer of
the first grade, and growing livelier
every day.
We publish herewith a group of
claims comprising one of the very
interesting portions of the camp.
More than half of this plat lies with
in the limits of the town of Neihart,
Just west Of the Frisco hotel. 1t is
drawn upon scale of one inch to
1900 feet.
THE QUEEN GROUP.
The Queen group consists OF the
Queen of the Hills, Homestake and
O'Brien lodes, and Is owned and OPP
Grated by the Queen Mining and
Milling company, H. B. Hill, secre-
tary. The matters connected with
this company were fully set forth in
last weeks HERALD. The owners
have just commenced operations on
this group, by continuing tunnel
on the O'Brien, started about veal
ago 200 feet north of it's line of juno
ture with the Queen of the Hills
This tunnel is now 40 feet long anc
pushing ahead at rapid rate, drift
ing on the vein. Some fine ore ha.
already been shipped. The crew O
men here is in charge of Chas. Bra
man, an able foreman, and will b,
increased as rapidly as places can be
made for larger number. The
O'Brien, besides this work, contain.
a shaft at it's south end line, sinking
fifty feet on the vein which is in ore
all the way.
The Queen group has been more
extensively developed by a tunne
which starts on the Homestake abou
where the "O'' is found in the name
on the accompanying plat, thence
running north 1000 feet. Severa
crosscuts to the left and to the righ
have been made, aggregating pro
bably 300 feet. Every fifty feet il
this tunnel double compartment
chutes have been built and stope
above fairly opened up. A grea
deal of ore has been shipped from
this tunnel, and thousands of ton
still remain in sight. This entir'
ground is known to be traversed b,
two strong fssure veins.
| A hoist has been built at th'
mouth of the tunnel, which stand
IS feet to the sheaves. A shaft her,
has been sunk 200 or 25O feet deel
from which the lead has been tapped
at two stations and drifts run nortl
and south. This group is classe'
among the most promising in camp
THE GAIT.
East of the O'Brien lies the Gal
which is the wonder of the district
1t has four or five lodges of ore run
ing its entire length, and with seam
and stringers is fairly honeycombe'
throughout. 1t is developed by
main tunnel, starting near its sout
end, following rich vein, l,Olo fee
/ Ore has been stopped out of this vel
for great distance along the cours
of the tunnel, which was shipped t
the smelters. This main tunnel
capaciously and carefully construct
5 ed, substantially timbered and we