The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05
DEAD CAMPS REWWNG
One of. the Striking Features in
Cascade Mining Affairs.
BARKER IS AGAIN ACTIVE
Tne Number OF Miners Employed There
VII Be Doubled Before the End
OF the Summer-Some of
the Mines.

Great Falls. June 4.-One of the
striking features in mining circles at
the present time is the recent revival
OF M for several years a " been
dead camps. The mining industry n
Cascade county is not so old nor so ex-
tensive that it can display many Of
these, in fact Barker is about the only
one. In point of years it is the oldest
mining camp in the county, and at one
time it was the liveliest. but the de-
cline in the price of silver and lead
caused work to cease and for. many
years IL has been in a state of stagna-
tion. The ore for the most part was
low in silver but rich in lead. Many
OF the mines carried a small percent
age of gold, but not enough to cut any
inquire. The rise of lead caused the
owners TO look over their property.
Hitherto they had been without means
to work the mines themselves and they
were too conservative to bond or lease
them to others. That has all been
changed and Barker Is now an active
rival to her sister camp of Neihart.
There are only 100 men at work in
the camp. but the present indications
are that this number will be doubled
perhaps several times before the sum-
) mer ends. Owing to the bad condi-
ton of the a work is not progress
ing as rapidly as one could wish, but
this matter will be remedied soon by
nature and the efforts of the road
makers and ore shipments will begin
n increase rapidly. The following
interesting review of the work being
done on the various mines in the camp
is taken from the Belt Valley Times:
Among the mines now being worked
a.A H.
by Milwaukee people. This mine is
under the SUPPLEMENTARY of Frank
Miller and has a 14-foot vein of rich
lead-silver ore. At present they are
driving a 1.200-foot tunnel and have
about 200 feet yet to go to tap the
vein at a depth of nearly 400 feet. They
are also shipping out some ore from
the 100 and 200-foot levels. As soon
as the tunnel is completed the COM
pany will put on all the men they can
work. as they will then have stopping
ground and ore enough in sight for
many months. In the old workings of
the Moulton mine is a monstrous body
of fine iron ore and the United Smelt-
ing have Just closed a deal
with the Moulton people for 1900 tons
of this ore for huxing. Charles Nc
Lane of Neihart is superintending its
extraction and shipment.
The Tiger mine, also owned by Mil
waukee people. is now under bond
lease to j. l.. Neihart and Steve Pierse,
of Neihart, who W unlimited capt.
tai behind them to take up the BOND
should the proDert prove as expect
ed. When the leasers took hold of the
mine ii was in pretty bad shape and
they have expended considerable time
and money i'm putting it into shape.
The mine is considered one of the best
in the camp and the leasers are conf
lent that it has not been overesti-
mated, judging from the showing al
ready made and returns from ore
shipped. The shaft is now down 120
feet. The ore body. in some places, is
l. feet wide, with three feet of solid
ore that averages 40 per cent. lead
and so ounces silver.
The Wright and Edwards is owned
by II. G. Powers ct al; and is under
bond and lease to the United Smelling
company: George Nudge superintend-
ent. This is the deepest mine i'm the
camp. having a shaft down $50 feet,
and they are still sinking. they have
a three-foot vein of solid ore, which is
shipped without sorting and averages
so per cent. lead and 80 ounces silver.
The Mckinley mine is under lease TO
Thorpe & Hunt. They have a 95-foot
shaft and three feet of spar gaIena ore.
but owing to water the leasers have
been unable to do a great deal of work.
but expect to be ready for shipping as