The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-23
After Years of IdIenesS, She
Bales Her Shaft for Another
Season of Activity.
ONE MORE PRODUCING MINE ADDED
TO THE LIST.
The Prospects of Business at Neihart
Are Growing Brighter, as the
Days Are Rolling by.
One More Whistle about to Whistle.

~ho IAoIe hAStlo auOut - w ntstle.
The Diamond r.. Mining company af-
ter four years of inactivity has taken the
initiative steps to open up its property
at Neihart. This company owns the
Moulton mine on Rock creek, where it
has erected a magnificent shaft house
equipped with engines and other ma
chincry Of the latest model including an
immense air compressor and II hoist cap
able of sinking 1000 feet. Here they
have already sunk a accompaniment
shaft $50 feet deep, operated with two
improved mining cages, and containing
four stations from which levels run to
the vein. There is room in this mine
for working a force of 200 men, and in
its glory, 1928, an immense amount of
ore was taken ont of its depths.
Owing to the depressed and unstable
state of the silver market, in March of
1894 the company hoistcd its pumps,
drew its fires, and allowed the big shaft
to I'll with water, in which shape it has
ever since stood.
Two immense steel buckets have been
made by means of which the shaft and
lower works will be drained. The
buckets are Of steel, rectangular to fit
the shaft and fitted to the guides in the
same manner as the cages. They weigh
800 pounds, and will hoist each 700
gallons of water per trip. A drop valve
in The bottom and one on the side open
t to hll the bucket with water, and when
y the big tank reaches the top, n line Oper-
} ated by hand throws open the side valve
and allows the water to discharge into a
hunc. The buckets or tanks were made
by the Great Falls Iron Works espec-
a tally for this purpose. They will be so
s arranged that one sinks while the Other
e HOSTS. 1t is estimated that three weeks
: will be required to bale the mine, which
is 4 much shorter time than would be re-
- quircd to pump it.
Ira Myers was in camp from Great
Falls, Monday, to attend TO details OF
Ie the work undertaken. Geo. Arthur ant
II James Cleary, engineers, were set t.
; work repacking the engineers and plac-
ing the machinery in order. Three 9th
er men were started to cleaning tho
boilers.
- On Wednesday arrived A. G. MELON
ne aid from Butte, a machinist of wide eX
n pcricnce, to oversee the work of ~refittin.
II tile hosting machinery. Mr.. McDonal,
was here in 1892, when he served as en-
~ gineer for this company. He has sine
been employed as top machinist at tn
Parrot mines at Butte. Orrin IRELAND
who has been prospecting in the Tender
or foot country all spring, was sent for t
to take charge of the mine, pending tn
arrival of the new superintendent. 1t
"' said that this latter situation will be file
by Joseph Bryant, also of Butte, and tn,
no he will be here soon. 1t is presume
that Mr.. Ireland will hold the positio
of foreman.
i'm The Moulton will steam up Saturda
an to test the machinery and by Monda
will probably be baling. The water
the shaft now stands about 40 feet frol
ms the surface.
NV illtIilI'I vi llt NbllIDiIlN is
clear all the levels, and begin the e,
IN traction of ore, at the same time carr,
ing on considerable development. TT
nv force, starting off with about 80 me
he will he increased as the work advance
'ed 1t is considered a great movement f,
Va" the benefit of Ncihart and the surroun,
ing country. The Moulton in her pain
lk- I
;,o days employed 200 miners, and it is n
in improbable that she will soon again ha,
rec more than 100 on her payroll. 1t
Ms known that the Diamond r. people ha'
- not given up the idea of a concentrate
90. and that considerable Experimental
will be further made in this direction.