The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-02-05
OUR TOWNS FUTURE.

during the recent prevalent hard
times has made a record of which to
be proud. After the closing of the
India mints the mines were shut
down for fortnight only, and at
the end of two weeks, under all the
depressing conditions of low-priced
silver, our mine owners again COM
menced operations. The Broadwa-
ter was the first to start, and to dem
onstrate that our mines can be work
ed with silver at 81 cents an ounce
During this period since July of '93,
the Broadwater mines have been the
mainstay of the camp: During this
period there have been employed at
Neihart an average of 200 miners.
The important factors toward the
development of every mining camp
are leasers and prospectors. They
venture where capital will not. For
long time in Neihart, leasing was
not profitable, bnt we are glad to
state that Of late both leasers and
prospectors are doing WELL. That
"ore is wherever you find it" has
been we'll demonstrated at Neihart.
For long time the south side of
Belt creek was considered the
"wrong side," and all who expended
money or labor upon the develop
ment of mines in that locality were
looked upon in derision. In the
face of this sentiment, Bonner and
Johnson begun leasing on the
"wrong side," and to the surprise of
everybody, opened up one of the
most profitable leases in camp. 9th
er leasers have since set to work up
on the same side of Belt creek, with
results not the least encouraging
and it now looks as if Bonner and
Johnson have by their enterprise,
materially extended the fines of our
mineral belt.
An important adjunct to the Nei-
hart district is Mackey creek. This
is another locality which by the
soothsayers of the town has been
given "the laugh" For IL years
H. B. Mackey has stayed by his
claims, convinced that they are rich
in mineral. The first, however, to
draw recent attention to this creek
was Joe Hegener, who located there
in 1894. Joe found ore on his
claims soon after commencing oper
ations, but not in paying quantities
He soon leased portion of the
ground to Erickson & Peterson, wht
found pay ore and demonstrat
ed that Hegener's mine was sue
cess. Hegener himself has latel,
uncovered body of ore one foo
wide, that assays 400 ounces in sill
yer.
On this same creek w. S. Jen
nings, Joe Steele and Geo. Seifre'
secured lease of the Whippoor
will, and in sinking found pay or
which they are still taking out an
shipping at good profit. H. T
Mackey, who has not been idle, re
Gently reported new strike of sil
ver-lead ore on the Dawn, whc
shows 2-foot ore body in place
and a single carload from this bod
is said to have netted him $400. H
has second car ready to ship. Th
Mackey creek mines carry consider
able copper, besides silver and leat
and it is predicted upon reasonabl
grounds that with depth they wi
become great copper producers.
The above, compared with til
Broadwater, are as yet but pro-
poets, but they have their signii
canoe relative to the future develop
ment of Neihart.
Regarding the future of Neihar
We have the mines with the miner
in sight--all wanted is fair price f
the white metal. On account of Il
depression of the silver market o'
low grade ores cannot be handled
profit, and consequently are lie
in the mines. Great quantities
this ore have accumulated whis
with the first rise in silver will
made to pay. The low grade or
offer a standing invitation to capit
for the erection of concentrate
which will surely Be built here.