The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-11-24
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of Business.


of Business.
e. X. Abbott, editor of the Nei-
hart Herald, is in the city, having
spent a few days IN Helena and
Butte, says the Great Falls Leader
He doesn't feel we'll since the house
fell on the multitude, but considers
the matter quite philosophically, and
says there is nothing to do but. hnild
it up again. The prospects of Nei-
hart, Mr.. Abbott thinks, have not in
many day been brighter than they
are at present. The Silver Belt
mine, recently acquired by David l..
S. Barker, is opening up with richer
and better ore as development pro-
crosses. Shipment of ore from that
property are regular, although they
are only taking out what is necessary
in going ahead with the sixty-foot
level. The ore is high grade, netting
the owner $1,000 to $4,000 per car.
1t promises to be the richest ore
body ever opened up in the camp,
and is estimated, on what is in sight,
to be worth million
The DlamondR. people are pushing
their construction Of the annex to the
concentrator with all expedition.
They ire atpresent treating 100 tons
of ore daily and will soon be ready
to raise the capacity to 300 tons.
No better proof of their satisfaction
with operations at the mill can be
found or even desired than the fact
of their enlarging the plant to
double its capacity.
The offices of the company are in
the old Luther block, opposite the
Frisco hotel, which, lately purchased
they have remodeled and furnished
at great expense: Electric light,
water, heat and hot and cold water,
with all modern conveniences, have
been installed throughout the build
ing, and the second floor is used as
living rooms for the officers and their
families. The offices are connected
by telephone with the Brordwater
and Moulton mines, with the con
centrator, railroad station and other
important places in the town. The
ore tramway is about to go up to
transmit ores from the Broadwater to
the mill 1t will be an aerial tram
way, about $500 feet in length, and
from twenty to 10 feet above the
ground. The entire force employed
by this company numbers about
ffty-fve men.
The Florence mine is going ahead,
employing about thirty-fve miners,
and shipping considerable ore. For
the past four or five years this mine
has been the most regular producer
in the camp.
What Neihart most needs is a Gus
tom concentrator, whereby the
smaller operators might turn their
low grade ores into cash. There is
room for such concern having
capacity of 200 to 300 tons, and
once built, it will have plenty of
business. The probabilities are
that it will be undertaken within the
next year or two.
The bond and lease of the Hegener
group on Mackey creek, held by
Harrison, Burchard and Condor, is
showing up very encouragingly.
The Black Diamond mines, belong
ing to Roehls, ct al. are being de-
veloped by drifting on the main
vein, two shifts being engaged in
this work. Many leaseholders are
working the Benton, Broadwater
and other properties, and some of
these are making plenty of money.
All told, the prospects of Neihart
are exceptionally bright, and the
coming year is very apt to see ma
teral advancement that will surprise
the most hopeful.