Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-01
The Kendall and Bdrnes-King Min
ing Companies Opened Up Fine
Ore Bodies Last Week.
fine OUTLOOK FOR THE CAMP
Prospects Are Bright For Other Bio
Producers Being Shown Up in
Rich District.

There is no organized municipality
which suffers more ups and downs
than the average mining camp. In
every such camp are found people
who appear to take positive delight
in picturing ''pinchout," a ''cave-in"
or some other calamity which will
mean the death of the camp If the
mills running steadily and a large
number of men employed and content
ed such condition is but the forerhn-
ner of a catastrophe which is to come
in the immediate future.
Such, to greater or less extent, has
been the case with the very enterpris-
ing camp Of Kendall. It has had.
since it was founded a number OF
years ago, it's ups and downs, but
fortunately, it's downs have generally
been in the mind of some pessimist or
some number Of pessimists. During
the last few months, these people
have held the boards more or less.
They have prophesied that the Ken
dali and Barnes King would soon
play out" that there is absolutely
nothing on the Bullard, that the San
tiago is no good and that every other
property in the district is of the ex-
tremely speculative order. Some of
these men are really good citizens ex-
cepting this unfortunate propensity
for looking upon the dark side of
things.
AS matter of fact, Kendall looks
SO per cent better today than it did
one or two years ago today. One year
from today it will probably, in fact,
most likely be a so per cent better
camp than it is today. Recent devel-
opments in the big camp have been of
such nature as to greatly encourage
all who are, in any wise, interested in
the growth and welfare Of the town.
On last Thursday evening, April
26th, one of the most important
strikes in the history of the Kendall
mine was made. Some men who were
drifting south from the main shaft
on the 600-foot level broke into body
of ore which assays about $40 a ton.
Development work which has been
carried on at that point since this
strike was made shows that the ore
body is of great extent. Also on the
7OO-foot level some good ore and a
great deal Of it, is being shown up.
This is the deepest tunnel in the Ken
dali district and the fact that the ore
body is well defined at this point and
the ore assaying even higher than it
does on the surface is a most encour>
aging phase of the situation.
Last week was also a good one for
the Barnes King Mining company.
The first of the week, the crew of men
who We're working in the big tunnel
which is being driven for over a mile
through the mountain to tap some ore
bodies which are known to exist on
the extreme north end Of the property,
drove into an ore body which promises
to be one of the biggest things ever
struck in that famous producer. The
ore assays on an average of $40 per
ton and sufficient work has already
been done to prove that it is extensive.
The ore was struck on the south side
of the Mule Shoe" claim at a depth
OF ITO feet. Inas.nuch as good values
have been secured from ore taken
from the surface, Immediately above
the place where the strike was made
in the tunnel, it would appear that
there are excellent chances for the en-
tire intervening space of 10 feet be-
ing filled with good ore. How far
the ore extends north, east and west
or how deep 1t goes down are things
which may not be determined for
months. 1t is believed by some who
are familiar with the formation, that
any amount of ore will be encounter
ed in this tunner as it shall be driv-
on on through the Mule Shoe"
claim, some 1900 feet to Little Dog
creek, where the tunnel will end.
While digging a hole for an electric
wire, which is being strung over the
north end of the Barnes King prop
erty, some ore which assays high in
gold was struck and the pole hole will
likely become a shaft.
The strike in the big tunnel is graf
flying to the management of the
Barnes King because they have been
''joshed" more or less by their friends
because of the thousands which they
were putting into the big hole through
the mountain. They feel that the
Josh" is on the other fellow now.
1t will be several weeks before this
tunnel is completed to Dog creek. Up
on the completion Of the tunnel to
that place track will be run around
the hill on which is found the Horse
Shoe" claim, which is likewise the