The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-09

AlCC INNING oicS WHtCu ranges III WiuJn
three to five feet. This crosscut will beI
tinued, as 1t is expected to strike all
ledge which is supposed to lie about
feet south Of the above ore body.
About $50 feet west of the main !
another shaft has been sunk to a deuI
45 feet. /
A drift has been run east from the Id
which connects with the main shaft, rend
the air all over the mine pure.
A drift was run west from the bottom
some distance, when it was turned n
south and cut the orc body, which is now
ing further and more fully prospected ii
crOsscut from the bottom of the main 81
They are extracting considerable yeryl
grade free ore. At the [
Belle Mime
Sinking has been suspended in shaft M
In the east drift from the bottom of the
a large amount of nice looking ore is |
extracted. Where they are stopping at pra
the ore body is about four feet wide.
Shaft No. 2 is down 10 feet, and the !
O sinking is being vigorously prosecuted.
siderable is being done on the 60-foot I
the bottom of the shaft shows a fine lod
body of base ore, some of which is veryI
showing a great deal of native silver,
present the formation at this point is J
what broken.
In shaft No. l, sinking has been suspd
until the completion of the new winze, n
will probably be finished in a few days.
drifts east and west from the bottom od
shaft continues to carry a very strong bod
fine copper ore.
They are extracting the usual amoul
ore daily. The
Cora Mine
Continues to look finely. They are still
ing out a large quantity of free ore frod
stope west of the Wine ; the breast isl
ing well, and there is every probability 4
ore body extending to the shaft, a distau|
about forty feet. .
This portion of the mine also shows a
deal of very fine LOOKING copper ore, NJ
however, is left standing whenever posJ
there being no facilities for its reductid
present. "t
The main shaft is now down 10 feet,
for the last Two days it has been almosI
tirely IN copper ore.
The character of the ore goes to show
in depth the whole lead will be base.
They are extracting about II tons of
ore daily, besides considerable that is tod
to be milled. u l..l"'
The High Ore,
Owned by Joseph Surpren ant, is sid
southeast of the Gray Rock. The main
is down 127 feet on an incline of about 4
grees in the ledge, which varies in width
eight to fourteen feet. The bottom is 4
ore carrying a considerable amount of cd
Seventy feet from the surface the led
crosscut and showed a width of fourteen
Of fair looking free milling ore. An,
crosscnt is run at a depth of hundred
The ledge at this point is fifteen feet
Seventy-three feet from the surface a Levi
been run east 80 feet in the ledge, anda
mount of ore stopped out. The ledge Id
drift also shows very wide. Ninety feet
the shaft, a Wine is down 30 feet, from
bottom of which they have drifted thiry
feet east. A stope..has been opened, from
most of the ore at present being extn
from the mine is taken. The breach In
face of the drift shows a body of ore full
feet wide of free milling ore, some of vi
however, is probably of a low grade.
Eighty-five feet from the surface a lew
been run west go feet that was started i
middle of the ledge. Neither wall ha
been found, excepting i'll n place, vii
crosscut showed the ore body to be ta
wide.
Theer hundred feet east of the main
a shaft is down sixty feet in THE ledge,
at this point has narrowed considerably,
only about four feet wide. In the bottd
is broken up, showing a great deal Of
matter, and some ore.
Fifty feet from the shrface a drift is
west Is feet, in a four-foot body of ore.
ore, 1 am told, carried some gold.
Notes.
The Colusa is still sinking the main
They have not opened the second level
Work is still suspended on the Sunny
They intend starting up on Monday.
At the Buffalo considerable fine l0
free ore is being extracted.
At the Carrie the shaft is still being
in low-grade ore.
No work is being done at present OF
Burlington.
The Centennial Mill is running full
on ore from the Burnett mine.
The Burlington mill is still "chawin!
ore from the Cora.
The Silver Bow mill is running on ore
the Mount Maria, Josephine and Gray
The shaft on the Illinois is down SO f
The shaft is still being sunk on the
with a very good prospect of soon stril
body Of copper ore; the ledge now c
considerable.
Vigorous efforts were made during tn
week to discover the Seneca Chief min
with poor success.
One of u prominent business andn
men, together with a friend from the
nus, examined the Alice mine, and ar
enthusiastic about the big breast of
the 500 foot level.
OF the inventions of the world, 21S,O
long to the United States. England hi
/ a little over $4,000, France $4,000, b
and Germany, 10000. In 1s4s there
over 1000 more English than AN
patents, there being al that time
: English and something less that
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