New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-20
MINING IN MONTANA.
Y

Butte CITY. Mont. sept. 2o-rhe visitor who
comes into Butte from Deer Lodge or Phillipshurg
wlli see by the roadside on the outskirts If th,
town. numerous small prospect holes. In none Of
them does ~ appear that any work is now being
done. although the plies of red rock and earth
mixed with dsinterratod granite that lie by the
side of many # then, prove that 10 more than one
instance "a d. lead LA. been struck. Most # these
holes are only five or SIX feet deep. and they are a
likely o. be found right before man. front door or
under corner of hi kitchen a. m more convenient
places. Now aud then a shaft La. been dii., doom
enough p have made IL necessary to erect wind
lass with buckle. 100 which To- raise the rock that
IS cxcevated; bat erea m these instances. the crank
i, rret-v sure % be gone tle ror. broken -fa .la
voo,i, track leading I'D -he dunn, , --l .
a+ rl... ana -ta l,-tl. f,- o,, f.....,.. .,,., .
thc s.io of the dir.ri.c.
T.-i. i,. -t, ,r.,.--, -.,-. ,.s Oh. .,,r r..r
the citv. ,.. mo N,,r-.f which .v-.-t. ,or.h anal
south .. l.s.t.s,. i,if,.,.l i,.,..,l ,,,. t.,.
centre and Tho STRANGERS. hardly f., ,a.. ,+....
-l brrt. fora. i ...,. -,e t,.,f i.-., ..-,..
o-,.--.- i.-,. odd. ..,.r..rl..r -ri.. .. . ......
l,,,-ift..--. o.. ,..-,-s . ,-..r .- . .r
--... ,...f., .....r-..i-.. ,.,. 10. t, .... - +.
Alec Ni... which t. p mil. ..uIabalf allow. -f.
CITY. The reduction works are ,il further down ta-
war; tt. valley ,vre-. wafer Dr., more nl.rfitul aud
tle f-lol. NE. .....l. fr,,,e ri. -,r,s win ,,
architectural nr.r.,-.,ns mos, or ,be,, cc,.ri.,
only "a WOODEN 7ybiui worked br g, .,-ee. 0n.vfu,
up three nav. .t,.-, h.,.-ir,,-,..~t.s R,. n tl.
Ia,rcs are ro- i,r,,.,- ti. great niles Of l.ro.
granite aud --c l -s .- .r. that li. about some II
them ATTEST IN. extent of +lo ,-5 .---.rf work.
ar.. These ire tlr 81 nous ulIues of Bntt,-iu..s-
that already have produced t.,,r millions. III
which proin,... =, make tn,.ina few ,.,-. -,rl
ir i,,,.rrsuce -o very few of -fo rraci.,. ,...l
r.-..a.-..,.g .,,or. f- tina Rocky Nf.rD-.,n.
B..-- ,,- ,.-... i,- i. ...-... ? l,..
s,-~ ,,..+l .-, l, ,..,,,,t -. 80 I'D. g.. I5 % 40, l1
..,,.,+.- -...,. nor 4 ...-.. h.,- f... ,,.,,l .-
To,lrr b.+ rl.,- .,r, Distributed ,.- , r.i..r,.
mann. ,.... .,~- .. tt.+ ~, ,y..l .,,t and 81
N.i-"r'T.l- quartz -'l-'s are found lfi'. W.lr
more mineral locations have probably been made
and Recorded. ID BI,-i. thai. i The .rr.,t omaha.
va -' '.-.''' va '-''.'-' "'''.'-
STAGED n-t here estimated uy citizens ar frliA
o 600 r0 8 600. A ne These " Leads Dee between
~iI,..- lr l~.l- ,,. .l. ...,,.l. anil -i. 90. . -f
-
in"'-lll.- 1T il' Al'r Nine IN aiHrfN'l-c on tAe
north. within belt of country about Two mli- aud
a la.- rr.l. Ilr -U. reader a...fa-,ry- r. .- "a.
taac general survey OF thi. mineral district. Aud
first .e- rs 90 down - tl- creek where h flows
tl.r...t summit VI.., a l..ii...d . l .f..rh +
-f.e TOWN Standing I'D, IT'S I,a.I.ta D.i-- where
it N'-t' n' '-.'Is''''' "' --'l--'--'- 81 '.'4i
.lir. r-rr. continued and Ioi. ur MORT h ve
.,. e. I'D. main. -.,-.,. off tl, H.rx, Nurt,.. ~.
ii ii-i-'. rt-i " I'h '-lir~ away, -i'''- r',Hl.
f.s7r.r'V .nrl--ahr. B-tnr. I- fl- If-'. r.-.
t ..-.r. .l.. AND .f,. ,.---.t r}...... ......i. -
,.I .- '..-.-. .i.l. 100 DID . l'- Supp '- H
-.-.t d twenty ,.r t ro to h- dug fr0m r.c g..-
OBI. e. stand Ir.. ..-r. r.-.., t. 81. WI .r. I'.
.e ,r.-.. 60 .r. .......,- 80 .f.l.,r. ....
4-t -.l above l. 4D~l trench No1-t pass
through q PARTIALLY .i-lrt grated granite. and .l
,-. .r.-r. Al least once Id fiji. feet wunrt irflr-
-'.i i'i' + ' .-- ''- '' t-' .- '- 10 .''--'.---
gold. g.. scr ~ copper. OF perhaps all three.