The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-04

n SICaI uedi VI very Hne ore mas Deen
stopped out, both between the 10 and 1856 foot
levels, and from the 10 foot level TO the sur
face.
THE MOUNTAIN NINE
Is the pS perry of Meader & CO., and is work
ed through W. shafts. The main working
shaft is down 80; FIGS feet vertical (where The
ledge was cut) and rs feet incline.
A drift has been run 40 feet east on the IS
foot level, carrying a streak of first class cop
per ore, varying from 3 to 6 feet in width.
The ledge in the bottom of the main shaft is
B feet wide, of good looking ore. At this
point, however, it has not been cross cut, SO 1t
may be much wider. The old shaft (about
100 feet west of main shafl) is down 140 feet.
Here they are hosting water, preparatory to
cleaning 1t out.
The mine is yielding about - tons of ore
daily, which is sacked and shipped East.
There are about 20 men at work. A new
ore house is being built and quite a number
OF other improvements are going on.
THE GREY ROCK
Is owned by Dennis Leary, and worked
through a vertical shaft so feet deep. The
so foot level is in 100 feet west of shaft. A
cross cut has been run about 40 feet north Of
the shaft, but it has not yet reached the
ledge. Four hundred feet east of the main
shaft another shaft has been sunk so feet. 1t
has not cut the ledge yet. A new within
house is in course of construction.
THE CORA MINE
Is owned by Roudebush & Young. Has a
vertical shaft down 63 feet, where the ledge
was cut. Here il is II feet wide, mostly
very good looking ore. Thirty feet from the
shaft the ledge is 4 feet wide, which width it
holds for about 100 feet. In this drift about
100 feet east of the shaft a cross cut was run
north which cut another body of ore I feet
wide. The drift west from the shaft has
been run5 so feet, carrying a ledge Of copper
ore, about 8 feet wide, its whole length.
They have just finished a new within house
and intend to resume sinking on Monday.
THE COLUsA MINE
Is the property of Meader & Co. The main
shaft is down 100 feet (vertical.). On the SO
foot level run north 40 feet and cut about 8
feet of ore. Have drifted east from this point
$50 feet and opened several small shutes of
good ore. One hundred and twenty-five feet
from the cross cut the ledge widened to about
ID feet, mostly fine ore. In the face the
ore. ..".
The west drift, GO foot level, lie in 100 feet.
The face is all in ore, mostly second class.
From the old shaft, situated about 100 feet
west of the main shaft, and now down Is feet,
a great deal of very rich ore has been extract
ed, and there is a fine looking lot of ore now
on the dump. The hosting is done with a
Is horse power engine, and a No. 4 Knowles
pump handles the water.
THE BUTTE MINE
Is owned by McDermott & Lavell, and is
worked through 3 shafts. The first is 60 feet
deep, in the ledge all the way. The streak
of pay ore is from two to four feet wide. A
drift has been run from the bottom, to shaft
No. 2. The ledge in this drift is from 3 to G
feet wide all good ore. About 200 feet east
Of the latter shaft, another has been sunk
about 40 feet (vertical.) This shaft cuts a body
of copper ore about 5 feet wide. The bottom
is now in tact. They are expecting to strike
the lead of free milling ore daily.
The mine is yielding about 8 tons of ore
per day, which is shipped to the Clipper mill,
THE BELCHER TUNNEL COMPANY
Is the property Of Messrs. Stevens & Board.
man, and is being run to cut the Rainbow
lode. 1t is situated about $500 feet east Of
the Alice mine. Two hundred feet from the
mouth of the unnel it has cut through {
heavy body of ledge matter about 10 fee,
wide, and carries a streak of ore 2 feet il
thickness. Assays from this streak are very
high-from 200 to 800 ounces in silver, ant
$50 per ton in gold. This is supposed to be
blind lead, as it is not expected to strike the
Rainbow short of 400 feet. The face is now
thought to be about so feet from the surface
THE SUNNY SIDE MINE
Is the property of Messrs. Rowand & Baxter
They have a shaft dow 32 feet which carrie.
a streak of ore from 1 to 3 feet wide. A dri(
has been ri 80 feet west from the bottom O
the shaft, the face of which shows 4 feet O
ore.
1t will be noticed that. accounts Of many O
the principal mines of the camp have beef
omitted in this report. In explanation,
would state that it would be simply impossi
BILE to give the workings of oil the mines a
once. They cover too much ground and
full report of their workings would require
more space than could be given to it. Mex,
week, however, l will endeavor to get report
from all the mines possible and will also Civ,
the progress made in the levels and drifts o
those published to-day.
In conclusion, 1 will thank the gentlemen
from whom the information published in thi
article was de rived, more especially Nh
Clark, of the Alice, Mr.. and Cadigan,o fthe Ma
tional mines.
l cannot close without remarking upon til,
convenience Of the appliances at and arount
the Alice works. They show Mr.. DAILY to b
an experienced and thorough miner.
A great variety of Dress Ginghams and Fame,
GnOiS now nnanad at