The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-06-10

sseonIsningiy ricn strike IA = Lexington--ot
: ssrike which Giscounts anytning previously
s'rucA sven IN tnat extraordinary mine-nave
oeen r''e 70 mining circles about town Mt
= only to-day that We are aDle 70 describe Y
iio.n personal Conservation. for Rood and
s"lic.en' reasons wnicn y Is not peeessafy e
.nen''oh tne owner o. tne lexington Wisned
70 nave nosning said ~ print ABOUT the new
4 Ut sonl' t,ms al.er y was Drougns ~ i'ens'
alu accoru,ne'y, iol'o"ing oar usuai custom,
w nAso sa'u nosa worn aDout ~ aitnougn
nau wo "isneu 70 90 y we couio long ere
~ nas7 uescriueu y Pretty accurately rom
neaisay. Dus sne reasons tnrouen winch 81
n. 80 i'npuseu having csaseu e operate
= :. 9ru ! sns isohsn representative ~
= AAaNSn - 'nas ua.s recelved 2 courteous
.loAn ouusc Das's 70 WISH tne Lex
.ns'on anu inspect every portion q is work
inss. ns lnvlsapon was accepted, and IN
go - ~ snAii ohueasor 70 describe Inc
w Noi1n spur rom whlcn the iaDu-
oaS' ,i'i oie ia'e'y 5iouhu' y taken.
= AsS'on mine mas Deen frequently
.ose'iD'u = 'ne pages q the MiNER, out Iof
~ saae % making iaily inteiilglple 2 descrlp-
.lon = Inc ia.ess ana richest strike YET made
!" ~ poi.ioh - y we sha'i Dreny aescfioe
Z on'y VIZ lnine guy alsc ti'e Sopograpny OF
: .oeaihy ~ which u Is situase. q town
Du'.e - oui'. On = n,iisioe' sioplhs gently
uoWh y oliver DOW valiey. = mile east OF
: sonn,s'se sa's yaliey y enterea ~ me
l'n rorA ie'lver SOW creek coming aown
= - nersn' anu nan = mle west OF tne
~ Missouia gu'ch' a snort stream,
sNps sn0 rainy season VI N cary
~ o~in iron. LUG same u'rsc'ioh
!. tNo.sn rorA' ihe la.1er stream -
= !. ,'snl Oa4A " range u n'gn-
s.1 = "n.'n s"' spurs run OUT towaros
Ai'souia eulcn, growing lower g tneY e4tend
"ss'u ulsii phai'y cu' onoy M'ssouia
spuis &,o 1rosSeu ~ .ne roau
-, go. 800 = =.
- !. = wv = na.ao" n'A pl'cn-
1..nIn M1v !. su.'u
= .ousn W
- sepA.as y i,on .ne soutu
$500 etAau". s".,Ss
: : -. "'
~ @.ls sp'.. . 40
- 80 s...s sno "ape
1s = 1'ou' oo'n
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11
"m 'ne Ai
mn
ma
'oas" spur. foul
Va VEN iss0n'
sn s'ou"a aoout 'nree
DAuafy "
= WV LIE anu lout'
:. "s' = "pa1 ING
eNA y ~ :. i snai's' sunk on
~ 'su = pssnss Sousn' - an angie q
49, y.
WI =. - ".'oA = Vn'Y 4oaee'ior the
oasae. n',s'ins VI tne ORC IN cars. Two ieveis
nase oeen openea' Ahe nrst' az smart mum
Der one. - ~ 1851 rom inc surface, ana ex'
'ehus 1Ao iees east % tna1 smart, anu i4O iee'
Ness VI snsit hunnoer two' OF ooO ieet IN all
Inc seeoh0 level l1o ieet DeioW tne surface
~ shals number one, eAeehds ioV ieee east o,
tnat smart, ana 90 FEET west OF smart namoel
lour, or 100 Ieet IN all both are IN ore FOL
tneir entare ienetn. water I'm Is 70 feet
below the second level. " ITO the slope
OF the ground the shafts, taken n regular or
der, become continually shaiiower to the Sc
como level /; number four to this level being
U httle over my 1eet IN depth. Extended
ABOUT lou ieet west OF the present western
extremity, ana through the Wapello ground
the second level Will reach the surface at the
bank OF Missouia guich. 1t Will be 50 ex'
tended within a short time. The stopping a
yet done on Inc main vein OF the Lexington