The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-15
THE MINES.
GREY ROCK.

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From the bottom of the main shaft another
crosscut has been started north to ascertain
the nature and extent of the several lodges
recently discovered in the crosscut 225 feet
further east. 1t is in 10 feet and will he
vigorously pushed ahead until that object is
attained. In the west shaft the most ~satisfac-
tory developments are progressing. The east
level has penetrated the vein for a distance of
70 feet. The face shows Is feet of solid paw
ore though that is not the full width of the
ledge. The east drift has lust been started
and so lar but one set of timbers has been
put up. The 20 stamps of the Silver Bow
mill are kept employed on ore from these two
drifts and though its capacity is 30 tons per
Gay the ore at the mine is already beginning
TO accumulate. 1t is the intention of the
company at an early day to sink a main shaft
about midway between the two shafts from
which ore is now being extracted. This will
afford the required facilities for working all
the lodges so far discoyered in the claim and
at the same time serve to demonstrate their
permanence and extent. The expense or
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appearance of the ore body in the western
end of the claim, even without consideration
Of the other lodges.
PACIFIC.
From the bottom of the main shaft. which
is GU feet deep, the level has been extended
east Is feet and west IS feet. The slopes
have yielded we'll and the level Is still in
good shape for producing largely. The south
crosscut from the west drift has opened up
q fine ledge with good walls and 3 feet of
milling ore, 80 feet south of the main level.
A new level just started OH this vein is in Is
feet east and about the samS distance west.
AURARIA.
This location joins the Moose on the south,
and is owned by Roudebush s. Young. The
shaft has attained a depth of 60 feet. Where
the ledge was first struck it was small and the
ore was not rich enough to pay, but within
the last two weeks the ledge has widened to
8 feet in the bottom, and has improved suf-
hciently in quality to render its extraction
quite profitable. There are perhaps so tens
Of ore on the dump.
CLEAR GRIT.
The main shaft is down Is feet, the level
extending east 40 feet and west so feet.
One hundred feet from the shaft in the east
level 4 crosscut was run south 20 feet, strik-
ing a 4-foot vein of free ore which ASSAYS
well. Tn face Of the west level is all in ore
somewhat base in character and a~ssaying on
an average $40 per ton. The two slopes in
this level are in excellent shape. A 3-foot
vein of 75-ounce ore is being extracted,
though recent samples have assayed as high
as 225 ounces. The product is being worked
at the Smith & Kessler arastra.
From near the bottom of the middle shat
which is $50 feet deep, drifts have been
started east and west following q we'll defined
vein of remarkably rich silver-copper ore
heavily im~pregnated with native silver, and
carrying about 30 per cent. copper in various
forms. The second level running east, its
being pushed ahead under the direction of
the rustling Alex. Tarbet, and some fine look
ing base ore is being extracted. The product
Of the Bell will probably be reduced at the
Colorado smelter.
STEVENS.
During the past few days work has been
resumed on the middle shaft, and with the
most encouraging results. Som time ago
the parties who were working the mine sus-
pended operations where the vein seemed to
pinch out IN the cast level, leaving a narrow
streak of stained rock: 1t appears however,
that they were too easily discouraged, for had
they penetrated the pinch for a distance of
just ten inches the ore would havo been found
wider and richer than before. In The face of
the drift 80 feet from the shaft, there are now
= feet of beautiful looking quartz in close
contact with I regular and well defined foot
wall. Two assays made this week from care
fully selected samples, showed ca md 60
ounces, the latter containing also $40 in gold,
per ton.
The main shaft is about 30 feet below the
GOO foot station, and work is still being vfgor-
ously prosecuted. In the upper levels Of the
mine not much is being done, operations be-
ing chiefly contined to levels No. 4 and j.
,
which are yielding about so tons of ore per
day-an amount which will be largely in
creased as soon as the required milling
capacity is afforded. The appearance of the
ledge at the lower levels remains without ma
terial change, though an improvement IN the
quality Of the ore is observable. The mine
throughout is in excellent shape, and there is
every reason to believe that it will have a
record as a dividend paying property, in no
way inferior to that of the famous Ontario.