The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-22

= Hopeful Prospect fer the ntn,p~ !.
6yS terest.
Progress ~ Development In she r..v
Rock and othsr Properties.
BELL,

Work is progressing on each Of the ,bre.
levels. Tn second level, running east. has
STAINED q length of 10 feet and il being
pushed rapidly ahead on q we'll defined vein
OF high grade ore. The lowest level running
east and west from the shaft, is in about Is
feet each way and is producing some marvel
ously rich ore. The present object Of the
company, however, is not so much to extract
ore as to put the mine in good working order,
and this is being done as rapidly as possible
so that by the time means of transportation
are available the property will be in shape to
produce a large amount of ore for shipment.
work viii soon be resumed on the east shaft.
HIGH ORE.
This mine is producing about is tons of
somewhat low grade ore per day, principally
from the slopes in the east lower level. Work
in the east shaft has lately been resumed, the
intention being to sink it to water and then
drift west to connect with the main level.
This new shaftois already SO feet deep, and,
like the main shaft, is an incline run down
on tie vein.
There are no important developments to
report from the Burnett. 1t is one of the
sold reliable " properties Of the camp and
though its ore shows no native silver it may
always be depended upon to contain enough
of the precious metal to pay well for extrac-
ton. The daily output continues at about
80 tons, which is taken principally from the
slopes IN the east level.
GREY ROCK.
The extension of the drifts Oh the SO foot
level has increased the daily output to forty
tons, being ten tons more than the Silver Bow
stamp can crush. Tn west level is in Is feet,
and is being pushed vigorously ahead in aten
foot breast of ore. The west level is in %
feet, the face being in solid ore of good aver.
age grade and Is feet wide. The hanging
wall of partly decomposed granite is we'll de.
fined, but the foot wall has not yet beer
struck. The lower level throughout is excel
lently rendered with square sets. When the
drifts shall have been extended a sufficient
distance to allow of stopping, the ore produce
will be largely increased, emphasizing thu
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facilities. In the upper or forty foot level TIN
Slopes are in splendid shape and a considera
BILE amount of 40 or. ore is being extracted
Not much is being done at present in the cas-
! shaft, though the increasing dimensions Of tn
, dump indicate that free ore continues to b
! extracted. The principal ore body opene
> up in the lower level of this shaft, which
c 10 feet deep, is base in character, and thong
: an immense ledge of it has been opened u
! by the 225 foot west level, it is unprofitabl
y to extract 1t at present, as the company, hay
9 ing ne roasters in the mill, has no ~faciliti,
. for its reduction. Operations in this shat
therefore, are principally confined to prospec
, ing for parallel lodges Of free ore, in whic
they have been successful, as our readers wi
remember .ho have read previous reports.
q
l. The first level running west from the Sc
Riser shaft has connected with the shaft
the Tom Haney, about 200 feet west, and
II still being pushed ahead. The other drift
IF are in ore and looking well. About SO tor
ar of base ore are on the dumps.
If Inc uDuDle compartment Shdit ol Vic ->e
If tie is daily increasing in depth. At 100 fe
"a a crosscut will be run to tap the ledge.
r The Fredonia is being extensively explore
A new shaft has been started to connect Wi
IS the winze in the west lower level.
n The Mountain and Colusa "copper" are
70 excellent shape. One hundred thousat
dollars worth of copper ore from these t'
% mines is piled near the company uihce ava
ing transportation.
Operations continue active at the Salisbur
the east drift and Slopes being AL in ore
fair grade. There are $50 tons on the dun
one-third of which will assay 500. The
~ are numerous other prospects near the Sal
x bury which are now being actively develop
40 with encouraging results.
T. The Clear Grit is being worked with
as small force at present as the capacity OF
in Smith u Kessler arastra is limited. Sol
lis excellent free milling ore is being extract
xt from the west level and west slopes. L
lie face of the level is all in ore and the STOP
ri show an ore body about three feet wide.
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