The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-11-09
THE MINES.
Progress OF Development During h Past
4 b 4 week.
ACQUISITION.

ACQUISITION. @" 7
Stopping is actively progressing in the S.
foot level. The OF body varies from 5 to fleet
in width, and is producing daily about seven
tons of ole, which, will average $3.50 per ton.
In character it greatly resembles that of the
AnseImo, though it carries less silver in a
native state. The new staff, located about
so feet south Of the old workings, has at
tanned q depth of rs feet. Only two COM
partments are being sunk now; The third will
be added after a depth Of 100 feet shall have
been attained.
LEXINGTON.
There is no material change to be repo: ted
in the quality o. cha acler of the ole or in
the appearance of the ledge. Fifteen tons
continues to be about the average daily out
put, and it is extracted FEM the slopes in the
east 10 foot level. Operations on the rev
shaft have not yet been resumed, owing to
the delayed-ar1tval Of the pump. The engine
and boiler, however, have been placed in po-
sition, and on the arrival of the pump sink
ing will be prosecuted with great energy.
The new shaft house, one of the largest in
the camp, is almost completed.
Al zee.
Although eastern stockholders are doubt
less greatly interested in developments in the
Al4c we are unable TO give any information
other han that al eady made public. We are
Informed by the superintendent that there
are no changes wolthy of note; that a major
ity of the drifts and slopes are in ore Of e1-
cellent quality aud hat very few me 4 are re-
quired to extract enough to keep the mill
constantly supplied besides adding to the
surplus dump at the new mill. The mine
shows a steady Improvement in the west
workings. both in the qualify aud width OF
the ledge. The 7OO-foot crosscut from the
bottom of the shaft will be advanced with al
possible dispatch as soon as the machinery
can be adjusted. 1t will be several days ye'
before work at this dep,h is resumed.
BELL.
:, The middle shaft yesterday attained
depth of 100 feet, and Increased exertions ar,
being made to connect with the west drift @
the whim shaft as soon as possible. Whei
this is accomplished the necessary ventilation
will be secured and tine slopes can then b.
raised from one end Iof the level 10 the othe
"a distance of 200 feet, and in one of tn
richest shoots of ore YET discovered in this
any other camp. The face Of the level
now 1888 feet distant from the shaft, and tn
workmen are expected TO break into the VIII!
shat within the next few days.
As soon as connection is made with tn
y = , r. ~ ,a,e rt.,o;1 nf tha laval Wi
). begin, the object being to tap a ve"y rio
= shoot of silver-copper ore which was disco
cred several months ago in one of the uppt
east drifts. The extent of the shoot was III
;. ascertained, but it was penet ated far e1oue
" eonclusively to prove that it had none OF IL
: characteristics of a me.e pocket. When it
opened up at a depth of 100 feet we may CO.
fdently expect that bonanza No. ? will
=, opened up in the Bell.
On the south vein considerable free or
= assaying IS ounces, is being extracted al
>. added to the dump, which now contai
about 400 tons. 1t is being worked at t
,s Clipper.
49, ANSELMO.
During the past week Mr.. Lacatf has be
ny busy in fixing up the shaft houses and ma
Ill ing arrangements for the erection of a viii
w so that mining operations were somewhat
active. Yesterday, however, the carFenl'
Dr. having flushed, The force of miners was
Is employed. The new shaft Is being timber
re- and a track laid for the bucket, and sink!
NC will be resumed within the next week.
the b tom of The main shaft, in which, a
= depth Of 1O2 feet, work was stopped when
INC drifts were started, operations have been
we sumed and it is expected that within the /"
10 three months the 2O0-toot level will
stalled.
ere STEVENS.
in The new shaft has reached a depth Of
feet, and the ledge, which at the surface
me broken up add contained considerable '
ed, matter, has improved in a very marked
get gree. The foot wall IS smooth and regu
AMI the ore is compact AID clean. 1t ass
had from 70 to 100 ounces per ton. About
JUS tons from this shaft haye been shipped to
ell Dexter mill, and if the mine continues
the improve at its present rate It will not be
before the daily shipment will reach
amount. All the mine needs is macllin