The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-12
THE MINES.
oRIGINAL.

On the 100-foot level a considerable force
of men is employed in extracting ore from
the slopes, which is separated into two classes
the dump. OF the first class, which assays
high, over enc hundred and fifty tons is ready
for shipment. The east and west drifts on
the 1OO-toot level are not being extended.
The incline shaft is now the principal point
of operation, having been sunk to a depth of
100 feet. The vein, which is about two feet
wide, is compact and clean, but is somewhat
irregular as to direction, appearing and disap-
pearing from the shaft several times within
the past so feet.
GAGNoN. .r-....
No important developments have been
made within the past several weeks though
the mine is in its usual excellent condition.
The output of ore continues at about thirty
tons per day, most of which is shipped to the
Colorado works for reduction. It is intend-
ed In the near future to resume the sinking of
the main shaft from the 225-foot level and to
ascertain the character and richness of the
property al as great a depth as the sinking ca
pacity of the machinery will allow. 1t is
likely hat the shaft will be sunk to a depth
of 500 feet during the coming winter.
ALICE.
Tie water column not having yet arrived,
it has been deemed inexpedient by Superin-
tendent Hall to resume the running Of the
| crosscut, for If Professor Clayton's assertion
that the vein at the depth of 100 feet will be
found to have changed its dip to the south
shall prove correct, the caution of the present
manner of working will be vindicated. In
| all the five levels and the drifts and slopes
workmen are employed in extracting ore,
which is accommodating on the dump much
more rapidly than the mill can handle it.
The stope from the 7O.foot level continues
to yield some rich carbonate ore, of which
several shipments have been made. The drift
running west from the bottom of the shaft Al
a depth Of los feet has been extended to
length of 50 feet, showing up in the face
fine body of quartz, compact, clean and rich
The east drift is not being forwarded at pres
ent. In the new shaft operations are con
fined to stopping from the short drifts recent!
run on the cross vein. The product pay
we'll for handling but IS not remarkably rich
It is the intention of the lessee, Jos. Lacafl
within the next few weeks to begin the sink
ing of another shaft about $50 feet east of h
present within shaft, and to erect anothe
within thereon. This has been decided upol
because the present shaft is on a spur of tn
main ledge, not on the main ledge itself, an
in order to work the latter to the best advau
tage it has been determined to open a ne,
shaft.
STEVENS.
Until about ten days ago operations or thl
sterling property have not been very activ
for some months, and when the last 100 tor
of ore was taken out and shipped to the SINE
ter work in the two shafts come almost to
standstill. About ten days ago, however MI
, Stuart conceived a notion that about 300 fe'
! east of the east shaft some good ore could
y extracted from the ledge at a small expens
so he prospected for a day or W and was r.
warded by the discovery of a rich surface d.
posit of ore upon which he is now sinking
l another bonanza, which it IS to be hoped ms
: prove the case. The shaft as yet has attail
ed no considerable depth, but the ore boo
Z appears so well defined and of such hopef
) dimensions and richness That sinking will
: prosecuted With energy until sufficient dep
: shall be attained to warrant the extension
the first level east and west.