The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-12-07
From Sundays Daily.l
II MINES.
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In the Lexington nc important changes in
the appearance of the ore body have taken
place during the past week. The stepes in
the drift running west from the 70-foot level
are all in ore of excellent quality, and are
producing daily about Is tons, which is sufi-
cient to supply the mill. The sinking Of the
new shaft has not been resumed, owing to
the non-arriyal of the necessary machinery,
which was ordered several month ago.
At the Alice everything is running along
smoothly. Drifts in all the levels are being
pushed vigorously ahead, the quality of the
product remaining about the same. The TOO
foot cross-cut is making good progress, but so
far no important Developments have been
made.
The new Moulton shaft is about ten feet
deep, and a MINDLESS is being put up. In
excayating for the shaft-house some very rich
streaks of ere were encountered.
Owing to the break in the pumping ma
chinery of the Magma Charter, the mine is at
present idle, SO that the width of the ore body
recently discovered in the north cross-cut, at
a depth of 206 feet, has not yet been ascer-
tanned. "
An important strike is to be recorded from
the now famous Bell. Some exceedingly
rich free ore has been uncovered. Develop
ment in the lower workings of the mine is
progressing .f%avorably.
The slopes extending east and west from
the bottom of the North Star are yielding an
amour of high grade, free ore sufficient to
keep the Clipper mill in constant and profita-
BILE operation.
The Colusa continues 10 produce almost
forty tons of ore per diem. 1t is extracted
principally from the face and slopes of the
east drift, where some very rich copper orc
pockets have been opened up. The hosting
machinery for the main shaft will soon be
placed in position.
Operations continue active ON the Stevens,
which is yielding an increased amount of free
ere. The new shaft is being sunk as exps-
d~itleusly as possible, and the ore body shows
a steady improvement both in the quality
and the width of the ledge. Several ship
nents have recently been made to the Dex-
ter mill.
The new Ophir shaft is being sunk on the
vein with excellent results. The ore body is
improving in richness, and some very high
assays have been made during the past week.
The north ledge, on which the first shaft was
sunk, is expected to come in inthe course of a
few weeks, SO that the ore body will not only
be rich, but extensive.
The Pacific is fast building up a reputation
as a prolific producer of the precious metal.
The slopes in the east 50-foot drift are in ex-
cellent shape, and are yielding from twenty
to thirty tens daily, enough to keep the
stamps of the Silver Bow mill in continuous
operation. The south vein, which was dis
covered, by a cross-cut last week, - feet from
the main level, will soon be actively devel-
oped.
At a depth of 21O feet the east and west
drifts of the Mountain Boy are producingtothe
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of each is a fine body of base ore, which is
being extracted, and when the slopes are
started a heavy output may be expected.
The Acquisition continues to produce daily
from six to ten tons of very high grade rock
In the S5-foot level, connecting shafts Nos.
l and 2, the appearance of the ore body re-
mains unchanged. In the west extension of
the level which is now in about 20 feet, and
in which the ore pinched for a short distance;
the same shoot has been uncovered, and
force of men is kept continually employed in
extracting the rock. The double compart-
ment shaft is dow 40 feet.
Things are booming at the Anselmo, and
superintendent LeCatr is in e~cstasies at the
prospect. The old shaft upon which sinking
has been steadily progressing for seyera
weeks, has attained a depth of 100 feet, and
the ore in the bottom opens up in fine shape
In the 1OO-foot east drift, stopping is being
prosecuted and several tons of rich ore il
daily hoisted to the surface from that part o
the mine. The new shaft upon which {
within was recently constructed, and which j:
100 feet east of the old incline, is down 81
feet on the main ledge, and is producing some
of the richest rock yet taken frem the young
bonanza. Alta depth of 100 feet it will bt
connected with the cid shaft by the east drift
in order to secure thorough ventilation.
Re-engagement.