The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-06
THE MINES.
BELL.

$4,000
of hosting water, of which there is about
100 feet to be taken out. This work will be
finished in about five days, and Immediately
thereafter a level will be started west on the
vein to strike at a greater depth the rich shoot
opened up by the new levels IN the middle
shaft. The lower level of shaft No. 2 is in
40 feet % feet east and IL feet west. The
drifts are both following the hanging wall,
where six feet of high grade ore are being
extracted. This wall remains well defined,
and from the surface has varied scarcely a
foot from the perpendicular.
HIGH ORE.
This immens ledge continues TO yield as
much ore as the milling facilities of the COM
pany will allow them to crush. The slopes
in the east level are looking well and seem
to be inexhaustible. The cast shaft is max
ing excellent progress, and when the water
level is reached, a drift west will be started
to connect with the main workings. This
Will secure the necessary ventilation, and
STOPPING from one shaft to the other can then
be successfully carried on.
DIAMOND.
This mine, heretofore known as the Tom
Marshall, is opening up in good shape, though
but little work has been done until within
the past week. The main shaft is 25 feet
deep, but the ledge is so wide that neither
wall is visible. A body of ore five feet wide
is being extracted and shipped to the Dexter
mill, where it is being quite proftably treated.
The Diamond lies west of the High Ore, and
promises to prove quite as extensive and
valuable as that mine.
MAGMA CHARTA.
Within the past week, work has been re-
sumed OF this mammoth ledge. The tunnel
is in nearly 1,500 feet. South of the foo. wall
a number of cross-cuts have been run prov.
ing the continuity of the vein, aud it is the
intention of the owners soon to run a series
of cross-cuts for the extraction of ore, Of
which, there is already enough in sight te
keep a 2O-stamp mill in operation for years
1t will probably be not a great while before
main working shaft, will be sunk on this enc
of the great lode, and the result is almos
certain to be the same which has ATTENDED
the development of the Alice, adjoining OF
the west.
GREY
Thu east and west drifts from the bottom
of the 92-foot west shaft have each attained
length of 40 feet and are being pushed vigor
ously ahead OH a 6 -foot body of clean, com
pact quartz, assaylng about $335 per ton. fl
the east drift the ore shows a decided i'm
provement in quality, and the foreman MI
Collins, is quite sanguine of striking within
the next few days some of the richest ore tn
mine has yet produced.
From the bottom of the east shaft the cross
cut north is still being extended, and is ex
pected to tap the. north ledge within a fey
days. Bids for sinking the first 100 feet j.
the double compartment shaft to be shortl
started and sunk to a depth of 300 feet, wer
closed yesterday, and the work will in al
probability begin OH the LIST inst. This shat
will be the means of opening up the mine t
excellent advantage, and the best possibl
results are already assured.
BURNETT.
This mine continues to yield about 81 ton
Of free ore per diem without making an
apparent impression on the vast reserves i
sight. 1t is extracted principally from the stope
in the east level where there is such Il man
moth body exposed that it is considered ur
necessary TO explore the mine in other places
The Dexter mill has been running fou
months almost exclusively on Burnett ore
and for some time the stamps of the Center
NAL mill have been kept busy from the sam
property. The extension of the east drift will
doubtless soon be commenced if adequat
milling facilities can be procured to treat til
product.
ANSELMu.
The new whym was started up Oh Tuesda
and works to a charm. The water had tlood
ed the drifts and was about half way up tn
shaft, but the barrel has made heavy inroad
on lis volume and yesterday the level wa
in a few days and the we'll defined ledge {
high grade ore, already opened up about Il
feet each way from the shaft, will be take
out from wall to wall. The west shaft
dow % feet. The ore showed a sligl
change in character yesterday turning to
base though the assay value remains abou
the m Encouraged by Mr.. L.acatf's sue
cess in opening up the .AnseImo, severa
parties owning claims in the vicinity hav
taken courage to invest a few dollars in dc
velopments and express themselves wei
pleased with the results of their enterprise.
SEI.F-HISER.
The first, OF 4O-foot level running We,
connected some time ago with the To,
Haney shaft, 200 feet distant, and is no'
about 70 feet on the other side. Stopping
actively progressing in several places and
considerable amount of base manganese OF
is being daily lloisled to the surface. Til