The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-24
THE MINES.
ine Alice Lexington, Late Acou,s,.,..
and Spur stewart, lsnh and s.on,.".
silver Mining Co, High Ore, 1,oI,,s.
Notes Etc. "-

n spur, stewart, Isah and Hvo,,..-
silver Mining Co., High Ore. .o,,.s.
Notes Etc. '"-
The working and paying mines of tbe c,,;,,
baye become so numerous within tho last .p
months that it Is impossible to embodv them
al IN one report. Consequently, in writiro
up 'he various mines of the camp, we arc
compelled to take some at one time and sonao
at another. ~
lhe Alice main shaft is in fine condi,io,
Ore is being extracted from the 100. 900 70,
4Oo and 5OO-feet levels. The amount NJ -
accumllating on the dump for the sixtv-stam,
hill Is immense, and the ore bodies arc,
seemingly, ineyhaustible.
WORK at The 7OJ-foot station is Progressing
rapidly. The dimensions of the 7oO. font
station are 20 by rs feet and 10 feet in height
This, the deepest station, is in ninteen feet
north toward the vein, aud is in pretty hard
granite, 1nterspersed occasionally with small
seams OF quartz. At the 700, foot station the
rock is comparatively dry, the large body of
~ coming iioHh The upper leYels.
' r 1'' LEXINGTON.
fltteen tons OF ore is the average amount
hoisted daily from the old incline WORKINGS
which is a sufficient supply to keep the Davis
mill actively pounding. The mine presents
the same favorable appearance as it did at our
last report,
Workmen are systematically engaged on
the new three-com partment shaft house of
the Lexington, and the structure is raising
above the foundation layers. The number
OF men employed assures its speedy construc-
ton.
LATE: ACQUISFrION spURt
just started on the SO-foot level to run east,
with an ore Nein seven feet wide to run on.
Next week will commence runningth the west
level drift from the same sO-foot level. The
ore extracted is high grade, carrying about
one-sixth Of its value in gold, and a~ssaying
SOL in gold and silver. .a
"A new shaft, eighty feet from the old one,
is receiving new hosting works and within
machinery. 1t is down over 70 feet and is
just striking water in the bottom. This
double compartment incline shaft will be in
operation in a day or two.
STEWART.
On the Stewart the new hosting within
machinery has just been started up. The shaft
is all incline, following a vein of over four
feet of ore of similar character to that of the
Acquisition. At a depth of thirty feet a small
quantity of water was encountered, which
readily drained off through an old prospec,
tunnel. As soon as the shaft attains a depth
of so feet prospecting levels will be run to de.
velop and extract ore.
TIE UTAH N MONTANA SILVER MINING
COMPANY.
The Late Acquisition, Acquisition Spur and
the Stewart are now consolidated under the
name of the Utah and Montana Silver Mining
Company. The company consists Of W. a
Clark, J. X. Clark, Packard, Meneray and
others. w. II. Meneray is superintendent OF
the works Of the consolidated company.
HIGH ORE. !
Stopping Oh The 1O-foot level, east of the
shaft. Three men at work on an ore vein
seven feet wide make a daily OUTPUT of Il
tons, a part of which is hauled % the arastra:
for reduction. The ore isSfree milling, show,
ing a value of 20 ounces per ton.
CoLUsA. g.,
Working from the main shaft at $50 feet
deep, taking out ore from the east aud west
levels. Grade of ore continues the same as
heretofore. The new shaft, three hundred
feet east Of the present opening, is going
down smoothly.
NOTES.
None of the mills or reduction works are
idle. They are all running to their full ca.
pacity.
D. The number of men employed al the Alice,
Under ground is ninety. The number EN-,
ployed at the mine, mill, new mill and
grounds, is two hundred.
The machinery for the new Alice mill IS
arriving fast. Two hundred tons are now Oh
the way from the railroad terminus.
Work on many mines is developing favor
able showtnss. 4 resumption c1 prospecting
work on a number of mines will commence
soon
Ronlebush e. Young's eight-stalnp mill
is to make an experimental run of Bell sur,
face ore, considered as low grade.
The Bell ore, now being hauled to The Col
orado Reduction Works is rich. 1t is full OF
native silver and samples 300 ounces to the
ton.
.u,o s,reot " psfern GOl0ay.