The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-21
THE MINES.
ANsELMO.

the main shaft are each in 81 feet on a two
foot vein of excellent ore. The west drift of
the first level has attained a length of lis feet
and is still being driven ahead with encour-
aging results. The various slopes are in ore
and yielding well. From the bottom of the
new shaft the face of the north crosscut has
been advanced twenty feet and will probably
tap the west drift from the other shaft
within the next five or six feet. As soon as
ventilation is secured sinking will be resum-
ed at a depth of ~sixty-two feet and drifts east
and west started on the vein. During the
past week forty tons of first class ore have
been shipped to the smelter, leaving $50 tons
of second class 80 ounce ore Oh the dump.
ALICE.
The 70O-foot crosscut will be started up Ill
a few days, OH the arrival of the two pumps
necessary to handle the volume of water ex-
pected when the vein is tapped. This i'm
portant event may occur much sooner than is
anticipated unless Professor Clayton was
mistaken in his assertion that the ledge
changes its dip to the south within 700 feet of
the surface. The drifts and Slopes of levels
No. 4 and 5 ale all in ore which will mill $40
and vast reserves are left untouched to be
extracted on the completion of the new mill.
In the upper levels considerable work IS be-
ing lone and the different workings are be-
ing put in shape to insure a heavy production
when the reducing facilities of the company
are perfected.
MAGMA CHARTA.
Recent developm ents or this mammoth
ledge are OF a very encouraging nature. The
double compartment shaft is being sunk as
expeditiously as possible, and has reached a
depth of 146 feet. 1t has thus far passed
through two strata of ore, the one struck yes
terday assaying 1876 ounces. The shaft is be-
ing sunk on the hanging wall side of the
body at a depth of 175 feet.
The discovery of the rich streaks above the
hanging wall is regarded as a good omen, and
the owners of the property are confident that
some rich ore will be opened up in the main
ledge. Surface groupings and the develop
ments in the 1900 foot tunnel leave no room
to doubt the magnitude OF the deposit, and if
at an increased depth it should prove as ri Oh
as the small veins already passed through, it
will be a difficult matter to place a value on
the property or make an estimate of its pro-
ductiveness. We are confident in the belle f
that with development the Magma Charta will
prove the compeer of the Alice itself.
LEXINGTON.
No new developments have lately been
made in this property, but the output remains
undimlnished and no great impression seems
to have been made on the reserves in sight in
the main level. Judge Davis informed a re-
porter yesterday that without any further ex-
ploration or sinking, enough ore could he ex-
tracted from the east and west drifts to la st
the mill two years. The daily capacity of
the mill being between - and 10 tons, it
would follow that there are not less than TO-.
600 tons in sight. The ore now being exract-
ed assays from $50 to SIS in silver, and from
S. to 500 in gold. The new double compart-
ment shaft, over which a building about 80
feet square is being erected, has attained a
depth of lis feet, and is being pushed vigor-
Ously downward. A station will be put in at
200 feet, but no crosscut to the vein will be
started at a depth of less than 800 feet. In
the east and west drifts of the old shaft stop
ing is being carried on, and a shaft has been
started considerably west of the main incline
to test the continuity of the vein in that di-
rection.
GREY ROCK.
The main double-compartment shaft has
been sunk ten feet within the past week, be-
ing now 100 feet deep. 1t will probably strike
the vein at a depth of $50 feet, but will be
continued so feet further and a crosscut ant
levels be started. About $50 feet east of the
shaft an air shaft is being put down, to con-
meet with the east drift, when that may be
come necessary. As soon as the mill sue
ceeds in crushing the ore now Oh hand, the
extraction Of ore will be resumed in the west
sight between the two levels.
W~AkE-UP-JIM.
We are much pleased to announce that op.
e~rations have been resumed on this well
known property. About II tons Of ore is be
ing daily extracted from an underhand Slope
CAtoiu'hS HUH tHe idCe Il tHe WeSb uFlll, ~
feet east of the shaft. The other drifts are
not being worked at present. Sinking will
be resumed in a few days from the bottom OF
the GO-foot shaft. The ore product at present
is being partially chlorodiz"d by fire, ore and
cordwood being put i'll layers and burned.
The property is now upder lease to Messrs.
Clark & Stoner, who propose to test its rich
ness at a greater depth.
ACQUISITION.
The three shafts are in excellent working
order, and are being sunk as rapidly as posi-
BILE. Water occasion 5 much trouble, but if a
depth of 80 feet further can be attained and
the ledge is oun to lelain its present rich