The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-16
Favorable Reports from Some Of tIe
Leading Properties Of the District.
GaglaOn.

Items of Interest to Eastern Capitalists.
GaSnOn. "
During the past week considerable advance
has been made in the cross-cut through the
vein from the bottom of the 225-foot shaft.
The cross-cut is now IL, 80 feet, and a level has
been started west, which has reached alength
of 45 feet. A large body of very high grade
Silver ore carrying a heavy percentage OF cop
per, has been exposed, some of which is
being taken out and sacked for shipment.
Within a few days work will be resumed III
the main shaft, Il No. 10 Knowles pump av-
ing been purchased to flat end. 1t Is the IN
dIed feet further as soon as practicable, III
order fully to demonstrate the extent and
permanence of the vein. The increased
dimensions and richness of the ore body on
the fourth level give every assurance that the
improvement will continue. The
Alice,
Under the able management of Superintend-
ent DAILY, is developing finely. The working
force is now employed in running drifts, lev
els and cross-cuts, Stopping not being necessary
to supply the mill with ore. The main ore
chute on levels four and five is becoming wider
and improving in richness, as it is being
opened up. The mine looks well throughout,
and is in excellent shape to furnish ore 10 the
new mill on its erection.
Magma Charta.
The contractors are still working on the
tunnel to the south of the ledge, into which a
large number of cross-cuts will soon be run
The Magma Charta undoubtedly contains one
of the largest and in length the most continue
Gus ore bodies in the district. 1t is on a line
with the Alice, Of which it is undoubtedly all
extension, and being several hundred feet
longer than the Alice claim, is by some re-
garded prospectively as a more valuable piece
of property. 1t is destined beyond a doubt to
prove one of the greatest mines of the Terri
tory. Lying a few hundred feet south of the
east end of the, Magma Charta is the
In which a rich and important strike was
made about a week ago. The property is
owned by Messrs. Farrer, johnson & Larabie
but is being worked under lease to Mahoney
Monahan, Wright and Wilson who are to be
congratulated on their good fortune. From
the bottom of the SO-foot vertical shaft a cross
cut was run west which at a distance of a few
feet uncovered a we'll defined vein of ore o
great richness. A level has been run on TIT
vein thirty-tive feet i'll length. The ore is o
49, ;:.l- oo,,o l,n;,r froo opI o,oa boco
The streak of the former is about Is inclle
wide and according to the assays made show
81 ounces in silver pei ton. The base ore i
much richer. The streak will average p fee
in width and assays 2S2 ounces. y consider
= able quantity of the latter class of ore is OF
T. the dump. Connection with the inclin
+ shaft will be made withiu a few days and
s large quantity of ore will be hoisted through
l the main shaft.
High Ore.
! In the above named property downwar
development has been resumed. Within tn
past week the shaft has been extended II fee
below the level, but progress has beer. great
!, ly retarded by the unexpected volume {
water encountered. Pumping machinery
urgently required. The ore in the bottom {
. the shaft shows no sign of change.
e THIS mine. which was last week bonded
an Eastern company for 100000, is beil
worked under the new management. III
usual quantity of ore is being extracted, an
that containing a heavy percentage of copp'
/. b.;,r e,ol-a1 p-anaratnryf for hinnapt Ea
, for reduction. A prospect hole on the ga
a end of the claim has lately show up Il fiji
IL body of ore. Twenty feet from the surface
level has been started west on a 14-inch We
of 76-ounce ore. The large vein of free o
l. OIL the south side of the claim and parall
I, is furnishing considerable fair grade ore to Il
Clipper mill. Adjoining the Bell on the ca
is the
j. Sunny Side
1t is we'll know as a very promising mi
T. which needs only capital to develop into
large property. The vein runs vertically in
the hill, and is penetrated by a shaft seven
feet deep. From a point thirty feet belC
the surface Il level was run eighty feet we.
from which about POO tons Of free milling O
of fair grade have been extracted, leaving
considerable body yet in sight. The secol
level running west from the bottom OF t
=. shaft is fifty feet long, showing an improv
quality of ore carrying IA light percentage
copper. Two assays of ore recently talk
" from this level show rs and 1856 ounces
=. silver. Negotiations are now in progress t
the sale of the mine.
- Grey Rock.
Work is progressing tavorably, twelve to
of ore being the average daily output. ~
west level from the bottom of the shaft