The weekly miner., 1880-08-03
THE MINES.
ALICE.

The levels are all in excellent shape for
producing ore though at present none is
being taken out except what has to bs re-
moved in order to extend the drifts. Even
this output, however, is more than enough to
keep the mill supplied and several thousand
tons have already accumulated at the new
mill, now in process of erection. The 700
foot station in the main shaft has been put
m. When the sump is finished, upon which
the men are now bIsily engaged, the cross
cut will be run and the 7O0-foot level started.
Judging from the incliustion of the vein, A.
opened up on the No. ) level it is thought
that the cresscut will require to be extended
100 feet north before the ledge is tapped. l.
was held by Professors Clayton and Blake,
however, that the ledge from the 50o-foo
level changes its dip to the south in which
event, of coulse, it will be encountered al a
distance considerably less than the $50 fetr
estimated. 1t may be said almost that the
mine is entirely drv as the pumping machin-
cry is nearly at a stand-still. a circumstance
which largely decreases tie expense of min
IN.
During the past week important develop
,aents have been made. In the bottom OF
the new shaft, which ia down 60 feet, two
foot ledge of ore very similar to that pro-
iuced from the whim shaft has been unsov-
cred. 1t is being separated into two classes
On the dump, the first class assaying IL
punces and the second &C ounces. In the
| main shaft sinking has been resumed at al
ncline depth of 95 feet. Ii will DO remem-
Dered that about three months ago lessee
In the bottom Oh account of the heavy vol
ume of water encountered, but now that
whlm has been constructed, the water can be
'asily mailased, and the shalt will probably
re pushed down to depth of $50 feet. IL
he bottom at present the ore is fully three
leet across, and in quality the richest that has
yet been produced from the young bonanza.
,iu,h Of the rock Is literally covered with
native silver, and specimens have been IN
,uch active demand that sign has besn
p sted on the shaft house warning the public
not to take away the ore. The face of the
east drift is not being advanced At present
though stope is being actively worked. In
the west drift, however, a vein of high grade
ora fully two feet wide is being extracted
The face is 70 feet from the shaft.
STAR WEST.
During the pas. week fifty tons of first-clas
ore have been shipped to the Colorado smell
ter. The vhim shaft is down 105 feet. Yes
tsrday station was being put in and when
2O-foot sump shall have bsen du. out, drirt
east and west will be started. The vein il
the bottom is bstween two and half AM
three feet wide, aud as The assay value of TIN
ore will not fall below $50 ounces, unless tn,
character of the ore changes in tie drifts
, some idea may be had of the amount o
money this claim will produce before an.
further sinking is necessary. In the wes
Shaft development is proceeding satisfactorily
the drifts and Slopes being in good ore An
the water under easy control.
BELL.
The drift Just started west from the lex
ioUt, or whim shaft, ran into the ledge 0
Friday and opened up body of nagniticel
looking ore, the dimensions Of which hay
not yet been ascerlained. Assays made ye:
srday show it to contain 60 ounces in silvt
and 55 per cent copper This strike MI
Meadel regards as u very important one as L
had hardly dared to hope Tor pay ore With
Sucn Il short distance from the shaft. The
Is little doubt now that this drift will col
tuun in ore t, il = couuecti0n with tna mlu
snati, 200 feet west. The east drift from I'll
middle shaft las reached q length of So fee
aud continues 10 be pushed forward en tt
r hanging wall side of the ledge. 1t IS pre-
. ducing ABOUT nve tons Of shipping ore p
| d EN- brSdeS some of lower grade. tt
west drift, also on the hanging wall side, is
;, IS feet, but AZ the ore in The face is not
$ rich as formerly, a crosscut has just bee
!, started south to the fsot wall to see whsth
:. or not the location of the pay streak has bee
It shifted
n LEXINGTON.
9 Within the past few days the extraction
. ore has buau commenced in the west leve
Il where heavy reserves are in sight. I'll
g.. Slopes OF the east level, 100 feet from IL
= shalt, are i'll ere and producing we'll cons
a lus the limited num5er Of men emplsye
:. Fifteen tons is the average daily euLp
e whch m,snt easily be doubled were theI
u any means for treating the ore. The ne
shaft is being pushed downward day al
night and when the whm starts up wi
speedily be sunk to water level, after whi'
heavy hosting machinery will be placed
position.
q NOTES.
y The new ColLsa shaft is down thirty-f,
Y feet.
u The main shaft on tbs Magma Char
y has attained a depth OF 50 feet.