The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-01
THE MINES.
The Butte Properties Looking Excep-
tisnslly Well.
Some Cheerful Reading fer Intending
InvsstOrs.
Alice.

Development is principally confined to the
fourth and fifth levels. The former has now
attained a length of 235 feet west from the
crosscut and is still being energetically driven
ahead on the foot-wal side of the ledge.
The ore is not being taken out from the en-
tire width of the ledge as there are no pres
ent facilities for working it. Only a 12-foot
breast is being extracted, and but two sets Of
timbers are being put in. The two slopes on
thisl level are being actively worked, but fully
40 feet Of ore is being left untouched await
ing the erection of the new mill. Forty-fi five
men are employed in this ieve! in the two
shifts, and the ore extracted assays from 60
to Is ounces per ton in silver. The 5OO-tOot
level is now west 800 feet from the crosscut.
No attempt is being made to extract the full
width of The ore on this level, and operations
in the face are confined to running u tunnel
in on the ore to asce rtain the direction and
extent of the main shoot. At a point go
feet from the crosscut the two Slopes, which
correspond with those on No. 4, are being
driven ahead. The level al this point, like
the one above, has a total height Of over 20
feet and a width of II feet which might easily
be extended to 80 feet, that being the distance
between the walls. Forty-five men are also
employed OH this level. The appearance OF
the ore in the floor of the No.. 5 level is very
encouraging as it seems to become continually
richer. Work in the upper levels has tempo
rarily ceased as the ore extracted from levels
No 4 and i il mora than tho mill con honIIa
The daily output is about so tons. Excellent
progress is being made in the sinking of the
main shaft, which has now attained q deptl,
of over 600 feet from the surface. The 600,
foot station was put in several days ago, but
the vein will not be tapped at this depth unit
it is drained by the 7OO-foot c~rosscut, which
at the present rate of progress will be run II
a very few weeks. To sun up it may be
stated the mine throughout is in the hes
possible condition; recent developments have
been Of a very satisfactory nature and the
possible output of the mine if the milling
facilities were adequate would be such as tt
place the property in the very front rank O
the great dividend-payins mines of the coast
Salisbury.
= The east level has now been EXTENDED II
, feet from the shaft, showing no change in tn
appearance of the ore body which remain
, seven feet wide. During the past few day
oper atoms have been delayed Oh account {
. bad air, but yesterday pipes were put in All
9 to-day work will be resumed with vigor bot
in the face of the level and the slopes. I'll
j,ilv output baranftar will aveyare II ton,
, There are now 100 tons of ore ON the dunn
+ and during the past week 100 tons have bee
milled at the Silver Bow mill, the retur.
being "a ounces psr ton.
Grey Ksck.
The east and west level on the north vel
is still being pushed forward with good r.
suits, and a good deal Of successful prospec
ing is going on in other parts of the min
contingent to the main shaft. In the We!
shaft, however, recent developments are Of
surprising nature, one Of the largest leds
C ever discovered in the camp having bee
opened up. 1t will be remembered that a fe
weeks ago work was resumed on the ma
shaft rom the 4O-foot level, the intentio
being to extend it to water. Abo 1t two weel
ago water level was reached and a crosse
was started south, which at 4 distance of
feet from the shaft tapped a ledge of ~excellel
II free milling ore. At the time Of our 10
Il report the hanging wall (the ledge pitch
" south) had not been reached, SO that no reli
p DE figures concerning the extent Of the fiji
a ruuld be published at that time. Since the
l. However, the crosscut has been extended
y feet from the shaft, exposing the hanging vi
and showing the ledge At a depth of 81 fe
Q from the surface to be by actual measureme
VI % feet wide. The quartz is somewhat decor
posed, and in some places does not look mu
like ore. In this case, however, appearance
are deceptive, as it assays well. Sampl
f.. taken from the entire width of the lead ave
age IS ounces, which Mr.. Downs, the sup
mtcndent, says is quite rich enough to p
~ handsomely for reduction, a level has be
e started east and west on this mammoth We
i, being The intention Of the owners, the :
~. We" Bow company, 10 take ont the full - Il
=, Of ore.
wake-lp sim.
Il. The ore dump OF the Wake-up jim is
=, largest of any mine on the hill having only
na windlass for hosting purposes, as the amou
recently extracted and now awaiting shipmt
Iva is fully 400 tons. This it is understood "
la be worked 10y Roudebush X Young, who
pect to start up the Burlington mill on
10th inst. IN the mine development is
~ lively progressing. Tie east drift is in
nj feet, showing q very wide body Of free Z
., The slope looks well and is yielding seven
eight tons of ore daily. 1t is estimated Il
during the present month the eight men e
ploycd in the Wake-Up Jim have extract
400 tons of ore, a fact which may he of so
ed interest to Eastern CAPITALISTS looking fl