The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-10
THE MINES.
A Most satisfactory Showing for the Past
Week. ..-
Mines that Cannot be Discounted In any
Country.


The Moose.
During the past week active development
has been progressing. The ne y vertical shaft
noted in last weeks report has now attained Il
depth OF 50 feet, and tomorrow morning a
cross-cut will be started westward to tap the
ledge, which is not more than six or eight feet
from the shaft. Aspur or pocket of the ledge
has already been encountered and is Welding
some high grade ore.
The Flag,
Is developing to the fullest satisfaction of its
owners. Mcssrs. Talbot & Co. 1t is opened up
by all incline Shaft 81 feet deep. from which
point a level has been run westerly lur a dis
lance of 100 feet. The ore vein averages four
feet in width, and continues slrong and well
defined. About twelve tons of ore daily are
being extracted, though this amount could be
largely increased if desired. The ore is of
free milling quality, and is shipped for reduc-
ton to The Silver Bow. Twelve men are en-
pioyed under able direction Of Mr.. Collins.
The Rock Island
IS developed hv an incline Shaft on the vein.
to a depth of GO feet, from the bottom of
which a level has been run 70 feet III length,
extending 80 feet east and 40 feet west. Sto-
ping is now progressing in the west level,
where the average width of the ore taken out
is from three to five feet. No foot wall has
yet. been struck, SO it is impossible to estimate
the width of the ledge. Thu ore thus far
extracted mills about 40 ounces in silver and
carries from six to ten dollars in gold. The
property is 10Y being thoroughly timbered.
1t was discovered in 1915 by Messrs. Steward
Il Hickey, its present owners, who, up to
within last fall, were not sufficiently con-
WINGED of its value to do more than the neces-
sary amount of assessment work which the
law requires. About six months ago, how
ever, they concluded to open up the property,
and the most satisfactory results have rewarded
their enterprise.
AT present is closed down, the ore having be-
come too base to work by the free milling
process. In the spring, however, active op-
e~rations Will be resumed, as, although the
nature of the ore is changed, it yet remains
sufficiently rich to pay handsomely for the
cost of extraction aud reduction. The prop
erty contains a large body of ore which a
smelling process will render available.
Chier Joseph.
A very material improvement is visible in
tile above-named prospect, ten feet in depth
having been added to the shaft. Last week,
it will be remembered, the ledge was stated
to be only three feet wide, largely filed in
with worthless material. This week the
waste has disappeared and the ore vein has in
creased at least a foot in thickness. But not
only is the body larger and more compact.
but the ore shows a decided improvement in
quality, yesterdays operations uncovering
some free rock much richer than any hereto
fore extracted. The different classes of ore
are being carefully separated, and a shipment
will soon be made.
The above-nalned property, which has
turned out some of the richest ore in the
camp, is being actively developed. Three
shafts have been sunk, through which the
mine has been opened up sufficiently to
prove its immense wealth. At the present
time the property is being worked through the
middle and western shafts. They are con-
nected by a level, from the entire length OF
which extensive Stopping has been and is now
being done. Eight tons of ore are being ex-
tracted daily, sufficient to keep the Clipper
mill in constant operation. The assay value
of the ore is about so o., which has been its
average value ever since the mine was first
opened. There is no attempt made to sort
it as otherwise the figure could be largely
increased. Before long it is the intention of
the owners to sink to a greater depth and take
out some of the vast deposits of base ore
Which are known to underlie the free milling
rock they are now extracting. Some very
high copper ore las been found below the
free ore line. Copper mining will be prose
cuted principally through. IT,, main or east
shaft, which has reached ii depth Of 10 feet,
and which at the bottom is not more than Il
few feet distant from the vein, to which a
crosscut VIII be run. a few hundred feet
east Of the present workings. on the same
vein, Il crosscut was run last week and a shaft
only a few feet deep was sunk, from the bot
tom Of which ore was taken IA te" days ago
assaying 221 OF. in silver. This goes to show
that the claim is rich along its entire length,
SO that not much more development will be
required before the Bell will be known as
one Of the bonanzas of this great district. 1t
is owned by McDermott Il Lavell.
GasnOn.
As stated last week an extension Of the
main shaft was begun some time ago, and it
has now reached a depth Of G5 feet from the
point where downward development was