The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-01

LY MINER.
THE MINES.
New Discoveries In the Anselmo, Moose
and BeXl.
The Steady Growth or Other Young Bo-
nanzas.
the Hill.
Moose.
Work in the west drift from the main shaft
has Temporarily ceased, and STOPPING is being
pushed forward. In the north drift from the
4O-foot west shaft IL very fine ledge Of ore was
struck on "Wednesday night. 1t was exposed
by The last blast OF the night shift. The day
shift yesterday made a progress of several feet
through the new strike, but up to , o'clock a.
H.. had not struck the other wall. The first
assays were made last night too late to ascer-
tain the result for publication, hut from the
very fine appearance of the ore, which is a
>' ihiiiihS iu"iAH, ~ 10 iio lihSiJ ~
fall under 100 ounces per ton. As soon as
the width Of the vein becomes known by
the extension of the Drift to the other wall,
levels will be run east and west, and the mine
put in the best possible shape for the extrac-
ton of ore. Messrs. Passage T. Rice, the
~lessees, are to be congratulated on their we'll
earned success.
This prospect, adjoining the Moose on the
south, is rapidly developing into a fine prop
erty. The shaft (timbered in a model man
ner) is down about 60 feet Oh a :. foot vein
of ore which in the bottom is constantly en-
larging and improving in quality. The ore
is identical in character with that produced
from the main shaft Of the Moose. About 80
tons are now OIL the dump. The mine is
owned by Roudebush & Young.
Cora.
During the past winter no work has been
done OH this mine, the reason being that the
ore in the lower workings, though carrying
an increased amount of silver, was found to
be too base for the milling process. 1t is the
Va Wv "hNA Ho"SN,5 i'ii q
few weeks to resume active operations, as the
mine is far too valuable a piece of property
to remain undeveloped, the ledge in thu
bottom being very wide and rich. The mali
5 shaft, which is about $50 feet deep, is nov
filed with water half way to the surface an,
t as soon as this can be hoisted or pumped GU
the extraction of ore and the sinkin. of TIN
l shaft will be resumed. The mine is owne,
f by Roudebush & Young, and when bein
worked will require quite a large force c
men.
During tie past two weeks the Bell la
achieved the distinction of producing, it i
t. from q Montana mine. Picked samples ASA
high up in the thousands, ant 4 considerable
amount Of ore carrying 5000 in silver per to
e has been extracted, containing also from
e to 60 per cent. copper. The middle shaft, i
Il which this remarkably rich shoot was strucl
q is now down lO5 feet and sinking is still be
# ing prosecuted. Ninety-five feet from til
surface a level running west on a we'll dt
g fined ledge of rich ore is in a distance Of /
# feet. Most of the rich ore produced trol
O other mines in the district shows native 81
yer which seems to have formed as Il precil
tate from the upper ore, as it appears in yer
thin flakes or layers; but in the Bell the PR
cious metal seems to imDrcgnatc the ore IN
e different way. The silver appears IN soil
II chunks, which in some specimens contHibUt
: fully one-half to the entire weight ui Il
p rock. Instead, therefore, of being leaclt
from above in solution and deposited Ii in d IL;
,r tive state, it is claimed that in the turmati0
re of the Bell the ore was imprcyMa'eL wit
t. molten metal injected by the interior convu
ID sion of the earth. BE THIS As It may, hOv
ii ever, it is gratifying to know that HE silver
Il there in such uneXampled "nunLanc1, II
hencrfOrth the Bell will contribute very m
IS terribly to the already la"ge bullion rr,du,
re Of this great camp.
t, An important development was mad i
S this mine yesterday. In the west level. ahol
- tert from the shaft AND - feet from Il
surface, another ledge was discovered, Il
drift seeming to rum squarely into lE" "nd
il as il appeared IN weI.r.sliape form. l.
/ steadily iurrcasin. in Nidl1. and is eitler Iii
Sc placing or replacing Nl.at has h"Irluinre be,
'e the main vein. The urc !, Ct a $umeWh
" different character, for hesi,les carry ing Il
'e usual amount of wire Ind native silver
'e carries Il considelahl" proportion Of ru'
- silver besides some other forms Of that met
p which lmpart 10 il 4 beautifully varirsat'
Il appearance. This rev Ledge, Of course, "
y b. followed. as Mr.. Le(,a.t is confident tn
a. it will lead to a ~v"ritaOle bonanza.
" Star West.