The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19
THE MINES.
SALISBURY.

NJ q SALl6BUhts /
Stopping continues in the east drift from the
bottom of the 7O-foot shaft with satisfactory
results, the average output being about 10
tons daily. The product suffces to keep the
eight stamps ofthe Burlington mill in constant
employment. The ore assays from $50 to $40
per ton. In the new shaft, $50 feet east of
the old one, sinking has been stopped and
connection will be made from the level by
an upraise. On the completion of this work
the necessary ventilation will be secured and
stopping from the level to the surface will then
begin on a large scale. AS the ore body is
six feet wide some idea can be gained of the
output which may be expected.
R A
The report of a strike Yesterday on this
property turns out to be baseless. The mine
is under lease and is looking well in the new
workings, but no such qualify
of ore as was said to be
taken out of the shaft has yet been discov-
cred. The new shaft has attained a depth OF
about forty feet, showing in the bottom a two
foot vein of ore assaying 25 ounces. The vein
is almost perpendicular. So far as at present
developed only the hanging wall has been
struck. Thirty tons OF ore is on the dump
| and the first shipment from the new shaft
| will soon be made.
This mine keeps on the even tenor of its
way and furnishes little information which
has not already been made public. The
lower east level is now in nearly 60 feet, the
ledge showing nc diminution either in quail
ty or width. The water is under admirable
control, and it is quite likely the shaft could
be sunk so feet further without serious diff
Guilty. In the 7O-foot level stopping continues,
the ore production being somewhat larger
than last week and Of an improved quality.
One hundred feet from the shaft, on this
level, the shaft which is being raised to the
surface is making excellent. progress, the top
of the stope being within 30 feet of the sur
face. Ore shipments continue regularly to be
made to the smelter.
opHrR.
This is a prospect located some distance
south of Butte, directly east of the Star West,
and is owned by Upton, Noyes ct al. 1t Is
now under lease to Mr.. John Allan, who has
built a large shaft house, purchased a 80
horse power boiler and proposes thoroughly
to test the value of the claim. The Ophil
has always been regarded as a good undevel
oped mine. The groupings in places are re-
markedly rich, and the ledge, as developed
by a small shaft, shows u~nmistakable signs o
permanence and value. Several parties hav'
secured leases on the property at diheren
times, but have invariably been prevented
from realizing any profit owing 10 the heav.
volume of water Encountered and to the fac
that they were without means to buy the he
quired machinery. Mr.. Allen, however, be
, gins operations with a full understanding O
the difficulties likely to be met with and wit
| the necessary appliances to overcome them
i i Since his lease began he has enlarged th
: shaft Gan incline) and will soon put a pun
. in the bottom to throw the water to the SUI
f face. Sinking was resumed yesterday an
will be continued with all possible energy.
9 BELL
. The drift running west from the bottom {
the within shaft is being extended with a
possible dispatch, the intention being to COL
meet the two shafts at the earliest practicabl
moment. As soon as connection can be g
fected an immense amount of high grade 81
ver-copper ore will be available for extraction
. as Stopping can be prosecuted unintcrrupte
- by the results Of bad air.