The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-04

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Mr.. Stewart, of New York City, spd
several days in infinitely examiniI
many shafts, tunnels, and openings
the mines in this district. The report
Prof. Black will establish the compaI
tive wealth of the mines. The expressed
of these gentlemen was highly ~flatteril
Their examination was exhaustive. TIL
selected a large collection of the differd
grades Of quartz from the mines, who
large bodies or deposits are in sight, |
analytical tests. Heretofore these mir
have produced we'll. The supply
quartz opened up is seemingly inexhaj
tible, and all that is needed is the er1
ton of modern machinery of large
ducing capacity to make plenty
money.
THE BALL MOUNTAIN DISTRICT.
This district is situated in the Bal
mack spur of mountains, about ten mil
north of Bannack. The district is abun
antly supplied with wood for the pJ
poses of making charcoal and drivij
steam machinery. Both gold and sild
lodes have been found here, and u
veins SO far as prospected, give stroI
evidence ofpermanency. Many locatio|
have been made, on which a limit
amount of developing has been initiate
On the Rothschild lode the most wo|
has been performed. This is a valuad
property. The experts who have d
amined it, want to invest in Rothschio
The mine is now under bond for 81
OO0-the bond running and expiring
about ninety days. This does not int
fere with the working OF. the mine, and
crew of miners are pow at work. :
mine is opened to adepth of Is to 35 n
now by two shafts. At that depth I
vein shows an average width of sew
feet of carbonate ore. The Rothsch1
vas discovered last June and is now
der the ownership of Messrs. Odd
Wright, Revois and Taylor. The vd
is in a contact between lime and porphI
~, dipping slightly to the north. IN
assays have resulted in showil
from $40 to $74 in gold per ton, SO tOl
ounces in silver per ton, and 40 to 50 A
cent. in lead. Amount of ore now |
pump about IS tons or 16 car loads. II
work at present consists in running
tunnel to tapthe vein at a greater dept
which will be accomplished this wintS
The Faithful is a large gold lode, !
Gated about 500 yards north of the Rotl
child. This lode was discovered SOD
years ago, and considerable work of !
velopment and prospecting has BID
done on this mine. A ton of quartz \
hauled five miles and crushed in a f}
stamp battery which produced $50 tod
ton. 1t is opened by both tunnel and shd
on a wien of paying quartz from three
five feet in thickness. The quartz
free-milling and ASSAYS from soto S4Ol
gold. A. H. Odell owns the Faithfa
Many other lodes are located in the Bal
Mountain district that have only bel
surface-prospected. No mill or furnaI
has been erected in this district yet, b
the amount of ore and quartz fully jus,
fies the erection of machinery.
The Flagstaff lode, rec.. led in tn
district, is opened by a shaft 70 feet dee
starting down Oh prominent surface co
ping. -Four men are engaged sinki1
the shaft under special contract, and it
the intention of the owners, Mess1
Wright and Revois to put theshaft dow
over 100 feet and then run levels on
vein both ways. One car load of fiji
class ore is sacked for shipment as an
detrimental test of the value of the Of
Assays run from $50 to 900 ounces 4
ton, carrying a fair per cent. in lead a
copper, with S. a ton in gold. The ID
is in a white lime formation which isl
derlaid with slate and marble. The VI
pitches north at about 80 degrees.
THE BLUE WING DISTRICT.
No important strikes are to report
the Blue Wing district. A great deal
prospecting work has been accom-
lished and considerable ore has been
tracted in the district during the p
year, much of which is ready for raj
road transportation. On the dumps
the Huron, Blue Wing, Silver Rose al
Erie claims there are many car LOAF
awaiting shipment that will, probabl
lay over until the spring season ope4
On the Silver Rose lode Messrs. Ri
Mathews & Co. have expended consid
able money and labor in opening th1
mine. A main shaft has been sunk
feet deep and a side shaft so feet deep.
ootn the lode displays strongly. In
oottom OF the main shaft the vein is
ieet wide, carrying a fair per cent
nlgh grade ore. A tapping tunnel
run l2o feet, striking the lode which
lOllOWS for % foot ~