The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12
From Sundays Daily,
THE MINES,
How Some of the Mines are. Open
HtEN l. ing and Yielding. F

~" ~oo " oA0 WINES are ODen
.tEN | ing and Yielding. WI
The Moulton- Alice -Lexineton-
Es Magma Characterization
-Valdemere.
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MoULToN.
Sinking the main ,three-coinpartment shaft
OF the Moulton mine is stopped, temporarily,
at 4oo feet deep, awaiting the completion Of
a water-ta6k and pump station. Workmen
are busy putting in the tank and building the
station, which will take several days to finish.
Probably within a week the sinking of the
shaft will be resumed. The cross-cut. to the
south at the 300-foot level Is passing through
a strong vein Of ore, and fourteen feet of
ore, slightly mixed with, streaks OF granite,
has been opened, This ,cross-cut is now in
over 1875 feet, and will be run until the main
Monlton vein Is tapped. At the 2OO-foot
level the work is confined to 81 alton. cutting.
Thu 4O-stamp Moulton mill is raised and the
building will be mclosed In a few days more.
The pan ant setlle frames are ready for
raising and workmel, have commenced franz
ing the battery timlers. Seventy men are
employed in building the mill, which will! be
completed as rapidly as circumstance will
permit. Twenty-one rods of the Moulton
water ditch are finished daily, including the
putting in of fumes. The heaviest part of
the work is done, and the ditch will be in a
condition to carry water III three weeks.
ALICE.
Through the courtesy of Asslstant-Super-
intendent Preston, our reporter was enabled
to obtain reliable information of the condi-
ton and workings of the great Alice mine.
In all the levels of the mine, embracing the
100, 600, 500, 400, 800, 200 and lOO-foot levels,
the ore-bodies are presenting a good appear
ance and they are yielding ore, daily, fully
up to the regular standard of Alice ore. At
the 70O-foot level there is little variation IN
the quality of the ore. At the 30O-foot level
q large body Of high-grade ore is opened up
and force of ~twenty-eight men are at work
extracting. Every portion Of the mine is re-
ported to be in prime condition. The Alice
company is now employing a combined force
of 257 men, whose daily wage amounts to
$685. per diem-or at the rate of $331,27 for
the year.
LExIN T
The main double shaft of the Lexington
miae is being dropped in fine shape, and The
daily average. depth attained in sinking is sat-
factory. Yesterday the shaft was down over
IT'S feet. The rock was moderately hard,
but yielded freely to blasting. The water is
as yet, light, aud is not increasing in volume
perceptibly. Cross-cutting to the north will
not be commenced until 800 feet has been bot
toned. AT tie old within incline shaft Of the
Lexington, a good quality of free-milling ore
is coming out daily. The work is confined to
stopping, in two places, in the east level, dis
tant from the shaft, at the furthest point, about
400 feet. At both places the ore body is look
ing finely, which is nothing new for the Lex
instoI mine.
MAGMA HARTA
Much activity is displayed at the various
workings Of the Magma Charta mine, we'll
known as the property Of the Alice company
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the time being, but the cross-cut which is be-
ing driven to the north to tap the vein is
pushed ahead, at the 50O-foOt level, under
special cont act for running, and the cut is
being advanced with a fair degree of progress
Stopiny ore in the drifts of the 20O-foot leVe.
continues daily. At the lOO-foot, or adj
level, all excellent quality of manganese ore il
coming out. ) Sinking on the vein struck II
the grade for the Rowland Pulverizer is de
y~eloping a fine vein of high-grade free-mill
ing ore. From this chute a large supply o
ore can be expeditiousIy extracted.
ACQUISITION.
On Saturday the double compartment sha.
of the Acquisition mine had reached a depth
of l4O feet, having been sunk about hfteel
feet in tie last week. The rocl
is moderately soft, and the pump has no eStr'
amount of water to raise. No ore is being
taken from the old openings of the mine, ant
none will be until the vein is tapped by
cross cut from tia 200 foot level, which vii
h. est ablisle ed as soon as the shaft can b
dropped down.
VALDEMERE.
The Alice Company is opening the Valde
mere claim, on the Rainbow Ridge, to tn
east Of the Alice and Magma Charta mines
shaft has been started down on the vein. an
on. shift is employed III sinking. Thu VEN l
~openiuy snlendidly and is yielding ore OF
hioh Grade. But little more than surtac'
work has been done, as the shaft is only doWl
a few feet. The surface indications are ia
vorable, and the vein grows better as II
followed down.
The Accident at the Moulton Mine