The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-09
from Sundays Daa
MINES AND MINI
Some of the Mines Of d
That are Showing
The Moulton - Alice - D
Belle Of Butte-Acquii
Magma Charta-St
ens-Snow Flax
MOULTON,

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MOULToN.
a livelier impetus has been
operation rs of the Moulton mir
past ten days. Yesterday Che
compartment shaft of the mine
depth of $50 feet-fifty feet d
distance for which sinking has b
ed for, which is 500 feet. 1t is /
No trouble is experienced from
the rock in the bottom throws
the 400 foot level the cross-cut
will be started IN a few days, !
of diving it will be. done uudl
On the south vein, at the 30O.h
drift, in a strong r vein, has be
west fifty feet. At the 800. foot
north vein, the drift is now ou1
thirty-eight feet, following IA vel
Of ore that averages about ID
thickness. At the 2G0-foot led
north vein, the drift is driven
thirty-twO feet, on a vein of god
that is improving in quality as
ceeds to the west. AT the 800 I'd
cross cut to the south is being I'd
tap the Moulton vein under IND
The air-shaft on the Moulton-Gd
of the main shafts down 81 fts
of fair looking ore. This shaft \
800 feet deep. The level to nd
the 300-fuot level in the main Il
run to connect with this air-stI
purpose Of afiording good ventiII
mine. Under the present able ID
the Moulton mine is rapidly odd
toward a thorough opening. i
ALICE.
n minute desert ption of the yarl
ings and openings in the Alice ID
occupy columns of space in the Nj
ore-bodies in the 100, 200, 800, 4l
and 700. foot levels are reported !
senting their customary appearsI
product of the mine, which is /
to its full produc Dg capacity, may
al % toHs per day Oh all avela age.
is So extensively opened that the
diem ore product could readily D
without much extra exertion, # I'd
required for milling purposes. NJ
usually new is To be reported abou
mine, or in regard to the characte1
daily extracted, which maintains al
in value from one month to anot1
Alice mills IRE running smooth
mine is paying monthly divided
aggregate Tor the year 1881 the hand
of $50, WOO.
LEXINGTON.
The Lexington main shaft is nov
feet, and is timbered 100 feet deep.
i'll the bottom is tight and the yoIuI
er medium. The progress OF the d
ward has been something ove oAe
day for the last week. At the
shaft work continues as usual, vii
notable to record abou, the quaint
daily or OF its value. Plent, OF II
ore to supply the Davis 10 stamp
Ell from the .nine daily, and that
ent per diem ore product. Tie
mine is looked upon as being as GOO
The examination of the Lexington
experts represe nting the company
capitalists, was systematic and
Prospecting wines were dropped o
ill many places. II is stated the
developed a much larger amount q
ing ore in the mine than had her
calculated on. The amount of tn
Of ore developed by the recent pro;
placed at being worth S5OO,OO0, in
former estimates.
BELLE OF BUTTE.
Work Oh the Belle of Butte mi
continues. Driving the east leve
nain shaft on the ore vein is de
fine chute of rich ore Tie vein
and measures nearly fifteen feet '
it has been cross cut. The ore c
this level, which is to the east abb
feet, is high grade, assaying IS on
yer, and carrying gold. Free
seen in some of the ore coming OF
cutting through the vein i'll the
is going OH. A short time ago
Bow Company purchased the Sell
for S25 900. The company has
veloped enough tirst-class ore to p
mine. The dump-piIe contains M
ore, and the dump is being enlarg
than double It's former size t" ht
coming out. The ore is being ha'
Silver Bow mill for treatment.
ACQUISITION.
The new nam Shaft on the !
niue was down and timbered to a
It's feet yesterday. Within the
the shaft has been sunk about ten
indications Of striking the ore veil
the shaft. The rock is hard, b
ite, and the head of wafer coming
at times, but under easy conlr"
men are employed on eight-houl
sinking the shaft.
MAGMA CHARTA.
Nothing specially new is trauspl
Magma Charta mine. The niue is
considerable high grade ore, much
is free-milling. Work on the How
verzer, which is gong up or
Charla ground, is energetioa'iy pt
is finished off in substantial shape.
as the pulverizer is S arted up a NJ
crease in the Alice shipments. Will
working capacity.
STEVENS.
On the Stevens mine work Is no
to sinking the main shaft. SINKING
plished slowly, as the rock is decll
The volume of water is heaVy, but
control of the pump. Nothing!d"
ent in the other shafts of the Steve
SNOW FLAKE.
For the past few days timbering
tIo al>.eL 49,. H. Sunp, III, 10 p,,ina