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

ner off a large boulder which he found pro-
truding from the ground. 1t was ore. An
assay showed it to contain 1925 per ton in
silver'and 81 in gold. A crosscut was at once
run to find the ledge and within a few days a
large body Of quartz was struck, though no
walls could be discovered. A shaft was i'm
mediately started and before a depth of many
feet had been reached, a foot wall smooth
and regular came in and the disorganized
mass Of ledge matter as encountered near the
surface, developed into a strong body of ore
two feet wide which averaged SIS per ton,
picked samples going as high as $3.50. At a
depth of rs feet, drifts were started east and
west on tue vein, which opened up a fine
looking ledge, but this work was soon stopped
that sinking might be continued. The bot
tom of the incline is now at the water level.
The walls are seven feet apart. On the foot
wall is a stratum of ore two feet wide assay
ing from SIS to 500 and a foot wall streak is
20 inches wide of the same quality. Between
is a "horse" which is already giving evidence
Of pinching, SO that at some distance below
water it is expected that the entire space be-
tween the walls will be filled with a clean
and compact body of ore. This shaft has
produced considerably more than one ton of
ore to the foot and now that levels are being
extended from the bottom, a heavy output
may be looked for. Mr.. Stuart has worked
only a small force of men, who have extracted
during the year, 700 tons of ore, having an
average value Of SIS per ton, according to the
books of the Dexter mill, where the product
has been treated.
The vital need of this property is a full
set of hosting and pumping apparatus.
At the water level in every shaft the ledge
is both wider and richer than near the surface
and there can be no doubt that explorations
below the water level will show the Stevens
to possess all the attributes of a great mine.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Stinson to expend
considerable money during the coming year
in thoroughly developing the property and in
ne mine of the camp would the expenditure
be of less doubtful issue.
SHoNBAR.
This property, for which a patent has re-
Gently been granted, was recently purchased
by Marcus DAILY, ct al. The amount of de-
velopMent so far prosecuted scarcely entities
the Shonbar to rank as a mine, but from
present appearances, no very heavy expendi-
ture of means is required to enable it to as
sumo that desired prominence. At a depth
of 50 feet in the incline where the water level
was reached, drifts east and west were started
for the purpose of prospecting the ledge to
ascertain whether or not the ore body was
sufficiently extensive and rich to justify the
expense Of a thorough development. The
results were very satisfactory. The ledge
was found to be wide and well defined and
the ore which the walls enclosed, compact
and of good assay value. Preparations were
working purposes, it being supposed that the
water could be handled for the first so Or u
feet without the aid of pumping machinery
and that the profits arising from the working
of tn, 'ine to that depth would pay the
working expenses and the cost of a pump
and engine. The owners were disappointed
in this expectation, however, for at a depth OF
40 feet, water again obtruded its unwelcome
presence and in such volumes that the CON-
pany was utterly unable to proceed and at a
point where a fine body of ore was coming
into the shaft, operations had to be suspend.
ed until such a time as the required machin-
cry could be imported and placed in position,
As som evidence that the mine is a desirable
property, it may be stated that, after all costs
of surface development, which is seldom ex.
pected to pay expenses and the prosecution OF
considerable dead work had been deducted
a balance of 5000 remained in the company's
treasury, besides 225 tons of 10 ounce ore on
the dump. When the Shonbar is opened
up on the lower levels therefore, and worked
by adequate machinery, it is reasonable to ex-
pect that the profits arising from the develop
ment of the minewill be i~nequalin proportion
to those received by the 35 feet of surface
scratching. 1t is understood to be the inten-
ton of Mr.. DAILY to open up the Shonbar in
approved shape.
BELL OF BUTTE.
This is a full sized claim, patented, lying
south of and adjoiningtEe Fraction and Magma
Charta. A vertical shaft has beeen sunk 81
feet and from the bottom crosscuts have been
extended to ascertain the width of the ledge
which is found to be 1G feet. The ore,
though not of uniformly high grade, is very
rich in places and improves greatly as depth
is attained. In general appearance the ore
resembles that of the Alice and is susceptible
of milling after being roasted. The property
from its proximity to the great Rainbow ledge
is regarded as a very promising one and the
owners, MessIs. Roudabush & Young, pro-
pose to work it actively and explore it to a
considerable depth. The vein being regular
and the walls well defined, no doubts are