The weekly miner., 1881-07-26

MOULToN.
The thrCe-compartmen main shaft of the
Moulton mine had reached depth of 1926
| feet yesterday. Sinking during the last week
had been very much retarded by the extra
| Volume of water met with in the ore-yen of
| the 300 foot-level land which was not provided
for by having pumpin position. The head
OF water, which bothered for several days,
! drained off and is not a source of trouble
now. The rock in the bottom Of the shaft is
partially hard, with mixture of soft.
clayey formation, which necessitates close
timberlng as the shaft is dropped. The most
conspicuous feature in the opening of the
| Moulton mine since our last report is the
striking of the north vein in the cross-cut at
| the 3OO-foot level. The cut was in about ten
| feet when the vein was tapped. Yesterday
the cross cut had penetrated the vein nearly
four feet. The ore coming out is high grade,
| much of it showing native silver quite pro-
fusely and assaying high up in the ounces.
| The thickness of the We in at this level has not
been demonstrated yet, but the indications
are that it is strong as we'll as rich. AT the
2OO-foot level, the cross-cut, to the north, has
been started and is in few feet.
Work on the new Moulton mill is pushed
forward with as many workmen employed as
there is room for. The battery blocks are in
place and the chlorldizing furnace will be
finished in a week. Eight pans, of the six
teen, are in place, and the remaining pans are
ready to place. All the running gear for the
settlers is in place and the settler bottoms are
being put in. The pit for the engine was fin
shed esterday, and the artificial stone bed
is under way. The work in every respect IS
solid and presents finished appearance.
| The Alice mine continues to be worked in
model manner, and is producing a daily ore
product of something like so tons per diem
All the ieYels of the mine are producing ore
daily-from the 100-foot down to the TOO-foot
level. AT the 7oO-foot level stopping work is
going on in both the east and west levels.
Superintendent Hall says that no definite
conclusion has yet been arrived at in regard
to sinking the main shaft of the Alice deeper
than 100 feet, the depth at present attained.
President Walkers recent visit to the Alice
mine and his thorough inspection of the prop
city and its management, was highly satisfac-
tory. Both Of the Alice mills are running
regularly. The large mill was stopped por-
ton OF the past week, but it is now pounding
away, with 60 drops at work crushing Alice
and Magma Charta ores.
MAGMA CHAETA.
The cross-cut at the 300-foot 'Cvel in the
Magma Charta mine has been for arded to the
| north about 30 feet, and is now 50 near the
vein that it is expected to be tapped at every
foot. The indications in the rock at the head
are quite favorable. From the 200 foot level
superior quality of ore is coming out daily,
and upwards of fifty tons of this ore Is piled
up on the ore-dump. At the 1O0-foot level
twelve miners are employed taking out high
grade ore.
eSterday the frame work of the building
| for the Rowland PulVerzer was raised, on the
Magma Charta ground. Ali the machinery
belonging to the pulverzier is on hand except
the boilers, and they are Oh the way. The
work of putting Up this new ore-crllsher will
be crowded with as much expedition as pos
slble.
! LEXINGTON.
! For several days an examination Of the
! Lexington mine, by representatives of a
French Company, has been quietly going on
The sinking of the main shaft of the Lexing-
ton is making fair headway. The shaft is
nearing a depth of POO feet, and before the
end of next week, it is thought, it will be
| deep enough to commence cuttng O!t the
station at 200 feet deep. The lowering oftLe
pump yesterday caused ii temporary su>pen-
sion in sinking. The rock in the bottom Of
the shaft is much softer than heretofore, and
4 considerable increase in the head of water
i, coming through the soft rock. The pump
, is working well and the Corlss valve engine
performs its work with noisc|ess ease. Noth-
| ing new is to report OF the workings in the
old incline shaft. The customary quantity of