The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-04-12
THE MINES.
The Mines Reported Look Better Thar
Heretofore.
The Anselmo-Morniny star-stevens-
Mount MOriah.
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AT the west shaft of the Anselmo mine,
where the new steam hosting works are in
successful operation, the work of dropping
the shaft down continues with good progress.
No heavy volume of water has, as yet, been
encountered. in this shaft, which is an in
cline following the rich vein of ore down.
The ore coming out is high grade, and the
bottom of the shaft is reported to he in The
most satisfactory condition. At the whim
shaft of the mine work is pushed forward viz
orously. The mine is now SO thoroughly
opened that the extraction of ore, in large
quantities, can be. accomplished with dis
patch, as the combined length of the levels
is over two hunded and fifty feet on the ore
ready been large. The daily output of ore
is fully fifteen tons, and there is on the dump
several hundred tons of first-class ore, and
also a large quantity Of second-grade ore.
Yesterday, at both shafts, splendid ore was
coming out, the character of which has been
so often reported in the MINER that the pub
lie is perfectly familiar with it.
M STAR.
Since the repair of the boiler work has been
actively resumed at the Morning Star. The
machinery is now Ill such a substantial con.
dition that no fears are entertained about
having to suspend work in the future, as a
good job of mending was put OF the large
boiler. Work in the east shaft Is actively
prosecuted, with nineteen men employed. In
the east level of this shaft a winze is being
raised on a vein OF ore three feet in thickness
that assays very good. The west level is be-
Ing driven ahead on a fine, compact vein of
rich ore, and has reached a distance from the
main shaft of about fifty feet. Yesterday,
.'bucket samples" Just as they came up from
the level, assayed $50 ounces in silver to the
ton, and some select specimens assayed into
the thousands of ounces. The mine never
looked better than it does now. Sinking on
the west shaft still goes on. A whim is to be
put up OF this shaft, which is on the vein.
A change for the better i'll the character of the
ore has been noticed in the last few feet OF
sinking.
V
NoliHhS CsPCIiaiiJ hCV 10 Z lSpoItco
about the Stevens mine at the present time,
Still the developing work going on in the
shape of l~evel-running materially adds to the
value of the property, which is now counted
among the first. class mines of the Summit
Valley district. The east level, now being
advanced from the west shaft. is progressing
a: a fair rate, with day and night shifts stead
lily employed in driving if ahead. The ore
vein of the Stevens is now opened two hume
red feet in length, exposing a very regular al
compact vein. The last forty feet of tn
level is in ore that will run to the surface,
distance of one hundred feet. No ore ha
been extracted from the sur~face-working OF
this portion of the mine, which leaves al
untouched chute of ore, of great value, tina
can be expeditiously extracted. The suspen
sion of work on the middle shaft was due t.
the want of proper machinery to hoist tn
water. and the further sinking of the shat
will be stopped until the company obtain
the machinery needed to successfully conten
with the water.