The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-13
From Sun0ay's Daily
MINING REVIEW.
from Summit Valley Mining
district, for Week Ending
December 10, 1881.
THE

shaft is now down 26O feet, an,
brk of preliminary development j
steadily on. The work of sinkin
aft is pushed vigorously, runnin;
through lead matter, but wit
nv rich developments for a fey
Enast. The flow of water is stead
troublesome.
new mill is a most conspicuou
IN the northern landscape. 1t i
bout finished, awaiting the batter,
and sheet iron roofing. TIL,
broper is rooted in, the adjacen
6ry log building finished, and tn,
Dry brick office building ready
bfng.
CLEAR GRIT.
shaft at the Clear Grit is down
seventy feet, and the new machin
brks with gratifying smoothness
10 is going steadily or.
HE meantime a rich ore body was
Friday evening, and pay ore
for the first time from the Cleal
haft. This ore body was struck in
aft, and three or four tons which
AIKEN out gave an average of from
l5O ounces in silver and from S.
in gold. The streak of pay ore
ghteen inches wide at thu point
it was first touched.
MoULToN.
development and extraction OF
ON the MoultOn mine have been
rarily suspended during the cree
the Cornish pump, which will
operation during the present
B. some thirty men are now en-
in the shaft, cutting a bob station
b 300-foot level, and setting the
Some thirty-five men in addi-
Re at work on the surface; getting
(mdation of granite and Portland
t ready for the reception of this
(ous pumping machine and en-
This pump will cost, when fin
bnd in place, some $50, The
merry in the shaft cost $751; OO. The
/ was S15, goo, and at least S15, 600
expended in putting it in place.
b ALICE AND MAGMA CHARTA.
are informed by Superintendent
hat operations in the Alice and
fagna Charta haye been progress,
Fadily and much as usual. The
e quantity of ore has been taken
Id the development of the Magma
been pushed vigorously. Since
eturn to the use Of iron shoes the
pf the stamps has been much more
We and satisfactory.
SHERIDAN.
were informed last evening that
Fyey for the patent on the General
Dan mine has been com
and that work mas been COM
d for the erection of the large
hgs to be put up on the mine. 1t
hated that when completed the
ofthe Sheridan will give employ
b. some five hundred men. In the
ime the development of the mine
bg' essing steadily, and with the
kr t. flying results, under the man
knt OF Mr.. JOS. Lacatf.
WABASH.
Rssay of ore taken Friday last from
bpe on the west 55-fOot level, It
pm the shaft, gave $230.S5 in silver
in gold to the ton.
assay made from r taken the
day from the east 55-foot level
ID 235.7l ounces in silver and s. in
b the ton.
Fhe lOO-loot level a drift has been
rty-tive feet west.
MODOC.
valuable property is owned
y by Messrs. Rosenthal, Ransom
were on the successful
I'm the recently decided GagnOn
Mr.. Rosenthal's third has recently
bonded by Jas. Talbot, at the rate
POGO for the mine. 1t is directly
the Bell, and shows a strong and
buous vein of silver and copper ore,
the depth of ITO feet the assays
about 80 ounces of silver and IL
Fnt copper.
WIDE WEST.
; valuable though comparatively
PWn claim lies between silver Bow
be Warm Springs, about one mile
Fast of the former place.
the depth of % feet a body of free
Rg ore, running 80 ounces, and car
native silver, has been recently
Eered. This mine Is owned by
Pucie, Ned Stack and Billy viii
and is in the Summit Mountain
Pc District.
PARROTT.
IS well-known mine is owned by
amsdell, and lies just west of the
Onda. The shaft is now down
two hundred feet, and levels have
run east and west on each side Il
he.
the cross-cut across the vein there
feet of ore i'll sight, in the Ole
Fpere lode, sampling 20 ounces o
and % per cent copper.
ANDY JOHNSON.
valuable property belongs to |
Of mines lying southwest from
and including the Mountain Boy
heridan and others. Good ore ha'
lily been struck on the drift run
west from the bottom o
fhaft, assaying some 100 ounces t.
bn.
THE MAYO.
+ Mayo lies just west of the Fill
in Independence mining district
fe depth Of twenty feet pay ore ha'
PLY been struck in the foot of tn
4 John Ducie and Pete McMaha1
be owners, and meet with this graf
B evidence of the value of the MINI
/ doing their regular representation