The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-10-18
MINING RHv1Ew.
y Of Mining Operations,
Ending OCT. 10, 1881.

oving is an accurate statement Of
In many Of the principal mines Of
during the past week: w
M0ULToN.
Ass been continued actively since
report. Al the 500 foot level the
las now been advanced "a feet. At
o,t level the cross. cut south is out
The cut is tapping and drawing the
rom the middle vein. Tie most
done now Is on the 3OO-foot level,
run through lead matter most Of
and has now cut about seven fe. t
with ore still in the breast. The
/, this depth is driven forward
!, the vein carrying f~irst-class ore Of
width. The west level is in 125
God ore. The ore coming from
ea and levels 10 pink manganese,
0 character, and requiring to be
At the 30O-foot level the south
t2Il feet from the main shalt. At
very heavy volume Of water was
mt 243 feet south from the shaft,
yidence Of a very strong and rich
s lead has not been touched at all
i'll not be worked urt.l the large
engine is put up. drifting both
lie 200. foot level on the middle vein
IoIng on, in three feet Of first-lassc
ount of first grade ore coming out
Om 20 to rs tons. As was stated
X, as soon as the 4eO-foot
laps the middle vein the daily ore
in reach fifty tons of first-class ore,
opened up. The new steam hoist
bet shaft has arrived, and excava-
\ in progress fer its erection. The
toss-cut Is now into ten feet of ore,
hill in the b. east.
STEVENS.
pain shaft Of tho Stevens mine, at
ot level, the east drift is in about
ID the west about 90, with good pay
b faces, running about the same Is
report. The oru body becomes
|pproached on the east, though still
Jed feet east Of the point where it
b the upper level. This level has
part Of the way in clay and vein
is now in . vein Of paying quartz.
bot level is still being run, and good
6 taken out Of the shaft and works.
DO difficulty now with water. There
Pent only three levels running, and
|haft will probably be sunk another
pet very shortly.
THE LEXINGTON.
n shaft Of the Lexington mine Is
ha4O feet deep, sinking regularly in
granite. The head of water is toll
IVY, and the north cross-cut from
BIT level is In As feet. The cut has
s vein of ore showing =
tsDtage of zinc. The main shaft
the vein in q short distance down.
cut has advanced very little on &C.
imbering. The carpenters have be-
pg for the new forty stamp mill,
b being pushed as rapidly as posi-
brick Office building.
THE GAGNoN.
= last report things have been run
Pthly and evenly in the Gag non.
Tut second class ore has been taken
the past week. All the ore has
fair copper and silver ore. The
prk Is busy Stopping, and running
pug. The men are now stopping be-
225 and 800 foot levels.
THE ORIGINAL.
riginal mine, which 10 situated just
Lagnon, both the east and west
, being stopped at 200 feet
day or two ago, and since
report, some new quartz
on the hanging wall which runs
md In some cases nearly 100
he boiler has not yet come but is
lonstsntly, all the other machinery
the main SHAFT deeper, being now
and. Work will be begun al once
main shaft deeper a. soon As ell
berry Is in place.
ACQUISITION.
lated last MONDAY work on the
has been suspended for the win
unit of difficulty in getting materi-
cover over the hosting works,
Ply coming of n"lement weather.
THE ORIGINAL BUTTE.
IS been no water trouble since our
Word has been confined entire
Pc, and nothing of any particular
TRANSFERRED. The rope and pumps
sting works have been expected
Phths, but have not yet arrived.
THE COLUsA.
lnheim stated on yesterday that
noshing to he said At present about
|ohs Of the Montana company in the
~ THE HIGH ORE.
10 the column of the MINER q
ago operations on the High Ore
suspended for the winter, enough