The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-15
From THURSDAYS DaIly.,
THE MINES.
inc Developing Work On Some or the
Prominent Bonanzas.
Ane AAice-MoultOn- SiIversmith-Amy-
Observation-Disclosures oantntn
BOy-E1agna Charra.
ALICE.

tanning the pleasing intelligence that the mine
the monarch of the north-was in splendid
condition in all of its workings. All the lev
els are being vigorously worked. The 100,
200, 300, 400, 500 aud 7OO-foot levels are all
worked. The ore coming out of these levels
is of a similar grade to that lately reported,
and the variations in the character of the ore
in general, taken from the mine, are slight.
The work of lifting ore from the levels is ac-
complished with exact regularity, and the
amount of ore hoisted daily fully reaches, if
it does not exceed, eighty tons per day. No
extra or unusual volume of water comes in
at the 700 foot level. The G0-stamp mill is
pounding away, and working in all its parts
to perfection. Yesterday a small breakage
occurred i'll the machinery of the 2O-stamp
mill, but the break came at a time when the
mill was ready to clean up and will not cause
any delay OF loss of running time in conse-
quence.
The main three-conpartnent shaft of the
Moulton mine yesterday had reached a meas
ured depth of 232 feet, and was in substantial
shape from top to bottom. No water has been
encountered as yet in sinking the shaft, and
the water supply for running the engine used
for hosting is received through a small flume
Alice mine on the east. At the 2OO-foot level
a crOss-cut to the north has been started. The
contract time to put the Moulton shaft down
500 feet does not expire for eighteen months
yet, but at the rapid rate at which the shaft is
being dropped down 800 feet will be bottomed
long before that time. The engine to be used
at this shaft will be OF ample power to work
the mine 1000 feet deep, and will have rapid
ity Of motion sufficient to raise a cage at the
rate of 4 mile a minute.
In addition to the large supply of timbers
on hand, the Moulton company has purchased
a million feet of logs. The company has one
of the largest saw-mills ever brought to
Montana now at the terminus of the Utah
and Northern railroad. Mr.. j. p. Catching,
one If the most experienced lumber men of
the territory, has been selected to supeliuteud
the saving aud hauling of the timber to the
new mill and to the mine. Tho company
deems it the best policy to run its own saw
mill. The saving and delivery Of lumber
will commence as soon as the mill can be got
to the timber.
SIINERSMIrIl-AMY.
The Si!versmlth-Amy mine, located imme-
diateiy TO the west of the Moulton mine, is
the property that has been in litigation, and
was the cause Of a big lawsuit last fall. \
compromise satisfactory to all the parties in
tere.ted has been effected and a consolidation
Of the Silversmith-Amy mine is the result.
1t is considered valuable property, and as tar
ore has been found in the shafts that have
been sunk. 1t is proposed, under the new
order Of fittings to incorporate the SilVersmith-
Amy mine a"n ol"n the prosperity in a thor
Of the Alice and Moulton veins insures its
early development.
ORIGINAL.
1t is reported that work will be soon res,um-
ed on the Original mine. The working of
the mine is to be under the direction of the
Boston q Montana and the Gregory Consoli-
dated companies, with Mr.. L, Il. METRE as
superintendent and W. G. Child as assistant
superintendent. All the money needed for
the elec,ion of the necessary works at the
mine is at command, and there is little doubt
but hat the Original will be put in active
wording operation within a short period, and
then good, paying results will be leaped from
this mine.
LEXINGTON.
Work al the Lexington mine goes on with
out cessation. The OUTPUT Of ore is fully
sixteen tons, if not moe, per diem. The
character of the ore hoisted is good and up
to the Lexington standard for richness. In
the aggregate over l,0GO feet Of levels have
been run in the Lexington mine, and up
wards of 700 feet on this remarkable vein OF
rich ore will average over ten feet wide from
wall 10 wall. No work is being done at pres
ent on the new or 5O0-foet Shaft of the Lex
inston.
BOY.
Work at the Mountain Boy mine is now
confined to extracting ore from the east level.
From this level ten to twelve tons of ore are
taken out daily. The ore is high grade. Adj
ditional machinery will be ordered for the
Mountain Boy mine as soon as satisfactory
railroad freight rates can be obtained, which,
it is expected will be IN the near future.
HART
No new development is reported at the
Magma Charta mine. Work Of prosecuting
to the north at the 200 foot level, is going Oh
and making fair progress.
A New Ruling.