The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-16
MINES AND MINING.
How the Opening and Ore Extract
ing Work Progresses.
A Report of the Moulton, Original,
Anselmo, Lexington, Bell,
General Sheridan and
Belle Of Butte
Mines.
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The main Shaft of the Moulton mine had
reached a depth of AGO feet yesterday. Good
progress is made in sinking the shaft, which
is in tolerably fair rock, with a light head of
water coming in. At the 400-foot level the
work of cross cutting to the north and south
is under good Roadway, with the north cut in
twelve feet and the south cut out of the way
of the main shaft. At the 300 foot level, on
the vein south ofthe shaft, the levels, both to
the east and west, are in the ore veia, which
is rich and strong. This is the most import
ant development yet made in the Moulton
mine. The vein is wide. Ore coming from
both levels assays well, running about $50
ounces in silver and $35 to $40 in gold to the
ton. At the 200 foot level, on the north vein,
the drift on the ore vein is advanced forty
three feet. The ore is first class and the vein
is about three feet tn lex.
ORIGINAL.
The sinking of the new main shaft OIL the
Original mine is under the supervision of a
skillful miner of large experience in the busi-
ness of mine opening. Yesterday the shaft
had been dropped to a depth Of over SO feet,
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that it was put together with an eye to solid
ity. The shaft is going down to the north of
the old workings of the Original mine. The
old works are about $50 feet deep, from
which a large quantity of frst-class ore has
been extracted. The new shaft is going down q.
with fair speed. The new shaft house of the
Original mine is an edifice that reflects credit
onthe management of the mine, for it is ad-
mirably designed and proportioned for the
purposes for which it is berg constructed.
Thu new hosting machinery is being put in
position with dispatch, and everything around
the Original looks like business.
The Anselmo mine icontinues 10 make a
good record as a first. class ore producer. The
ore coming from the mine at present exhibits
plenty of free silver and horn silver. The
west shaft Of the mine is 375 feet deep. At the
35O-toot level, in the west shaft, drifts, to the
east and west, are in a rich ore vein. The ore
coming out yesterday was of a high grade,
and the ore vein was between two and three
feet in thickness. The east shaft is down over
$50 feet, aud levels are advancing both to
the east and west from it. The ore hoisted
from the these levels is first quality. From
both shafts, at the 5 -foot level, the drifts are
vigorously pushed to meet each other SO as to
afford ventilation to the mine. 1t is very hot
in these levels, and extra wages is paid men
to work la them. The miners at work are
wringing wet with sweat all the time. This
heat will be overcome as soon as the cor nee
ton is made, which will be in a few days.
LEXINGTON.
The new main shaft of the Lexington mine
is down 200 feet. The shaft is in tight gran
lite, but the head of water is light. The work
of cutting out the 200 foot station will COM
mence next week. When the station is fin
ished a crOss-cut to the north will be started
and driven forward before the shaft is DROP
ped deeper. At the incline shaft the regular
daily supply of ore for the Davis 10-stamp
mill is the per diem Ore-proIuct of the Lex
ington mine. The mine is sold, at least the
representatives of the French Company noti-
fed Mr.. Davis, several days ago, that they
would take the mine on the terms heretofore
agreed on. These TERMS, substantially, h ave
been published and are believed to be cor
rect. How the new company will operate
the mine remains to be seen. but the pre- sump-
ton is that increased activity will be noticed
at the Lexington when the new company be-
gins operations.
BELL.
The Bell mine is reported to be looking
we'll. Considerable work is now being
done on the 3O0-foot level, to the east of the
main Shaft. The vein of ore is wide. The
amount of ore developed in the Bell mine is
sufficient to justify the erection of a s%rnelter
ana the company is taking steps toward the
erection of reduction works. A plat of
ground, in a convenient place, has been Sc
cured for tie Bell Co.'S smeiter. 1t is pro-
posed to the construction of the
work in the near future. An additional
smelter will not be a detriment to the BUTTE
District, but, on the contrary. will be a great
helper toward the reduction of the base ores
OF the district, which are growing in I'm
portance daily.
SHERIDAN.
The General Sheridan mine, located south
of the Mountain Boy mine, has been leased
by Joe Lacatf for one year, who has also bond
ed the mine for SIS 5000, the bond
running for one year. The General Sheri-
dan has not been developed to ary great
depth yet. The deepest shaft is about % feet.
but at that shallow depth the water level has
been reached. The ore in this shaft looks
we'll, with the vein fully ten feet wide. Some
of the ore is remarkably rich, with tie mass
of it assaying from So to 40 ounces to the
ton. One assay of a rich specimen showed
1000 ounces to the ton. The mine is to be
thoroughly opened. The shaft is to be re-
timbered, a whim is to be put up, and sink
ing will be resumed next week. In one
years time the General Sheridan will be EN-
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