The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-22
From Sundays Daily.
THE MINES
Rich Ore Develsped-The Mines Exaain-
ed Le0k Well.
Tne Ophlr Anselmo - Stevens Lucky
Boy MorninE Star Mount
MOriah-N0t0s.
OPHIR

The Ophir mine Is, at present, looking a
great deal better than at any time since the
last starting up. The water is not trouble
some now, and a No. 4. Worthington pump,
working only a part of the time, keeps the
mine drained. The main shaft is down 80
feet. Driving levels to the east and west from
the main shaft is now progressing with good
speed. Both levels are in on the vein for a
distance of about 20 feet. The width of the
vein between the walls averages seven feet.
In this a three to three and a half foot ore
vein is followed and extracted, and most of
the ore is saved for milling. The assays of
the ore from both levels show 40 to 22O
ounces in silver per ton for first class ore.
The second class ore assays So ounces per ton.
Some chloride ore has been found in the
Ophir that assays 5000 ounces per ton.
ANsELMo.
Work at the east, or within shaft OF the An
selma is pushed with the vigor always notice.
able at that mine. Stopping in beth levels
from this shaft goes on uninterruptedly, and
the one raised looks and assays as well as
ever. The quantity taken out daily aggre-
gales an average of eight to ten tons. At this
shaft Mr.. Lacatf intends to erect steam hoist
ing works in the near future, in order to work
more expeditiously.
At the west, or main shaft of the Anselmo
the work of erecting the hosting gearing and
i%nclosing the shaft with a neat shaft house is
rapidly approaching completion. The work
is done in a model manner Work in the
| shaft 10 torproror;l, ,,,e.,,JoJ hut will ~,
resumed in a few days. The new engine, as
previously reported, is ready for operations,
and next week, it is expected, work will be
commenced in the shaft, where The showing
to extract ricl ore is splendid.
STEVENS.
The Stevens mine is rapidly improving and
the changes noticeable within the past week
have been of a decidedly tlattering character.
Both levels are being driven ahead east and
west from the main SHAFT, and they are max
ing fair Roadway every day. In both faces
the ore vein is looking remarkably we'll. 1t
is a compact and strong vein. Considerable
first class ore is being hoisted out daily. The
ore is similar in character to the Alice and
Anselmo ore, and differs only in carrying a
little more pink manganese. The ore coming
from the drift faces of the mine is rich and
shows a profusion Of native and wire silver
The last assays were very satisfactory as to
quality and the quantity in sight daily accu-
mulates as the levels are driven to the east
and west.
LUCKY BOY.
Prospecting and opening work is going on
at the Lucky Boy mine. This mine is locat-
ed to the north of the Mount Moriah. A
main shaft has been sunk to a depth of about
60 feet. A good vein OF ore, something like
two feet in thickness, is opened at the bottom
of the shaft, which bears to the south and
west toward the Anselmo vein. Some of the
ore taken from this vein assays over so ounces
in silver and ST in gold to the ton. The
main lode, it is thought, lies to the north,
and a drift is now being run to the north to
tap the lode proper. This drift is in about 10
feet from the shaft, and is in rock indicating
a close proximity to the lode.
MoRNIN STAR.
An excellent quality of ore is coming out
of the Morning Star mine and the dump pile
of the mine is daily accumulating. The
water, although quite heavy, is under easy
control, but the pump has to keep up an III
cessant motion in order to keep the WAGER
down to a drainage stage. Level running
continues to the east and west. The west
level is in about fifty feet and is looking
splendidly, on a strong vein ofrich ore. The
east level Is in forty feet and shows well at
the face. Late assays resulted in II to 40
ounces to the ton and the last ore coming out
was improving. A convenient assay furnace
is erected at the mine, where the ore is assay
ed daily. No ore that assays under 60 ounces
to the ton is saved, except for ore of the sec
ond class.
MOUNT MOIiIAH.
The steam hosting works at the Mount
Moriah mine, after a weeks trial, are found
to be in good order and substantial shape.
All the water was hoisted out of the mine by
noon last Wednesday, except a little in some
of the old levels. Heretofore the water has
been hoisted out of the mine by tubs,
but this will not be done hereafter. A No. 6 |
upright Knowles pump is being put in, and
yesterday wOrkmen were engaged in placing
the pump in proper position. The main
shaft is down to a depth of $50 feet and as
soon as the pump is in working order the
work of further developing the mine will be
energetically prosecuted.
NOTES.
Work at the Gagnon mine is successfully
performed, and the ore coming ont of this
famous bonanza looks exceedingly we'll.
The Valley mine at a depth of about 60
feet shows tip top and a large vein of first