The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-04-26
THE MINES.
GREATER DEvELoPMENT AND RICH
ORE IN SIGHT.
The
Standardization Rule-Beil-
Msgnn Charia.
ALICE.

]ohiH cLO iLtSliiSCIIC
that at the 7o0-foot level, the deepest work.
ing of the mine, the ore vein was looking I'M
usually fine. The ore coming ont of the TOO
foot level, daily, is good grade, about the
as heretofore quoted. The upper levels,
five in number, are yielding their daily pro-
duct. The output of ore every "a hours is
upwards of eighty tons. Both mills are run
ming on Alice ore, mixed with ore from the
Magma Charta. The bullion product of the
Alice mine is on the increase. At the pres
en- rate of producing bars of bullion, the
gross yield of the mine for 1881 will be large.
Yesterday nine bars of bullion, weighing
about 1,l5O pounds, and valued at S1S,3OO,
were on hand, four of which were ex-
pressed.
Life. energy, and activity, are everywhere
manifested around the Moulton mine. Sink.
ing the main three-compartment shaft has
been resumed after a three days suspension
on account Of taking out the temporary gal
lows and putting in the new one. The
hosting works, in every part, are now in per-
feet order. Yesterday the shaft had been
bottomed 297 feet deep, with the rock in the
bottom somewhat softer than heretofore.
Drifting for the lode-vein, on the 200 and
3O0-foot levels, will be commenced mmedi-
ately, and it is expected that within twenty
days the vein, On both levels, will be cross
cut. Excavation for the forty-stamp mill, to
the south of the ~shaft-house, is being done,
with a large force of men on the work. The
Moulton company is now employing lis
mep.
LEXINGTON.
Al the large shaft house of the Lexington
mine the work of finishing the new steam
hosting machinery is about completed. The
machinery presents every appearance OF So
lidlty. To-day the boiler will be fired up
and a trial of the engine will be made, and in
a few days active work of sinking the double
compartment shaft will be resumed. The
Shaft will be rapidly dropped, as the machin-
cry is calculated to do the hoisting expedi-
tiously. Work at the old shaft of the mine
goes ahead, as usual, with one shift taking
out about sixteen tons of ore daily. No ma
terial change in the quality of the ore is re-
ported. The ore coming out is free-milling,
and is daily hauled to the Davis mill for
crushing.
COLUSA
The main shaft of the Colr.sa mine has
reached a depth OF about 175 feet. The shaft
is to be sunk deeper as fast as possible. The
new machinery is doing excellently. In the
levels already run in the mine it is estimated
that there are thousands of tons of ore in
sight. A large amour of copper-silver ore is
piled on the dumps. The new blast furnaces
and the two mating furnaces, at Meaderville,
will have a capacity of producing seventeen
tons of matte from Colus ore every day.
SALVADOR.
A main accompaniment shaft is going
down on the Salvador mine. The shaft is
down below water level. New steam hosting
machinery is in course of erection on the Sal
vador. Excavation for the engine and boiler
house ha, been partially made. The boiler
and some of the machinery is on the ground
and is being put in position. The new ma.
chinery is furnished by Frazer, Chalmers &
Co., Of Chicago, aud is of the most improved
pattern.
GOLDEN RULK.
The steam hosting machinery at the Gold.
ell Rule mine works we'll. Only a few barrels
of water are hoisted daily. Running of lev.
els east and west from the main shaft, on the
vein, is under good Roadway. The east leve'
is in ten feet. The west level has advanced
twelve feet, with the ore vein widening at the
end OF the level. Yesterday one sample from
the dump pile assayed 1l3 ounces in silver
and $35 in gold to the ton, and another assay
of the first-class ore showed 595 ounces il
silver to the ton.
OF the Bell mine nothing particularly new
is to be reported. The public, through tn,
late exhaustive reports, are fully advised o
the condition of this excellent mining prop
erty, which is presenting a splendid appear
auce in all of its openings. The hoistin!
machinery works very smoothly. The
amount of ore hoisted daily averages abou
30 tous. No increase of water above the or
binary head, is noticed in this mine.
AGN CHARTA.
In the Magma Charta mine the work ofdriv
ing levels and sinking winze continues. Owe
70 feet in length have been opened on tn
large vein OF rich ore reported last week
The ore.body is over nine feet in thickness
and its length has not yet been astertained
This nine feet OF ore assays from ninety tt
over one hundred ounces in silver to the ton
The ore raised daily from the winze and tn,
levels is of thisq quality.
The firm of II. l.. Frank & Co. has beel