The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-10
From Sundays Daily.
THE MINES.
EXCELLENT CONDITION OF THE
MINES EXAMINED.
The Anselmo, Morning Star, Acqui-
sition, Stevens, Mount Mo-
riah, Salvador.
ANSELNIO.

The main shaft Of the Anselmo mine IS
going down on the vein, which is producing
rich ore, and had reached a depth of over 275
feet yesterday. In the east level of this mine
stopping goes on with a daily yield of an ex-
cellent quality of ore. During the week
work has been esumed in the east shaft of
the mine, whera the new steam hosting
works are in successful operation. Level rum
ming to The east aud west, is vigorously push
ed ahead, in addition to stopping. The Anselmo
is now yielding a daily output ofore something
in access of its former yield, with facilities to
rapidly increase the number of tons daily, as
its machinery is capable ofdoing a large amount
of hosting work. The ore hoisted from all
the levels is OF a similar quality in richness,
with il great deal Of native silver plainly in
view. Assays are very satisfactory. Anselmo
ore assays from $50 to 300 ounces in silver
to the ton. A full force of men are employed
and the mine is now in first-class shape, so
well opened as to make the extraction of a
large quantity OF ore easy work.
MORNING STAR.
~" ann iva ihiii' VI pi'~i'oSNo
steadily with the usual force Of men under
ground. The yield of the mine, daily, is be-
tween niue and ten tons of ore that averages
we'll i'll grade. Within the past week the west
level has been advanced a considerable dis
lance, on the vein, which has continued
strong, and has yielded fine ore. Fridays
assay of the ore coming out of this level
showed 10 ounces in silver to ton-the ore
averaging about $50 per ton in gold. The
slopes in the west level are looking we'll, and
the ore taken therefrom is of a uniform
grade. In the east level a Slope is yielding
all average grade Of ore. The end Of the west
level, yesterday, presented a vein of three
feet in thickness, the greater part of which
was tirst-class ore. The water in the mine, a
large head, is under easy control, but does
not seem to be decreasing in volume.
ACQUISITION.
Operations have again commenced on the
Acquisition mine, which has been idle for
several months. This mine has produced a
large amount of high grade ore in the past,
and it has a bright future. A call attlle mine
yesterday found Mr.. William Menaray, the
superintendent, actively engaged in superin-
tending the erection of steam hosting works,
including a pump of sufficient capacity to
keep the mine dry. The old whim works
have been torn out, and by the middle of
next week the steam machinery, if nothing
unusual happens, will be put in motion. The
main shaft is to be dropped TO- to the depth
of 25O feet, as rapidly as possible. At a
depth of one hundred and fifty feet a cross
cut will be run to tap the vein, which is one
of the most prominent ofthc many good veins
Of this district.
At the Stevens mine the work in the east
level is confined to driving a crosscut to the
south, at the end of the level, POO feet from
the main shaft. This crosscut is being driven
to tap the parallel vein Of the lode running
along the hanging wall, which las been
opened by a crosscut about ninety feet to the
west of the one now being run. The first
rrosscut opened the parallel vein, Which was
found to he about three feet thick, with the
ASSAY value of the ore showing about fifty
ounces to the ton. AT the middle shaft a force
of men are engaged in widening and timber
ing it, and preparing it for the reception o
the new steam hosting machinery which is tt
be placed at this point. The construction o
a large shaft house will be commenced i'm
mediately, and it Will be finished, it i
thought, by the time the machinery arrives.
MOUNT MOR1AII.
Deyelopine and opening the Mount Morial