The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-06
From Sundays Daily.
MINING REVIEW.
| rom Summit Valley Mining
bistrict, for Week Ending
December 3, 1881.
THE GAGNON.

THE GAGNoN.
Development Of the Gagnon is pro-
: regularly and steadily. There is
no mine in this District which has
thoroughly prospected. For this rea-
working of the mine is nov on a Sc
ID reliable basis, and IS productive of
nd remunerative results. Stopping is
ing on between the 225 and 325-f foot
the slopes being gradually expanded
take out an increasingly large guam
ore. There is but little if any change
d,Ily output, or in its large and reli-
Jay of silver and copper.
MAGMA CHARTA.
.baft OF the Magma Charta is now
one $50 feet, aud work is progressing
nm the ore. on the two and three
ID foot levels.
late strikes already reported in the
Esin, on the two aud three hundred
halls are increasing in imoortance with
pment. The pay ore body in this vein
bolnts struck is on an average four and
feet wide, showing native silver
bout. On the zoe foot level this vein
IN opened about 30 feet and on the
y level about 80 feet. The assay val
he ore is about $S3 to the ton. A
ltrsak of very rich ere has just been
in the foot of the shaft.
THE SHERIDAN.
tations have been progressing steadily
mine since our last report. Stopping
en continued on the 45-foot level, some
n ten tens of ore being taken out per
mining about 300 or. to the ton in sill
There are continued indications of The
rity and reliability Of the gold product
Sheridan. Small quantities of ore
1t random from the daily output pan
ely with gratifying results. Mr.. Lacaf1
Looping the mine as far as possible I'M
sting circumstances, and will shortly
work on a very extensive scale.
THE ALICE.
k is going on as usual on the levels in
ice, and the daily output is much the
IS ever.
the last month steel shoes and dies
cell used on the stamps in the mil s.
L discovery has bsen made that they
nearly as ~sery.ceable rs the iron shoe
formerly in use, according to the
! method of casting them. The stee.
Ind dies are from Chicago, aud have
Eovn and curFed out four inches il
We days. They wear out in a hollo"
centre, whereas the iron shoes veal
enly all around. This defect might be
ed by boring four or five holes righ1
b the steel shoes, before cooling, thu:
ng the interior to cool equally with thu
and then filling these holes will
steel from the top OF the shoe.
mills are running regularly, The aver
tile ore increasing in value.
hoULToN.
levels of the Moulton are giving in
bs evidence every DAY OF the richnes
various veins.
fhe ZC0-foot level the west breast show
ot body of ere, assaying 90 OF. to tn
The 300-foet lsvel the east drift has bee
the ALICE line, showing a fine ore bod
Feet wide, running 100 OF. to the tol
he 300-foot level work has been ten
y suspended on the cross-cut south o
1t Of water, and will not DO resume
the Cornish pump is put in operatioI
knormous pump will be in operatio
the pre- seat month.
THE WABASH.
Monday work was commenced mll
Fels at the depth Of 30 feet, and also o
fst drift at the 100-foot level, to cate
III ore shoot, which is supposed to |
hg west.
2 feet from the shaft on the west 5
fvsl, a very rich ore shoot was struck
Rtsom OF the level last Thursday, RI.
Ol ounces in silver and $l5.50 in gol
digging a couple of feet it looked sol
bowed very h~igh-grade ore.
Pie upper portions of the levels the o
Pcted somewhat by water, aud ASA
hnces.
expectation Is that a rich ore body W
lick on the 1O0-foot drift running We.
VI! forty feet from the shaft. This poi
Pc reached during the coming week.
STEVENS.
east drift is now 1876 from the static
le west drift 225 feet. Preparations a
Pelng made TO recommence sinking t
shaft. The wilma shaft is being SUI
Y. Ore from the various dumps
ID regularly to the Silver Bow mill.
Qtlonal mining notes will be publish
Tuesday,