The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-29
THE MINES.
More Rich Ore-The Mfnes nre j
ter Developed.
Star-Holden Rule-Rl
ems Anselm0 - Mountain
Mount MOrIah-Luclky ~
MORNING STAR.

uASAsN
The large boiler at the Morning n
sprung a leak yesterday. 1t will ID
or six days to fix it, as the boiler
overhauled. No ore will be holsted
boiler is mended. Work will be
in the mine, or until the slopes au
are filled full of ore. The little ID
fired up, which furnishes sufficient
keep the pump running, but not 81
run the hosting machinery. The
looking well. The east leyel is IN
where all extraordinary volume of N
struck and the running of the level
porarily suspended. The west level
feet on a two-foot vein of first class \
says from Slopes Nos. l and 2 run frd
$50 ounces in silver to the ton. AsJ
Slopes Nos. 3 and 4 run from
ounces in silver to the ton.
GOLDEN RULE.
4 big strike Of rich ore has been
the Golden rule mine. A splendid
rich ore is opened out. Tom. Welld
are the lucky owners of this mind
Golden Rule is located about hail
west Of the Lexington, aud is a proc
will rank high in the future amond
nanzas Of Butte. A main shaft is
feet, with a cross-cut run Is feet.
compact and we'll defined ore vein /
in thickness, is opened, Samples ad
VEN have been assayed. The aJ
from 80 to $50 ounces in silver and 4
ST. in gold to the ton.
STEVENS.
There is no material change to nOtd
Stevens mine since our last report. n
OF level-running is still progressinl
terday about $50 feet Of levels had ID
from the west shaft. In these levels
ore vein. of a measured length of d
feet, high-grade ore has been found
entire length. Work of driving th
forward still goes on, with fair progre
ing the past week work was resumed
middle shaft of the Stevens. The vd
well at the bottom Of the shaft, and
some very rich ore. This shaft is oyet
deep, and 1t is the intention of the
to drop it down still further as sped
possible.
Operations at the Bell mine are pra
in better Shape than heretofore. TI
steam hosting works, of powerful
will be the means of sinking tile mai
very rapidly to a depth Of 500 feet,
machinery is calculated for a depth
feet. The deepest workings Of tie
present, are a little over 200 feet, a
depth the vein is strong and rich. II
OF the Bell, which has been driiled Of
length of several hundred feet, aver
feet wide, and in places it is over 2O
tween the walls. Rich ore is conf
daily, showing for the tirst-class |
ounces to the ton in silver, and over
cent. in copper.
ANSELMO.
Work at the west Or main shaft of
selmo mine goes forward briskly, TN
has attained a depth of a trifle over4
The new steam hosting works opeTs
this shaft are working finely, and and
to be just what was wanted. The shaft
ing dropped down daily, and the ore
out of the Anselmo is rich the char
which may be seen on exhibition
counting-room of the MINER office.
east or whim shaft the extraction of
large quantities, is the work of day an
shifts, constantly employed. The
the ore hoisted from the slopes in th1
OF this shaft is rated t~irst-class, and
exceedingly rich. In much of it uatiVl
is plainly visible.
MOUNTAIN BOY.
The Mountain Boy mine, located
thing over a mile southwest of Butt
is an excellent property, which is bi|
yeloped in miner-like style. The mali
Is 2lO feet deep. Levels have been
both ways from the bottom of the shat
ore vein OF an average width of thrdI
The west level has explored the vein
and The east level for a distance of
5O feet. The ore from the Mountain
good. Recent runs of the ore in tbf
Bow mill cleaned up over $50 per toni
Is a large mount of ore in sight i'll IN
Very soon The sinking of the main shi
depth Of 100 more feet will be resum1
MOUNT MoRIAH.
Developing and opening work at theI
Moriah mine progresses favoraply'|
steam machinery is working smooth
water to contend with varies. Some |
Is light, and at other times it flows I'M
so that the quantity to pump is IN
The work of level running to the
west from the main shaft has devej
strong vein of good grade ore, but tn
Is not yet fully determined.
LUCKY BOY.
AT the Lucky Boy mine the work
Ing from the shaft to north moves slI
account of the hardness OF the recsI