The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-04-12
From Thursdays Daily.J3
THE MINES.
Rich Ore I'm She Magma other
Mines l.oakImx First Rate.
The Amy-SIt eersiniu MOultOn-
LEX M~gtOn-Magna Cianrta.
M SILyElsSMITU,

mime Is in such a cOfd ton mat 1t can be
placed IN the list Of paying mines without
much expense, and ii Can be made to pay its
way from the start. There is no necessity for
selling stock in any large quantity to create
a working fund, but a limited amount of
stock is to be sold for that purpose. The Shaft
on the north vein of the miIie Is down over 50
feet. Work Of sinking this shaft goes OH dali
ly, and it is the Intention of the company to
put it down to a deptl, of 200 feet. The shaft
is in a vein of first.class ore of about five
feet in thickness. This ore is assaying 80,
1872 and lS9 ounces in silver to the ton and
SIP. so in gold. The shaft OIL the south vein
has been sunk to a depth OF
seventy feet on a very strong vein Of ore. At
run exposing an ore vein over seventeen feet
wide, without striking either of the wall
rocks. This ore samples SO ounces to The ton
in silver. About one hundred aud fifty tons
of ore are on the dumps at this shaft.
ALICE.
Yesterday Superintendent Hall gave the
MINER reporter "a highly fattering report OF
the condition Of the Slopes and levels of the
Alice mine. Tie mine TIN oughout its eX-
tended workings is presenting an entirely sat
i~sfactory showing, and mining operations are
performed with systematic precision. All the
levels, Nos. 100 200, 800, 400 aud 500. foot
are pl oducing ore d lily and over so tons is
the average daily output of the Alice. In on
the moth vein of the mine. from the 5U0-foot
station the dropping Of the winze down pro
crosses vely we'll. The Wine is sinking OH a
strong vein of high-grade ore over seven feet
thick, and is nearing the depth of 600 feet.
An inspection of both of the Alice mills
found them moving smoothly, aud in perfect
running order. No trouble whatever is expe-
rienced in keeping both pounding away. The
Buckeye "baby engine" furnishes the motive
pow er for running the 60 stamp mill with a
comparatively noiseless motion. In the melt
ing room meters were enya sed casting bull
lion bars. Yesterday $50 pounds of Alice
silver bullion was run into bars for %shipment,
aud the bullion was rated at 740 fine. Which at
the current quotation would be worth SIS, 800.
shipments of Alice bullion are new large
aud regular.
The'main three-comparlment shaft of the
Mottlton mine yesterday had reached d
depth of over $50 feet. The shaft could not
be in better condition than it is from top to
bottom. Three eiglit-hour shifts are employ
ed in sinking. The rock is extraordinary
hard granite and it is slow work drilling and
blasting. Different kinds of explosives have
been tried and No. l giant powder has been
Iound the most effective. Great activity is
displayed all around The mine in putting W
the new hosting machinery. The large
water tube boilers are being put in position
as rapidly as circumstances will permit and
there is a strong probability that the new ma
chinery will be in motion in a couple Of
weeks. The new steam saw-milI of tie
Moulton Mining company is about ready 10
commence cutting timbers and lumber.
LEXINGTON.
At the large shaft house Of The LeSiuotc n
mine machinists are busily engaged in putting
together a powerful direct-action engine, aud
they have The woIk nearly completed. The
large double drums are in position and one
thirty horsepower boiler is in place. Two
more boilers Will be added shortly of larger
capacity. Work is progressing speedily and
it is thought the new steam hosting and
pumping works will be ready for starting I'm
by the 10TH inst. The machinery is of suGi-
cient power to sink the shaft to a depth of
1000 feet.
At the old incline shaft of the Lexington, a
rich quality OF ore is coming out every day.
The ore comes from the zone in the east work.
inss oftile mine, at which point work goes on
daily. No night shift IS worked as a suli.
Gent supply for the Davis mill is obtained by
working one shift. The ''old black mule
with a history" raises about sixteen tons every
day from this incline shaft.
CHARTA.
The magnitude of the Magma Cbarta mine
is already we'll known. The Magma Oh arta
is the eastern extension Of the Moulton and
Alice ein-or the Alice and Moulton vein is
the western extension Of the Magma Charta
vein. The work of level driving on The
north vein continues, and the faces are look.
ing well. The latest development in the
Magma Charta is one Of decided Importance.
The large bonanza ore-chute, lately noticed,
has improved very materially and the quality
OF the ore has increased in richness. A vein
ten feet in width OF this high-grade ore is
fully developed. This ore assays, uniformly.
lSo ounces in silver to the ton, and is the rich.
est development yet made in the mine. On
the dump at the funnel of Magma Charta
something like 400 tons of ore is piled mn
that assays over forty ounces, and o,er l5G
tons that sample eighty ounces to the ton.
Meeting Of the school Trustees.