The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-15

goes Oh briskly, and the ore is No. l. Stop
ing continues in the east level of this shaft
on a rich vein of ore. At present over eight
tons of ore is the daily average output. The
Anselmo in all parts shows up we'll, and is
holding its own in the front rank of our pay
ing mines.
BELL.
The Bell mine is looking exceedingly well,
and the developments in the east workings
are of the most fatterlng character. In the
east level very rich ore is coming out of a
very strong vein. The opening of this por-
ton of the Bell company's property is coming
fully up to expectations, and is a valuable &C
QUESTION to the already extensive vein OPEN
ing of this rich mine. Yesterday the new
steam hosting machinery for the Bell was
shipped from the terminus of the Utah and
Northern railroad, and is now en- route for
Butte. This machinery is of the most i'm
proved kind, consisting of a large boiler and
a powerful engine, with all the hosting ma
chinery and rigging required for the rapid
and successful working of a irst-class mine
like the Bell. The work of erecting these
hosting works will be commenced immediate
ly after they arrive, and completed as soon as
practicable.
At the Morning Star mine a full force is
employed in the levels and Slopes. The
water to contend with is heavy, and it is all
that a No. 8 Knowles pump can do to keep
the water Down and the mine clear. The
east level is driving ahead, and is IN from the
shaft over 25 feet. The west level has been
driven upwards of 45 feet from the shaft and
stopping in this level has just commenced.
The ore coming out of the mine is high
grade, but that produced from the east level
is of the richest quality. Assays from the
east level for the past 10 days have run from
ITO to 22O ounce to the ton, and from the
west level during the same time the assays
have run from 60 to 100 and 140 ounces to the
ton, with the last ore coming out showing an
improvement in grade. A new assay office
tor the mine is about flushed, where the as
say ing of the ore will be done in the future,
and daily assays of ore, as it comes from the
mine, will be made. The west shaft of the
Morning Star is down so feet. Men are EN-
gagged in lining and timbering this shaft, on
which a whim is to be placed and the shaft
sunk to a greater depth.
MOUNT MoRIAH.
The Mount Moriah nine has been filled
with water for some time, but that state of
affairs will not continue long. Tit steam
hosting works for the mine are nearly in a
finished condition, and have been erected
very rapidly. Yesterday steam was raised
and a preliminary test of the boiler aud ell
CINE machinery was made. Everything
Twas found to be in a substantial condition,
and only awaits the finishing touches to make
the works perfect and solid. Work is to be
pushed right ahead at this mine, and within
a few days at the furthest the water will be
out, when the mine will again become an ore
producer, and paying results may be conf
IDENTIFY looked for in the future.
TECUMSEH.
The Vulcan Mining company, an organiza-
ton under the state laws of New York, has
Incorporated the Tecumseh mine. 1t has
2OO,O 900 shares OF stock at $40 per share, and
proposes to m operations as soon as
possible. The sum of $4,000 in cash is on
hand to begin opening work, and the mine is
to be provided with steam hosting and pump
ing machinery. Rich ore has been taken
from the Tecumseh. Last December a lot of
this ore was sold to the Colorado Smelter
company for $500 per ton, and there is a fine
vein of rich ore in the mine, which cannot
be successfully and expeditiously worked I'M
til hosting and pumping machinery is put up.