The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-01

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Froan 1 gentleman WHO H., recently
bsen through The mine, = wsll ~ from
: pssseaal inspection Of the works, It b
1eatned that the Lexington Company's
property here Is in an admirable eondi-
ton. -, 49, ..
The main ledge has recently been
struck in the crosscut from the 3oO-foot
level, and the crosscut h being run
steadily in. !. ~ j..
The battery timbefs have been put in
position in the new mill, on which work
has been delayed somewhat by the 70
cent severe cold weather.
The eompany's officers have moved
into their commodious and Handsomely
furnished new brick quarters, where Mr..
A. Wartenweiler is now to be found ~
Superintendent. General Manager
Medhurst b at present away on bust
ness.
THE ALICE AND MAGMA CHARTA.
The development Of the Alice Com
pany's Butte property now going On is
energetic in the extreme.
The Alice and Magma Charta mines
are being worked, as usual, and are pro-
ducing their regular daily output Of ore.
Both mills are going steadily, and all
the levels in both mines are being work
ed and are producing ore.
The tramway now being built from the
Magma Charta hosting works to the
mills is quite conspicuous undertake
ing. 1t will be when finished 100 feet
long and 3 feet high at the highest
point. BY this means ore from the Mag
ma Charta mine can bedumped right in
to the mills, without change Of cars.
The Hawkeyc shaft is down about 10
feet.
The new Magma Charta shaft is down
about 80 feet, and y station is being cut
ut that level. 4 hosting engine was be-
ing put in over the new shaft yesterday.
In the west Magma Charta shaft Il station
is being cut ut the 4N'-iOot level.
TIE CLEAR GRIT.
The shaft is down 100 feet, running ut
an incline on the vein. Drifting was
commenced sometime age on the vein
ut the 1l6-f;Ot Level, and has been con-
tinued slowly. The west drift is in &c
feet and the east drift II feet. \ cross
cut is being run from the east drift to the
main ledge, which was tapped at the
:1O-foot level and was then from L. t" Il
feet wide in low grade ore. The rich
streak is quite nigh grade and is from s
to 10 inches wide. The croes-cut from
the east llG feet level is in few feet. No
great quantity Of ore is being extracted
ut present.
THE MOUNTAIN CONSOLIDATED.
Everything ut the hosting works is
active. The new hosting engines are
being put on = foundation of the utmost
solitlity and will he in place this week.
The shaft is being sunk steadily, and Il
sct Of timbers put in regularly every a
hours. The shaft is now down about |
30 feet, and a cross-cut will |" begun
fifty feet further down.
THE MOCLTOS.
The Cornish pumps will be in opera !!
ton this week. The column is all in,
and nothing now remains to BE- done cx-
cept connecting the pipes with the tank.
Work has progressed as usual during
the past week OH the two, three and four
hur drtsl-foOt levels, with favorable re-
suits.
There is fine ore in the east drift on
the 4O'Afoot level. There is now more
ground to he explored OH the four and
five hun,lreti-foot levels than can tx.
worked in the next six months. 40 that
no more sinking will l't' done a. present.
There is body M good milling ore
from four 10 six feet wide OF the west ;
sNl-ftut level. which continues t" show
up well.
During the past week u general cl.:,ii-
no has kecn made of the mill, an,: mere ;
than one hundred tons nf dust We're
taken from, the liucs. etc. TN mill was
started up again ut n"n Thursday.
About forty tons per day are ".in.
regularly extracted from III" MOlitnn,
During the past week at",us l.:AW :soun!s
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