The daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1879-1885, 1882-01-01
GENERAL MINING REVIEW.
A FEW OF THE GREAT ORE
PRODUCING MINES.
What They Are Doing To Swell
the Bullion Shipments.

m.n,- from tIi. district have attracted
,I, attention of capital. and as "A result
wr SCI. ON every hand new hosting
works and mills and shelters being
erected. New life has been instillcd
into the mining interests. and AL feel
confident that II grand future L. BEFORE
u~. One gratifying fact is that all those
properties developed during the past
wear have to-day II showing which ell
titles them I" he called mihe~-h" long
err prospects. and with renewed zeal we
begin the New Year, well satisfied that
to work property means t"finda mime.
I While our bullion shipments are not 50
large AS we would wish, they are suth-
GENTLY 50 to draw the attention OF the
country, and with the new hosting
works and mills now in process of cree
ton, there is no doubt ut the close ut
another yea, they will be ut least double
the past one. We have laborcd and
awaited this hour for many tedious
year, and our most sanguine anticil'a-
tionS are at last being rciliZed. In sum-
ming up the years work it is proper to
give u few lines about each of our prin-
cipal properties. which will he found
below: and while not so full as We could
i, sire. i, will give an idea OF the OK
tent of The developments being adj
vanccsl. And. is We publish weekly
review, il is not really necessary.
The La Plata steps forward with new
hosting works. The main incline has
been driven down 3lO feet, following II
strong vein Of good ore. The first level
was opened 1T ~ feet, and drifts adj
vancc,l east and west on the vein. Also,
drifts east and west from the bottom of
the shaft and very large ore body UNI
covered
The Morning Star is making IL good
showing again, and the more develop
mcnt,, the richer the property, Tine
! west irl.t from the bottom of the 80
foot shaft is IN ~, feet, exposing a vein
about Is inches wide of fair grade ore.
The formation is very hard and the
Vein considerably pinched, but from
present indications the rock Is getting
soft, and the vein has every indication,
! of widening within Il very few fee
The Slopes ON this level are advancing,
ON the vein rapidly, and considerable
good ore l., being extracted. The Sec
onu Slopes on the upper level are look
ing tlr>t-rate and it Is thought il large
shipment of good ore will be- made in a
few days.
The Parrot shat, is down about l:1
feet, fullowinga wcll-,lcfncd vein which
averages A. feet in width. The differ
able high grade copper ore.
The Scottish Chief is situated in
Horse Canyon. four miles east of Butte,
The main incline is tiNs feet, and down
ID feet, following II strong, Well-.letinetl
vein ) feet wide, and carries lob ounces
in silver and IL trace Of gold. The pay
streak in the vein in the bottom of the
inclin, i>:'t feet widc and the walls
nearly q feet apart. At the point OF dis
covery II cut WAS run in and the vein
uncovered III feet wide OF ore wnich as
says from 20 to .:.2.O ounces in silver per
ton. There is also Il good mill site on
this property. As soon as the main i'll
cline attains IL depth OF lOO feet drifts
will b" run east and west OH the vein.
1t is owned 10y David Mciklcjohn and
duncan Gillis.
The Red, White and Blue, also in
Horse Canyon, ndjoins the Scottish
Chief on the south. This claim takes
IS name from the peculiar character OF
the quartz. The vertical shaft is down
.. feet and tollowsa 9-toot vein which
samples % Oullccc from the top to the
bottom. \ DRIFT from the bottom was
advanced - feet OH the vein, the face
Of which is $! feet wide. Another
smart, down ~ feet, exposes Il vein ot
solid quartz 10 feet wide which average,
from Il to Is ounces in silver per ton.
Development on the Stevens advances
with the usual success in point OF show
ing. The main shaft is down POO feet
and is rapidly being sunk for the 300
foot level, at which point drifts will be
run east and west on the vein to more
constantly in the market, and have ar