The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-08

THE MoUInoN.

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THE lroUlroN.
M. s. H. llaeamber has 4 l.rr,
'ofce OF men now at work dsy and
night completing the setting Of the new
Corn'sh pumps. The work win prob.
o'y be done by the middle Of the cur
rent month, and in the magnitude q
tne machinery used and the complicat
ca system ~ operation surpasses any.
thing heretofore known ON the Pacific
Coast, outside Of the Co,nstock.
When this IL done the four and five
hundred foot levels will be thoroughly
developed. At present and for the mas,
week work in the mine has been con.
lined to the 200 and 400 foot levels on the
centre vein. The east drift on the 3Ou
loot level Is to the Alice line, here rails
ing and STOPPING are going on. The con-
nection between the go and 800 foot
levels Is nearer the crosscut. The west
drift on the 800 Is in go feet, and from
this point u crosscut is being run soutl,
for the main vein or grade ledge, struck
in grading for the mill. A raise is alsu
being worked here to the 2OO foot level.
On the 200 the east drift is in about
ITO feet, and operations are vigorous.
consisting Of raising, stopping each way
from the raise and driving ahead. The
west drift on this level is in about the
same distance. The usual amount o:
ore is being run through the mill, with
goOsl results. A change has been made
in the dryers from screw gear to nlitre
gear.
THE MOUNTAIN CONSOLIDATED.
The Min"rs' Prospecting engine
which il still used at the Mountain
Consolidated hosting works continues
to do good service. The shaft is being
sunk steadily day and night, and has
now reached the depth of .lN feet.
When IN additional depth Of s. feet is
reached, u crtsscut will he run to the
main ledge. In the meantime the
hosting works present scene Of busy
confusion. The excavations for the
new hosting machinery, which is to b.
both powerful and durable. are nearly
completed. and the new engines will b.
put in place at an early dry.
THE CLEAR GRIT.
The Clear Grit shaft is now down
about rs feet. and work is being pushed
vigorously sinking it further. 1t goes
down on AN average now about two feet
y day. The principal direction of work
during the past week, however, has
been in driving the west drift on tine
vein from the 1lt;-foot station. A rich
body Of orc has been developed here,
from which recent assay gives $50 in
gold to the ton. Wire and native silver
appear prof,sely on q streak along the
vein, and the ore is very rich for u
breadth Of ut least twelve inches, there
being about two feet Of teconsl-class ore
in this, the west drift.
The east drift was run also about ten
feet, but work was then stopped In that
direction, the space thus opened up at
the ll6-fo0t station giving ample work
ing room.
THE LEXINGTON.
Mr.. Medhurst, who has general charge
Of the operations of tine Lexington Com
many in this district, has announced
that he has received Instructions from
the headquarters Of the company in
Paris not to furnish information in RI
.y:,r,l to- the condition Of the mine. For
t.rately, however, it was possible yes
t+r,'ay to ascertain that there is nothing
new at present in the mine itself, ami
that work on the mill is being pushed
AZ rapidly as Hs;hle.
1t is stated hy outsiders that the Lex
inytcn Company ordered aud received
sheet iron roofing for their new mill,
but were compelled t" order asbestos
rmtiny in it's place, as it was discovered
that the fumes Of the s.,lphuric aci'l re-
leased during the process of cl:lorin:'-
ti.m would eat the iron roofing To pieces.
The various gentlemen connected
with the eon,,s'n,; arc comfortably rs-
talli,hul in their new quarters near the
,oistiny works. Mr.. Milis'''' has tee"
quite sick and confined I" his apart
n,cnts for SOME days.
the BELL OF Er1TE. =
Mr.. Downs has for some weeks gwen
mast favorable reports Of the condition
oe the Bell Of Butte. The rich ore body
.tr,,ck a month ago Oh the lG' foot level
continues to give gratifying results.
Tine most OF the work now ''e'ns done
IN thu, mine is directed to the west dri't
-, tin. 1taL:oot level, which Is now In
about - feet.
TIE MORNING STAR.
n, Porter reports this mine as look
inc in admirable condition. Work Tor
t,,c present is confined to the west drifts