The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-08
From Sundays Daily.
INNING REVIEW.
-,,+ Valley District, March
4, 1851.

e'''u :.r the mill to its full capacity.
'ann'' Dow the Superintendent,
~ ~ ,,.ter.. that the Belle Of Butte
''''< ,.,tin. admirably. On the 100
f's , 49," the west drift is in about 40
ro' . and tn. east drift about IS feet.
~ :, ,hir.y-iivc to forty tons Of ore per
i 's',rs now ',rl": extracted, and there
d'' ,...r,I ,,t::nirci tons on the dump,
I" ...,,,,. Of which, Mr.. Downs decltles
~ 'as 1--WE, except as far as to say that it i"
w." =, ~. La Plata large force is not be-
-. worked at present, the energies Of
' 1r company being devoted principally
Us ,hc development Of the mine. On
,xLfoot level the west drift is in
~ -, $, feet, and the east drift about
:. a.t Five or six tons Of ore are ex-
..,,.,.d daily from the La Plata, avcrag-
:. from, fifty t" sixty ounces. Levels
- ,.ur run vi.oror sly in the T.,
m... and prc,arltiuns made for the
.,,,ction Ola large quantity Of ore.
Tue CLEAR GRIT.
rh. .ha,t is now down about l65 feet,
lin, down on the vein ut the rate of
,,m,, two f,c' per day.
q, the llf-foot level the drifts are bc-
n, run vigorously, the one on the west
lin, now in alx,tt - feet and the one
=, .la,ut !. feet. The cross-cut south
,.,,.. the vein from the east DRIFT is in
.,,ut !. fect. The high grade streak in
n. vein has wi,lened out IF late, and is
,ox about !: inches in breadth, in the
est level, showing native silver in
ou.utities and composed principally Of
Ink sulphuret*. This ore is said to
.rrr,se from three to four hundred
..,ees in silver and from SO to $50 in
sM
me ALICE AND MAGMA CHARTA
The Alice company continues to push
INK in its mines and in the surface i'm
,rye,nents which It is now making ex-
kasi,ely.
The shaft on the Hawkcye fraction
" down yesterday 76.6 feet, the new
o. east Magma Ch&rta shaft about rs
FEET.
During the past week three new bents
.seh about eighteen feet in length have
beea added on the east end Of the tram
vsy, and several on the west end. Work
/. gone steadily on in 10th the Magma
Cnrta and Alice mines, about eighty
NV per day being extracted from the
ne running the mills to their full ca
rily n usual. The new hosting
vo,k. and shaft house on the east Mag
n Charta shaft will be finished a. soon
possible, a full force Of men being
avork on them yesterday. The Alice
company shipped fourteen bars Of bull
Gsa Thursday, and four bans yesterday,
average weight each about ninety-two
pesnds.
the MOUNTAIN CONAOLIDATED.
Tie main shaft IL now down about 250
ket, and 4 station 1t the $50 foot level
viii be cut Tuseday. Only one more set
dtimbers will he put in before cutting
the stati n, and then two sets for the
samp. The work Of setting the new
engines and hosting machinery Is going
N vigorously and will be completed in
ah"ut ten days, when cross cutting will
lebegun ut once. So far the vein seems
tobe clean cut, with no spurs, nothing
having been struck in the shaft.
TIE MOuLTON.
Thu gigantic pumps on which the
Noalton Company have becn 40 long at
Work were finally started up yesterday
morning. At first the machinery was
run slowly, to give opportunity for st.
l'nss, but 80 effective was its work that
ma short time the east tank overfiOwcl,
40" the water draining back into the
"'ne from an old shaft, neccssitattd a
*'''l'"mry st"plnge yesterday morning
" work in the mine. The men went to
WINK again as usual, however, last
'Eht. Operations in the mine have
FogFrsSe'l a usual during the past
seek. The mill was started up again
."ay morning, having been shut down
:" 'hr'r days to put in automatic feed
." The feeders formerly in USE did
NV give satisfaction. The ''s;tan:urd
we fr.s'ers," which are now hc:ng
uSs'' w"r, -i,in. great satisfaction yes
'.''y. They were put in ly II. :
'n''t!s"h. Last Monday four bans :"
"'''H':i were shipped, Ms1 fine, weighing
'"'' 'al"lnfi pounds each.
iiiE MORNING.: STAR.
w. :ara'v Reports the I,ine looking
'" and giving results quite gratify-
IN" "wnrs On the :Ai'-ltOt Or
!. w ..'v'i III. West drift is in about 2's'
w. and he Yves. Drift on the 1NOf,Nt
wv IS also being worked. Stopping is
lung ." vigorously, and about eight
., y ore are being taken out daily.
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