The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-17

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Vo0o0 1liniag DISCREET 1or
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IT, a4veot p warm, fir weather has
QOAt ain the commencement Of
p1eeer mining around Butte, and
tnro0ghoot the Territory. In the
guIches just around the city there seems
to b . plentiful water supply and some
my OF sixty men are placer mining
within radius Of . few hundred yards
outside the city limits. The hydraulic
process d now used exclusively, the
mines which are being worked 90 far,
belonging to A. w. Barnard, Join
Noyes. and Messrs. Colbert, Prentiss
Emory and Tong, respectively. The
progress Of quarts mining in Summit
valley district continues to illustrate the
idea already iterated in these columns
that With reasonable Investments, bus
iness management and Systematic de-
velopment the quarts mines Of Butte
pay reliable and handsome income.
There are some instances In which over
capitalization has temporarily proved
detrimental to the prospects Of young
companies. But the large bodies Of ore
at the command Of the greatest bullion
producing companies, and the rich cop
per and silver mines whose number and
real value are scarcely yet appreciated
make the genuine worth Of Butte mines
BY no means inferior to their reputation.
The report On the Alice viii be found
in another colume.
THE LEXINGTON
The real condition Of this mine ne
mains in general ~ much - ever .
sealed book to the public. Since the re-
turn Of Mr.. Cohen. the former superin-
tendant, to France, the policy Of the
company has been kept even more Sc
cret than before.
The extent and costliness Of the sur
face improvements can not, however,
fail to impress the observer. Mr.. James
Renshaw Of this city and Mr.. Fraser,
Of the great Chicago machinery manu-
facturers, Fraser 4 Chalmers, paid a Wis
it yesterday to the new mill. The ma
chinery for the mill is being put in
place in the most careful manner, q
work requiring necessarily great deal
Of time. The new hosting engines will
be set on . foundation of solid granite
riveted with iron stanchions, which is
now almost COMPLETED.
From an outsider who know where
Of he speaks it Is learned that the four
hundred foot station is about finished
and that cross cutting will be begun on
the fourth level at an early day. In the
mean time quantities Of good ore are be-
Ing extracted and the old mill is and
has been running regularly.
THE CLEAR GRIT.
The west drift on the 116-fo0t level has
been run in now about 100 feet, with .
Of the hanging wall vein
which has been found 80 productive.
From this source the out-p't is twotons
daily Of first class ore. The shaft hav-
ing reached depth Of 225 feet, the sta
lion has been cut, and q croes-cut south
10 the main vein has been begun to the
hull width of ten feet.
THE M0ULT0N.
Operations in both mine and mill have
ontinued a. usual during hepast week.
The sinking of IN air shaft has been
begun several hundred feet west Of the
BOOSTING works, on the centre vein. The
Droppings were good at this point, and
lev feet below the surface, three foot
body Of ore running from thirty ounces
up was found lying along the hanging
wall. The air shaft will he run through
% all the levels for ventilation.
During the high wind Friday after
noon the cover Of the tramway between
he dump and the ore house was blown
III. without injury to any one.
MINING NOTES.
The Alice Company Is taking some
rich ore from the Hawkeye.
Preparations are being made to start
m the Acquisition in very short time.
There was quite crowd of spectators
yesterday afternoon at the meeting Of
he Rod and Gun Club.
SuperinteDdent Downs is extrncting
no ore from the La Plata or Belle OF
Butte mines, still having a large re-
,erve ut the Silver Bow.
The Silver Bow NJ. 4 NJ. Company
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