The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-01
From Wednesdays Daily.
THE RAILWAY NAIL
Mining Company, Birch Creek Dis
trict.

JJIr.N SNlA iIVN, 4 X ~ lA1
January lSS2. ,
Editor B"ttc .Nnrr:
Ten miles west Of Glen, Il station ul
| the Utah and Northern railroad, fifty
; miles seutl, "f Butte, is situated til.
Birch Creek Mining Creek.
Although rich silver float quartz as
| saying rs high as 1890 ounces, per ton
has been found in the Ills, riot and con.
siderable money has been expended il,
endeavOring to find its source, the i,c:.: y
land slides rendered the prospcctor*'
search very lalOriOus and uncertain.
Consequently they suspended opera
tons. and the district remained in !,
dormant state until the fail Of lSS:!., when
prospecting was resumed by parties,
conversant with their predecessors cx-
periencc, which enabled them to better
determine the most suspicious point ut
which to commence operations. Thus
guided, the pr.hlectOrs' labor WAS r..
war,le,l Ivy the discovery ui Il cuntact.
decOIlln'>cd silver quartz lode, lyin. h.
tween limestone and .iuartzitr. The
fact that occasional pitx,-, Of the same.
character of orc arc found in the mine
as that =" abun;.antly mixed with thu.
soil below leads to the Inference that the
mine that produced the rich float In.
been discovered. However, beng poor
MEN, they were not able IT, sink on the
n!hc, hence, Until this winter. wIc,,
the assessment work had to liz. done.
n",h'ns had t:anSpire,i to prove tin.
truti'": the di>c:ycrrrs' theories.
therefore,, WllrA their a>S,.s,n,-u,
WORK "lehe@t up the present y. feet o.;
quartz, assays from which gave from; &!
~ =. ~ ounces "t god ami silver Der ton
II hu''''' outsiders /" investigate. The
result Was the organization q: 81 n,in;n.,
S:'H.~ company IT, d. kii,w.l a. the
t"ilwav Mail Mining Company. Tlr.
"'i:',! VIII is>'l~ '';.tAW Shares, :h,.tnr,
o: " =; Will to placed on the n.arkr,
~ 49," PR share, The pr"tr.i> - ~.
it~e't t" utvciup their mos, nr,, al. wv.
hi;''c>. Ncnr informed thai IN. mr.,
matters have the pleasing ..>ur,,u.,. !,,,t
the stock will hicc, with favor ,,,',,.,''
me Hallway Mail employees viii, Whit,
They are a>>;"i.;,,l. '
linen We have two cuBprr min J.. j.,
me camp. the Molnfai,, OMEN ,,.';
t'e .'rechwi"h. Onc-iIali Interest j.,
Butte. ''" 1''''>'. G:
Inc Mountain Queen has n.m!,,,.,
ore that :'s*aysri - the ton 8, ,,Inr,.. ~
s"'e' ana NJ Per cent a: ,.:,,,,.r 80:
per ton Is said IT, nave been r,.,,;M., a..
= =. quantity ship;"N from Iii, MINI. r.,
,"e sh"It!ng works ut Glendale. ;rL'' !
t>s s:' ncll'y anxious I" ;.et the or. viii, /;
rs 'ittlc labor as possible, ney,c,.,,i =.
t,l1'nef Their work. The r,,,,,t j. t,,.
shafts and levels are badly .ay,.I We. nc
Some some " the workings near the .,;r w.. "'
may ~ seen I feet tn solid un.r:~ , ,t",
pr''ai,i y will average Is Der ,,n' r. ' ...''
pr. although. the owners claim, it. IT, v .;t,
X, n'uci, higher. ''' II Will !
me Greenwich has u shaft + .,,,, !
,u'se - feet deep, through, s.,.i,, " .,
.nat al low estimate viii .~.. ,.'''''H:
per cent. This mine is really w.. s' To-
Promising, r;". looking property in the ' ',;s
[r,ct: Mr. Farlin was Offered ~. ~ u.s. i
lor IT IN the carly chiI1il,o3d ~ *io:MA'
:. There are also o y, g;artz
n ,"m MINES near by. Convcn; Ets ~.
proof material for lining t f;,rns fire
'e''F III Land Yours truly, '"e<S 4"
NOVICE.