The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-19
MINING REVUW.
Init valley Mining Dist, Week
rndingApril Is, 1852.

.nit Valley A1n1n8 0aSs., Woo1
EndingApril Is. 1852.
r,.re il probably in Butte y party o.
Tho find it to their interest to cir
in /. quiet way rumors injurios,
e'' 's mines, mills and general indus
p'" ~ this mining district. Their Oh
TX, nav be TO break down the price Of
~, o.,ate 80 as to enable them to buy
10 ,ox figure for speculative purposes
~ '.sy may have other selfish and per
"' ~, .n.,. in view. However this may
''r =. !. certain that within the past
F .s or len days reports have been
'e I'D +, the effect that mills and mines
1 "xsral large companies are about to
." .hut down or temporarily aban-
"1 An investigation of the facts
w." or,v proves the falsity of these re-
~ IN, would seem to indicate they
~" .p from private grievances and per-
.,nsl Ill will.
ru: A!.icE AND MAGMA cHARTA.
rr. ty,o r.;l!, AMI eighty stamps OF
l., Alice Company have been and are
~. "urt;uun,.s operation. Mr.. Hall, the
',.or;n, cn,i;ut, states that the Alice
~ Magma Charta mines are being
.,r.r, viii. full force in all the lev
!, ard are ;,rn'ucing their usual guam
ia. or ore OF average value. The mills
-. L,,n mining and will continue to
~, with as title interruption and ~
,n, r.,;,,;~ as any in the West. During
=, riyeu period the eighty stamps on
y. average lsuv. been and will he found
.,Ixl ,,;,.;: up not more than forty-eight
ru,r, in .ny thirty days.
n, nrw Magma Charta hosting
xorss will Lc pushed to immediate COM
,,.,,u. Tie west Magma Charta shaft
h. reached Il depth Of 800 feet and cross
.u,,ny will be ut once begun to the
ror,h ycin, which will probably he
-u,r,e,l at u distance of 40 feet. The
runway has been completed and cars
-. raunin- over it to the mills. The
H,wkeyc shat: is developing good ore
md is now 40 feet deep. The battery
.s,ulc, for the past week have been
OYER forty dollars.
Durin. The past week the Alice COM
muy has shipped II bars Of bullion val
ned $3.50.
THE MoCLTON.
During the frs It ten days Of April, ON
an average forty-iour tons Of Moulton
are were nillcd per day. Seventeen
thousand dollars worth Of bullion has
lacu shipped to date for April, the last
,lrirM n, 81 line. The battery samples
have given i result Of 81 as an average.
tie ,.nnd level has l,cen run dis
i,n,r of 80 feet west from the Alice, u
rntnuou- Gre shoot having been fol-
lowed for i:rl feet.
Tic third levc! is in 400 feet west of
he Alice line. In the crosscut here the
EDGE HIS been penetrated for eight feet
or.,litl or. and the wall not reached.
lar rich streak here averages 10 ounces.
IN this level Il raise is being made to
renn".! with the Wine from the second
eyei, Al a distance Of :,'j3 feet from the
Alice line.
in the fourth level 81 raise is being
made wIiir! will to-day complete the
connection Wit, the drift above, tapping
Il fine orc 'm.!y.
On the fiji, level the cr0ss-cut south
WIS yesterday in 175 feet.
THE GAGNON.
The shaft is down four hundred feet,
and a station is now being cut. In i
lew days rrs',s-r,lttipg will be begun,
and tie vein will probably he struck ut
a di>lancc not greater than . feet.
>:"pin:: hi, been vigorously prosecuted
irtwrrn the second and third levels,
alnu; five hundred tons of ere being ex-
''"'t'V W; I!VIltu iOIJsV :Cul WV 20
~ ado sn.e.:c:
TIE VULCAN.
The ,!ri:t on the 1a;:!.-fo0t level is being
run in fine ore body, being now IL.
t'~, in from the, station. The rich streak
een'inn"> to average in width about
Twelve or thirteen inches, giving an
AVERAGE a>-ay FOR that breadth Of about
N"!nr,>, in silver. No work is being
don" Oh the west drift.
Til" Wine has l,ccM run through, ana
w" >."ps> have l,een started from II,
!r"". wi,!..!: about two tons per day Of
s''ns ',r ~. trin" extracted.
MINING: NOTES.
In II" Bel Of Butte on the 1'aefoo'
'rv'! la" cal drift Was yesterday III l'''
let M! &c ~'cst drift 17;rfeet. These
drifts AZ being run, no sinking going
on Al present.. About II tons q: orc ex'
'ra"'cd daily.
i;r IL Plata work is between the Ia
and ."-,n"i levels. Raising and stop
IN" furnishing. 3 or 1 tons Of ore PEI
diem.