The semi-weekly miner., 1882-02-01

summit Valley DISTRICT, January
%, loo0.
THE ALICE.

THE ALICE
work Is going on - usual in all tn
levels OF the Alice mine. Some forty ton,
of ore are being hoisted daily. There h
nothing new to be reported a to thu
condition OF the mine or the working o1
the mills.
THE MAGMA CHARrA.
The new three compartment sh.ft h.d
been sunk to . depth Of twenty-five feet
yesterday morning, work having been
begun on the 26th inst. A depth Of l25
feet will be attained before cross-cuttinp.
the vein curving ut this point and the
shaft standing abont 3j degrees east Of
north of it.
In the Magma Charta, work Is pro-
crossing actively on the one, two, three
and four hundred foot levels. Raising
is going on in all the levels, and Stopping
on the first south vein on the 4uIfoot
level. On this level the north vein has
not yet been struck and it may he reach
et' now any day. About forty tons are
extracted daily from the mine, averag-
ing $50. The battery samples show an
average OF 81 straight through.
A pair of engines just like those in the
Alice mills, from Griffith 4 Wedge, will
Ike put IN in the new hosting works.
with Il inch cylinders and II inch
stroke. Better brakes will bc used how
ever.
THE MOCLTON.
The daily output Of the mine i. now
from forty to forty-ivc tons. In the
new mill about fifty tons of ore are ham
died PER day. some ten or twelve tons
coming from the Goldsmith. The latter
mine ]. developed only to the depth of
fifty feet, ami the ore is consequently
free, and something richer on an aver
age than the Moulton ores, running
about ~ ounces.
In the MOultOn mine work is going
on in the two and three hundred foot
levels, Oh the center vein. The drifts
on the :akLfint level arc in 1W feet each
way "n the vein, and raising and stop
ing is iHiDg done.
On the :AHAfOot level raising il beng
done near the junction Of the Alice and
MOultOn lines, u fine Ore-shOOt having
been discovered in the raise which is to
cOnncct the 200 and 3OO-foOt levels.
THE STEVENS.
Work on the east :OO-foot level is pro-
:ls usual, the face now leing $40
feet from the main shaft. Some very
fine orc has lHen takel out during the
week. At the west end of the mine the
thrift east from the whim shaft on the
wall Of the vein it. progressing
rapidly on very fine ORE. This level will
soon he under the wi,,zc from the 90foot
level, which showed such good ORE. 1t
IS probable that a raise will be started ut
this ln,int and meet the winzc, when a
large loly Of first-class ore will be avail
able for extraction. The slopes on the
Nl-fuot level are continuing to produce
we'll; a considerable quantity Of ore now
Dn the dump will I've shipped as soon a~
the Silver Bow mill is ready to re-
.ive it.
THE LEXINGTON.
The shaft is now down 3N feet. and u
station is '.cing cut for the purpose Of
Mr.. Cohen is in the Fast
the machinery for the new
nil. The foundations Of tho hOisting
works are being strengthened. and II
new pump put in. Stetefeldt furnaces,
which are used in the Ontario mine,
will lw built for the new mill.
The tank near the h"isting works,
Which i. l.eing completed, has a 'slm''i-
~ Of T7j.MW gallons.
THE CLEAR GRIT.
Drifting on the vein was lNg,'n last
night in the Clear Grit on the ll6-ftMt
level, at which point some time ag" II
ritl, orr. l,Mly was found "n the hanging
wall.
THE MORNING. STAR.
Th,~ mine Is Said to have locked
specially promising during the ls's'
week. The west drift on the :sk-foot
level Is in 1>5 feet. About six toms "f
ore are extracted daily, averaging -
ounces. Some of the ore has recently
run ~ high a. $50 in gold.
NOTES.
At the Parrst s,neltcr some twenty
four tons cf black gopher, ~ pr cent
fine. arr run through every fifty 'iays,
an average Of nearly two toms per ''"y.
The furnaces arr in full blast, the re-
pairs in the t'uc having Ike" s'ti-f"ct"r-
ily completed.
Th. l,ell of Butte is lUWking rs we'll as
usual.
There ii II" change" y" w. "":"rtrd III
the Grey Rock.
IN the Wabash work continues active
L. on the - and lW foot levels, on f'ne