The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
From Sundays Daily.
MINING NEWS.

DUTIES LII GA0 "OA4UOA
The Alice Making Fine Devel-
opments-Other Properties
Looking Well.
The continued pleasant weather
during the past three weeks, has bee1
exceedingly favorable for mininl
operations, and that the manager
have fully ayailed themselves of tn
advantageous circumstance is shown
by the large amoun6 of surface worl
which has been done since the enov
went off.
Yards have been put in shape, new
dumps built, and groupings pros
pected, at the old mines, while in
every direction activity is noticeable
in the starting of work on small
mines, claims and prospects, and
many a windlass or whim which has
laid idle all winter was yesterday
raising its buckets of waste OF ore.
MoULToN.
The most important strike in the
history of the mine has been made
during the past few days
at the Moulton. 1t will be
remembered that some weeks since
the MINER reported the tapping of a
very rich vein i'll the southwest 800
foot drift. 1t having become neces-
sary to provide better ventilation for
this drift, an air shaft was located
last week at a point 100 feet west of
the southwest crosscut. In starting
the air shaft, almost at the
grass roots a vein was struck
which has continued to improve and
widen with the progress of the shaft
until at a depth of II feet, a vein has
been uncovered which stands out two
and q half feet wide. Assays. from
the vein have been made which 60
into the hundreds, and eight wagon
loads of the ore have been hauled to
the mill, which show an average Of.
80 ounces in silver. No assays for
gold have been made. This discov-
cry being on the main vein, which
runs the full length Of the claim, L.
500 feet, adds to its importance. The
vein has been prospected at several
and the rich ore found last
on the extreme west end of the
claim is undoubtedly a continuation
Of the same vein. The strike opens
up a large area of virgin ground for
the Moulton, which is now believed
to have in sight enough pay ore to
run the 40 stamp mill for the next
TWO years without the uncovering of
any additional ore bodies. All the
ore reduced at the mill during the
past fifteen months has been taken
what is called the center vein,
has produced about $1,000
;ons and the greater part of it was
extracted fro,n the slopes of the 200
md above, the lower levels having
oeen as yet, but little developed.
With this center vein, holding out
md looking better than ever, and the
main vein developed by the new
'trike the Moulton may be said to be
n first-class shape. At the mill the
IRE house was found to be full and
he forty stamps continue their steady
york of crushing ton for each stamp
very day in the week.
ALICE PROPERTIES.
Besides developments of a very sat
sfactory character in the Magma
'harta workings, the strike in the
90, heretofore reported in the MINER,
las assumed a shape that divests it
# all doubt as to it's value and per-
nanency ; the ledge having been
'pened horizontally about $50 feet
rom east to west, showing a contin-
lous pay ore shoot the entire distance
which has widened out to 81 feet and
;veIages so ounces. The Wine from
he 700 is down Sc feet, and shows a
ontinuous ore body from top 20 bot
Developments in the Magma
,harta during the past week have
'een extremely satisfactory. A
'reast of ore was struck yesterday in
he face of the west drift, north vein
90, which assays 81 ounces. The
Width of the vein is as yet unknown.
II the 800 south a vein 3 feet 9 inches
vide has been uncovered, which
verages AZ ounces These two dis
overies add greatly to the producing
ualities as a known quantity of this
'aluable property, and must be
Exceedingly gratifying to the stock
Iolders.
The Alice mill is makidg a remark
BILE run, none of the so stamps hav-
ng been hung up since January 1st,
nd each stamp crushing an average
f a ton and PA pounds every "a
ours.
SHONBAR.
The east drift of the 1s5 continues
. look well, and is producing it's
output of high grade ore.
It a depth Of 60 feet below
he 1S5 the water has become
Troublesome in the shaft and
has beer decided to start an east
rift at that point. The ruby silver
70 heretofore referred to as coming
alto the shaft continues to show
and it is believed the 245 foot
asst drift will develop the ore shoots
ncOvered above in larger ore bodies
nd higher grade.
THE BELL.
The new shaft is progressing at tho
ate of three sets every two days, and
he contractors are expected to reach