The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-13
Prospecting Dump Piles-Occa-
siOnally With Astonishing
Results.
Among the Mines, Mills
and Smelters.
Sales on the Tapis.
Strike at the MOultOn.

examining properties. What these
experts have done cannot be reported,
as their first step upon arriving in
the city is usually to request the press
not to report their movements, which
are generally conducted with great
secrecy; but their presence here is
very satisfactory indication that our
mines are attracting more attention
from abroad than ever before, and it
is safe to say that the result Of their
investigations will be an extraordi-
nary influx of eastern capital for in
vestment in the mines of Summit
Valley. The pleasant weather has
caused an exodus of prospectors, and
most of them are now in the hills
looking for new bonanzas, but a
stroll in any direction from
town among the prospect holes
which dot the hillsides, makes
the fact apparent that there
are more than one kind of
prospectors of dump piles are just
now particularly numerous in this
immediate vicinity. They may be
seen at hundreds of dump piles, ham,
mer in hand, raking the pile over,
breaking a piece of rock here and
there, and closely inspecting the
newly riven surface for trace of sui
phurets or carbonates. They are the
experts, sent out by foreign capital
lists to spy out for them mining for
tunes in the new Ell Dorado of the
Northwest. Occasionally the expert
runs across a dump pile, the appear
ance of which is rather confusing,
and evidences the fact that we are
rapidly acquiring the meth
DDS of older and more
famous mining camps. A
an illustration: The MINER reporter
happened to be present yesterday
when one of the experts was examin-
ing small prospect, by the side of
which goodly pile of handsome sill
yer ore was piled, apparently just
thrown from the hole, and Of such a
character as to indicate the presence
of a remarkably strong vein of pay
rock from the grass roots down. At
ter several CALCULATIONS of pleased sur
prise, he jumped into the prospect
hole, and as he picked about the sides
and bottom his face began to wear a
blank expression, and finally he ex-
claimed: "Why that rock on the
dump didn't come out of this hOle!'
vaulting to the surface and surveying
the dump. "Well, he - there's
enough ore on that dump to fill
dozen such. holes!" and so it was the
ore had been packed from somemine
more bountifully supplied with the
great disideratum, pay rock, and the
ingenious speculator had overdone
the matter by making the dump pile
too large for the size of the hole. For
tunately for the reputation Of Butte
the incident was exceptional, and in
its whole history this is probably the
only attempt at sailing ever made in
Summit Valley District.
THE MOULTON.
Matters at the MOulton maintain
their uniform steadiness of operation
and the work of exploration and de-
velopment is prosecuted with the en-
ergy which characterizes the man
agement Of that property, A strike
in the 800 foot southwest drift was
made last week which is likely to
prove the most important discovery
eyer made in the mine. At a point
$50 feet from the main shaft Wine
is being sunk on the main or centre
vein, which at a depth of 20 feet has
penetrated strong vein of pink
quartz impregnated with black sui
phurets of silver. The vein is three
feet wide in the bottom of the winze
and carries $50 ounces Of silver.
Other portions ofthe mine are looking
we'll and the slopes are producing the
usual quantity of ore upon which !
the forty stamps at the mill are stead
lily dropping.
THE sHONBAR.
This property is looking better
than ever. The east 250-foot drift has
now advanced 1S9 feet and shows in
the face a four foot vein carrying two
distinct seams of high grade pay,
the seam on the south wall being IA
inches, and that on the north wall
eight inches thick. Eighty feet east
of the shaft, on the 25O-foot level. a
raise of so feet has been made, and
an east drift run from the top dis
tance of 100 feet, in which four foot
ledge has been uncovered the entire
carrying streaks of good
pay similar to those shown in the
face of the 1S5-foot east drift. The
mill runs have recently been ex-
tremely satisfactory, re urning an
average of from Sl6O to S206 in silver.
NOTES BY WAv.
The Mount Moriah, one Of the Sill
yer Bow properties is producing some
exceptionally fine ore, which is being
reduced at the Silver Bow mill.
The Isele is one of the best
equipped of the smaller properties in
the district, and under the superin-
tendency of Supt. John Hutchings is
being worked for all its worth.
The Black Chief is reported to be
one of the properties Which has re-
Gently captured the eye of a strong
eastern company and is likely !
to be worked in the near
future. 1t has one of the strongest
lodges in the district and will no
doubt prove valuable property with
depth.
Experts have been looking over
the Phil Sheridan. If they buy the
mine they will get good property.
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