The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-28
MINING TALK.
What is Being Done at the Mines
Shipments Of Bullion.
Resumption Of Active Operations
at the Bell.

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Resumption Of Active Operations
at the Bell.
As a rule the mining operations OF
the past week may be characterized
as active. While several smaller
mines were shut down for repairs
and the Dexter mill stopped for a
| clean up and general overhauling OF
machinery, the principal mines and
mills, like the Moulton. Alice, Lex
ington, Silver Bow and Shonbar,
were running with their accustomed
regularity and producing their regu-
lar output. The bullion shipments
of the week fell below the high aver
age which was maintained during
January and February, but amount
ed to a total output of $79,56S. which
may be considered a very fair weekly
output. TIE shipments are credited
as follows: Lexington, $36, 20s; Alice,
$21, 2SO; Donnell, Clark & Larabie
(Moulton), $12.625; First National
Bank (Silver Bow, $s,458.
THE BELL.
No property in the camp has stood
higher in local estimation than the
Bell, and no event could have created
adeeper sensation in mining and bust
cess circles here than did the closing
down of the Bell works last fall,
since which time the progress of suits
pending against the company has
been watched by the entire commune
ty with an interest measured only by
the universal hope that the splendid
property might be wrested from the
clutches of the law and again become
one of the great producing mines of
Summit valley. The MINER is now
able TO announce that the last suit
pending against the mine and smelt-
er has been settled, that the most &C
tive and thorough operations are be-
ing prosecuted at the mine and that
so soon as the new three compart-
ment shaft is connected with the old
workings SO that a sufficient supply
of ore is assured, the smelter on the
fiat will again be started up full blast.
The work being done at the mine is
of the most thorough and scientific
character. A MINER reporter visit
ed the mine yesterday and found the
greatest activity prevailing in every
department. The yard is strewn
with timbers, which a large force of
carpenters are engaged in shaping
into sets for the new shaft, which Is
being pushed toward China at the
rate of three sets every two days.
To a mining mems eye the new
shaft is a thing of beauty descending
straight as plurib-line 1870 feet from
the surface, its clean line and heavy
timbers presenting the uniform APP
pearance of a fine piece of bridge
work. The plan of the new work, is
to sink to the 400 foot station, and
cross-cut from there to a point 60 feet
north directly under the old work.
ings, which will he reached by an
upraise. This plan will enable the
company to prospect below and at the
same time tap the two rich veins
which are known to exist in the 24O
foot east and west drift of the old
workings. These ore bodies have
been thoroughly developed, and are
uncovered for a distance of over 400
feet along the bottom of the 24O foot
east and west drift, and from them
some of the richest ore ever found in
the camp has been extracted. The
ore lays in two well developed veins
separated by from three to five feet Of
vein matter. Ore of the veins is ship
ping ore averaging 40 per cent copper
aud carrying go ounces of silver, the
other vein three feet wide carries
from 20 to "a per cent. copper and q
to 80 ounces silver. A VIM from the
24O has been sunk As feet on the
veins which were found to hold out
to that depth. The cut from
the 400 new shaft will tap this ore
body about 1O) feet below the 24O,
and when connection has been made
and Stopping is commenced in the up
raise, it is believed that from IS to
100 tons of ore can be taken out daily
to feed the two blasts OF the smelter,
which will then be started up with a
full force of men. The smelter is be-
ing placed in perfect repair and will
be fired up within the next 60 days.
About $4O,O 600 worth of wood and
$1,000 worth of coke are stacked up
at the smelter, and 5000 tons of ore
is Oh ting dump, for the reduction of
which the works may be started up a
week or two before commencing to
haul new ore from the mine.
ANACONDA.
The big San Fran Co. are doing
splendid work on top, and it is safe
to conclude that their work below
ground is fully as thorough, Though
the privilege has not been accorded
the MINERS mining man OF inspect
ing the workings underground
further than he could see from the
top of the big shaft. It is said that
the six and seven hundred have been
opened up, and that recent explora-
tons have developed even better ore
and larger bodies than those hereto.
fore reported. Haggin and Tsyis are
thorough mining men aud careful
operators, and it is not believed they