The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-24


cipal mines of this district.
They have just struck the pay
chute in this mine and have COM
menced stopping on the 800 foot level.
The width of the ore body at present
is feet, averaging 81 ounces, and is
increasing in width. The vein at a
point $50 feet west from the bot
tom of the winze IS Al feet
wide. The south vein is being
opened up on the 400 foot level east
of the main shaft. On the 800 foot
stopping is being vigorously prosecu-
ted on the new south vein. The ore
body is extending east and west and
is extremely rich, running on an
average of 100 ounces. One of the
select specimens shown us was very
fine, being literally covered with
wire silver, and assays over 81 200 to
the ton
MAGMA CHARTA.
The main shaft of this mine is now
down at the back of the station and
will be completed to the bottom dur
the ensuing week. When the shaft
gets down to the 6)0 foot level
stations will be at once cut
and cross-cutting commenced
to intersect the different veins
On this ESel. During the past week
a body of very fine ore has been
struck on the 800 foot south of the
shaft aud east of the cross cut. Con-
siderable stoping has "een done at the
back of this level, but the Slopes are
still looking well aud producing
largely towards supplying the SO
stamps with ore. On the 200 foot
drift, rlnning west about 40 feet
from the shaft, shows body of ore
4 feet wide assaying about AZ ounces.
On the same leve! drifting has been
done for distance of about 100 feet
through an Immense ''cross-course"
and the vein has just been struck
east OF the same showing. up large
body of very fine ore. On tue 100
foot level the ore body lately
noted has improved in quail
ity and increased in size as
the drift to the east has been
extended, showing $50 feet in length
and fifteen feet in width of ore that
will average 50 ounces. The founda-
tions for the new hoist on bis mine
are finished, and the new engines will
be set as soon as possible, the old en-
gines being much too light for the
service required of them. The mills
are running very regularly and are
crushing 100 tons per day. The out
look tor the present nv:lth is as good
as that for September.
MoULToN.
The 400-foot level is being driven
west and has greatly improved in
the chara ter rof the ore. The battery
samples are from 100 to US ounces.
This body of ore is about five feet
wide in the stopss. The work in
this mine during the past week has
been principal stopping, and the
mine is looking better than ever be-
fore.
SHOSBAR.
The 800 foot level has been extend
ed east about 25 feet during the past
week, maj king s. feet in all.
Stopping is now going on and great
deal of first class ore being taken out,
being about 10 tons per day and av-
eraging SO to the ton. About 20 men
are now at work ON the mine and the
company are making arrangements to
sink the present shaft, which is now
300 feet deep, to depth of 500 feet,
which will require additional ma
chinery. Everything in this mine is
in good shape and it continues to
show as well if not better than ever.
CLARK's FRACTION.
The drift which is being driven
through this mine from the Alice to
the Magma Charta is now about to
the line of the latter, being about 22l
feet. At about the middle of this
drift raise has been started on three
feet of lOo ounce ore and the cross-
cut is still being driven or the south
with very encouraging results. Stop
ing will be commenced on the 300
foot level this week. The output of
ore will be about ten tons per day.
BLUE WING.
The Walker Brothers have lately
leased this mining claim to Patrick
O'Donnel], of Walkerville, on the
following terms: The latter is to have
all the ore taken out in sinking and
drifting and four-fifths of that taken
out in stopiny. The work on the
Blue Wing will be resumed immedi-
ately.
GAGNON.
Stopping is being done between the
400 foot and 500 foot levels. The out
put of ore is about so tons daily. The