The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-30
THE SECRET OF BUTTES PROS
PERITY AS A MINING
CAMP,
How Real Estate and Mining
Operations are Prohtably
Blended.
The Silver Bow Properties q Topic
of General Interest.
Full Ore Houses and Steady Mill
Runs. !.

porous is a popular falacy. All the
boom camps of the Pacific Coast may
be pointed to in support of this axiom
and the proof of the reverse PROPOSE
ton is presented in the history of
Butte. The inclination of mine and
property owners in this camp has
from the first been to repress
every attempt to get up
q boom. Our mining men
like our merchants, have as a
rule engaged in a business the de-
tails of which they thoroughly un-
derstand. and with sufficient capital
at their command to conduct the
business to the best advantage.
The future product of any mine must
always be an unknown quantity, but
given certain quantity of ore, be it
40 ounce or 100 ounce rock, and any
mill man will calculate very closely
the profit to be made per ton, in its
reduction, and it is upon the princi-
pie of close calculation of profits, and
safe management in every depart
ment of mining and reduction, that
Butte miners have amassed colossal
fortunes and the enterprises of this
district have been placed upon a
solid basis.
No strikes of special importance
have occurred during the past week,
but mining operations have Leen
characterized by steady work ola
routine character. The number of
men employed underground at the
principal mines is perhaps, with
some exceptions, not so. large as at
this time last year, but notwith-
standing this fact the ore houses are
all full and the daily output larger;
indicating that the ore bodies are
better developed and the ore is ex-
tracted with less expense. Accord
ing to the Miners's Union record the
number of miners employed, strictly
underground, last week at the prin-
cipal mines was as follows: Alice
125, Moulton 20. Parrott 40, Gagnon
20, Shonbar 6, Lexington so, Clark's
Original 21, st. Lawrence 30, Ana
conda ITO, Colusa IS, Nettie Is, Bell
16. This does notinclude top men, mill
men or mechanics, which with men
working their own properties, would
swell the total number of mining EN-.
ployes to over $500.
Public interest has been much ex-
cited during the week as to the plans
of the Anaconda company with ref
erence to the Copperopolis smelter
and townsite. Many rumors have
been afloat, and the general impress
sion seems to prevail that Messrs.
Haggin, Hurst & Tevis have pooled
their issues with the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company. The rail-
road company owns or will own the
alternate section upon which the
townsite is laid out. The mining
company has become possessed of a
large tract of contiguous land, and
by erecting its smelter there, the
nucleus of a town is Immediately
formed and the property of both
parties is enhanced in value.
Another topic of great public inter
est and general comment during the
week has been the status of the Sill
yer Bow properties. The financial
affails, or prospective plans of a min
ing company are always delicate
matters for a newspaper man to ap-
proach and the sensitive character OF
the conditions upon which the credit
of corporations usually depend, make
it the duty of every newspaper to
carefully avoid any statements which
might in any manner effect the in
terests of owners. With this view
the MINER reporter yesterday called
upon parties interested in the Silver
Bow properties and found them en-
tirely uncomnunicative. It is safe
however. to say that the Silver Bow
properties are among the most valu'
able in the district and accepting
Judge Davis statement published in
Friday mornings MINER that the
recent deed to him meant simply thai
the property was to be sold. the in
terest of all concerned is in good
hands and sale is likely to be re
ported in good time, which will
stand side by side with the Drum
Lummond sale and with some of thu
previous colossal transactions O