The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-03
MINING MATTERS.
The Status and Outlook of the
Camp as Seen by Foreign
Eyes.
Preparations at all the Great
Mines for a STEADY Win.
tors Run.
An Average Output From the
Mills and tho Mines Lock
Ing Fine.

An Average output from the
Mills and the Mines Lock
Ing Fine.
The influx of q large number of
visitors from abroad during the past
week has afforded US an opportunity
to see ourselves as others see us, and
it is safe to say that the result has
not been unsatisfactory to the min
ing community, nor will it prove un-
profitable to our mining interests.
The inspection of our mines last
week by over a score of representa-
tive newspaper men who will spread
their impressions before The millions
Of readers of the leading journals
! which they represent is an incident
in the history of Summit valley, the
Importance of which cannot be over
estimated. That their impressions
were most favorable, was amply evil
denced by the surprise with which
they viewed our prosperous city, i'm
mense ledges and extensive reduc-
ton works. They had heard of
Butte, and formed the impression
that its prosperity and mineral re-
sources were greatly overrated, but
when they had seen with their own
eyes the great silver bearing ledges
in the Moulton, Alice and Lexing-
ton, followed the groupings that
mark the great zones of argentiferous
and cupriferous mineral bearing ore,
which stretch east and west across
the district, and inspected the busy
mills and smelters, which are con-
stantly turning out their streams of
wealth, the unanimous verdict was,
"the half has not been told" Their
verdict will 60 out through the me-
dunn of the thousand voiced press,
and through their visit more general
information will be disseminated re-
garding the great resources Of Butte,
than could have reached the public
in many years through the ordinary
channels.
PREPARING FOR WINTER.
1t is not many years since in this !
northern latitude it was necessary to |
virtually suspend all mining opera
tions during the winter months, but |
this is all changed now. The great
mines are provided with commodious
and well-equipped shaft houses, from
which the approaches to the mills
and smelters are generally protected
by a substantial housing, under
which the men work comfortably in
the coolest days; and mining opera
tions are carried on uninterrup edly |
through the entire winter. Just now
the important work at the miaes and
mills is in preparations for the win
ter's run. Machinery is being over
hauled and put in perfect re-
pair; large supplies Of timbers, lag
ging and lumber are being stacked
up in the yards, and the roads to
Yankee Doodle Gulch, Elk Park and
the Basin are lined with teams haul
in the immense supplies of cord
wood which will be consumed at the
works during the winter.
BULLION OUTPUT.
Notwithstanding the stoppaEes
and repairs incident to this season of
the mills produced
their average output of silver bars
during the week just closed. The
through the Pacific Ex-
press office were 49 bars, valued at
Ss6, ,44O, which is credited as follows:
Alice, "a bars, valued at $36, ,528; Dom
nell. Clark & Larabie, II bars, valued
At $l4,OA; Lexington, 13 bars, valued
At $25, ,ssS.
|
Rumors were current yesterday of
4 very important strike, under the
I'D workings, in the north crosscut
rom the 400 at the Bell mine. A
reporter visited the mine for
he purpose of ascertaining the
.xtent and value of the strike, but
vas unable to learn anything farther
han that the mine is looking we'll,
md that the indications are favora-
Die, for the rich chute of copper sill
yer in the 245 foot west drift of the
I'D workings coming in again on
he 400 north crosscut; which has
already tapped the ledge, but suffi-
,ient development has not yet been
lone to determine the value or ex-
ent of the ore body. Plenty of ore
8 being extracted from the upper
evels to supply the smelter, which is
steady run.
THE sHONBAR
8 rapidly taking rank as one of the
Jest mines in the camp. About Is
ago the present owners COM
nenced work and have ste adily de-
7eloped the property until it may be
afely ranked as a dividend paying
The company have l $40
ons of second grade ore on the
lump sampling so ozs. per ton
besides having taken out and