The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-06
AAm4XGIG dNU U0lkL.
The Tributers of Butte Bringing
New Properties to the
Front as FIRST Glass
Producers.
Mining Activity Among he Black
Groupings Of Independence
District.
Splendid Output of Silver Bars
for the Week.
Rumored Reduction OF Force at
the Anaconda.
Concentrates of Mining News.

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properties, we are apt to overlook the quiet
working 1t the patient and indefatiyable mi.er
who with hammer and drill or pick and blast Is
delving benea b the rugg groupings Of the
surrounding hills, and Is rapidly bringing to the
| font other great pro erties which in the near
future will take their places as r ute DO anzas
The p. eseRt season has been remarkable for
| the large number of new mines developed and
| ex raordinary activity in working outside
properties. The system Of leasing or working
| claims on shares has lately become much in
vogue, aud it is safe to say that not less than
two hundred claims in the immediate vicinity
OF Butte are now actively worked in that man
ner. While the system is In some respects sim.
liar to the 'tribdtor" system in vogue on the
Comstock l. de. our miners have the advantage
down, developing the Property and marketing
the product according to the dictates of their
own experience and judgment, availing them
selves If the best ore shoots and feque .ty drop.
ping on q rich chimney. VIII ch pays them for
a ears work during the first months oper-
ratiolls. instead "f gophering in the played out
levels Of the er>twhile honanzas Of Mount
Davidson, well sa isfied # they succeed in ex-
'racting sufficient ore to guarantee them meagre
WAGES. The growth of the syst-m has been due
to the increased facilities for reduction, and the
pu hase of ores, Introduced by the Colorado.
Parro and other companies recently.
and If these facilities could be made equal to
thnseofi eadvlle and other great mining centres
there is little doubt but the result would be the
employment of thousands of additional miners
and development # our mining resources un-
equaled in rapidity and proportions by any
previous mining hist 'ry in the wo Id.
INDEPENDENCE OIsThItT,
which is divided from Summit Valley district
and the Butte townsite by Missouia gul h, is so
seldom referred to that the average citizen has
a very indefinite idea its location or mineral
characteristics. aud, In fact the general i'm
preston among those ignorant of the great
resources of the open, rolling stretch of country
lying Immediately west of Butte, has been that
1t IS comparatively barren OF mineral wealth
The error OF this impression. how
ever, has been abundantly demonstrated
by the ores. rich In wire, horn aud
ruby silver aud the oxides aud sulphurets ex-
tracled from the Auselmo, and more recently
by the devel pmeut Of he extensive and high
grade ore bodies of the Orph-n Girl, while the
letges developed in the prospect ,les which
dot the entire district from the iinbow lode on
the noltn to silver Bow creek on the south 1u-
nicate that there Is not q hund ed yards OF
eround between those boundaries upon which u
veln Of pay cannot be struck. In riding over
the dis rict yesterday q MINER reporter found
unusual activity p ev.iling, particularly on the
Black Chief lode, upon which the windlass
whim and hoist made every claim look lively.
fiom the Ancient on the east to the Katie Nor
ris on the wet. Among other properties in
active op .ration the reporter noticed the fol-
lowing:
TIE TZARINA,
situated north of the Isele. on the Black Chief
lode, the immense croppiugs of which. black
ened with mang ganese. may be traced by the eye
across the entire district from any point of emf
nence. The Tzdrina is owned AID worked by
G. v. Farlin and e. F. Paddock. 1t is devel-
oped by a shaft 80 fee. deep, rom the bottom Of
" hich an east drift strikes the pay vein at a
distance of tight feet fr m the SHAFT where 1t is
twp feet wide, carrying rich pay streak six
teen inches wide. The dge Is developed by an
open cut on the surface. and both above and
below il a well defined f>sur', in place. with
granite 70 It and hanging walls, trending east
and west and dipping slightly to the SOUTH The
ore is very high grade beng q black man
ganese, carrying sulphurets. chlOrides and horn
silver, an avera.e sample assayins 200 ounces
and some assays reaching as high as l,0'O
ounces The owners are Well satisfied with the
present appearance Of the niue and Will
thoroughly explore and develop the property
WEST END 1zAR1NA.
Woodman, McGahan and Bauer are the for
t,lnate ssees Of the west end Of the Tzarina,
where 40 foot shaft has been sunk, from the
bottom of which a north crosscut has been
run feet, and from thence drifts 10 feet east
and IS feet west, stripping ledge VIII ch aver
ages 81 feet H. width and ca, ries pay streak
feet wide The ore is of the same charactsr as
that exposed in the workings of the Tzarina'
carrying sulphure's, chlorldes and occasion
ally free silver. The durap shows . goodly
mound of 200 ounce rock and enough Is being
taken out to ensure the boys stake before the
snow flies.
THE RED BOULDER
is another promising prospect on the Black
Chief lode. 1t Is worked under lease oy John
Minar, Allen Ninar, c. Cleer, Frank Pink and
B. Rohm. The shaft Is 40 feet deep and has
penet ated an ore body carrying sulphurets OF
silver and averaging from 30 to 20 ounces. Some
trouble was ex1 e.i-nced from water and the
lead is not yet sufficiently developed to deter
mine its extent and value. A steam engine
and No. 2 Knowles pump has b, en- placed in
position and the work of development will be
vigorously pushed. The
KATIE NORRIS
Joins the Red Bou der on the west and Is being
prospected by the lessees, Messrs. Evans aud
irwin. The shaft is 65 feet deep and has struck
vein IN the bottom, from which some good
ore IS being raised. Considerable water is com.
ing In and steam pump will be put III ct ouce.
The lessees are thorough miners and wi
develop the property As fast as muscle and
whim can uncover the ore bodies. The
KILBouRSE.
Immediately north of the orphan Girl, Is new
mine being opened by HOFFMAN & Manning. At
a depth of five feet well defined vein eighteen
inches wide has been struck. The ore Is free
milling sulphurets and assays o ounces.
THE NApLEroN,
located west of the Big Butte. is one Of the most
promisin' prospects IL the district 1t is owned
by Foster, Rosenthal and McKnstry and worked
under a lease by Messrs. Hammer, Matthews,
Hutchinson and McKinstry. At q depth of 26
feet the ledge has been uncovered 61s feet vide,
a,saying 81 ounces silver and l6 per cent man
ganese across the face. The
GENEVA
is being actively developed by Miles Yeager. |
he main shaft has attained depth Of 50 feet. |
north cross-cut from the IS Is I'm 4-f ot lead !
of free mil ing sulphurets assaying from 10 to 50
ounces. An"ther shaft which has been sunk !
10 feet northeast from the main shaft has pene.
zstsd I've 1eet Of psy ct depth q Is T.