The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-16

TIE, MONTANA, +
I east and west from the bottom of tl
weat shaft. known Is the west surfa<
workines. I, 100 feet. The total fe>
of wines sunk, 2,O87 feet.
The total feet of crosscutttng. zoo
: The total feet Of drifting, 8,4l8 IL
Guiding Liz feet in the 200 level nc
previously mentioned.
THE MAGMA CHARTA-ONE NUN
}, DRED FOOT LEVEL.
! East of crosscut on the south vein
The east drift has been extended tn
entire length of the claim and M
opened up q E1de of ore of an averag
width of IL feet, and for q horizonta
distance of IT'S feet, the face OF tn
drift being still In ore q 1t Is being
extended to the east. The Slopes II
the back Of this level are looking
we'll.
This ore body will continue to thu
surface. Still further to the east, IL
the back of what Is known as th|
Bond drift, q large body of fine or.
has been discovered, In length ~
feet, and with an average width OF
feet, on which we are stopping on some
of the finest Oxidized ore in the mine
Still east of this is another ore body
which Is known a. the Valdemere
This Is only partially developed and
shows an average width OF 8 feet
The first set of slopes has been
opened and square sets put
IN place and. everything IL In
readiness for the extraction of this
ore when needed. At present it ia
held as q reserve, as r also two
other ore bodies on this level.
West of the crosscut and near the
west end line, there exists q fine body
of pay ore which is 10 feet wide and
125 feet in length as far as opened,
on which a winZe has been sunk
"a feet, showing the continuity Of
the ore shoot dOwnwards; 1t also con-
| tiuues to the surface.
There Is also one other ore body
east of the former and q little west of
| the crosscut about 100 feet In length
and four feet wide, also running to
| the surface. On all the ore bodies
mentioned on this level but little stop
ing has been done; only about one
twentieth of the IN in sight has
! been sent to the mills.
On account of their great width
and length the permanency OF the
aforementioned slopes Is assured.
TWO HUNDRED FOOT LEVEL.
East of the shaft, south vein, the
east drift has lately developed q new
and important body of r At
present 1t ls developed $50 feet hori-
zontally, and shows an average
width of three and q half feet of very
ine sulphuret ore. The face Of this
drift is still in ore of thu same grade
and size; the walls enclosing this
vein are the hardest and most regu-
lar l have yet seen. except those seen
in the Alice, needing but little tim
Der. Stopping has but lately been
commenced at this point. This ore
body will hold to the Level above. A
winze Is being sunk from the level
above to connect with this drift for
ventilation and stopping purposes.
West Of the shaft, south vein: The
ore body here Is continuous 275 feet
in length and still shows in the face
of the drift as 1t ia being extended
west. Stopping has been carried on
here for the past twelve months, and
at present about One-half of the ore
in the Slopes has been extracted.
On the north vein, east and west,
considerable stopping has been and is
still being done on the different ore
bodies extending 500 feet In length,
which Is as far as developed.
THREE HUNDRED FOOT LEVEL.
On the 800 east of the shaft, on tho
south vein, the ore body is 125 feet
IN length, and as the drift progresses
to the east il still shows the ore body
continuing in that direction, about
four feet in width. The ore here
found Is of IN extra quality, and
stopping has just been commenced In
the back Of this level. The vein
pitches to the north and the course
Of the ore body is easterly. This is
also the case with this ore body on
the levels above. West Of the shaft
on the same vein the ore body ex-
tends $50 feet. 1t Is, however, very
uniform and hat narrower
than the last mentioned.
One-half of the ore in these slopes
has been mined and sent to the
mills.
FOUR HUNDRED FOOT LEVEL.
East of the shaft. south vein, the
ore body as yet has not been devel-
oped to any great extent. So far as
1t IL, however, this body is Of the
same character as that seen in the
levels above this point, aud prospect
ing Is being vigorously carried on to
the east and q crosscut Is being run |
to intercept the ore bodies e on
the levels above.
On the west of the shaft, south
VEN, the ore body Is 200 feet in
length, the average width being q
feet. Large quantities from these
however, have been extracted. !
Still west of this q small ore BODY
has lately been opened which shows
some very fine ore, and the iudi-
cations are that 1t will shortly open
out larger.
FIVE HUNDRED FOOT LEVEL.
The veins have been penetrated bv
the; ndftk and south crosscuts, but
our developments on the line Of the
veins have not been extended far
enough to the east or west to inter-
cept the ore bodies In their trend in
direction. This work, how
ever, is being pushed east and west
IS quickly as possible, SO as to de-
velop the ore bodies on this level.
Since writing the above, / am
pleased to state that l have Just cut q
rein of high grade ore on this level
assays 347.9 81 ounces in silver.
md 2 916-l000 ounces of gold to the
on OF 1900 pounds. This is the rich
st discovery yet found, the extent of
Which l am unable to give at this
writing.
SIX HUNDRED FOOT LEVEL.
The north and south stations have
zen cut and the north and south
rosscuts have been extended q dis