The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-11

vicinity of Woodville. and have an
interesting report to make. But lit
Tie mention has been made of the
Two former mines, owned by James.
John and Henry McCloskey. The
shaft Of
THE BELCHER
Is down over 100 feet, near the sum-
NIT OF the mountain, northeast of the
Mountain View, on a body of good
ore, but water has prevented further
sinking. A tunnel was started down
the mountain side, and run in on the
vein (which is about five feet wide in
the bottom of shaft q distance of 200
feet. A cross-cut was also run so
feet north but without very flattering
results. A second tunnel was
started still lower down which is in
tended to strike the main vein under
the shaft at a depth of 400 feet. This
second tunnel has been driven in
about 345 feet. At a distance of 12O
feet from the mouth the tunnel
crossed the top of a blind lead about
six feet in width, from which several
assays were made showing As ounces
in silver, So in gold and 20 per cent.
copper. Some of the rock goes still
higher but 1 give the lowest amounts.
At 200 feet the main vein was en-
countered and with it strong evil
dence of q heavy slide, the hanging
wall of the slide covering about an
inch of white tale. Work was
pushed forward to the present face
(345 feet) where the workmen have
encountered water, but not in very
great abundance. The indications
show as conclusively IS one can
guess, a body of ore south of the tun-
mel. The ore encountered in the
present workings is of a mixed char
acter, showing 100 ounces chloride,
so to Is ounces sulphurets, 30 ounces
galena and some copper ore. The
vein here is about seven feet wide
and q vein of blue tale clings to the
foot wall.
A NEW VEIN.
At about IL or Is feet further the
company expects to encounter an
other body of ore from a differen:
vein which crosses, diagonally, the
one in the present workings. When
this vein is struck, prosecuting will
be commenced and run south and
north for q distance of so feet each
way.
BIG TIMBER LODE.
This shaft is down about IS feet on
a vein of copper ore. with neither
wall as yet discovered. A small en-
CINE has been at work but was of
too little power. The water came in
too rapidly for effective results with
out a steam hoist. A cross-cut was
run Is feet in the ore body when
work ceased. At IS feet a little vein
of solid copper glance was encoun-
tered in the centre Of the shaft and at
S feet, or the present bolt 'm. had
widened to over two inches. This
entire ore body gives an assay of
from Is to 30 per cent. copper.
For six years these plucky brothers
have worked almost steadily on these
claims. sometimes one and often two
we're employed elsewhere to procure
means to prosecute their own work
of development. The encourage
ment is so strong that hopes are now
entertained by the company of some
thing solid, and calculations, based
upon the fine pr, spects, are being
made to nut S. 5000 hosting works on
the Big Timber claim in the spring.
IN THE FOURTH OF JULY DISTRICT
Duffy l. Co.. are representing the
Black Bear claims and Wright Lyle
ia at work on a lead near the one re-
Gently bonded to the Colorado smel-
ter Company for $22,500 ny Wilson,
Lyle, Il Rice. w. J. Ward has a
force of men at work on the gold
lead formerly known as the "King
Emerson"
Others are also at work on their
claims with results which will be re-
ported at another time.
SOMETHING NEEDED.
am collecting a cabinet of repre-
sentative metals which will be placed
on exhibition in Butte in order tna'
the visiting and local capitalists
mine owners. experts, p~rospectors
and others may see for themselves
the character of gold, silver, copper
iron and lead ores discovered IN 1ei'
ferson county. The great oelt eA-
tonds from Butte its entire length
and into the main range east OF 1ae
Missouri river.
THE OUTLOOK.
Inside of five years many of these
MIN owners, poor now; but who are
extending their every penny III
thoroughly prospecting their claims
and in general exploration Will We
80 owners of bonanzas, the ores
from which will be treated in TWO
dozen or more mills, sme'ters o
ooncentrators or otherwise SUCCESS.
fnllv handled for the extractio" OF
the precious metals. and
scarcely a week but some new anu
,o..1a ind ia made in these noun
know of several properties
which can at once be maze Ptu,
% ,ncers Of richer ore than those taken
from the Alice, Moulton' or An"''D'
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