The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-10
Among the Mines.

A0OuB t00 Mi0e0s
Yesterday the MINER reporter
took = stroll over the Parrot hill,
upon which the big copper mines
are located. Some parties call the
Parrott lode the Mother lode" of
the camp. If one stands at the
Mountain View mine and runs his
eye along the line of hoisting works
from the Montana Coluss to the
Original Butte, he win see that all
the mines in that line appear to be
on one lode. It is long and almost
straight line, upon which
there are not less than twelve loca-
tions, and there may be more for all
we know. In this line every mine
that has been worked has paid its
owners. In this line are to be found
the most valuable mines, 80
far, worked IN this district.
We will begin this report with the
Parrott mine ard take the locations
on the line as they come in their
order, going east. ,
The Parrot. This is one of the
big properties of thedistrict. The shaft
is $50 feet deep. Ore is being taken
out of all the levels at the rate of
about 3, 500 tons per month. No new
work is being undertaken just now.
The Montana Parrott, adjoining
the Parrott on the east, belongs to
the Montana Copper Co. 1t is a
claim 200 feet in length. On this
claim there are two shafts. The
original shaft is 100 feet deep and
follows the lead. From this shaft
about 1,2O0 tons of ore were taken
last month. The other shaft Is q
perpendicular, <hree compartment
shaft, aud is now 21s feet deep. This
Is to be the working shaft. Large
hosting works are in process of
erection now.
Ramsdell Parrott.-This mine be-
longs to Mr.. Joseph Ramsdell. 1t
was taken up under the old law, and
consequently is only two hundred
foot claim. There is on it a shaft 26O
feet deep. The ore is being taken out
of the levels from the 100 to the 240-
foot levels. The mine has up to this
time been worked with a whim, but
steam hoist is to be put up this
month. About thirty tons a day are
being taken out. This mine Is send
ing about fifty tons day to the Bell
smelter. twenty tons of this coming
off the dump. About two-thirds OF
this passes through the concentration
before being put in the smelter. The
balance goes directly to the smelter.
just east of Ramsdell's Parrot is
another claim of 200 feet belonging to
the Montana Parrot company. No
work is being done on this claim at
present.
From the Ramsdell Parrstt through
the claims to the Parr0tt level has
been run for ventilation.
A brief mention was made the 9th
er dav to the effect that the AnacOn-
da and st. Lawrence had BEEN let
ting up on their work for the purpose
of making come repairs. These re-
pairs are progressing finely, are al.
most completed, and this week will
be again running on full time with q
full quota of men. The new office OF
the company is nearly ready for oc-
cupancy.
Just east of. the Montana Parrott
lies. the Shakespeare Parrott, the
property of Franklin Farrell, the
president of the Parrott Copper com
pany. It is a claim of one hundred
feet in length and has on it . shaft
two hundred and sixty::feet deep. Al
present no work is going on In this
mine.
Mountain View.-This property il
well named. Doubtless Providence
could have made a prettier view in
the vicinity cf Butte, but doubtless
Providence did not. This is one O
the finest and most valuable proper
ties in the district. There is on tht
lead shaft SIX hundred and thirty
eight feet deep. Sinking has now
ceased and crosscuttlng at si1
hundred and eight feet is going on
At about thirty feet north of th'
shaft at this level q small vein of fail
looking ore two and one>half fee
wide, was struck. A level is bel De
run on this vein. The w0rkmen ar
in about thirty feet. The quality
seems to be improving as they pro
ceed. Mr.. G. x. Larabie, the ownel
Of this property is putting up a new
hoist.
Several hundred feet east Of th'
shaft house of the Mountain View
and down the hill is the claim called
the West Colusa. It is owned by th'
Montana Copper company. On thi'
is shaft one hundred and sixty fee
deep. Water was encountered a
about one hundred feet d0w1
and there was plenty Of it, 81
much indeed that steam pump wa
necessary. The mine is worked
with q whim.
Adjoining this claim on the east ii
CIark's Colusa. This has become
one of the celebrated mines of the
camp. The shaft is now three hun
dred feet deep. At that depth tht
.ho r. 10 in fho voin efotiOn has