The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-06

which assays as high as 80 ounces and samples
about 100 ounces. A steam pump is being
llaced in posi- ION, and the work of explo. alton
and development will be actively prosecuted.
The
ANDY JOHNSON.
located northwest from the Dexter mill. Is
worke under lease by Hoar Br lthers. Forty
tons OF ore from the l0O-foot workings returned
I3l ounces per ton from the mill last month. A
winse IL now being sunk from the 100, which is
In ls inches of very high grade ere assaying as
high as 600 ounces and sampling over 300. Six
tons were shipped from this vein last week from
which very handsome mill return Is ex.
pected.
THE I. K. L.,
situated west Of the Burlington mine, is oper r
ate under lease by Messrs. Archer, Overman
and Sarchet, who, If they haven't already devel-
oped bonanza mine are in fair way of doing
SO. At q depth Of 40 feet an eat dri,t has been
run which is in a 2 to 4 font ledge, assaying
from wall to wall 70 per cent. Of manganese and
So ounces of silver. The slopes of the east
drift are yielding about 10 tons of ore per day,
which is reduced at ,he Colorado smelter. The
GR AT REPUBLIC.
which is located In the same neighborhood, is
worked by Butchers Brother, les ees who are
preparing to thoroughly develop the property.
Six tons from the shaft which was milled last
week, returned 60 ounces per ton.
THE SATURN.
immqdistely west of the Park stree: bridge, is
leased by Baker and Swarnsen. I. is developed
by 25 70 1t shaft and an east aud west drift
from the bottom, which has has been driven Oh
the ledge about 10 feet each way. The lead is 9
feet wide ana carries 10 inch streak of very
rich sulphurets and chlorides and showing some
horn silver. Assays have been obtained as high
as l,0V ounces ani a shipment to be made 10
the mill this week is expected to produce very
handsome returns. The
PLACER LODE
olaiu, joining the Saturn on the south. Is leased
by Mes rs swarnsen Vineyard and Cane. The
shaft has been sunk so feet and drift run on
the ledge so feet westward, where an upraise
has en- started and considerable ore has been
t-ken out The lessees have mllled 30 tons of
ore which returned from g to 13O ounces
They hav~ % tons now at the Colorado smelter.
from which still better returns are expected
The
ORPHAN GIRL,
located south of the Big Butte, has so far proven
. bonanza for the les>ees, MeSsrs. Wallace. Mof
fl & Co. The reporter vi>ited the mine yester.
day with view to exploring its workings un.
derground, but failing to meet the superintend-
ent. was unable to do so and is not abe to re-
port the developments in the mine. At the
Dexter mill 1t was ascertained that the mill had
b en- running steadily on Orphan Girl ore sinoe
January LIST. crushing 25 tons per day of average
30 ounce rock. which would give the very
handsome aggregate of 157 500 ounces in a seven
months run, and an examination of the dump
piles at the niue and mill convinced The re-
porter tha the average yield of 30 ounces to the
ton is rather under than over the mark.
SPLENDID BULLION SHIPMENTS.
The steady Rms of the stamp mills during the
past week resulted III the handsome shipment
through the Office of the Pacific Express Com
pany of IS silver bars, valued at $l22,576 which
was consigned by various companies as fol-
lows: