The semi-weekly miner., 1885-02-04
THE MINES.
New Developments and Rich Finds.
Complete Showing of Work Done In
the Mountain View.
The Custer Mine ut Basin.
Bonds, Sales, and Exploration Of
Mines About Butte.

Bonds, Sales, and Exploration o.
Mines About Butte.
MOUNTAIN VIEW.
The shaft on the main vein is now
down 838 feet. Two levels have beer
run on the 500 and two on the 6OO
The south vein averages 100 feat In
width, and the main ore body is 81
feet. Work ia being done at present
on the north vein. On the 500 q body
of rich ore II feet wide has been
struck. It averages from 28 to so pei
cent copper. and is shipped east
The chute is over 800 feet long so fal
as proepected.
On the same vein at 900 feet Level
has been run 100 feet east and 65
west. all in good ore. On the crose.
cut the vein is cut, In IL feet OF ore,
about 100 feet from the turn table.
In running from the shaft to the
south vein the wJrkmen encountered
q cross vein Of fine concentrating
ore. Forty feet from the main vein
the ore began improving in quality,
and the vein widened to three feet OF
first-class rock. The main vein has
been penetrated about eight feet, and
q winze is being raised on the wall.
Ten thousand tons of second and
third-class ore lays on the dump, but
the first-clas, is all shipped East for
treatment. The mine is working 16
men, and is hosting good ore daily.
Charley Larabie is the fortunate
owner, and by his own exertions hes
accomplished wonders in developing
this valuable property. He Is his
own superintendent, and gives his
personal supervision to the mine.
THE CUSTER MINE.
Mr.. Geo. Fitschen has just received
bis certifi :ate of battery assays for
eight tons of ore shipped to the
Amazon mill at Boulder from the
Custer mine at Basin. The property
is owned by Fitschen. Peter Pfeifer
aud Charles Smith.
THE zELIA,
situated on the hill just east OF Cen
treville, Is working IL men at pres
ent. The mine is owned by Warten-
weller and Kellog, and is under
lease to Melvin & Kirmil. The shaft
is down 100 feet and two levels have
been run, one 40 feet west and the
second 40 feet east. The men are ex-
tracing good ore from the four-foot
vein, which is being milled as fast as
1t comes from the mine.
CHIEF JOSEPH.
This mine, owned by Stewart
Lowry & Co., has been leased to
Reynolds, Edwards Madden, JOB
and Holman. The main shaft is
down 80 feet, and a level has been
run 100 feet east on a three-foot vein
of fair ore where the men are stillat
work. A new shaft has been started
l6O feet south of the hoisting works,
and is now down 25 feet on a large
body of manganese ore. which car
ries some silver, and is improving as
depth Is attained. Eight men
are employed OH the claim, and
rapid development Is going on.
WILD BILL.
In this mine the principal work
has been done in cross cutting. On
Friday last a new body of ore was en-
40 feet from the shaft III
the 100 foot level. The body has
b en- penetrated four feet and no foot
wall yet found.
The ore is exceedingly rich-far
more so than any other body ever
found in the mine. The new vein
tends more north and SO lth than
the other veins, and has every indi-
cation of permansncy. It is rich In
copper, and at present the only ore
raised comes from the new find.
THE MARIA
Is still going down and by Feb. 10th
the lessees expect to strike q new
body OF ore. The mine, so far, Is
looking we'll, and work is being
pushed in the shaft and on the 60 foot
level.
RISING STAR.
The new hoist is approaching COM
pletion very rapidly under the super
vision of John Shively. The ground
plant is 45x86 and the building will
be AZ feet high. The hoisting or GAL
lows frame will be 80 feet high with
friction gear. Twelve mechanics are
It work. In the mine the men are
sinking from the 400 foot and drifting
rom the same level, but no ore Is be-
ng raised.
THE JOSEPHINE
3old and silver property has been
bonded to the Chrystal Mining COM
,any, of San Francisco, for three
for $5O,COO. The company
lave also leased the mine for six
months and will begin work as
quickly as the machinery can be
,rected. The shaft is down 200 feet
md east and west levels have been
'un is and 30 feet. The mine is To-
.ated IN Pipestoae district, about four