The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-26
MINES AND MINERALS,
Mining the Greatest and
orandest Of Industries.
GRAND PRO.rEcr

n nIN
10 Be Run From the Raj,
l. way Depot to the Walker.
vile Mines.
:ahy superficial observers q 70 ~
- hla1e the value OF the m;n;no ;nd'st -
7 nroJ,,eSS u"Cry by the profit on the metz
thoso ms may be satisfactory ~
w;tho, VINO argue by assertion and cia;m
in aoII oasls or reason that every dolIa,
sheridd = silver produced costs two. Ever
..for ons U~lt-repeated statement that
I lave lave been put in" be proven true. + wo u%d
thho" that u large amount Of "a n;t.1 nv
and neans a been exchanged for labo1
amu material, contributing directly To tba
cement OF an important and worthy c,eas
VI industrious people. But as gold snd s;I'
s.ana practically as the sole represent.
~ rs VI yalue and are in reality the basis
~. 1ne medium OF exchange, it would he ey.
ceedlngly difficult to find where the two
uohars came from that were exnended IN
p.nuucing each dollar Of the millions of
eJlu ahu silver now in use by the nations of
~ is evident that a wider view of the min
;ns INDUSTRY and a better comprehension of
i"S relations to almost
EVERY FORM OF UNA ACTIVITY,
tne important part of it's DEVELOPMENT has
p.ayeu IN 1ne history OF every people, and
ITS wonderful influence in dete rm;nino the
prosperity and permanence OF Industrial
ana political empires, will show the far
reaching Impress of this great factor of hn-
man advancement. In this country. min
ing Is in it's infancy, it's vast unknown re-
sources are but dimly conprehended, sue
cessiul methods and appliances are but
ldihtly indlcated by the means in use which
are SO destructive OF those precious ele-
ments OF success-time and labor-aa we'll
as the costly product, which is the chief OBJ
?ect OF all Efforts in this direction. There
mas peen a time OF heavy expenditure of
money with no Immediate return, but not
more than in the establishment of any
olher important line OF business in q new
held. Although the mining industry in the
greater part OF this country is in the first
crude stages OF it's development, the re-
turns, compared with the cost. will
MPA MOST
with any other enterprise OF whatever char
acter. The discovery of precious metals in
California established ar empire of indus
try upon the Pacific coast and set forward
the Star OF Empire more than a century on
it's journey coward the setting sun, and
gavea vitalizing impetus to the business in
terests OF this country SO that it came out
OF one OF the most stupendous and disas-
trOus civil wars Of modern times with q
vigor and recuperative energy which soon
blotted out the record of destruction and
ruin. The discovery and subsequent devel-
opments of the
MINES OF THIS DISTRICT
has done more for Montana, and the per-
sons interested in these mines, thar the
mines ri any other camp in the Territory
have done for their owners, or the place in
which they are located. In fact we doubt
if there is another place on the Pacific
coast where such wonderful results nave
followed the work OF legitimate mining as
can be seen in this camp. Without any ex- |
element or mining boom the city OF Butte
has sprung up as il by magic, fortunes have /
been made in a comparatively easy man. |
ner, the Territory has been enriched to a
remarkable degree and it's prosperity for
years to come is assured by the richness
and ~pernsanancy of the mines of the Sum-
nit Valley district. Our mines will keep on
producing the precious metals at their
present rate for several years to come, even
if there is not another pound OF ore uncov-
cred more than is in sight at the present
time. |
A BIG SCHEME.
We were informed yesterday bv a promi- |
nent business man OF this city that a party
OF miners residing in Butte have under con-
sideration one Of the most elaborate mining |
schemes ever considered in this district. 1t
is as follows: 1t is Il we'll known TACT that
between the depot and Walkerville there
are several lodges carrying gold, silver and
copper. A great many OF these lodges have
been and are at present being prospected
at depths varying from 20 feet to 500 feet.
Although many veins have been discovered
in the ground lying between the depot and
Walkerville and many OF them are being
worked to great advantage. yet there are
doubtless many more in that space that
have not yet been found, and the object of
the gentlemen above alluded to is to
run a tuunel right up through
THE CITY OF BUTTE
for the purpose of testing those lodges al
ready discovered at a greater depth than
they are at present worked, and to fully
determine the number and value of the
lodges that are concealed in the bowels OF
the earth in the country through which the
tunnel is to be run. 1t might be argued
against this scheme that all the ground
which it is intended to run the
tunnel. is already located and owned by
parties. and that a great deal OF it is COW
cred by United States patents. This, said
our informant, will not deter us from pro-
ceeding with our object, for it is the inten-
ton to get all persons owning this ground
interested in the matter and have their
consent to run through their ground. 1t is
intimated that the proposed tunnel would
tap the lodges Of the
PARROT AND OTHER MINES
in that vicinity several hundred feet deeper !
than they are at present worked, and when
the Alice and other Walkerville mines are
reached the tunnel will nave attained a
depth OF nearly two thousand feet:
Who could estimate the good that would
result from an enterprise OF this kind. The
Ia rper mining companies OF this camp
would doubtless be glad to do anything in
T. reasonable manner to assist this scheme.
This tunnel would not only test Their
lodges at a far greater depth than they can
can possibly hope to attain, at the present
rate Of sinking. Tor several years to come,
but with a little judicious prosecuting
tend to drain their mines OF water.
The cost OF running this tunnel is to be
met by a stock company, and IN return,
will ask of the owners OF the mines
which they run. the privilege OF e1'
tracing q certain quantity OF ore rom
their mines, and when the tunnel is in its
entire distance, if the mine owners wish TO
work their mines through it, a royalty VIII
he Maid the stockholders OF the tunnel tor
that privilege. 1t is to be hoped that the
versions having this matter under consiu-
Grafton will receive the cooperation OF one
men OF this district and all those
in terested in the advancement Oh our
industry.
MINING NOTES.
1t is reported that recent DEVELOPMENTS
in the Lexington mine are OF avers vn.
co,vaping nature and that the mine neset
Locked better than it does at the present
~.ro i, valne
with every days work done on the properly.
This ia looked upon as one OF the most 'a'
HE mines in this district: I
John Bews g. Co. are taking out some ONE /,
very rich ore from the Wild Bill mlne. lnt
Wild Bill looks very nice anu lMputiv
are being made .
'e The mines OF the Independence district at
purI;ngton are nearly all looking wei ana