The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-15
MINING REVIEW.
What is Being Done in and Around
The Butte Mines.

What is Being Done in and Around
The Butte Mines.
The Outlook Flattering- Several Very
Promising and Largely Paying
Properties.
Little Darling,
The future prospect of this mine is
undoubtedly tlatiering in the ex-
treme. The double-compartmen
Shaft is down 100 feet. There are
two drifts, one from the 5O-foOt level
and another from the 1UO-foot level.
Drift on the lOO-foot level is in $50
feet, while that of the 50-fOot level is
in about rs feet both drifts are cut.
ting eastward. Stopping is also being
done from the 50-foot level, Since
January about 600 tons of excellent
ore have been shipped by the COM
pany 10 the Lexington and Moulton
mills. The vein on the 5O-foOt level
shows width of about 2 feet between
walls. The oreis free-Milling and gives
an average of fifty ounces to the ton
The vein cut on the 1OU-foot level
looks strong and gives every evidence
Of permanency. The ledge on this
level is undoubtedly thirty feet in
width and is fine body of paying
ore. The pay streak is about eight
feet wide. The product of this mine
averages about twenty tons of ore per
day, which is being shipped as fast
as laken out to the mill. The pay
shoot is much wider in the lower
drft than that of the upper, with
hanging wall of tale that almost in
variably al indication of permanence
in all veins. About twenty men are
now engaged in working and de-
veloping this mine.
This property of which more will
be said hereafter gives the most
f1attering prospects. The shaft is
down 200 feet and the work of drift
ing on the vein continues vigorously.
The drift has been extended until it
now measures 2lO feet from the shaft.
The ore taken out is of good quality
and gives 25 ler cent. copper and
eighteen ounces in silver. The mine
is located about one mile east of
Meaderville at the foot of the noun
tain overlooking the valley. The
width Ct the vein as yet has not been
ascertained. no cross-cutting having
been done. The drift is now entirely
in vein matter which works easily
and gives good results. About
seventy-five tons of ore are on the
dump, which averages Is per cent.
copper and thirty ounces silver. The
air in the drift extending eastward
into the mountain is becoming bad
and the putting in Of machinery for
ventilation is projected. A new No.
6 pump handles all the waiter with
facility. On the 200 foot level vein
fifteen feet wide has been cut.
Another vein has also been cut that
measures eighteen feet between
walls. The ledges are rather broken
up.
The Alice.
The disbursements by this COM
pany yesterday, for freight, salt and
labor, footed up $4,000. Within the
past month there have been crushed
$3.50 tons of ore the average ANAL
gamation, S,9O5. The mills and ma
chinery are reported in good order
and working to the fullest capacity.
In the mine the work Of prospecting
aud developing is being pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible. The
main shaft (3-compartment) has been
continued downward until it is now
735 feet deep, and 1T is intended to
reach the SO0-foot level inside of 25
days. The Cornish pump appears to
handle all the water coming in easi-
ly. During the plst month the com
panv have shipped los bars ofbnllion,
the value of which is over 500 900.
Everything about the mine and mill
is in apparent working order. A
complete report Of the workings CT
the entire orou of mines owned by
the Alice Company Will be given the
readers of the MINER during the
coming week, through the courtesy of
Superintendent Hall, who has v0lun
teered our reporter the liberty of the
premises.
Orphan Girl.
The old shaft, 100 feet east of the
new shaft, is being worked by means
of whip for hoisting purposes. This
shaft is now down eighty feet and
stopping from this level is progressing,
The new shaft is down about 23O feet
and the work Of sinking still going
on. The ore in the new shaft is Of a
base quality below the water level,
while that of the old shaft, besides
being free-nnlling is of good quality
and yields we'll, The amount OF ore
taken out from both shafts averages
from twenty-seven to thirty tons per
day. This is shipped to the Dexter
Mill, which is engaged in working
exclusively on the ore from this
mine.
The shaft of this mine is down only
thirty feet. yet, Notwithstanding this
fact, the vein was cut at a depth O.
Only twenty feet aud good pay dirt is
now being taken out. The width of
the vein is about five feet, and the
pay strtak running all the way from
ten to $50 ounces. The work OF sink
ing a double compartment shaft and
timbering now going on, gives it all
air OF permanence seldom seen in Il
prospect OF only its depth. The mine
is bonded by Messfs Slll.van and
Buchan, WI 0 are now taking out
good pay ore and shipping to the
Lexington Mill. About thirty tons
of ore have been taken out since cut
ting the lead about ten days ago.
SILVER Bow.
A visit to the mill of this company
resulted in ascertaining that the mill
Was running to its fullest capacity on
the ore produced by it. own mines.
The La Platte mine which is one Of
the properties owned 10y them has
an incline shaft that has attained the
depth of 800 et; are now engaged in
running Levels from the bottom of
the shaft. The product of all the
mines under their control, leased and
otherwise, amounts in the aggregate
to thirty tons per day, which is
sufficient for their milling capacity.
The ore is of satisfactory grade and
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