The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-29
Unusual Activity Apparent Among the
Mining Interests Of Batte and
Vicinity.
The Prosperity Of Some Of the Great
est Ore.PrOducerS in the Entire
Northwest.
SWANSEA.

drift is entirely in vein matter and il
forty feet across. The ore from tn
north vein averages about Is to 9
per cent. copper and about so ounce
in silver. About $50 tons of this or
is now on the dump, small portion
of which has been sent to the Colo
RADIO smelter for trial. 1t is calcu
lated TO continue sinking the shaft
down to the 300-foot level, and thu
developing and prospecting of tn,
mine advanced as fast as possible
At present no ore ls being taken ou
Of the mine, the further prospecting
of the mine being mainly attended
to. The mine is looking now better
than ever before and the lodges are
in solid formation and looking more
permanent than ever. In the near
future it is expected that this will
prove one of the best paying prop
critics in the district. 1t is in fact q
verltable bonanza.
LITTLE DARLING.
This property is reported to be
looking better than ever, and at
present the ore being extracted
averages from forty to fifty ounces
per ton. The Lexington mill js at
present engaged in running ten
stamps on the ore product or this
mine and it is intended to put on ten
more very shortly. The present out
put of the mine exceeds ten tons per
day and this will be increased
The ore taken from the
lower level Is of q grade ten per cent.
higher than that of the upper
portions. The ore bodies are con-
improving and without
doubt this mine bids fair to be one
Of the best properties in the North
west.
MOULTON.
This company is taking out ore
enough from the mine to run twenty
stamps at the mill on their own ores.
The other twenty stamps are re-
served for custom work. About
twenty tons of their own ore is run
through the miit, which has ca
pacity of over forty tons per day. At
the mine work on the various levels
s progressing in the development of
;he north and south veins. The ore
1t present taken out of the mine
averages about $50 per ton III gold
md silver. The work of sinking the
main shaft to the 7OO.foot level will
De resumed in a short time. The
,hipments fro 10 the Moulton are reg
llarly made every five days.
MONTANA COPPER COMPANY.
A visit to the company's smelter
ound everything in running order
o It's fullest capacity. a large guam
ity of ore from the West Culusa
nine, which is owned by the Moul-
on company, is being roasted at the
urnaces. When a reasonable guam
ity of this has been roasted, the
,last will be started up again. The
,last has been lying idle since
SS3. and when put IN operation will
.dd new impetus to things in gen.
raj about the works. AdOlph Lew
sohn, one Of the co-owners in the
Montana, arrived yesterday morning
rom the East.
The main three-compartment shaft
8 now within thirty five feet of the
O0-foot level and it is expected will
each that point the lst of May.
" hen that depth has been attained
crosscut will be extended north to
he old workings and sinking to the
0O-foot level Will then probably be
esumed. The pump recently put in
s giving great satisfaction and con-
idered the finest piece of machinery
# the kind in the country.
WEST cOLUsA.
The shaft has been sunk $50 feet,
nd sinking will be pushed down to
he 3OO-foot level. For that purpose
new boiler has been received from
he East and will be Immediately
'ut in place and started up. At the
SO-foot level ledge about y feet
vide has peen cut and opened up.
he extract taken from this ledge is
of GOOD smelling ore, and
adapted for blast furnace
lSes.
STAR WEST
This property has been leased by
he Colorado Company to other
,arties. The incline shaft is down
so feet, and on the 1GO-toot level,
UO-foot level and 25O-foot level, the
work of stopping and drifting is well
lnder way and advancing. About
en- tons of good low grade ore and
hree or four tons of first class ore are
,eing taken out daily aud shipped to
he cOncentratOr for reduction.
POSER.
The shaft is now down 16O feet
nd the work now mainly engaged
n is the crosscutting of the west end.
has been done in vein
natter for a distance OF over thirty
eet and ore assaylng about . ounces
AIKEN out. The last shipment OF ore
nilled gave returns OF SO ounces for
irst-class and 50 ounces secOnd-class.
The rock also averages IS 10 per ton
n gold.
ZELIA.
The shaft is down 40 feet, and
bout Is tons of low-grade free-milI-
ng ores are being taken out per day,
nd shipped to the old Lexington
Mill, at the foot of East Broadway.
This amount about equals the ca
,acity of the mill, which makes its
egular shipments of bullion from
he reduction of the ores extracted
rom the mine.
LEXINGTON.
The ai"-compressor which was re-
,entIy put in place was started up
asst Thursday and is now running
Three Ingersoll drills
1ave been put in operation. The
are taking out about the
same quantity of ore as usual, aud
'hipmeats are regularly made. Ten
,ars were shipped this week.