The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22
MINING REVIEW.
AnOthe, Rich Strike in the Alice,
AID Other Very Favorable
Reports.
Doings al the Various Mines, Mills
and Smelters Of Butte and
Vicinity.
Montana Copper Company.

Vicinity.
| Montana Copper Company.
A reporter of the MINER visited the
works of this company in his rounds
yesterday and found everything
about the sn elter working to its usu-
al capacity. About 175 tons of ore
per day are taken out of the compa-
ny's mines, the Colusa, West Co!usa
and Montana Parrot. This is not
deposited on ore dumps, but imme-
diately worked up, the output Of the
mines at present only equaling the
capacity of the smelter The company
have now III operation six smelling
furnaces and twelve calciners. About
20 carloads of copper matte were
broken up, sacked and shipped last
week. This is about the usual ship
ment. The quality of matte is good
and gives satisfactory re esults.
During the week depth Of about
20 feet has been gained in sinking the
three-compartment shaft of the Alice
and it is now within so feet Of the
SOO-foot level, to which depth it is
proposed to sink. The same chute
of ore which was developed two
weeks ago, in the drift going west
from the 40O-foot level, has been
struck in the face of the drift on the
5OO-foot level. About $50 cars of ore
of excellent quality are sent to the
mill daily. This amount about
equals the milling capacity: which is
about 10 tons per Gay, dry weight.
Eighteen bars Of bullion We're shipped
last week valued at SIT 7,296.- The
other workings Of the mines owned
by this company afford an encourag-
lug outlook for the future Of the
property.
The air compressor which has re-
Gently been put in place, was started
up on Friday and found to work ad-
mirably with the .exception of few
little alterations which are yet to be
made, bs fore starting up permanent
Iy. Some important developments
are reported on the $50 and 6W-f)Ot
levels, the character OF the ore taken
from these levels now being of a
much higher grade than before. AT
the mill so stamps are still running
on ore from the company's mine,
while ten stamps are working OIL
custom work. The condition of the
roads at present is 20 bad that ore is
coming in slowly for custom milling.
Beth mill and mine are working to
their usual capacity, the output av-
eraging over so tons per day.
Silver Safe-Rlsing Star.
These two mines are not at present
taking out a1,y ore. The Rising Star
people, however, are still engaged IL
sinking their shaft. AT the Silver
Safe workmen are busy in tlmbsrlng
and otherwise arranging the shaft
for future developments. By mutual
agreement both parties to the suit
now involving these mines, it IS re-
ported that no ore will be taken cut
until settlement is reached at the
next term of the District Court
which convenes next September,
Parrot Copper Company.
The blast and reverberatcry fur
naces which have been running for
some time have been shut down.
Three cOnverters, how ever, are now
employed in running on copper
matte, and are giving satisfactory re-
suits. Since the last report there
have been no shipments of any con-
sequence, the only shipments of note
being small amount of black cop.
per. At the mine every thing 1c-
mains the same as heretofore.
MaximiiIlan.
The work of developing the north
vein is being pushed as rapidly as
possible. The shaft is now down 10
feet and drifting west on vein iiOm
the bottom of shaft is now progress
ing. The drift is in about 20 feet.
About % or 80 tens of average ere
are on the dump. Assays made OF
the ore taken out run from 30 to IS
ounces ia SILVER. Work on the south
vein through the old shaft has been
dis for some time.
la.
The mill Of this company, the Old
Lexington, is still kept busy by the
product cf the mines under the con-
troll of the Zelia Lease Company.
The output Of the mines equals the
capacity of the mili-about p tons
per day-and the company make
regular shipments, as VIII be seen by
rs ference to the weekly shipment
report.
Some very fine grades of ore are
now being taken out from the store
on the 6J-foot level. Assays OF this
week give from 80 to 50 ounces in Sill
yer. Tne ore taken out has been
shipped to tie Moulton mill and
some to the Colorado. Another ship
uent will be made Monday.
THIS mine has been temporarily
closed down, since the f.ra part of
the week, the reasons for Whi ii were
not ascertained.
MINING NOTES,