The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
THE HINES.
What Some Of the New and Old Mines
are Doing.
Ores Taken From the GagnOn, Blue
Bird, Mono, Katie Norris, Black
Bear and Mill Side.

There seems to be no let up to tn
ore extraction, but rather q stead.
increaAe.a New developments in an,
about Butte are daily going on an,
with the most gratifying results.
THE BLUE BIRD
properly, recently purchased by I
California company is being put ii
Shape for heavy work. superin
tendele Flsnllng has erected new
ore house and is putting
in h4isting machinery, erecting
a gailews frame and putting up q
large Hhim. This ore house is ovel
the new double compartment shaft
now going down and which has at.
tanned . depth Of 65 feet. At so feet
a large body Of 35oz ore was struck.
A new shaft house has been erected
over the main shaft, whichlis down 140
feet.and large amount Of ore with
an assay valuation of from IS OF to IS
OF Is being taken out of the east drift
daily Ore is being taken out of the
tunnel at cost of $3.50 per ton. The
vein ID six feet wide and stopping is
being prosecuted with vigor. The
assay valuation ls 5Ooz SILVER. A new
office with assay room, counting
room. and sleeping apparments has
been erected and furnished with
necessary modern appliances.
THE MONO.
has been developed on the surface by
an soft shaft. The average width
ut vein is q feet carrying " per cent
manganese and 2Ooz silver. There is
. continuous body OF this ore 80 far
as the east level has been run, 300
feet. $50 feet of the level has been
stopped out on the surface having
plenty Of ore on the facA
THE dAGNON.
Stopping continues above the 900 level
IN the 500, 400. and 800. About 80
IONS are taken out daily and sent to
The Colorado smelter and the concen-
trator. The ore is broken up and
very peculiar characteristics.
The management continue to observe
he most rigorous policy in asserting,
separating the poor and rich ores
which 60 from 3Ooz to Is OF in silver.
About Is men are employed in the
nins. r.,
THE BLACK BEAR
North Of the Alice, and now under
ease to the Devlin Brothers, has a
'haft down 10U feet. They are TAX
ng out 60 ounce ore from the east
evel and having it milled at the
Ioulton.
THE KATIE NORRIS
lust west of the Mountain Boy lode,
8 under lease to Mcmillan & Co |
The shaft is down l3O feet. A go foot
evel has been run west from the 100
cot station. The level was driven in
N the vein and go ounce and up
Yards of free milling silver rock is
,eing taken out. Over 100 tons of |
his rich material is now on the |
lump. A No. 4 Knowles pump is
zept at work raising water from the
ump. Twelve men are employed,
nd in about two weeks an extra
orce will bs pnt on and the main
haft sunk over 100 feet deeper. A
arge whim is used at present for
loisting.
THE MILL SIDE
Zine owned by O'Dornell, Driscol
nd Fisher, is leased and bonded to
1iram Rice for $25 900 for one year.
rhe shaft is down so feet on a six inch |
'ein of exceedingly rich ore, which
ives an assay value of from 800 to
90 ounces silver and SIS. 90 in gold. |
Work is being prosecuted.
THE MARGARET ANN
Lode, situated north OF the Alice |
nine is owned by the Montana and |!
M. & M. Co. The Mar
,aret Ann is one of the best proper
les north Of Walkerville. The pay
teak is 81 feet wide, and averages
Z ounces free milling ore and So |
q gold. The new mill of Is stamps |
) completed and ready for work.
Work will be resumed after the next |
Meeting of the board of directors and !
lection of officers.
A rich strike is reported In the
lwansea T.n6a IN tho on foot laval