The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-06
MINING REVIEW.
Resumption Of Work at the Parrot -
Over One Hundred Men Put
To Work.
Rich Strikes Reported Elsewhere
An Encouraging Outlook For the
Future Of Our Camp.
MONTANA.

Everything about the mines and
works of this company show a re.
markable activity this week. Pre-
parations are being made to put in
position another new boiler at the
Colusa mine. This makes the sec md
boiler put up by this company in the
past few weeks. At the company's
smelter everything is in working
order the same "a usual.
AdoIph Lewisohn, one OF the CO.
owners of the Montana has been in
the city for the past week looking
after the conn any's interests.
Ernest Manpdon. the efficient
foreman az the smelter, is bed-ridden
from injuries received about q week
ago in FALLING from his horse. 1t is
sincerely hoped that he will soon he
around again rs usual
GREAT EASTERN.
Ore taken from the bottom of the
shaft is of ex client quality, aver ,g-
ing from so to 81 ounces. Some three
years ago large, sich boulder, about
ton in weight. Was found near the
surface where the shaft now is. The
boulder assay Ell 1923 ounces in silver,
aud thu owners OF thu property are
now confident that they have struck
the le,lge from which It is supposed
to have come. Cons equent'y tn. y
are vigorously ut work in t.mDering
and sinking the staft. The width
OF the lead ut present is not known,
although, in common PAL lance, there
is hardly a doubt but they have
"Struck 1t rich."
PARROT.
During the rast four or five dsys
work at the niue has been resumed,
and about 10 men are now employed
there, under the foremanship of B.
Tibbey, in extracting ere. At the
smelter things in general have as
sumed n rather more busy appear
ance, and some 60 men are now at
work there. The concent, ator will
start up to-day, everyth ing being in |
whi'e the revel b .t,ry fur
haces, it Is expected, will be runni 2 |
again in full blast by the 10th inst. |
In fact, it ia conceded, by that time
everything will he working, except
the old c'nc :utra'Or.
MOUNTAIN VIEW.
Fro III south vein on the 6OO-f0ot
level some very rich ore is being
taken or, which appears to be grad: /
lally improving. A piece takenhk
from a Car just hoisted is about ayrf
near the g-nuire article % can b(2
found, being fully 50 per cent. cop
per, The Mountain View is directly
east of the great Anaconda, and from
Indications BIDS fair to rival that
m,ne at no distant day Work on
;he north vein continues, and the
output gradually improves.
BUMMER.
Work on this property is progress
ng rapidly, and ledge three feet
wide of 4O.Ounce ore is looking more
as depth ia attained. About
thirty tons If this ore was shipped
asst week to the Lexington mill for
'eductiOn. The work Of sinking and
the shaft is still continued,
md its owners are manifestlng
pirit Of enterprise, in the building of
} new shaft house and making other
about the mine.
ELLERMAL,U.
A rich iirike is report I'll at this
mine which is located about three
niles to the northwe>t of Bntte. A
ich in OF ore which runs q way up
nto the thousands has been cut near
ne surface. On last Thursday seven
ons of tbs ore was extracted from
vhAt is known rs blanket lead, but
which is now dipping into the earth
Il an angle. A shaft will be sunk
and some ast0nifhine
esults may soon be expected.
ALICE.
The wok of sinking the main
shaft has steadily
progressed until the SUD-fOOt level
las almost been reached. This will
equire but a few more days when Il
tatiOn will be cut. The Alice still
Olds its reputation as the best pay
ng investm' MT of capitalists west If
he Rockies. To-mOrrOW's ship
nent will include fourteen tons of
uIIion, with All aggregate value of
1000.
SWANSEA.
During the week another eros :ut
as been started from the main drift,
north, which looks exceed
ngIy well. A small le, of rich
ore has been struck,
7hich gives rich promise. Another
ro>scut on the same drift Oh the 300 !!
)ot level Is entirely in vein matter.
he mine is being thoroughly ..
imbered and the work of prospect
lg progressing rapidly. !,
THE UNION.
CONTINUED development of this
line in'ii :a!es that it is one of the
lost promising mining properties in
be district The main shaft. 4x6,
now sunk to the depth of over 10 !
.et. A cross-cut shows fine body :