The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18
THE MARIA.

the main shaft to depth OF lSo rec
and have run a level from the III
station. Fourteen men are at work
and ore Is being extracted daily
The company is about to lease thu
adjoining property ON the west, and
will at once furnish the works neces
sary for actual development.
THE AMY sILvERsMITH.
The shaft Of the Amy is at present
1O feet deep but will be pushed to
depth of 200 feet, perpendicular, from
whence a cross cut will be run to
intersect with the main vein. The
Amy Silversmith is considered by
the mining experts now visiting the
camp, as one of the best prospective
and actual mines in the Summit
Valley Mining District. The ore
body is two feet in width and general
assay goes 200 ounces in silver.
Twelve men are at present at work.
THE MARGARET ANN.
Sinking still continues and a.deptb
of 2OU feet will be attained inside of
six days. Stations will be rut in at
the 200 foot level and from this point
levels run east and west. The south
cross cut has been already started and
it Is expected the main vein will be
struck in q very short time. The ore
body Is from inches to 8 feet in
width and the ore runs from IS to
$50 ounces in silver.
ROCK ISLAND.
The wOrkmen are still pushing
development and extracting rich ore.
A rich vein has been struck in the
cross cut running north from the Us
foot level. The ray streak is Is inches
wide and samples rs ounces In silver,
nothing less than IS ounce ore having
been found.
PROSPECTS NORTH CT BIG BUTTE
On the None Such, owned by CAL
ifOrnia syndicate, a three compart-
ment shaft has been started by MIR.
Patsy Clark, who is sinking and
timbering. The depth attained so
tar is but Is feet. The intention of
the company is to sink 1000 feet and
to run levels from different stations
of 100 feet each.
The same company will also start
q three compartment shaft on the ad-
ioi1ing property---the Goldsmith.
This is not the Goldsmith owned by
Tong, Nichols, Roach and others,
but is recorded as Goldsmith No. /.
The main shaft of the None Such
was sunk to the water level last fall
by the Jesse es who took q very con-
siderable amount of money from the
vein which is from ten to fifteen feet
in width.
THE GOLDSMITH NO.
which lays directly northeast of the
None Such. has prospect shaft 100
feet on an incline on vein of ore
4 feet IN width averaging from so to
so ounces.
THE KENTUCKY,
which laws one-half mile east of the
Wild Bill, and owned by Huselton.
Chauvin and others, was bonded On
Monday last to Butte parties for
So, ,OO1. A shaft l50 feet in depth was
sunk on the vein one year ago, when
operations ceased -on account of a
disagreement amongst the owners.
The lead fs about IA feet in width
with . pay streak three feet wide. |
The ore carries bismuth, antimony
and sulpburets of silver, with lniar- |
gyrite and sileniferous ore of silver
and copper running from 30 to 800 |
ounces. The stock of
THE NATIONAL, |
just west Of the Gagnou. has
mostly been purchased BY Henry !
of the Colorado smelter. /
and work of development and explo-
aation will be resumedat cnce. The
mine has been idle for one year. The
recent discoveries in this vicinity
have influenced Mr.. Williams in his
action in the matter. The man
shaft is 800 feet in depth. The lead
s from 10 to IA feet in Width, and
carries copper end silver ore, inter-
mixed with galena, blends ard car
with rich streak of covelline
The ore runs from 40 to so ounces in
ilver, and 10 to y per cent. in cop
Der.
THE MAMIE,
on the north side of Dead
vood gulch, and one-halt mile north
If the Poser. is being worked with
profit to the owners. A few days
since the wo, kmen took out several
nuggets of ply basite. telluric silver
md xantbocone, which assayed as
ligh as Is, 900 ounces Of fsilver. This
is regarded as one of the
,est in the Summit Valley Mining
District. The mine is owned by sew
raj Butte miners, and from present
Indications will make the owners all
THE RED CHIEF.
adjoining the Foster & Leggat addi-
ion. owned by John Dncie and VIM.
1winn, has prospect shaft 40 feet in
leplh on lead six feet wide. The
nine has not been worked for some
ime. The owners are now negotiat-
n9 a bond with Western parties.
The bond will call for &i5, 900. Work
N the mine will commence in a
hort time, when new hosting ana
'atus will be put up and ores taken
rom the lead. The ore is almost en-.
irely copper, but carries from 10 to
% ounces IN silver.
THE rYNIpN