The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-11
0 THE LEAD.
Continued Activity and Ener'
gyDisplayed Everywhere.
THE STARS STRIKE
New Works on the Elm Orlu and
the Black Rock---The Alice
Mill and Mine. .

the Black Rock---The Alice
Mill and Mine.
Aprosperous camp like Butte general
runs along in the same vein of work fro1
week to week, with little variation othe
thar an improvement in one particula
spot in the mines and the exhaustion Of tn
paying vein matter ia opened up and re
duced only to be followed by the uncover
ing OF additional pockets or punches. Al
leads have their barren spots as wei! as spa.
streaks and these are as variable as tn
winds, no matter what the. formation O
width may be. When one of these buncheI
of pay ore is extracted there comes thedeat
work and exploration necessary to tn
opening Of it's successor. Butte's lodges ar
regular, well defined and large, and show
an unusual width of matter that can b.
taken out and transferred to the battery
or furnace, and to-day the district proba'
reduction works than any other camp
in the world The Anaconda, Of
course takes the lead, with train after train
daily to it's furnaces at Anaconda, and the
other mines run down from that to the
mere prospect, taking out only a on or
two per day, but there is hardly a spot on
the sides of the hills north of the city from
which more or less ore is not coming. Be.
sides, those now producing, Others are being
opened up all the time, and a trip over the
ground will convince anyone that the future
certainly can be measured by the past, and
none but the brightest hopes can be enter
tanned by the owners of the various proper
ties. The companies and individuals work.
ing all AVE faith in their ground, and SUBJ
stantial and permanent improvements are
| the order of the day. New hosting ma
chinery is daily arriving for undeveloped
properties, and many of those partially
| opened up are increasing their capacity, and
otherwise preparing for deep mining and
heavy work.
During the week just closed the only de-
velopment worthy of special mention is the
cutting of the vein in the south drift on the
50O-foot level of the Rising Star, one of the
Alice Company's properties. The drift in
question has been run in 200 feet from the
shaft, and ON Thursday tapped the vein,
which has been cut into five feet, with no
indication of striking the opposite wall, and
the ore is of a splendid grade. With such
quartz in the cross-cut and a continuation
of the same grade Of ore in the 800 drifts of
the Alice proper, it would certainly hold
that the deeper the mines go there is no
ulIQluudUxOA ClUuCx al UuC NutI4Vy VI NNdAs
tity of the products of the veins.
Yesterdays usual visit to the mines re-
suited in the gathering of the following
new
THE
During the week the mill was shut down
two days for necessary repairs and putting |
in new dryers, but is again in good tram
and running to it's full capacity. The main
shaft has been sunk twenty feet below the
600 level. Some difficulty is being expert
enced in handling the water, which is n |
c~reasing in volume as depth is attained, but
as yet the tanks have been found sufficient |
to handle it. A No. 3 Knowles steam pump
will hereafter be used in sinking, which will
raise the water to the tanks on the 500
level, where the Cornish pump will force it
up to the surface, and no further trouble
will be had. The slopes are producing as
usual, both Is to quality and quantity,
and all the machinery is in first-class work
ing order. |
THE ALICE.
Everything about both the mine and
mills of the company is running smoothly.
. uring the week one shipment Of sixteen
bars of bullion has been made and there
are twenty bars more in the Office. which
will be shipped to-day. The vein in the 800
loot level is showing fully as well as at any
time since it was cut, and the upper work
lngs are producing their full amounts OF
good milling ore.
THE RISING STAR.
Work is being pushed with vigor, particu-
in the .50O-foot level, in which the
has been tapped at a point 200 feet
south OF the shaft. The cross-cut has not
yet reached the south wall of the vein, but
IS now showing five feet of good ore. The
body OF ore thus opened is the hest yet ex.
posed in the mine, and from present indi-
is very extensive in quantity as
we'll as OF high grade.
MAGMA ART
A full. force of men is at work in the
and there is no decrease in the
of ore taken out. The same
amount of prospecting is being lone as pre-
reported.
HI UNIONS.
The three Unions are being prospected on
III the levels, and all are showing ore, but
lone is being taken. other than is necessary
allow the proper development of the
7eins and the running of the drifts.
THE BLACK ROCK.
The water in the shaft is very trouble
ONE, and sinking has been stopped until ,
lew machinery can be put in position to
axe the place OF the windlass. A shaft
louse is being put up and a twenty-five
horsepower engine will be put over the
halt as soon as it car be done. A pump
1ill also be put in, and then the work Of
sixty feetdeeper will be commenced.
he vein is showing good ore, and when ;
he hoist is in working order the water will :
e easily handled, and developments will ,
e greatly facilitated. !
ELM oRLu. :
Since last week the engine has been placed
/ position and is working nicely, as also is
he pump. which handles the water easily. j.,
he shaft house is large and convenient, !
is placed over the shaft On the south |
'dge, and a drift is being ruiz from the 100 .
oot station to cut the north ledge. From &
he latter considerable good ore has already
cen taken out with a windlass, but this :.
as been stopped until the ledge has been {
ut in the drift from the main shaft. The I
re on the dump is being hauled to the fur '
ace, and assays well. On Monday sinking q
ill be resumed in the main shaft. (
GOLDEN RULE.
lessees are putting in a large rboiler j.,
engine, as the present machinery is too !
ght. The old workings have been con- u
wv IVA AAN ~ NOAOAAVA III OOuy vi
alter has been encountered, rendering it
ecessary to run the pump most of the
me. The ore body is looking well, and Il
reducing a good grade Of ore, which is 9
cling miIled as fast as taken out. c
NOTES. I
The Amy Silversmith is said to be look =
g well. =
There is again some talk of the Stevens i
up.
Every smelter in the camp is running, ex.
'pt the Bell.
The Wild Bill never looked better, so .
~ the owners. !"
The Goldsmith is taking out and ship. v
ing some good ore.
The Clear Grit continues to ship it's quota b
ore to the mills. q
The first OF the pay days has arrived, p
nd the miners will soon all have money. il
The smelter south of the railroad depot -
neal the Colorado works has again y